Reading comprehension worksheet about "The Cheeky Mouse," designed to test understanding with questions based on the story.

Reading Comprehension: "The Cheeky Mouse"

#### Text Summary:
The story is about a clever mouse living under a house. The lady of the house dislikes mice and sets traps to catch them. The mouse outsmarts her by placing toy mice in the traps, thinking he has fooled her. However, despite his pride, he eventually gets caught in one of the traps.

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Questions and Answers:

#### 1. What does "despise" mean?
- Answer: "Despise" means to strongly dislike or hate something or someone. In the context of the story, it means the lady had a strong negative feeling toward mice.

#### 2. How did the lady feel about mice?
- Answer: The lady felt strongly negative toward mice. She despised them and wanted to get rid of them all. This is evident from the sentence: "The lady living in the house despised mice, and wanted to get rid of them all."

#### 3. How did the mouse feel about his plan?
- Answer: The mouse felt very proud of his plan. He believed he had successfully tricked the lady by using toy mice in the traps. The text states: "The little cheeky mouse was so proud of himself for fooling the old lady."

#### 4. Choose one word to describe the mouse and explain why.
- Answer: One word to describe the mouse is "clever". The mouse was clever because he devised a plan to outsmart the lady by using toy mice in the traps. However, his cleverness also led to his downfall when he underestimated the lady's ability to detect the real mouse.

#### 5. Do you feel sorry for the mouse? Why or why not?
- Answer: (This is subjective, but here’s a possible response:)
- Yes, I feel sorry for the mouse because he was caught off guard despite his clever plan. His pride in fooling the lady made him overconfident, leading to his eventual capture. It’s unfortunate that his intelligence didn’t save him in the end.
- No, I don’t feel sorry for the mouse because he was being mischievous and causing trouble by eating food and avoiding the traps. His actions were part of the reason he got caught.

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Final Answer:

1. Despise means to strongly dislike or hate.
2. The lady felt strongly negative toward mice; she despised them.
3. The mouse felt very proud of his plan.
4. The mouse can be described as clever because he devised a plan to outsmart the lady.
5. (Subjective) Possible answer: Yes, I feel sorry for the mouse because his cleverness led to his downfall due to overconfidence.

Boxed Final Answer:
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2. \text{The lady felt strongly negative toward mice; she despised them.} \\
3. \text{The mouse felt very proud of his plan.} \\
4. \text{The mouse can be described as clever because he devised a plan to outsmart the lady.} \\
5. \text{(Subjective) Possible answer: Yes, I feel sorry for the mouse because his cleverness led to his downfall due to overconfidence.}
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