"The Cat's Bell Quiz

What is the theme of "The Cat's Bell"?

• One will feel better after seeking help for a difficult situation.

• One who acts upon a good idea will succeed when faced with a difficult situation.

• A difficult situation is made easier when everyone works together.

• A difficult situation can be overcome through careful planning and unhurried action.

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RL.KID.2

Which quotation from the passage best supports the theme in Part A?

• "Colby was paralyzed by fright. In less than two seconds, he was all alone in the nook, the bell still clutched between his paws."

• "But in its zeal to get Colby, the cat had unthinkingly left its paws on the other side of the hole. Colby, his senses heightened by fear, noticed the cat's mistake and it filled him with a rush of courage."

• "Awkwardly, the cat tried to escape, but Colby was faster. Leaping on top of the cat's head, far back enough to evade the feline's lethal jaws, Colby threw the bell's thread around the cat's collar and tied the ends together"

• "He could hear the click-click of claws on the floor behind him as the cat readied to spring, and for a moment Colby knew he was done for."

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RL.KID.1

What does the word "fashioned" mean as it is used in paragraph 2?

• bought

• grown

• located

• made

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FL.VA.7a

Which two quotations support the inference that Colby was creative?

• "Colby was the youngest of the family. He was very smart and liked to build things out of the odds and ends that found their way into the Top-Right Cabinet."

• "Before Lord Stilton could say anything, there was an anxious squeak, and Colby stood up."

• "My plan,' he said, "is to put my bell on the neck of the cat. That way, we'll always know when it is coming." He shook the bell to illustrate."

• "In less than two seconds, he was all alone in the nook, the bell still clutched between his paws. He could see one huge lantern eye of the cat outside, and he heard it give a hiss of triumph."

• "But in its zeal to get Colby, the cat had unthinkingly left its paws on the other side of the hole. Colby, his senses heightened by fear, noticed the cat's mistake and it filled him with a rush of courage."

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RL.KID.1

How did the cat react to the bell on its collar?

• The cat was frightened by the bell and tried to run away from it.

• The cat was angered by the bell and chased the mice.

• The cat was confused by the bell and decided to stay away from the mice.

• The cat was distracted by the bell and did not like it.

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RL.KID.3

Which quotation from the passage describes what is shown in the illustration?

• "He could see one huge lantern eye of the cat outside, and he heard it give a hiss of triumph as it squeezed its head through the hole."

• "Colby, his senses heightened by fear, noticed the cat's mistake and it filled him with a rush of courage."

• The feline was taken aback. Mice weren't supposed to come flying at cats like this! Awkwardly, the cat tried to escape, but Colby was faster."

• Then he jumped and ran for his life back to Top-Right-Cabinet. He could hear the click-click of claws on the floor behind him as the cat readied to spring, and for a moment Colby knew he was done for."

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