Service Dogs 3rd & 4th sections

Read the sentences.

Boone is thrilled with his dog. Back pain makes it difficult for Boone to pick things up and he hopes Brindle will save him “lots of wear and tear” on his back.

What does the author mean by "lots of wear and tear."

• Boone's back is very healthy.

• Brindle wil save his back from getting more injured.

• Boone will help Brindle with his back problems.

• Boone is very excited that his back is torn.

Why does the author include the information about how Boone got injured?

• To entertain the reader with a funny story about war.

• The inform the reader why Brindle became a service dog.

• The inform the reader why Boone needed a service dog.

• The persuade the reader to become a soldier.

Choose the two best ways how working with Brindle make Boone stronger.

• Boone will become stronger by learning to run as fast as a dog.

• Boone will become stronger by gaining strength from all of the walking they will do.

• Boone will become stronger emotionally because Brindle is very soothing.

• Boone will become stronger by having to carry his dog everywhere.

• Brindle will become stronger by learning new skills in training.

What is the purpose for the following paragraph?

One recent morning, Brindle is joined by four other dogs. The fifth dog serves as a backup in case one of the other dogs doesn’t work out. They stand silently, because a bark would mean instant failure.

• To show how poorly behaved the dogs are.

• To show how seriously the dogs take their training.

• To show the people at the training.

• The show that there are a lot of dogs at the training.

Read the following sentence.

They stand silently, because a bark would mean instant failure.

Why would one bark mean instant failure?

• One bark would mean instant failure because the dogs have to be perfect in order to care for someone else.

• One bark would mean instant failure because it would mean they did not like their owner.

• One bark would mean instant failure because then the dogs would have to bark more.

• One bark would mean instant failure because the dogs are too old to be service dogs.

Why do you think only 40 percent of the dogs successfully complete the training program?

• The training program is boring the dogs fall asleep.

• The training program is very strict and hard to pass.

• The training program only accepts 40 dogs.

• The training program is only for cats.

Why did Odom and Boone have to wait seven months to start training? Choose the two best options.

• The training program is hard to get into.

• The training program is a lot of money, so only a few dogs can train at one time.

• The training program is really far away from where they live.

• The training program only trains kids and their dogs and Odom and Boone are adults.

• The training program doesn't like certain people.

Read the following sentences.

“We get to witness small miracles,” Balter says. She remembers a child with learning difficulties who never spoke. He said his first word to a service dog.

What "small miracles" are they referring to?

• Little things that happen that don't really matter.

• Miracles like when the dogs are able to not bark anymore.

• The life change they see in the patients like the boy who spoke.

• The hard training the dogs and owners go through.

How else do service dogs helps humans besides the physical demands and assistance? Choose the two best options.

• The dogs teach the owners how to sit and lie down.

• The dogs help the owners emotionally by calming them down.

• The dogs help the humans by giving them hugs.

• The dogs help the humans by giving them a companion.

What is the main idea of the entire article?

• Service dogs help humans by pulling wheel chairs and making them feel better.

• Service dogs helped make a little boy talk.

• A health care company is paying for service dogs to be trained.

• Service dogs, like Brindle, are very helpful to their owners in a lot of different ways.