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Test: SSAT Middle Level Reading
Adapted from "No Harm Meant" in Chatterbox Periodical edited by J. Erskine Clark (1906)
Two puppies with good-natured hearts, but clumsy little toes,
Were feeling rather sleepy, so they settled for a doze;
But underneath the very ledge on which they chanced to be,
A large and stately pussy cat was basking dreamily.
A short half-hour had hardly passed, when one pup made a stir,
And stretching out a lazy paw, just touched the tabby's fur;
'Twas nothing but an accident, yet, oh! the angry wail!
The flashing in the tabby's eye, the lashing of her tail!
"Who's that that dares to serve me so?" she cried with arching back.
"I'll teach you puppies how to make an unprovoked attack!"
One puppy started to his feet with terror in his eyes,
The other said, as soon as pluck had overcome surprise:
"I'm really very sorry, ma'am, but honestly declare
I hadn't any notion that a pussy cat was there."
But just like those who look for wrong in every one they see,
She left the spot, nor deigned to take the pup's apology.
| 1. | What can you infer about the cat’s opinion of herself in comparison to how the cat feels about the dogs? |
The cat thinks she is much less intelligent than the dogs.
The cat is embarrassed to be in the same house as the dogs.
The cat thinks the dogs are vicious and trying to kill her.
The cat thinks the dogs are much stronger than she is.
The cat thinks of herself as better than the dogs.
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