WorksheetsCats, Cats Everywhere Cats
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The latin root word centum means "hundred." This helps the reader understand that the word centuries in paragraph 1 means?
hundreds of years
many countries
changed significantly
hundreds of stories
Where would the reader find information about cats in modern literature?
The excerpt from Puss in Boots
The box with the nursery rhyme
The table at the end
Paragraph 1
The text contains both--
poetry and a recipe
realistic fiction and poetry
fiction and a newspaper article
non-fiction and drama
What do the Jellicles, the cat in the nursery rhyme, and Puss in Boots all have in common?
they all have crazy smiles
they are all talking cats
they are all male cats
they are all examples of cats from modern literature
Why is the table included at the end of the text?
to describe the different adaptations of puss in boots
to provide specific examples of cats in children's literature
to share details of the history of cats in literature
to offer a list of suggested reading about cats
Which of the examples of literature mentioned in the text has characteristics of a fairy tale?
The poem about the Pussycat
The Cat in the Hat
Puss in Boots
Alice in Wonderland
Read the following sentence from the text:
There's no arguing that humans love cats.
Why would the author include the sentence?
to argue with the idea that humans love cats
to clarify the truth that everyone really loves cats
to draw attention to cats with a sarcastic statement
to emphasize cats' popularity
The title and the formant of the text help the reader know the text will be about --
the natural habitat of cats all over the world
examples of cats in a variety of world literature
the settings of stories that contain cats as a main character
many different kinds of cats and where they live
Familiar:
1. well known
2. in close friendship
3. a spirit that takes animal form to guard a witch
4. a close friend or associate
Which definition best matches the way familiar is used in paragraph 5?
Definition 1
Definition 2
Definition 3
Definition 4
According to the stage directions from Puss in Boots and the Ogre, how does the scene with the ogre end?
The ogre changes back from a mouse to his natural form
Puss in Boots climbs down from the chair
Puss pounces on the ogre, in the form of a mouse, and eats him
The ogre changes into a mouse and begins to run around
