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"Cat and Mouse" Quiz, Worksheets, and Games | Brothers Grimm Fairy Tale | Cautionary Fable

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Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with these activities covering the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Cat and Mouse in Partnership," a cautionary fable centered on the themes of gullibility and placing trust in the wrong people. A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the short story, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these activities and assessments, students will:

  • Examine diction and use context clues to determine a word's most suitable synonym (e.g., thoughtful).

  • Articulate the irony of the story's title.

  • Identify the key function of a particular detail (e.g., "During the cat's absence the mouse cleaned the house, and put it in order, but the acquisitive cat entirely emptied the pot of fat").

  • Analyze dialogue and use context clues to infer character intentions (e.g., why the cat warns the mouse not to venture out).

  • Identify several words and phrases that convey the intensity of the cat's selfishness.

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices (e.g., pun, verbal irony, and more).

  • Explain how a particular phrase serves as an example of foreshadowing (e.g., the euphemistic phrase "looked out for opportunities").

  • Reflect on how the plot contributes to the popular superstition that cats are agents of evil.

Plot synopsis:

  • A cat and a mouse become unlikely housemates who store a pot of fat for the winter. All is not harmonious, however, as the cat betrays the mouse's trust by telling lies and secretly indulging in their shared provision.

Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:

Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with these activities covering the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Cat and Mouse in Partnership," a cautionary fable centered on the themes of gullibility and placing trust in the wrong people. A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the short story, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Google Drive bundle option is available.) By engaging with these activities and assessments, students will:

  • Examine diction and use context clues to determine a word's most suitable synonym (e.g., thoughtful).

  • Articulate the irony of the story's title.

  • Identify the key function of a particular detail (e.g., "During the cat's absence the mouse cleaned the house, and put it in order, but the acquisitive cat entirely emptied the pot of fat").

  • Analyze dialogue and use context clues to infer character intentions (e.g., why the cat warns the mouse not to venture out).

  • Identify several words and phrases that convey the intensity of the cat's selfishness.

  • Apply knowledge of literary devices (e.g., pun, verbal irony, and more).

  • Explain how a particular phrase serves as an example of foreshadowing (e.g., the euphemistic phrase "looked out for opportunities").

  • Reflect on how the plot contributes to the popular superstition that cats are agents of evil.

Plot synopsis:

  • A cat and a mouse become unlikely housemates who store a pot of fat for the winter. All is not harmonious, however, as the cat betrays the mouse's trust by telling lies and secretly indulging in their shared provision.

Resources are available for teaching short stories of various genres:

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Assess reading comprehension, support vocabulary development, and facilitate analytical thinking with these activities covering the Brothers Grimm fairy tale "Cat and Mouse in Partnership," a cautionary fable centered on the themes of gullibility and placing trust in the wrong people. A plot-based quiz, a close reading analysis worksheet, a vocabulary application activity, a crossword puzzle, a word search game, the short story, and answer keys are provided.