Predators Reading Comprehension Quiz

Which creatures in "Predators" are domesticated? Choose two options.

• the speaker

• the feline

• the vixen

• the herbs

• the sun

When the speaker in "Predators" says, "In sun the fox / bows to my feline and her good / dog friends who rule this land," what does she mean?

• The fox feels embarrassed when it sees the pets.

• The fox understands that the cat and dogs know best.

• The fox does not approach when the cat and dogs are around.

• The fox wants to hunt the other animals that live on the property.

In "Predators," whose "sorry looks" is the speaker watching at the end of the poem?

• the cat's

• the dogs'

• the foxes'

• a farmer's

What is the "bevy of vixen" doing at the end of "Predators"?

• bowing to the domesticated animals

• running back into the wild woods

• running away from the dogs

• eating a small mammal

Which of the following is most likely to be wild?

• a pet puppy

• an old coyote

• potted tulips

• roses in a vase

Which of the following people would be most likely to cultivate land? Base your answer on the meaning of cultivate.

• a farmer

• an inspector

• an architect

• a real estate agent

What is the most likely meaning of domesticated in the following sentence? No one knows for certain when cats were first domesticated, but ancient Egyptian paintings can be used to show that humans have had feline companions for more than 3,500 years.

• hunted as food

• tamed as pets

• trained for labor

• traded for resources

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A What is one major theme of "Predators"?

• the natural world vs. the civilized world

• the unending need for nourishment

• humans' love for their pets

• gardens in springtime

Part B Which lines from "Predators" best support the answer to Part A?

• how the garden swells with old / and pungent herb art.

• I hoe / and cultivate….

• …many tales spun / this tract long before I came.

• The dogs do not understand wild nature. / I also was domesticated.

When the speaker in "Predators" says, "I cannot smell the scent of the cat / who slept on this sweater," with whom or what is she most likely comparing herself?

• felines

• gardeners

• wild animals

• pungent herbs