4th Grade Essential Skills - Main Idea and Detail -Whiskers

Where can you see the "whisker pads" on a cat?

• around its mouth

• on its legs

• around its eyebrows

• on its paws

What is the main idea of the second paragraph?

• A cat uses its whiskers to feel around in the dark.

• A cat's whiskers should never be cut or trimmed.

• A cat uses its whiskers when going through an opening.

• A cat's whiskers are three times thicker than fur.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

What happens when a cat's whiskers fall out?

• The cat cannot eat or drink.

• The cat gets very sick.

• The whiskers grow back.

• The whiskers will not grow back.

Where AREN'T there whiskers to be found on a cat?

• the cat's chin

• the cat's front legs

• the cat's tail

• the cat's eyebrows

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CCSS.RI.4.1

What is the main idea of the third paragraph?

• Where whiskers are located on a cat's body.

• Whiskers help cats know if they fit into tight spaces.

• Whiskers help cats move around in the dark.

• You should never cut a cat's whiskers.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

What are two reasons why you should never trim a cat's whiskers? (Choose 2 answers)

• They will not grow back.

• The cat won't be friendly anymore

• The cat could run into something.

• The cat will grow in size.

• The cat could get very sick.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.SL.4.3

CCSS.W.4.1B

What is the main idea of the first paragraph?

• how whiskers work

• where whiskers are located

• how whiskers work in the dark

• what happens if a cat gets its whiskers trimmed

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CCSS.RI.4.2

Which sentence goes with the main idea of "where whiskers are located?"

• "Whiskers can help a cat feel its way around in the dark." (paragraph 3)

• "Whiskers are stiffer than fur, but do not bend." (paragraph 1)

• "The whiskers that are easiest to notice are on a cat's face." (paragraph 1)

• Just like hairs, whiskers fall out, and new ones grown in." (paragraph 1)

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CCSS.RI.4.2