12A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL August 24, 2016
© 2016 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 32, No. 37
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1. A falling cat will always
land on its feet.
TRUE
FALSE
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Cats also appear in all
kinds of stories, from
fairy tales to legends
to comic strips.
2. Cats need regular baths.
TRUE
FALSE
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3. A stray or abandoned cat
lives only a week or two.
TRUE
FALSE
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4. A cat’s whiskers help it to
“see” in the dark.
TRUE
FALSE
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The Egyptian goddess
Bast was shown with
the head of a cat.
Bast is the Egyptian
goddess of sunrise
and the protector
of cats, women
and children.
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4. TRUE. A cat’s whiskers are very
sensitive and act as “feelers” to let a
cat know it is close to something.
3. TRUE. Homeless cats live in danger.
Most are killed by cars, dogs,
poison, thirst or starvation.
Connect the dots
in alphabetical
L
order to draw
Bast.
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1. FALSE. Cats can sometimes twist
around in midair. But they are often
hurt or even killed in falls.
Find the
two
identical
cats.
5. A ball of yarn makes a good
toy for a cat.
TRUE
FALSE
5. FALSE. Kittens like to play with yarn,
but they can get tangled and strangled
to death. If a kitten swallows some
yarn, it can get very sick.
Egyptians considered cats
to be sacred, which is why
they mummified and
buried them in tombs.
They would honor a
god by portraying it
with a cat’s head.
2. FALSE. Cats can usually keep
themselves clean by licking their fur.
ats have been
pets for people
for thousands of
years. They were taken in
to help keep mice and
snakes out of homes,
farms and businesses.
How much do you know about
cats? Try this True-or-False
quiz to find out.
Standards Link:
Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.
Standards Link: Life Science: Students understand
the diversity of life and behavior of species.
Just like fingerprints, this
part of a cat’s body has a
pattern of ridges that is
unique to that cat.
Unscramble the word
to find the answer.
MILLION
The number of years
ago that we believe
cats were first
domesticated.
The approximate
number of dollars
spent each year
in the U.S. for
kitty litter.
... playing with your pet, even
when you are tired of the game.
Guess which number at left
goes with each fact. Then use
the code to check your guess.
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Animals in
the News
The number
of muscles
in each ear
of a cat.
The approximate
number of kittens
born in the U.S.
each day.
How
many
toy mice
can you
find on
this
page?
Standards Link: Estimation: Students estimate quantities in real-world situations.
The cats at Dr. Stalling’s
office won’t sit still to be weighed. The owners have to hold
them and weigh themselves and their pets at the same time.
Subtract each owner’s weight from the total weight to find
out how much each wiggly cat weighs.
Cat (___)
+ Kate (132)
TOTAL: 149)
Cat (___)
+ Tim (173)
TOTAL: 197)
Cat (___)
+ Mike (180)
TOTAL: 195)
Standards Link: Algebra: Solve simple open sentences involving operations on whole numbers.
ANCIENT
WHISKERS
CATS
SACRED
YARN
EGYPTIAN
STRAY
ABANDONED
TOMBS
RIDGES
UNIQUE
WEIGH
MICE
BAST
COMIC
Look through the
newspaper to find
articles about
animals. How
many different
kinds of animals
are in the news?
Make a graph to
show your results.
Standards Link: Data
Analysis: Organize and display
data in simple bar graphs, pie
charts and line graphs.
Find the words in the puzzle,
then in this week’s Kid Scoop
stories and activities.
C A C Y T A C D N D
E M T O A H E A O U
U T O S M R G C T E
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Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical
words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.
This week’s word:
SACRED
The adjective sacred
means deserving to be
respected and honored.
Ancient Egyptians
considered cats to be
sacred.
Try to use the word sacred
in a sentence today when
talking with your friends
and family members.
Dream
Interview
Home for a Pet
Look at the Want Ads in the newspaper.
Pretend you are a pet looking for a home.
Write a want ad for the home you would like.
ANSWER: “Me Ow!”
Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write brief expository descriptions.
Complete the grid by using all the
letters in the word CATS in each
vertical and horizontal row. Each letter
should only be used once in each row.
Some spaces have been filled in for you.
If you could interview anyone
in the world, who would it
be? What would you ask?
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