Play and Your Dog NewsELA Assessment

Which question is answered in the Introduction [paragraphs 1-5]?

• Which dog breed is more playful than the others?

• When did rich people start breeding toy dogs?

• How many dogs did László Garamszegi use in his study?

• What did László Garamszegi want to learn about dogs?

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Which sentence from the section "Differences In Behavior" explains WHY people used selective breeding with dogs?

• They wanted to see how playful they were.

• Over time, changes in genes can lead to new traits.

• These changes happen naturally.

• This helps make sure that future generations have the same traits.

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Read the following paragraph from the Introduction [paragraphs 1-5].

Which word could replace "select" WITHOUT changing the meaning of the sentence?

• choose

• ignore

• learn

• watch

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Read the selection below from the section "Play With Your Dog."

Dogs bred with traits for hunting and herding were more playful than others. These dogs are usually easier to train.

What does the word "usually" mean?

• always

• never

• often

• rarely

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Read the following paragraph from the section "Play With Your Dog."

What is the meaning of the word "increase" as it is used in the paragraph?

• find something that was missing

• lose something very important

• make something rise in amount

• stop something from happening

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CCSS.RL.5.4

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Read the Introduction [paragraphs 1-5].

Which selection from this section supports the conclusion that it is uncommon for an animal species to have many different breeds?

• The different kinds of dogs are breeds. They have different sizes, appearances, behaviors and attitudes.

• They may look very different. But all dogs today belong to a single species that descended from wolves.

• A species is a group of similar living things that can mate and produce offspring, or young.

• There is a lot of diversity within the dog species, and that is something that we can rarely observe in nature, says László Garamszegi.

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Read the following selection from the section "Play With Your Dog."

Which of these is an accurate explanation of what this selection means?

• Chihuahuas are not as playful as the other toy dog breeds bred by rich people.

• Chihuahuas have not lost their playfulness the way other toy dog breeds have.

• Some rich people bred toy dog breeds to help get back the playfulness the dogs lost.

• Some rich people bred toy dog breeds to be less playful so they give them fewer problems.

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Read the following paragraph from the section "Differences In Behavior."

Which phrase from the paragraph helps the reader to understand the meaning of "boost"?

• happen naturally

• certain traits

• helps influence

• future generations

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CCSS.RL.5.4

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Describe the major findings by the researchers and what information impressed or surprised you the most. Explain in 3 to 5 complete sentences.

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