The Right Dog for the Job

When Ira was about eight weeks old he - 

• met his puppy raiser
• finished puppy school
• opened his eyes and ears
• went to live with a disabled person

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Ira first learned to - 

• cross the street
• retrieve dropped keys
• guide a person who is blind
• press a wheelchair-access sign

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.5.5

Just before summer vacation, Sandy's students - 

• went on a field trip to Shy Bear Farm
• saw Don and Ira graduate from training
• taught Ira to use his nose to push a light switch
• escorted Don and Ira at the eight-grade graduation

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Why did Ira go to Guide Dogs for the Blind?

• He was too old to be a service dog.
• Don Simmonson needed him immediately.
• Sandy was not able to successfully train him.
• His service dog training facility was not ready. 

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

Ira's name changed to Irah - 

• at Sandy's house in Montana
• at Don's graduation ceremony
• when Sandy's students renamed him
• when he went to Guide Dogs for the Blind

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

When Don goes to work, Irah - 

• stays on the rug
• plays with Grayson
• waits at the bus station
• guides him to the piano

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

Which statement from the selection is an opinion?

• Ira has his own corner of the room, where he must lie quietly on his rug. 
• The most important thing a guide dog must learn is intelligent disobedience. 
• Irah and Don work together for three weeks in San Rafael, learning to be a team.
• Ira was born on Shy Bear Farm in Montana, along with his sister, Ivy, and his brother, Ike.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

What is the selection mainly about?

• Why people need service dogs
• How puppies grow and change
• Training a guide and service dog
• Teaching children to care for dogs

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What symbol was Ira taught to push that opens doors automatically?

• the open symbol

• the handicap symbol

• the wheelchair-access symbol

• the go symbol

What is the name of the organization that Ira was born into that helps disabled people?

• Dog Training

• PawsforHands

• Dogs for the Disabled

• PawsAbilities