The Right Dog for the Job

What does the word companion mean in the sentence below?

The students take turns making dog toys, working on scrapbooks for Ira's new companion, touring the farm, and playing with the six-week-old puppies.

• friend

• enemy

• parent

• cousin

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RL.4.4

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

• Ira and the puppies were born in Kentucky.

• Ira and the puppies ate food at 4 weeks.

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

• Ira and the other puppies had different names.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

What happened when Ira was about 8 weeks old?

• He opened his eyes and ears.

• He started eating solid food.

• He met his puppy raiser.

• He went to live with a disabled person.

What was the first task Ira learned to perform?

• to press a wheelchair access sign

• to retrieve dropped keys

• to cross the street

• to guide a person who is blind

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

When did Ira learn to stay calm on a bus?

• after he met Don Simmonson

• after he visited Sandy's classroom

• before he learned to enter an elevator

• before he learned to retrieve dropped keys

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

Why did Ira go to Guide Dogs for the Blind?

• He was too old to be a service dog.

• His service dog training facility was not ready for him.

• He did not do well in training.

• No one wanted him.

When was Ira's name changed to Irah?

• when he went to the first training

• when he went to Guide Dogs for the Blind

• when he went to Don's wedding ceremony

• when he was at Sandy's house

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

What does the phrase walk at heel mean?

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

• walk quickly

• walk on their heels

• walk on the tip-toes

• walk at a person's side

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

Which detail from the article supports the main idea below?

Sandy taught her students how to help train Ira.

• The children played with the puppies.

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

• The children went on a field trip to the farm.

• The children made dog toys for Ira.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

What is this article mostly about?

• why people need service dogs

• how puppies grow and change

• how service guide dogs are trained

• how children care for dogs

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CCSS.RI.4.2