The Right Dog for the Job Comprehension

What does the word companion mean?

• friend

• classmate

• vehicle

• teacher

When did Ira learn to stay calm on a bus?

• before he learned to retrieve dropped keys

• before he learned to enter an elevator

• after he met Don Simmonson

• after he visited Sandy's classroom

What happened when Ira was about eight weeks old?

• He finished puppy school.

• He met his puppy raiser.

• He went to live with a disabled person.

• He opened his eyes and ears.

Why did Ira go to Guide Dogs for the Blind?

• His service dog training facility was not ready.

• Sandy was not able to successfully train him.

• Don Simmonson needed him immediately.

• He was too old to be a service dog.

What does the phrase walk at heel mean in the sentence below?

The puppies have to learn how to come or sit on command and how to walk at heel on a leash.

• walk at person's side

• walk behind a person

• walk on their heels

• walk quickly

When was Ira's name changed to Irah?

• when he went to Don's graduation ceremony

• when he went to Guide Dogs for the Blind

• when Sandy's students renamed him

• when he was at Sandy's house

What is the main idea of the article's first paragraph?

• Ira and the other puppies were born for a special purpose.

• Ira and the other puppies were born in Montana.

• Ira and the other puppies were given their names immediately.

• Ira and the other puppies were adorable when they were born.

What was the FIRST task Ira learned to perform?

• to retrieve dropped keys

• to cross the street

• to press a wheelchair-access sign

• to guide a person who is blind

What is this article MOSTLY about?

• how children can be taught to care for dogs

• how service and guide dogs are trained

• why people need service dogs

• how puppies grow and change

Which detail from the article supports the main idea below?

Sandy taught her students how to help train Ira.

• The children helped Ira learn to come when he was called.

• The children played with the six-week-old puppies.

• The children made dog toys and scrapbooks at Shy Bear Farm.

• The children toured the farm and said one last goodbye to Ira.