Read the passage. For the last two years, Kelly has wanted a dog that she could call her own. But her mom didn't think she was quite ready to care for a dog all
by herself. So, on her tenth birthday, Kelly was thrilled when her mom surprised her with a puppy!
Kelly was determined to take good care of him. She fed him and gave him fresh water. She took him for walks and brushed his fur. Even
when she tired of doing those jobs, she did them anyway because he was her pet. After a month, Kelly's mom told her she was doing a great job.
Kelly was so proud of herself!
Which sentence best states the author's viewpoint?
1. Taking care of dogs can be very exciting.
O2. People and dogs can become good friends over time.
03. Walking dogs makes the owners and the dogs healthy.
4. Taking care of dogs helps people become responsible.

Read the passage you won't have a problem finding a gentle or sociable pet at the shelter. you might have the idea that all the animals there have something wrong with them. if they aren't diseased, they must be vicious. "that's just not so," according to toni troy, who volunteers at the ferndale shelter. she says that the majority of its inhabitants are sweet and fearlessly affectionate. good pets are often abandoned by selfish owners who move, have a change in their family situation, or dump the litters after letting their animals breed. sometimes people just decide that they don't want a pet any longer, even if that animal has been with the family for years. other animals wind up at the shelter because they strayed too far from their homes and their families can't find them. which detail is most in revealing that most pets are in shelters due to no fault of their own. a) she reveals that the reader might think there is something wrong with shelter pets. b) she explains that there are gentle, sociable pets at the shelter. c) she says that some pets at the shelter were abandoned by their owners. d) she states that most pets at shelters are "sweet and fearlessly affectionate."

Which best expresses the irony present in this passage?

Which statement about this passage best explains that the culture is patriarchal?