Service Dogs Readworks Comprehension

Who uses service dogs?

• people who have trouble seeing or hearing

• people who want a dog as a friend

• people who don’t want cell phones

• people who draw portraits of dogs

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What does this passage describe?

• different breeds of dogs and how they behave in different situations

• different ways that service dogs help their owners get around independently

• different diseases that can cause the loss of hearing or sight

• different ways that people can apply for and receive a trained service dog

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Service dogs are trained to help their owners with MANY different tasks, not just one.

What evidence from the passage supports this idea?

• “One seeing eye dog named Chloe helped her owner Sami who loved to run.”

• “If you see a service dog, it is working to take care of its owner. This means you must ask the owner if you may pet the dog.”

• “When a student would call Phyllis’s name, Shadow would nudge her with his nose.”

• “These dogs help their owners shop at a store, visit a friend, or take public transportation, like buses and subways.”

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Based on the information in the passage, what can you infer about how service dogs are trained?

• Service dogs are trained to be unfriendly towards people who aren’t their owner.

• Service dogs do not need to be trained before they begin helping their owners.

• Service dogs all receive the same kind of training, no matter who their owners are.

• Service dogs are trained differently depending on what kind of help the owner needs.

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What is the MAIN IDEA of this passage?

• Service dogs are trained to help people who have trouble seeing or hearing so that they can lead independent lives.

• Chloe’s owner, Sami, has trouble seeing, so Chloe helped her by guiding her as she ran track.

• Service dogs wear special vests and collars so that people know they are service dogs and don’t pet them.

• For teachers with hearing loss, service dogs can help them figure out which of their students asked a question during class.

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