Language Arts 3 Cougar

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In this article, there is a sentence “Sight is its most acute sense with a good sense of hearing”

Acute means

•  Having a sharp point

•  Sensitive

•  Perceptive

•  Of great importance

Cougars live in the wild

•  ¼ as long as in captivity

•  3 times as long as in captivity

•  2 times as long as in captivity

•  ½ as long as in captivity

Look at the photo at the beginning of this article. A caption is the writing that goes with a picture to describe what a picture shows. Write a caption for this picture and then a paragraph explaining why you chose your caption.

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