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Cats, Cats Everywhere Cats

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The latin root word centum means "hundred." This helps the reader understand that the word centuries in paragraph 1 means?

a)

hundreds of years

b)

many countries

c)

changed significantly

d)

hundreds of stories

2.

Where would the reader find information about cats in modern literature?

a)

The excerpt from Puss in Boots

b)

The box with the nursery rhyme

c)

The table at the end

d)

Paragraph 1

3.

The text contains both--

a)

poetry and a recipe

b)

realistic fiction and poetry

c)

fiction and a newspaper article

d)

non-fiction and drama

4.

What do the Jellicles, the cat in the nursery rhyme, and Puss in Boots all have in common?

a)

they all have crazy smiles

b)

they are all talking cats

c)

they are all male cats

d)

they are all examples of cats from modern literature

5.

Why is the table included at the end of the text?

a)

to describe the different adaptations of puss in boots

b)

to provide specific examples of cats in children's literature

c)

to share details of the history of cats in literature

d)

to offer a list of suggested reading about cats

6.

Which of the examples of literature mentioned in the text has characteristics of a fairy tale?

a)

The poem about the Pussycat

b)

The Cat in the Hat

c)

Puss in Boots

d)

Alice in Wonderland

7.

Read the following sentence from the text:

There's no arguing that humans love cats.

Why would the author include the sentence?

a)

to argue with the idea that humans love cats

b)

to clarify the truth that everyone really loves cats

c)

to draw attention to cats with a sarcastic statement

d)

to emphasize cats' popularity

8.

The title and the formant of the text help the reader know the text will be about --

a)

the natural habitat of cats all over the world

b)

examples of cats in a variety of world literature

c)

the settings of stories that contain cats as a main character

d)

many different kinds of cats and where they live

9.

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?

a)

Definition 1

b)

Definition 2

c)

Definition 3

d)

Definition 4

10.

According to the stage directions from Puss in Boots and the Ogre, how does the scene with the ogre end?

a)

The ogre changes back from a mouse to his natural form

b)

Puss in Boots climbs down from the chair

c)

Puss pounces on the ogre, in the form of a mouse, and eats him

d)

The ogre changes into a mouse and begins to run around