The Puppy Bowl

Which detail from the selection supports the idea that people enjoy watching the Puppy Bowl?

• Animals are filmed months before the Super Bowl takes place. 
• The Puppy Bowl is seen by as many as 12.4 million viewers every year.  
• Animal shelters throughout the country send pictures of animals.  
• The Puppy Bowl can be seen on the same day as the Super Bowl.  

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What is the best summary of the selection?

• The Puppy Bowl gathers animals from across the country and films them for a show that airs on the cable channel Animal Planet. The 2013 show included puppies, kittens, hamsters, and hedgehogs playing a kind of football game.
• The cable channel Animal Planet created the Puppy Bowl to air on the day of the Super Bowl. The show brings together animals from shelters across the country so they can participate in a football game. Viewers are encouraged to adopt the show participants.
• When the cable channel Animal Planet realized that viewers were leaving the channel to watch the Super Bowl, a show was created to bring viewers back. The show is called the Puppy Bowl. It features puppies and other animals.
• The Puppy Bowl is filmed in a studio for the cable channel Animal Planet. Puppies are filmed playing a version of football. Kittens, hamsters, and hedgehogs have also been featured on the show.

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The main purpose of this selection is to

• compare football players with puppies
• describe how puppies learned to play a human sport
• persuade the reader to adopt a pet from an animal shelter
• provide facts about a popular animal show

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 Which section of the selection contains information about how veterinarians help with the Puppy Bowl?

• Play by Play  
• Picking Puppy Players
• Puppy Protection  
• Everyone Wins  

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Which question is answered in the section "Puppy Protection"?

• Who makes sure that the puppies are safe during the Puppy Bowl?
• How are puppies chosen to be in the Puppy Bowl?
• What happens to the puppies after the Puppy Bowl?
• When did the Puppy Bowl begin? 

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What do all the Puppy Bowl participants have in common?  

• They are all the same breed.  
• They are all the same size.  
• They are all familiar with playing games. 
• They are all available for adoption.  

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