The Dog Newspaper Comprehension

Which of the sentences from the passage states a fact?

• "The next issue was even worse."

• "BJ still had not done anything newsworthy."

• "Issue number three was a publishing disaster."

• "Less than one month after its launch, the Dog Newspaper went out of business."

Which statement best expresses one of the main ideas of the entire passage?

• Having multiple owners is unhealthy for a dog.

• A newspaper about dogs could never be successful.

• Dull material will eventually cost a writer his or her audience.

• Dog owners should create more exciting lives for their dogs.

Which of these sentences from the passage states a fact?

• "The next issue was even worse."

• "B.J. still had not done anything newsworthy."

• "Issue number three was a publishing disaster."

• "Less than one month after its launch, the Dog Newspaper went out of business."

The author expresses the opinion that

• soldiers found B.J. when he was a puppy

• B.J.'s life was not as boring as the other dogs

• her Uncle Bill came home from the war

• she wrote The Dog Newspaper

The details about the various articles in the issue two of the Dog Newspaper show the reader that the author

• was aware of her publications faults

• thought all of her articles were exciting

• wanted to speed up the story with more action

• wanted to bore her readers as much as possible

Which of these sentences from the passage state a fact?

• The next issue was even worse

• BJ still had not done anything newsworthy

• Issue number three was a publishing disaster

• Less than one month after its launch, the Dog Newspaper went out of business.

Which sentence from the passage states a fact?

• "I need exciting plots, unique information and fresh insights"

• "What was in it for them? Except for the first issue, not much."

• "He lived to be 16, a good long life for an orphan puppy who entered the world during a wartime bombing."

• "BJ took one more plane ride from Minneapolis to Fresno, California, where my parents moved shortly after I got married."

What is the main theme of 'The Dog Newspaper'?

• The challenges of running a newspaper

• The adventures of a dog named BJ

• The importance of exciting content in journalism

• The history of dog breeds

Which sentence from 'The Dog Newspaper' is an example of a fact?

• The next issue was even worse.

• BJ still had not done anything newsworthy.

• Issue number three was a publishing disaster.

• Less than one month after its launch, the Dog Newspaper went out of business.

What literary device is primarily used in 'The Dog Newspaper' to convey the author's message?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Irony

• Personification