WorksheetsMacavity The Mystery Cat
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
Macavity, also called the "Mystery Cat", goes by a more unusual name. Who is this master criminal that has inspired a poem?
"Hidden Paw"
"Griddlebone"
"Mungojerrie"
"Hooded Claw"
Macavity leaves Scotland Yard in bafflement, but who does he leave in despair?
Special Branch
The Serious Fraud Squad
The Flying Squad
The Serious Crimes Unit
"He's broken every human law, he breaks the law of gravity. His powers of levitation would make a ... stare". What person would Macavity make stare at his powers?
Fakir
Politician
Magician
Lama
In the poem, Macavity is described. What kind of cat is he?
A Manx Tom
A Tortoiseshell (Calico)
A Ginger Cat
A Tabby Cat
"He sways his head from side to side, with movements like a ...". What does he move like?
A swing
A snake
A kite
A pendulum
When a crime has been discovered where is Macavity?
In the crowd
He's nowhere to be seen
On the roof
In the shadows
At the end of the poem the Macavity is given a moniker. What nickname is he called?
The "Biggs of Crime"
The "Moriarty of Crime"
The "Crippen of Crime"
The "Napoleon of Crime"
Which literary device is used in the line "Macavity's a Mystery Cat: he's called the Hidden Paw"
Assonance
Simile
Pun
Oxymoron
Which literary device is used in the line " Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity"
Onomatopoeia
Repetition
Metaphor
Select all the literary devices that are used in the line " He sways his head from side to side, with movements like a snake;"
Simile
Alliteration
Imagery
Pun
Allusion
What does the word 'levitation' mean?
the action of rising or causing something to rise and hover in the air, typically by means of supposed magical powers.
wave or flutter in the wind.
the ability or tendency of something to float in water or other fluid.
The word 'fiend' means ____________
an evil spirit or demon.
a crook
a gentleman
a joker
Depravity means ______________
moral corruption; wickedness.
love
respectful
submissive
Which one of these is a ginger cat?
The word 'bafflement' means _________
confusion resulting from failure to understand
pride
most trustworthy one
