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WorksheetsPedigree Cats Comprehension
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
What is the everyday role of most domestic cats?
Working animals in families
Rarely useful but usually affectionate and beautiful
Protectors of homes
Hunters of pests
Why do some people become obsessed with pedigree cats?
They cost a lot of money
They have special physical features
They are useful for work
They are rare in every country
Compared with dogs, cats have:
A greater range of shapes and sizes
Been selectively bred for a long time
A much smaller range of shapes and sizes
More useful temperaments
Why does the passage say pedigree cat breeding is different from dog breeding?
Cats were bred first historically
Pedigree cats are bred only for aesthetic reasons
Dog breeding stopped in the 1950s
Cat breeding produces stronger animals
When do most pedigree cat breeds date from?
Before the fifteenth century
Late nineteenth century and after
Since ancient Egypt
Early medieval era
What must happen for a new breed of cat to be officially accepted?
It must be sold in pet shops
It must win a beauty contest
It must be recognized by cat organizations
It must be kept in zoos
Which of the following is a natural cat breed mentioned in the passage?
Persian
Russian Blue
Siamese
All of the above
What is true about the Manx cat?
It has a very long tail
It never competes in shows
It has no tail or a short stump
It comes only from Persia
What do cat fanciers do?
Train cats for hunting
Regulate cat breeding and showing
Teach cats to perform
Feed stray cats
According to the passage, why might many distinct cat features not exist without human intervention?
Nature would select for them anyway
They occur rarely without planned breeding
Wild cats are more beautiful than domestic cats
All cats look the same naturally
What's your teacher's name?
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