The Mice Have a Meeting

The Mice Have a Meeting

1. What is the setting of the passage?

A big house

b.An old house

c.Outside

d.A new house

2. What did the mice do when the cat went to sleep in the sun?

a.Had a party

b.Found food to eat

c.Had a meeting

d,Tied a bell around the cat’s neck

3. What is the MAIN conflict in the passage?

a.The mice could not find any food

b.The mice could not decide what to do about the cat

c.The mice needed to find a way to stop the cat from catching them

d.The cat ate all of the food

4. The mice lived everywhere EXCEPT:

a.Inside the walls

b.Outside in the sun

c.Under the floors

d.Behind the cupboards

5. What did the mice do every day BEFORE the cat came to live at the house?

a.Lived under the floors

b.Slept outside in the sun

c.Came out of their holes to find food

d.Tied bells around their necks

6. How did the mice’s lives change AFTER the cat came to live at the house?

a.They could not tie bells around their necks

b.It was not safe for them to come out of their holes

c.They could only sleep outside at night

d.They could not live under the floors any more

7. Why was the cat good at catching mice?

a.She had sharp claws

b.She had a long tail

c.She had sharp teeth

d.She had sharp claws AND sharp teeth

8. Read the following sentence from page 3:

They lived under the floors, inside the walls, and behind the cupboards.

According to the illustration on page 3 and the text, what are cupboards?

a.Cabinets where food is kept

b.Cabinets in the bathroom

c.Drawers for clothes

d.Curtains for windows

9. Which word best describes the oldest mouse?

a.Cranky

b.Curious

c.Wise

d.Silly

10. How was the conflict resolved in the story?

a.The old mouse tied the bell on the cat

b.The mice decided they would need to be very careful when tying the bell on the cat

c.The young mouse tied the bell on the cat

d.The mice did not tie the bell on the cat, but decided to be very careful