International Cat Day · Worksheet 1
Read the story. 英文を読もう。
1About 9,500 years ago, on the island of Cyprus, a person was buried with a cat. It is one of the oldest signs that people and cats lived together. Cats probably caught mice near farms, and people were happy to have them around. Later, people in ancient Egypt loved and honored cats. Today, there are about 600 million house cats in the world.
2International Cat Day is on August 8. An animal group called IFAW started it in 2002. In 2020, a British group called International Cat Care took over the day. The goal is not only to share cute photos. It is also a day to learn how to help and protect cats.
3Cats are full of surprises. They cannot taste sweet food, so cake means nothing to them. They usually sleep 12 to 16 hours a day. When they are happy, their purr shakes about 25 to 33 times every second. But their ears are always working. Cats can hear very high sounds that people and dogs cannot hear.
4In Japan, people have another cat day on February 22. In Japanese, two is ni, so 2-2-2 sounds like nyan, nyan, nyan. In 2017, Japan had more pet cats than pet dogs for the first time. So on August 8, take a photo of a cat, or learn one new fact about cats. Your cat may not say thank you, but it might purr.
International Cat Day · Worksheet 2
Choose the best answer. 正しいものを選ぼう。
What is the main idea of the reading?
Who started International Cat Day?
Why does cake mean nothing to cats?
In paragraph 2, "took over" is closest in meaning to:
In the dialogue, what did Mei do for Mochi on Cat Day?
International Cat Day · Worksheet 3
Words & phrases. 単語のれんしゅう。
Where Is Tama?
Ken cannot find his (1) , Tama. He looks under the (2) . She is not there. He looks in the (3) . She is not there. Then he hears a soft (4) from a box. Tama is (5) in the box! Ken smiles. "Happy Cat Day, Tama," he says. Tama opens one (6) and starts to (7) .
International Cat Day · Worksheet 4
Read the clues and fill in the puzzle. ヒントを読んで、クロスワードを完成させよう。
International Cat Day · Worksheet 5
Find the hidden words. かくれた単語を探そう（→ ↓ ↘ ↗）。
International Cat Day · Worksheet 6
Collect the letters on the right path. What is the secret word? 正しい道の文字を集めると、ひみつの言葉になるよ。
Secret word:
International Cat Day · Worksheet 7
If I had a cat, I would name it ______ because ______.
One surprising fact about cats is ______.
International Cat Day · Worksheet 8
Trace the words. Then color the picture! なぞって書こう。絵に色を塗ろう。
Draw your International Cat Day! 国際ネコの日の絵を描こう。