The Dog Newspaper Comprehension

The author expresses the opinion that

• Soldiers found BJ when he was a puppy

• BJ's life was as uneventful as other dogs' lives

• her Uncle Bill could not keep a dog at his college

• she wrote the Dog Newspaper when she was 10

How does the author give more information about the characters at the beginning of the passage?

• by providing information on Uncle Bills childhood

• by inserting a flashback where BJ came from

• by summarizing all of the issues of the Dog Newspaper

• by describing different dog breeds and their characteristics

Which sentence from the passage states a main idea of the text?

• "He slept with them in foxholes"

• "He helped search rubble for signs of life"

• "As the soldiers fought to protect the free world, BJ did his duty too."

• "While in Germany, his unit went into a town that had recently been bombed"

Which detail supports the main idea that BJ was showered with loving attention?

• Uncle Bill got to keep BJ

• The author read aloud to BJ

• BJ was flown to Minneapolis

• BJ destroyed the gingerbread house

Read this sentence form the passage.

The gingerbread house was absolutely breathtaking.

Which word in the sentence above shows that it is an opinion?

• gingerbread

• house

• was

• breathtaking

The details about the various articles in the issue two of the Dog Newspaper show the reader that the author

• was aware of her publications faults

• thought all of her articles were exciting

• wanted to speed up the story with more action

• wanted to bore her readers as much as possible

Which of these sentences from the passage state a fact?

• "The next issue was even worse"

• "BJ still had not done anything newsworthy"

• "Issue number three was a publishing disaster"

• "Less than one month after its launch, the Dog Newspaper went out of business."

Read the sentence from the passage.

I believed my writing career was over.

Which word from the sentence above indicates that this is an opinion?

• believed

• my

• career

• over

Which sentence from the passage states a fact?

• "I need exciting plots, unique information and fresh insights"

• "What was in it for them? Except for the first issue, not much."

• "He lived to be 16, a good long life for an orphan puppy who entered the world during a wartime bombing."

• "BJ took one more plane ride from Minneapolis to Fresno, California, where my parents moved shortly after I got married."

Which statement best expresses the main idea of the entire passage?

• Having multiple owners is unhealthy for a dog.

• A newspaper about dogs could never be successful.

• Dull material will eventually cost a writer his or her audience.

• Dog owners should create more exciting lives for their dogs.