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The document is a Grade 4 reading comprehension worksheet featuring a story about dogs, cats, and mice who were once friends. The dogs ask the cats to look after their important papers, but the cats give them to the mice, who end up using the papers for warmth in winter. This leads to anger between the animals, resulting in dogs chasing cats and mice from that day forward.

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4th Dogs Cats Mice

The document is a Grade 4 reading comprehension worksheet featuring a story about dogs, cats, and mice who were once friends. The dogs ask the cats to look after their important papers, but the cats give them to the mice, who end up using the papers for warmth in winter. This leads to anger between the animals, resulting in dogs chasing cats and mice from that day forward.

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Name: ______________________ Date: ______________________

Grade 4 Reading Comprehension Worksheet


Dogs, Cats, and Mice
By May Nelson

Read the passage. Then answer the questions.


Once upon a time, dogs, cats, and mice were friends. Then, one day, the dogs
had to go away on a trip. “We have some important papers, “they told the cats.
“Will you look after them for us?” “Yes,” said the cats. “We will keep them safe
for you.”
When the dogs had gone, the cats said, “We have nowhere to keep the papers.
Let’s give them to the mice.” “Will you look after these papers for us?” the cats
asked the mice. “Yes,” said the mice. “We’ll look after them for you.”
Winter came. The mice were cold. They nibbled at the papers and made little
nest to keep themselves warm. Then, one day, the dogs came back. “We’ve
come for our papers,” they said to the cats. “We had nowhere safe to keep
them,” said the cats. “We gave them to the mice.” The cats went to the mice.
“The dogs are back,” they said. “We’ve come for the papers.”When they saw
what the mice had done, the cats were very angry. They chased every mouse
they saw.
The cats went back to the dogs. “The mice did not look after your papers,” they
said. “The mice were cold, so they made them into nests.”
The dogs were very angry with the cats. They chased every cat they saw. From
that day on, dogs have chased mice. They have never been friends again!

Answer each Question.

1. What did the dogs tell the cats one day?


2. Why did the cats go to the mice?
3. What happens to the mice when the winter comes?
4. What did the cats say when the dogs get back their papers?
5. Why did the cats get angry with the mice?
6. What happened from that day on?
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Grade 4 Reading Comprehension Worksheet


Dogs, Cats, and Mice
By May Nelson

Read the passage. Then answer the questions.


Once upon a time, dogs, cats, and mice were friends. Then, one day, the dogs had to go away
on a trip. “We have some important papers, “they told the cats. “Will you look after them for
us?” “Yes,” said the cats. “We will keep them safe for you.”
When the dogs had gone, the cats said, “We have nowhere to keep the papers. Let’s give
them to the mice.” “Will you look after these papers for us?” the cats asked the mice. “Yes,”
said the mice. “We’ll look after them for you.”
Winter came. The mice were cold. They nibbled at the papers and made little nest to keep
themselves warm. Then, one day, the dogs came back. “We’ve come for our papers,” they
said to the cats. “We had nowhere safe to keep them,” said the cats. “We gave them to the
mice.” The cats went to the mice. “The dogs are back,” they said. “We’ve come for the
papers.”
When they saw what the mice had done, the cats were very angry. They chased every
mouse they saw.
The cats went back to the dogs. “The mice did not look after your papers,” they said. “The
mice were cold, so they made them into nests.”
The dogs were very angry with the cats. They chased every cat they saw. From that day on,
dogs have chased mice. They have never been friends again!

Answer each Question.

1. What did the dogs tell the cats one day?


The dogs told them that they had to go on a trip and they have some important papers,
so would the cats look after the paper.
2. Why did the cats go to the mice?
The cats went to the mice because they didn’t have any place to keep the papers.
3. What did happen with the mice when the winter comes?
The mice were cold. They nibbled at the papers and made little nest to keep themselves
warm.
4. What did the cats say when the dogs get back their papers?
They said “We had nowhere safe to keep them we gave them to the mice.”
5. Why did the cats angry with the mice?
They became angry, because when they saw the mice made nest from the papers.
6. What did happen from that day on?
Cats chased every mouse they saw and dogs have chased cats and mice they saw.

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