ReadWorks Canine Courage

What are hypotheses?

• workers
• diseases
• landfills
• theories

In the passage, the author compares and contrasts rescue dogs with human workers.Which statement below is true?

• Many human workers remain healthy after 9/11, but most rescue dogs became sick.
• Both rescue dogs and human workers remain healthy after the 9/11 recovery efforts.
• Many rescue dogs remained healthy after 9/11, but most human workers became sick.
• Both rescue dogs and human workers became sick after the 9/11 recovery efforts.

What can you conclude about veterinarian Cindy Otto after reading the passage?

• She doesn't like being a veterinarian or working with rescue dogs.
• She cares about rescue dogs and appreciates their work.
• She would rather be a medical doctor than a veterinarian.
• She thinks training rescue dogs is a waste of time.

Read this sentence from the passage:
"'These animals are vital assets for state, local, and federal programs for disaster management,' he told WR News."

In this sentence, the word vital means

• friendly
• essential
• harmful
• unnecessary

Which statement supports the main idea of the passage?

• German shepherds and Labrador retrievers are easy to train as rescue dogs.
• A dog's nose is superior to a human's nose in filtering air that goes to the lungs.
• Rescue dogs fared better than human workers after the 9/11 recovery efforts.
• Asbestos exposure is hazardous and can cause cancer in people and animals.

For how long must rescue dogs train before they are certified?

• 20 hrs/week for 1.5 years
• 20 weeks every 1.5 years
• 20 hours a week
• 20 wks/year for 1.5 hours

Choose the word that best completes the sentence.
Many human rescue workers wore masks ______ they were searching for survivors at the site of the World Trade Center collapse.

• although
• and
• while
• until

In the sentence, "A pup must be able to...tirelessly pursue someone...,""pursue" means

• to chase
• to look at
• to play with
• to bark at

In the sentence, "...dogs worked without protective gear," gear means

• leashes and muzzles
• water bowls
• toys
• clothing and equipment

The rescue dogs seem to have less illness than humans who worked at the Trade Center disaster site, because

• humans are more likely to have skin diseases than dogs
• the dogs did not wear masks
• the dogs were there a relatively short time, about 10 days
• the dogs' handlers took good care of them