Service Dogs

Both articles discuss mobility __________ dogs.

• trained

• assistance

• licensed

• helping

Tell me how "Service Dogs" is different from "A Soldier's Best Friend"

• "Service Dogs" is the only article that says support dogs have to be licensed.

• "Service Dogs" doesn't talk about soldiers.

• "Service Dogs" talks about Ruthie(Christopher Strickland's support dog).

• "Service Dogs" talks about how well support dogs help college students.

Which text evidence below most strongly supports your answer to the previous question?

• There are several organizations in the U.S. that train service dogs for military veterans

  and match these dogs to partners.

• But the greatest demand for service dogs among U.S. veterans is for trauma assistance

  dogs.

• When a soldier returns from war with a physical or mental disability, a service dog can

  often improve his quality of life in many ways.

• Ruthie wears a special balance harness with an elevated handle so that Strickland can

  lean on her for walking support instead of a cane.

For whom would Article 1, “Service Dogs,” not provide helpful information?

• a student writing a report about service dogs

• someone looking for personal experiences others have had with their service dogs

• a wheelchair-bound person who is curious about the tasks that service dogs can perform

• someone who wants to find out which types of illnesses medical alert dogs can assist

  with

Which article provides more information about service dogs in general?

• "Service Dogs"

• "A Soldier's Best Friends

• Neither

• "A Soldier's Service Dog"

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.”

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.

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

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

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'service' correctly in the context of service dogs?

• The service was excellent at the restaurant last night.

• The service dog helped the blind man cross the street safely.

• She decided to service her car before the long trip.

• The service at the hotel was very slow.