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    Friendly Felines: Quick Questions

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    The ancient Egyptians considered cats to be sacred and helpful animals. Cats helped farmers by catching mice, rats, and snakes that threatened wheat and grain crops grown near the nutrient-rich soil of the Nile River. To attract cats, farmers would leave out food near crop stores. When the cats came and scared away vermin, they were welcomed into homes and lived with humans.

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    The ancient Egyptians considered cats to be sacred and helpful animals. Cats helped farmers by catching mice, rats, and snakes that threatened wheat and grain crops grown near the nutrient-rich soil of the Nile River. To attract cats, farmers would leave out food near crop stores. When the cats came and scared away vermin, they were welcomed into homes and lived with humans.

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    The ancient Egyptians considered cats to be sacred and helpful animals. Cats helped farmers by catching mice, rats, and snakes that threatened wheat and grain crops grown near the nutrient-rich soil of the Nile River. To attract cats, farmers would leave out food near crop stores. When the cats came and scared away vermin, they were welcomed into homes and lived with humans.

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    Friendly Felines Quick Questions

    10 Cats were considered to be sacred, or holy, in ancient 1. Find and copy two adjectives which show that
    19 Egyptian society and helped humans just as much as Egyptians thought that cats were special.
    22 humans helped them.

    31 The ancient Egyptians were skilled farmers and grew many


    41 crops, such as wheat and grains, in the nutrient-rich soil
    51 close to the River Nile. However, the wheat would attract 2. What is the main point of the third paragraph?
    56 mice, rats and snakes, which
    
    60 were dangerous to humans.

    65 To solve this problem, the 


    68 ancient Egyptians would
    74 leave food, such as fish heads, 3. What does ‘nutrient-rich’ tell you about the soil
    80 outside to tempt cats to visit. close to the River Nile?
    86 When the cats came, they ate
    
    92 the food and scared away any
    97 vermin around the food stores. 
    103 After a short amount of time,
    108 cats were welcomed into the 
    113 house and lived happily with 4. Where in this text can I find information about
    116 their human friends. the types of crop grown by ancient Egyptians?

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    10 Cats were considered to be sacred, or holy, in ancient 1. Find and copy two adjectives which show that
    19 Egyptian society and helped humans just as much as
    Egyptians thought that cats were special.
    22 humans helped them.
    ‘sacred’ and ‘holy’.
    31 The ancient Egyptians were skilled farmers and grew many
    41 crops, such as wheat and grains, in the nutrient-rich soil
    51 close to the River Nile. However, the wheat would attract 2. What is the main point of the third paragraph?
    56 mice, rats and snakes, which Accept answers which state the main point
    60 were dangerous to humans. is that cats would scare away vermin that
    65 To solve this problem, the harmed food stores and so were welcomed by
    68 ancient Egyptians would Egyptians.
    74 leave food, such as fish heads,
    80 outside to tempt cats to visit.
    86 When the cats came, they ate 3. What does ‘nutrient-rich’ tell you about the soil
    92 the food and scared away any close to the River Nile?
    97 vermin around the food stores. Accept answers which state that the
    103 After a short amount of time,
    soil is full of nutrients / goodness /
    108 cats were welcomed into the
    will help the crops to grow well.
    113 house and lived happily with
    116 their human friends. 4. Where in this text can I find information about
    the types of crop grown by ancient Egyptians?
    Accept answers pertaining to the second
    paragraph or second sentence.

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