Blind Ambition

What is the author trying to teach readers?

• People can do more when they work together.

• People can train dogs to help with many tasks.

• People can become most anything they want in life.

• People can make each other feel better by telling jokes.

Which is the best summary of the passage?

• The author has a funny guide dog that is also his best friend. The dog snores in class and makes children laugh.

• The author is blind and has a guide dog that helps him get from place to place. The boy can do a lot with help from his dog and others.

• People who are blind can use dogs to help them get around. The person tells the dog where to go, and the dog helps the person get there safely.

• People who are blind can use different tools to help them. Dogs, Braille, buzzers, and help from other people can all make life easier for someone who cannot see.

What does the way the author deals with problems show about the author?

• He gives up easily

• He likes to make people laugh.

• He wants to do things by himself.

• He is good at coming up with ways to do things.

How does the way the passage is written help readers understand what a guide dog does?

• The passage tells amusing stories about guide dogs, so the reader gets to see that guide dogs can be fun

• The passage is told by someone who has a guide dog, so the reader gets to know that person’s experience

• The passage shares events over many years, so the reader can see how the friendship with a guide dog forms.

• The passage includes parts that are told from a dog’s point of view, so the reader gets to see what guide dogs experience.

The author realizes that he must adapt in order to be fully accepted. What does the word adapt mean?

• try

• fight

• work

• change

What word is a proper noun?

• girl

• boy

• school

• Sally

Which word is a common noun?

• Southridge

• Mejjer

• Sally

• store

Which word needs to be capitalized?

• school

• park

• spanish

• board

Which one below is a type of figurative language?

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• All of the above

'Time is money' is an example of a

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole