Read the passage. and how come we think dogs are so smart? sure a dog might be clever enough to fetch his leash when he wants to go out. but the same mutt might also bark at a vacuum cleaner and spend a whole hour chasing his own tail. is rover really any brighter than a hamster, a chicken, or that kid who’s always eating play-doh? how can you measure an animal’s brain power? which element of this passage tells you that the writer’s purpose is to give you information about animal intelligence? a) the writer explains what dogs can and cannot do. b) the writer argues that smaller animals, such as hamsters, aren’t necessarily dumb. c) the writer asks you question that she plans to answer in the text. d) the writer makes a joke about humans eating play- doh.

Read the excerpt from part 3 of the call of the wild. but it was in giving the law and making his mates live up to it, that buck excelled. dave and sol-leks did not mind the change in leadership. it was none of their business. their business was to toil, and toil mightily, in the traces. so long as that were not interfered with, they did not care what happened. billee, the good-natured, could lead for all they cared, so long as he kept order. the rest of the team, however, had grown unruly during the last days of spitz, and their surprise was great now that buck proceeded to lick them into shape. what theme is most supported by the ideas in this excerpt? good leaders are strong and intelligent. loyalty can be a very powerful force. only the strong survive in the wilderness. we are all ruled by our natural instincts.

Is directly communicated and requires little interpretation

Which of the following story descriptions most directly shares themes with the passage above