Nelson Comprehension UNIT 7 Finding Facts

Pupil Book 2 1 Are wild cats related to pet cats?

2 What do tigers sometimes do
Cats to cool down?
There are many different kinds of cat. 3 Which are the biggest cats?
Did you know that the big wild cats are 4 What do all cats eat?
related to the cats that live in our homes?
All cats eat meat. 5 L
 ook each of these words up
Remember, a
Cats have good eyesight and a in a dictionary.
dictionary is set out
good sense of smell.  o any of these words have more
D in alphabetical order.
than one meaning?
Pet cats pride   relax   tiger
These cats live with people. They
don’t have to hunt for their food, 6 Look at the sections.
but sometimes they catch birds or mice. In which section do we read about:
a the male cat relaxing?
Lions
b the cats not having to hunt for food?
These cats live in groups called ‘prides’.
The male lions often relax while the c the cats that enjoy swimming?
lionesses do most of the hunting. d the fastest cats?

Tigers 7 R
 ead the information in the sections Pet cats, Lions, Tigers and
These are the biggest cats. They like Cheetahs again.
water, which most other cats don’t a Write one or two of your own sentences to add to each section.
like. They are good swimmers and b Can you think of any other type of cat? Write a sentence about it.
often relax in the water to cool down.

Cheetahs
These are the fastest cats.
The cheetah is the fastest-running
animal in the world.

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Copy and finish the sentences.
1 Every day a cat will wash itself for .
Pet Cat Facts
minutes   hours
Cats sometimes eat
grass. This can 2 If a cat it is happy.
help them cough
up hair balls. purrs   miaows Don't forget to use
Answer each question with a sentence. capital letters and
full stops!
3 Why do cats scratch?
4 Do cats like being brushed?

Most cats like 5 What do kittens learn while they are playing?
being brushed.
Cats need to
scratch to exercise
6 Copy these words and their correct definitions.
their muscles. attention a band of tissue in a body that moves
muscle a ball of hair
Cats wash
themselves for many
hair ball to take notice
hours every day.
If cats miaow when 7 One fact tells us most cats like being brushed.
you are near, it can Why do you think this is?
mean they want
Most cats give
your attention.
birth to four to six 8 L
 ook at the information on ‘Cats’ on page 30 and ‘Cat facts’ on
kittens, though sometimes
page 32 again.
they may have as
Cats usually
many as twelve.
purr when they
Cats and are happy.
dogs can be
best friends.

Kittens play with

moving things. While
they are playing they are
learning to hunt.
Write a sentence saying which is set out in the most helpful way.
Don’t forget to say why.

From Nelson Comprehension Pupil Book 2 (978-0-19-836815-1). Read our full acknowledgements © Oxford University Press 2020 From Nelson Comprehension Pupil Book 2 (978-0-19-836815-1). Read our full acknowledgements © Oxford University Press 2020
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