Fiction: A

Scared Tiger

A Scared Tiger
“Tiger! Where are you, Tiger?” Hannah called out. Hannah
was worried. Her cat, Tiger, was missing. She walked up and
down the block. “Tiger!” she yelled.

Then Hannah heard a noise. She looked up. Tiger was high
up in a tree! “Tiger, come on down!” Hannah said. The cat
did not move. She looked scared.

Hannah’s friend Dave walked up. “What’s wrong?” he asked.

“Tiger is stuck in that tree!” Hannah said.

“My cat got stuck in a tree once,” Dave said. “I know what
to do.” Dave ran off. He came back with a plate of cat food.
“Here, Tiger,” he said. “Come get some food.”

Tiger still did not move. “That did not work,” Hannah said.
“What will we do now?”

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Name: ____________________________ Date: ________________

Directions: Answer the following four questions based on the information

in the passage.

1. What is Hannah missing?

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2. Where did Hannah find Tiger?

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3. According to the article, what did Hannah’s friend do to try and help
her?
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4. What is this passage mostly about?

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Directions: Please read the sentence below and then write the word or
phrase that best answers the questions. The first answer has been provided
for you.

After searching for hours, Hannah found Tiger up in a tree because she
heard the noises he was making.

Who? Hannah

5. (did) What?
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6. When?
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7. How?
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8. The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that

best completes the sentence.

Hannah was unsuccessful in getting Tiger down from the tree _______
she had to try something different.

A but

B because

C so

Directions: Read the vocabulary word and definition below. Then answer
questions 9 and 10.
 
Vocabulary Word: worry (wor ∙ ry): to be nervous about something.

9. Read the sentences below and underline all forms of the word worry.

a. The team was worried that they would lose the game because they
were playing the best team.

b. The boy was very worried about the first day of school because he
didn’t know anyone.

c. At the zoo, the students were worried about getting close to the snake
because it was very big.

d. The girl’s parents were worried that she had the flu because she had a
fever.

e. Before the play, the students were worried that they would forget their
lines.

10. Which image shows someone that is worried?

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 Teacher Guide and Answer Key: A Scared Tiger

Teacher Guide and Answer Key

Passage Reading Level: Lexile 90

Featured Text Structure: N/A

Passage Summary: The passage is focused on a girl, Hannah, and her cat, Tiger, who
is stuck up in a tree. Hannah tries to get Tiger out of the tree, but what she tries doesn’t
work. Now she must try something different.

To the Teacher: Read the passage aloud to the class [TIP: while reading aloud, show
the passage on a whiteboard or give each student a copy of the passage so they can
follow along].

Then, use the text-dependent questions 1-8 to facilitate a whole class discussion to
ensure students comprehend the key details from the passage.

Finally, use questions 9-10 to deep teach one important vocabulary word [TIP: you can
use the model provided for teaching additional vocabulary].

1. What is Hannah missing? [Important Detail]

Suggested answer: Hannah is a girl and her cat, Tiger, is missing. Hannah didn’t
know where Tiger went. [paragraph 1]

2. Where did Hannah find Tiger? [Important Detail]

Suggested answer: Hannah heard a noise and found Tiger high up in a tree.
Tiger wouldn’t come down from the tree and she looked scared. [paragraph 2]

3. According to the article, what did Hannah’s friend do to try and help her?
[Important Detail]

Suggested answer: Hannah’s friend named Dave tried to help Hannah get Tiger
out of the tree. He brought a plate of cat food to the tree but Tiger did not come
out of the tree. [paragraph 5]

4. What is this passage mostly about? [Main Idea]

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Suggested answer: The article is focused on Hannah and her cat, Tiger. Tiger
went missing and was up in a tree. Hannah’s friend, Dave, tried to help Hannah
get Tiger out of the tree by bringing cat food to the bottom of the tree. This didn’t
work and Hannah needed to think of something else to get Tiger down.

Directions: Please read the sentence below and then write the word or phrase that best
answers the questions. The first answer has been provided for you.

After searching for hours, Hannah found Tiger up in a tree because she heard the noises
he was making.

Who? Hannah

5. (did) What? found Tiger up in a tree

6. When? after searching for hours

7. How? Because she heard the noises he was making

8. The question below is an incomplete sentence. Choose the word that best
completes the sentence.

Hannah was unsuccessful in getting Tiger down from the tree _______ she had to
try something different.

A but

B because

C so

To the Teacher: ReadWorks recommends that you teach this vocabulary word to the
whole class out loud using the four steps listed below.

Vocabulary Word: worry (wor ∙ ry): to be nervous about something.

Step 1: Introduce the word

a. Teacher writes the word on the board and divides it into syllables: (wor ∙ ry)

b. Teacher says: “This word is worry. What is the word?” [All students reply together
out loud: “Worry.”]
Step 2: Provide a child-friendly definition
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a. Teacher says: “Worry means to be nervous about something.”

b. Teacher says: “The word worry is used when talking about being nervous about
something. In this passage, the author discusses how Hannah was worried when
she couldn’t find her cat, Tiger.”

c. Teacher says: “What is the word?” [All students reply together out loud: “Worry.”]

Step 3: Practice the word

Teacher provides examples and additional opportunities to repeat the word. Read the
first sentence out loud to your students. Begin reading it again and when you come to
the vocabulary word prompt students to say the vocabulary word out loud. Then, finish
reading the sentence out loud to your students.

Directions: Read the vocabulary word and definition below. Then answer questions 9
and 10.

Vocabulary Word: worry (wor ∙ ry): to be nervous about something.

9. Read the sentences below and underline all forms of the word worry.

a. The team was worried that they would lose the game because they were playing
the best team.

b. The boy was very worried about the first day of school because he didn’t know
anyone.

c. At the zoo, the students were worried about getting close to the snake because it
was very big.

d. The girl’s parents were worried that she had the flu because she had a fever.

e. Before the play, the students were worried that they would forget their lines.

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Step 4: Check for student understanding

To the Teacher: This step can be completed as a whole class activity or as an

independent practice.

10. Which image shows someone that is worried?

Suggested Additional Vocabulary: noise, missing

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