The Greedy Dog

Read the sentence from "The Greedy Dog."
"One day, a small schnauzer had managed to procure a juicy bone from the local butcher. The butcher had given it to the small dog, because the dog often helped watch his shop at night."
What does the word procure mean?

• See
• Drop
• Get
• Want

Read the sentence from "The Greedy Dog."
"He seemed to have a sixth sense, knowing when extra special tidbits were about to be served!"
What does it mean to have a "sixth sense"?

• To have a special interest in things
• To be patient about something that is to come
• To be able to count extra pieces of something
• To have a special awareness of things

Which description is the best summary of "The Greedy Dog"?

• A bulldog tries to get special food from people like the baker and butcher. He does not receive any, so he steals it from other dogs. The corgi wants to teach the bulldog a lesson. The bulldog steals strawberries from the corgi. In the end, the bulldog has two steaks to eat.
• A bulldog steals special food from other dogs. The other dogs think of a plan to teach the bulldog a lesson. The bulldog steals a steak and goes into the woods with it. The other dogs tell the bulldog about another steak he can get at a stream. In the end, the bulldog learns to be kinder and less greedy.
• Three dogs want to teach a lesson to a greedy bulldog. The bulldog takes food from a corgi, a poodle, and a schnauzer. He eats some strawberries he gets from a fruit vendor. The other dogs decide to teach the bulldog a lesson. The bulldog sees his reflection in the water and is ashamed.
• Some dogs get treats from people like the baker and butcher. A bulldog tricks the dogs and steals their food. The butcher gives the bulldog a nice steak to take home. The other village dogs are happy that the bulldog has lost his steak. They go to the stream and see the steak floating in the water.

This question has two parts.
Answer Part One and then answer Part Two.
Part One
In “The Greedy Dog,” how does the bulldog lose the meat he steals from the butcher?

• He drops the meat into the stream.
• He forgets where he put the meat.
• Another dog takes the meat from him.
• Another dog makes a trade for the meat.

This question has two parts.
Answer Part One and then answer Part Two.
Part One
In “The Greedy Dog,” how does the bulldog lose the meat he steals from the butcher?

• He drops the meat into the stream.
• He forgets where he put the meat.
• Another dog takes the meat from him.
• Another dog makes a trade for the meat.

Part Two
Which sentence from the passage supports the answer in Part One?
Choose one answer.
Reminder of question from Part One: In “The Greedy Dog,” how does the bulldog lose the meat he steals from the butcher?

• “ ‘I know where you can get another steak just as thick and juicy as the one you’re holding in your mouth.’ ”
• “ ‘If you hurry, you can run into the shop and make off with the steak before the butcher returns.’ ”
• “So, he trotted off from the fountain to the butcher’s shop and greedily snatched up that steak.”
• “Of course, the reflection vanished at that instant and he could see no sign of dog or steak.”