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Snowball

Hello, my name is Snowball, and I am a five-year-old, male, white, longhair Persian cat. I

understand that Cats are not supposed to think about what they want to say. hey are not supposed to

think at all! at least that is what humans say. "ell, that is not true. If I could talk, I would tell you about

the many things I have seen and all the numerous things I know. In other words, there is a lot I want to

write. #ou probably think I am cra$y, but what is cra$y about getting things off your chest%

&irst, I am a peculiar cat. I think a lot about everything, and I analy$e everything. I was merely

five months old when a teenage girl found me in west 'os (ngeles. I was starving and had been left for

dead on the street. Susan found me and took me home, saving my life. I was so tired and famished that I

immediately do$ed off after eating a huge can of cat food. "hen I awoke, there was still plenty of food

for me. It was a regular all-you-can-eat cat smorgasbord. here was dry food and wet food, and the choice

was mine. I could eat until I was satiated. I was so thrilled that I had found a new home, one e)uipped

with plenty of food. I was king of the castle and I still am today.

*oy is Susan+s mother and arty is her father. (t first, arty was doubtful about my becoming a

member of the family, but *oy convinced him to let me stay. hey had some new rules that I had to

follow. I had to learn to use the litter bo in the bathroom, and I was not allowed outside of the house

unless *oy or arty accompanied me. &or my own safety, I could not stay long outside, and I had only

five minutes to roll in the grass and sniff the trees in front of our residence. here are canines in our

neighborhood, stupid, drooling creatures with bad breath that find it funny to chase us finer felines.

espite my lack of time outdoors, life was /ust fine, until Coco came along. Coco is the other cat

that lives with me now, a female Calico that came to the back door one 0ovember day after a heavy rain.

She was only four months old and she was hungry. *oy let her in, fed her and kept her. Cats tend to be

etremely territorial and do not like interlopers coming into their territory. Coco had to learn who the boss

was, 12 "e fought constantly until we made a truce, but even though we get along now, I never let her

forget who rules the roost2

3. "hy was Susan able to keep Snowball%

(. Susan always wanted a cat.

4. Susan+s dad wanted to keep Snowball.

C. Susan wanted another cat to keep Coco company.

. Susan+s mother convinced Susan+s dad to let the cat stay.

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7. In this passage, the word peculiar means what%

(. &un-loving.

4. 8nusual.

C. *ealous.

. Hungry.

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3. "hat would be another good title for this passage%

1. he iary of 9ing Snowball

&. Coco and Snowball: ogether (gain.

;. Snowball+s &avorite &ood.

. "hy I Hate ogs.

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<. 4ased on what you have read in the passage, what type of person is *oy%

(. Severe and firm.

4. Sympathetic and caring.

C. Indifferent and cold.

. Serious and severe.

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=. How might you describe Snowball+s personality after reading this passage%

1. 8nwise and boring.

&. 8ntamed and wild.

;. Intelligent and dominant.

H. eek and passive.

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>n a scale between 3 and 35 with 3 being low and 35 being how well did you like this passage%

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'ike It

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3 7 < ? = @ A B 35I Deally

'iked It

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Predicting: Write a paragraph continuing the action in the story. Usingspecifc details, tell us what happens next at Snowball and Coco’s house. O!" you ha#e a pet o" your own, what $ight it say i" it could spea%& Write aparagraph with your pet as the narrator telling the story o" its li"e.

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