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July/August 2018 AKC Family Dog Magazine, Heroes and Helpers, Queen of the Hill by Elain Waldorf Gewirtz

Queen of the Hill online version

Queen-of-the-Hill-from-AKC-Family-Dog-July-August-2018 Printable Version

Directions:  Read and Annotate. Then answer the questions below.  Next to your answer, provide the paragraph number that supports each answer.

1. How does Gracie help the Glacier National Park Conservancy?
a) She makes visitors feel welcome.
b) She keeps rats away from the park.
c) She keeps the wild sheep and goats away from the park’s human visitors.
d) She herds the sheep that belong to the park service.

2. Why do the goats like to visit the parking lots?
a) They like to taste the things humans drop on the ground.
b) No predators chase them when they are near humans.
c) They like to visit with Gracie.
d) They want to attack the humans.

3. What does prominent mean?
a) Important
b) Obvious
c) Silly
d) Fun

4. What is the main idea of this article?
a) Gracie the Border Collie has shown that dogs can be worthwhile Parks Service employees.
b) Gracie the Border Collie has two different colored eyes.
c) Gracie the Border Collie is very smart and has lots of energy.
d) Gracie and Biel enjoy working together.