Impossible to Train

PART A: What is the central message of the short story?

• Humans are just as difficult to control as animals.

• We never know what animals are thinking about us.

• The love between humans and animals is unbreakable.

• Animals are not all that different from humans.

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PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• “‘Is your pet hard to train?’ asked Jesse.” ( Paragraph 1)

• “Jesse nodded. ‘Mine is friendly. She likes to play, and she never sulks.’” ( Paragraph 10)

• “Jesse woofed in agreement. Sammy thumped his tail.” ( Paragraph 15)

• “‘Humans!’ said Jesse. ‘Impossible to train, but we love them anyway.’” ( Paragraph 16)

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PART A: How do the characters in the story feel about their “pets”?

• The characters love their pets, but wish they would do what they wanted.

• The characters like their pets, but want them to be more serious.

• The characters are tired of their pets and wish they had new pets.

• The characters are annoyed with their pets and how they treat them.

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PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

• “Sammy sighed. ‘He’s hopeless. He can’t learn anything properly.’” ( Paragraph 2)

• “’You should see mine when we go swimming,’ Jesse said.” ( Paragraph 5)

• “’I wonder if anyone has a pet as embarrassing as mine,’ said Jesse.” ( Paragraph 8)

• “’But mine is so hard to train!’ Jesse said again.” ( Paragraph 12)

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