1. The statement,“Beauty is in the eyeof the beholder”would apply to thisstory. Give reasonsto support thisstatement.2. The he-creaturesaid that they visitedeight worlds and sawmany things. Whatdo you think theywould have seen?Describe in detail.8.DescribeProfessorHugo.10. What do youthink the author,Edward D. Hochwas trying toteach the readerin this story?5. What doesthe storysuggest aboutthings that areunfamiliar?14. Whatpurpose dothe bars onthe cagesserve?12. Whatis thetheme ofthe story?6. What can weinfer that theProfessor didnot tell thecreatures fromKaan?7. Why werethe childrenvery good justbefore thetwenty-third ofAugust?9. Would youpay to seethe Zoo?Why or whynot?15. Why are thepeople on Earthinterested in thehorse-spidercreatures?3. In your opinion,how good abusiness personwas theProfessor?Explain.4. What do you thinkthe Professor toldthe horse-spidercreatures beforethey set off fromKaan on theirjourney throughspace?16. How do youknow that thecreatures fromKaan enjoyedthe zoo?11. In what waysare the creaturessimilar to ordifferent from thehumans’ view ofthem?13. According tothe story, why dothe inhabitants ofEarth and Kaansay that this hasbeen the “verybest Zoo’’?1. The statement,“Beauty is in the eyeof the beholder”would apply to thisstory. Give reasonsto support thisstatement.2. The he-creaturesaid that they visitedeight worlds and sawmany things. Whatdo you think theywould have seen?Describe in detail.8.DescribeProfessorHugo.10. What do youthink the author,Edward D. Hochwas trying toteach the readerin this story?5. What doesthe storysuggest aboutthings that areunfamiliar?14. Whatpurpose dothe bars onthe cagesserve?12. Whatis thetheme ofthe story?6. What can weinfer that theProfessor didnot tell thecreatures fromKaan?7. Why werethe childrenvery good justbefore thetwenty-third ofAugust?9. Would youpay to seethe Zoo?Why or whynot?15. Why are thepeople on Earthinterested in thehorse-spidercreatures?3. In your opinion,how good abusiness personwas theProfessor?Explain.4. What do you thinkthe Professor toldthe horse-spidercreatures beforethey set off fromKaan on theirjourney throughspace?16. How do youknow that thecreatures fromKaan enjoyedthe zoo?11. In what waysare the creaturessimilar to ordifferent from thehumans’ view ofthem?13. According tothe story, why dothe inhabitants ofEarth and Kaansay that this hasbeen the “verybest Zoo’’?

Zoo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. 1. The statement, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” would apply to this story. Give reasons to support this statement.
  2. 2. The he-creature said that they visited eight worlds and saw many things. What do you think they would have seen? Describe in detail.
  3. 8. Describe Professor Hugo.
  4. 10. What do you think the author, Edward D. Hoch was trying to teach the reader in this story?
  5. 5. What does the story suggest about things that are unfamiliar?
  6. 14. What purpose do the bars on the cages serve?
  7. 12. What is the theme of the story?
  8. 6. What can we infer that the Professor did not tell the creatures from Kaan?
  9. 7. Why were the children very good just before the twenty-third of August?
  10. 9. Would you pay to see the Zoo? Why or why not?
  11. 15. Why are the people on Earth interested in the horse-spider creatures?
  12. 3. In your opinion, how good a business person was the Professor? Explain.
  13. 4. What do you think the Professor told the horse-spider creatures before they set off from Kaan on their journey through space?
  14. 16. How do you know that the creatures from Kaan enjoyed the zoo?
  15. 11. In what ways are the creatures similar to or different from the humans’ view of them?
  16. 13. According to the story, why do the inhabitants of Earth and Kaan say that this has been the “very best Zoo’’?