You Mean That's Really a Job?

The article talks mainly about __________.

• the job of dog food tasting

• how to become a water slide tester

• unusual careers around the world

• how to move icebergs in the ocean

Which is the closest antonym for the word threatening, as it is used in the article?

• exciting

• welcoming

• enormous

• dangerous

The article states: 

Sometimes, [icebergs] may crash into offshore oil rigs and platforms. So, oil companies hire people to keep that from happening. These crews track down the threatening icebergs and rope them. Then they haul them away by tugboat.

Why did the author include this passage?

• To tell about the information collected by oil companies

• To explain why icebergs drift towards oil rigs and platforms

• To suggest that oil companies should stop looking for oil

• To explain why it is important to manage icebergs

Think about the article. In what way are dog food tasters and pro sleepers similar?

• They both test the food's flavor and how healthy it is

• They both can make a great deal of money from testing products

• They both check for design flaws that can be dangerous

• They both usually need to have a degree before getting the job

Which passage from the article best supports the idea that some unusual jobs were created more for convenience than need?

• The purpose of this part-time job is to free up people from waiting in long, boring lines.

• Water slide testers try out slides to make sure they are safe. They look for design flaws

• Many of these mountains of ice are floating in the North Atlantic Ocean.

• These are just the tip of the wacky-job iceberg. Believe it or not, some people are pro snake milkers.

The article states:

Many of these mountains of ice are floating in the North Atlantic Ocean. Sometimes, they may crash into offshore oil rigs and platforms. So, oil companies hire people to keep that from happening. These crews track down the threatening icebergs and rope them. Then they haul them away by tugboat.

Which is the closest synonym for the word haul?

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• pull

• roll

• blow

• brush

Suppose Talia wants to find out about the different studies pro sleepers take part in. Talia would find most of the information __________.

• on a television show that explains the need for sleep

• in a job ad for mattress and pillow testers

• in a newspaper article about the problem with some studies

• on a website that contains the findings of sleep studies

Which of these is an opinion?

• Dog food tasters test many things before they judge them.

• Removing venom from snakes is the smartest career choice.

• Water slide testers test the overall safety of new slides.

• Iceberg roping keeps mountains of ice from crashing.

to bring

• threatening

• oil rig

• nutritious

• fetch

good for you

• nutritious

• venom

• threatening

• fetch