The Cat in the Hat Quizzes

The Cat in the Hat Quiz

1 Who becomes the children’s central authority figure while their mother is away?
The Cat

The fish

The children's father

The boy
2 What does the Cat offer to the children?
To introduce them to some new friends

To teach them how to read

To get them out of their house

To show them some fun tricks
3 What are Sally and her brother doing at the beginning of the story?
Sitting and staring out the window of their house

Sleeping

Playing with the Cat

Reading
4 By the end of the story, the boy learns each of the following skills EXCEPT ________
How to defend and speak up for oneself

How to convincingly lie to an authority figure

How to use common items for fun

How to problem-solve
5 What does the Cat do after the Things start creating a mess in the house?
Calls the children's mother to tell her to come home immediately

Demands the Things to leave

Nothing—he is nowhere to be found

Begs for the children's forgiveness
6 Who is the narrator of The Cat in the Hat?
Sally

The Cat

The boy

The children's mother
7 Seuss and other literary critics criticized Dick and Jane primers for all of the following reasons EXCEPT ________
Their lack of imagination

Their over-emphasis on memorization

Their outlandish plots

Their misrepresentation of young children
8 How is order restored in the house at the end of the story?
Sally and her brother clean as fast as they can

The Cat cleans up the house using a motor vehicle

The children's mother comes home and demands the Cat and Things to leave

The fish
9 What does the children's mother ask or tell the children when she returns home?
“I have to go out again.”

“I know what you all did.”

“Did you have any fun?”

“What happened here?”
10 What does the Cat balance, twirl, and juggle in front of the children?
Clubs

All the pairs of shoes in the house

Ordinary household items

Chainsaws
11 How do the children respond to the Cat's offer at the beginning of the story?
They ask the fish for advice

They aren’t sure what to say

They command the Cat to leave

They enthusiastically accept it
12 Which adjective best captures the children’s mood at the beginning of the story?
Energized

Depressed

Frightened

Bored
13 What do the Things do around the house?
They methodically clean up after the Cat's mess

They teach the children how to read

They fly kites

They make a cake and throw it at the children
14 Which one of these statements aligns with The Cat in the Hat’s view on order and chaos?
Order should be the principal force to guide a child’s consciousness

Chaos should be the principal force to guide a child’s consciousness

Order and chaos can and must coexist in a child’s consciousness

Order should govern a child’s consciousness except for when their parents are absent
15 Why is the children's mother absent?
It is ambiguous

She is going out to lunch with friends

She is running errands

She is intentionally leaving so the Cat can visit the children
16 During his balancing act, the Cat repeatedly _______
Begs the children to watch him

Disappears and reappears

Falls and gets back up again

Asks the children if they would like to participate
17 The story concludes with the boy ________
Posing a question to readers

Smiling and thanking the Cat

Asking his mother how she spent her day

Lying to his mother
18 How does the Cat attempt to persuade the children into accepting his offer?
He promises them that he will give them new toys

He promises them that their mother will not mind

He promises them that they will make new friends

He promises them that he will get rid of the fish
19 Which adjective best characterizes the fish’s view of the Cat?
Indifference

Jealously

Admiration

Disapproval
20 At the beginning of the story, Sally and her brother are indoors for the following reasons EXCEPT ________
Their mother's absence

They do not look for opportunities to have fun

The gloomy, rainy weather

The fish instructs them to not go outside
21 What drives the boy to finally capture the Things?
He can’t find the Cat and realizes that only he can put an end to the madness

The fish alerts the children that their mother is almost home

The Things begin to taunt Sally

Trick question—he relies on the Cat to calm the Things down
22 By keeping the ending of the story ambiguous, Seuss ________
Encourages readers to think critically and draw their own conclusions

Purposely sets up the story for a sequel

Creates a downbeat, grim tone

Implies that Sally and her brother are going to get into trouble
23 Which of the following phrases best summarizes the children’s role in relation to the Cat?
They are his admirers

They are his nemesis

They are intrigued observers of his antics

They are afraid of him
24 The Cat’s contribution to the house’s cleanup fulfills all of the following functions EXCEPT ________
It shows the necessity of some rules

It shows how chaos and order can coexist within an individual

It shows how children are free to have as much fun as they want

It contradicts his characterization as a mischievous rule-breaker
25 How does the Fish respond to the Cat’s visit?
He repeatedly urges the children to force the Cat to leave

He encourages the children to have fun with the Cat

He asks the children to show the Cat some manners

He encourages the children to help make the Cat feel comfortable

how is the pattern recognition important in the chat in the hat

Are you referring to the book itself, and the rhyming pattern, or an activity using pattern recognition for young children?

Asked by olivia y #1311346

Answered by jill d #170087 on 6/9/2023 10:40 AM

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cat in the hat

From the text:

and sally and i did not know
what to say.
should we tell her
the things that went on there that day?

should we tell her about it?
now, what SHOULD we do?
well...
what would YOU do
if your mother asked YOU?

Asked by kyreian t #1127142

Answered by Aslan on 3/16/2021 8:55 PM

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what did the kids tell their mom when she asked what they did while she was out

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Asked by kyreian t #1127142

Answered by Aslan on 3/16/2021 7:30 PM

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