Multiple choice

Why was the tomcat licking its lips?

Directions: Read the given passage carefully and answer the following questions.
Once upon a time a Baby Mouse and Mother Mouse lived in a hole in the skirting board of a big, warm house with lots of cheese to eat and where they wanted nothing else. Then, one day, Mother Mouse decided to take Baby Mouse outside of their home. Waiting outside for them was a huge ginger tomcat, licking its lips and waiting to eat them both up. "Mother, Mother! What should we do?" cried Baby Mouse as he clung to his mother’s tail. Mother Mouse paused and stared up into the beady eyes of the hungry cat. But she wasn’t scared, because she knew exactly how to deal with big, scary cats. She opened her mouth and took in a deep breath. Woof! Woof! Woof! She shouted, and the cat ran away as fast as he could. "Wow, Mother! That was amazing!” Baby Mouse said to his mother, smiling happily. And that is why it is always good to have a second language.

  1. Because it wants to eat cheese.

  2. Because it wants to eat the mouse and its mother.

  3. Because it wants to eat the mouse.

  4. Because it wants to eat the meat.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

It is the correct answer as the passage also says, "waiting outside for them was a huge ginger tomcat, licking its lips and waiting to eat them both up".

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