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1 What genre does The Black Cat fall into?
✔ A horror story A historical novel
An autobiography An adventure tale
2 Why does the man hurt Pluto’s eye?
Because he dislikes the cat
✔ Because he is drunk
Because the cat continues avoiding him
Because his wife hates the cat
3 Which of the following is NOT true in the passage?
A man kills both Pluto and his wife.
✔ The police can’t find the wife s body in the end.
Edgar Allan Poe was the renowned writer in America.
A man liked his black cat, Pluto at first.
4 Which of the following best fits in the blank of the passage?
stops drinking ✔ kills her instead
hides Pluto’s body reports her to the police
Visualize the Text
Complete the map with the words from the passage.
Story Map
Title The Black Cat
Author
Character Edgar Allan Poe: the most famous American horror writer
Storyline The man: cruel , brutal / His wife : warmhearted / Pluto : mysterious
Scene 1: One night, a man hurts the cat’s eye when he is drunk.
Scene 2: The man kills Pluto because the cat keeps avoiding him.
Scene 3: He takes another black cat on the street.
Scene 4: The man kills his wife because she stops him from killing the cat.
Scene 5: He hides her body behind a wall , but the police find it.
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✔ A horror story A historical novel
An autobiography An adventure tale
2 Why does the man hurt Pluto’s eye?
Because he dislikes the cat
✔ Because he is drunk
Because the cat continues avoiding him
Because his wife hates the cat
3 Which of the following is NOT true in the passage?
A man kills both Pluto and his wife.
✔ The police can’t find the wife s body in the end.
Edgar Allan Poe was the renowned writer in America.
A man liked his black cat, Pluto at first.
4 Which of the following best fits in the blank of the passage?
stops drinking ✔ kills her instead
hides Pluto’s body reports her to the police
Visualize the Text
Complete the map with the words from the passage.
Story Map
Title The Black Cat
Author
Character Edgar Allan Poe: the most famous American horror writer
Storyline The man: cruel , brutal / His wife : warmhearted / Pluto : mysterious
Scene 1: One night, a man hurts the cat’s eye when he is drunk.
Scene 2: The man kills Pluto because the cat keeps avoiding him.
Scene 3: He takes another black cat on the street.
Scene 4: The man kills his wife because she stops him from killing the cat.
Scene 5: He hides her body behind a wall , but the police find it.
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