Yukiko and the little black cat pt.1 Podcast Comprehension Questions

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Learn English Through Fiction Comprehension Worksheet!!

!!Yukiko and the Little Black Cat Pt.1!!!1. What would happen if the wicked woman saw someone in a

happy mood, or heard of a true friendship?!

2. Does Yukiko have any parents?!

3. How would Yukiko forget her troubles?!

4. Did the cat like the wicked woman?!

5. Based on the context in the story what does ‘to be on guard’

mean?!

6. Based on the context in the story what does ‘to taunt’ mean?!

7. True or false: after a few days Yukiko felt better about the

missing cat?!

Episode 1 Yukiko and the Little Black Cat pt.1 www.miss-g-english.com

8. Why was it late when the fortune teller finally left the house?!

9. Tue or false: The fortune teller though the cat would be easy

to find?!

10. Where did Yukiko sleep? Why?!

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Episode 1 Yukiko and the Little Black Cat pt.1 www.miss-g-english.com

!Answers:!!1. It would arouse her bitterness.!

2. No, Yukiko is an orphan.!

3. By picking the cat up and stroking her.!

4. No, she would hiss at the woman.!

5. ‘to be on guard’ means to be careful to avoid being tricked

or getting into a dangerous situation.!

6. ‘taunt’ means to to intentionally annoy and upset someone

by making unkind remarks to them, laughing unkindly etc.!

7. False, Yukiko’s grief did not grow any less.!

8. Because the wicked woman kept him talking for hours - to

get her money’s worth.!

9. False, he said the journey would be dangerous.!

10. Curled up in bushes near the road. Because she had no

money to stay at an inn.!