Question 1 of 10
Leaving his body was 'like a shirt you had just taken off'. This technique is called...
A) Metaphor — he literally becomes a shirt
B) Simile — comparing something magical to something everyday, making the impossible feel casual
C) Personification — giving the shirt human qualities
D) Alliteration — repeating the 's' sound
Question 2 of 10
The transformation is described 'step by step' (arms into front legs, legs into back legs). This makes it feel...
A) Physical and real — the precise detail tricks our imagination into accepting something impossible
B) Confusing and hard to follow
C) Boring and unnecessarily long
D) Like a recipe for cooking
Question 3 of 10
The cat body has a 'zip'. This inventive detail...
A) Shows that cats are actually robots
B) Is a design flaw in the cat
C) Continues the 'dressing up' metaphor — the cat body is like clothing you zip into, making magic feel practical
D) Means the transformation is painful like a zip catching skin
Question 4 of 10
Peter 'purrs involuntarily'. This shows the transformation is...
A) Failing — his body is rejecting the cat suit
B) Only on the surface — he's still completely human inside
C) Controlled by an outside force
D) Complete and genuine — his body responds as a real cat's would, without him choosing to purr
Question 5 of 10
The writer uses 'domestic similes' (shirt, jumper, door) throughout. The overall effect is...
A) To make the story feel boring and ordinary
B) To ground impossible magic in familiar, everyday experiences — making us accept and believe in the transformation
C) To show Peter's house is very messy
D) To suggest Peter should become a fashion designer
Question 6 of 10
'What a delight' shows Peter feels...
A) Pure joy and wonder — being a cat is everything he hoped it would be
B) Scared and wanting to become human again
C) Bored and uninterested
D) Confused about what has happened
Question 7 of 10
'His head fitted perfectly' suggests...
A) Peter has an unusually small head
B) The cat's head is very large
C) This transformation was meant to be — everything fits as if Peter and the cat were made for each other
D) Peter is wearing a helmet
Question 8 of 10
The passage ends with 'He was Peter Cat'. The combined name suggests...
A) Peter's surname is Cat
B) He has forgotten his real name
C) He will be a cat forever
D) A completely new being — neither fully Peter nor fully cat, but a fusion of both identities
Question 9 of 10
'He could see his whiskers springing out from the sides of his face' shows Peter experiencing...
A) Fear at seeing something strange on his face
B) New sensory input — seeing and feeling things a human body can't, which fills him with wonder
C) A medical problem that needs treatment
D) That the transformation has failed
Question 10 of 10
The overall tone of this passage is...
A) Dark and frightening — becoming a cat is terrifying
B) Sad — Peter doesn't want to be human anymore
C) Joyful and wonder-filled — Peter revels in every new cat sensation, and the domestic similes make the magic feel warm and accessible
D) Boring and uneventful — nothing interesting happens