The Shaggy Dog

What is the story mostly about? 

• a dog shelter

• a shaggy dog

• bathing a dog

• walking a dog

Which of these details was not mentioned in the story?

• Sarah was eight years old.

• Sarah's clean-up took three hours. 

• Sarah was always hungry.

• Sarah was a terrier mix.

Which of these things was not used to clean Sarah up?

• comb

• water

• shampoo

• clippers

On page 6, the word enthusiastic means

• "excited"

• "bored"

• "frightened"

• "angry"

On page 6, the word adorable means

• "tough"

• "weak"

• "cute"

• "small"

Look at page 7. A terrier is

• a rabbit cage

• a haircut. 

• a type of cat.

• a type of dog.

Sarah looked awful at first because 

• she was mean.

• she had fallen into a mudhole. 

• no one had taken care of her. 

• she wouldn't let anyone was her.

Sarah was given a bath so that she could be

• adopted.

• sold.

• returned to her owner.

• entered in a show. 

Sarah leaned against the police officer because she 

• was tired. 

• was sick. 

• liked him.

• was afraid of him. 

When Sarah arrived at the shelter, she looked like

• a lion. 

• a bear. 

• a rat. 

• a rabbit.