Lending an Ear

Lending an Ear

Open Ended

What is the main idea of "Lending an Ear"?

Open Ended

What are three details that support the main idea?

Multiple Choice

What statement below best describes the main idea in paragraph 2?

• hearing dogs are trained to recognize the sounds of telephones and smoke alarms

• hearing dogs alert their owners to sounds the owners cannot hear themselves

• hearing dogs wear orange vests in public to tell people their owners have a hearing loss

• hearing dogs are happy constant companions.

Multiple Select

Which TWO key details best support your answer to the previous question?

• hearing dogs recognize many household sounds

• hearing dogs touch their owners with a paw or their noses to alert them to sounds

• hearing dogs help their owners feel comfortable in public

• hearing dogs lead their owners to the source of the sound

• hearing dogs are always at their owners side

Open Ended

Explain how hearing dogs help their owners at home and outside the home.