The Day It Rained Cats Quiz

Which best states a main idea of the story? Choose TWO.

• The reward is often worth the effort.

• Many talents and skills are lost because of technology.

• Always put the needs of others first.

• The loved ones we lose can live on within us.

What does the phrase “dying art” mean in the sentence “Now that we have computers and machines, levving is a dying art”?

• something few people care to learn

• something young people are unable to learn

• no longer helpful

• no longer possible

At the beginning of the story, how does Grandma feel about accidentally levving the cats?

• insulted

• amused

• pleased

• ashamed

Levvers must _________. Choose TWO.

• start practicing within a week of their 10th birthday

• learn to lev from a grandparent

• practice every day for a year

• take a test to prove their skills

Sheera’s biggest progress in levving is shown when she levs _________.

• the remote

• the laundry

• Liam

• Grandma’s knitting

Which line from the story supports the correct answer to question 5?

• “Levving is tricky. You have to focus.”

• “I missed a lot of events over those beans.”

• “But by July . . . I was making progress on other objects.”

• “He was so much heavier than a can of beans!”

The falling cats are important to the story because they show _________.

• a change in Sheera

• a change in Grandma

• the benefits of levving

• the dangers of learning to lev

Which sentence from the story supports the correct answer to question 7?

• “Now that we have computers and machines, levving is a dying art.”

• “That night when I levved the beans, they almost hit the ceiling.”

• “Ma, I think it’s time for you to stop levving.”

• “But I’m not half as good as you are!”

Why did the author most likely write this story, "The Day It Rained Cats" in first person?

• It's told in 3rd person.

• It helps the reader connect to the story by helping them understand how Sheera feels.

• If it's in first person the reader can get information from the narrator.

• Readers don't like first person stories.

What was the main conflict in the story?

• Her friends don't want her to be able to lev them.

• Her grandma is a better levver than she is.

• Sheera doesn't want to be able to lev objects.

• Sheera wants to be able to lev heavy objects but she has to miss doing things with her friends so that she can practice every day with her grandma.