Public Speaking Is Easier When a Cute Dog is Listening

18) The suffixes in the word judgmental in paragraph 8 of the selection “Public Speaking Is Easier When a Cute Dog Is Listening” help the reader understand that the word means —

• F) too busy to listen

• G) moving around

• H) easy to confuse

• J) looking for mistakes

Which text evidence best supports the meaning of the word judgmental?

• Paragraph 8:

  It doesn’t matter if students mess

  up. The dogs won’t know if they do. They are there to support the

  students and help them feel less nervous.

• Paragraph 4:

  Wallick pet Dexter as he practiced. The dog, listening, licked Wallick’s right hand.

19) What is the most likely reason the author uses a cause-and-effect organizational structure in the selection “Public Speaking Is Easier When a Cute Dog Is Listening”?

• A) To explain the results of a program that lets students who need to give speeches practice with an unusual audience

• B) To explain how a university program designed to help students improve their speeches got started

• C) To explain the challenges that two students experience as they work with dogs

• D) To explain how dogs are chosen to take part in a special program at a university

Which sentence best uses a cause-and-effect structure?

• Paragraph 15:

  “When I felt myself shake a little bit at the end, I looked at Noche and I was like, ‘I’m all good,’” Gilthorpe said. “I’m going to imagine an audience full of Noches.”

• Paragraph 10:

  Martinez thinks that dogs can have a calming effect on people. After doing a session with the audience dogs, students reported feeling less nervous, she said. She added that the best way to deliver a great speech is to practice.

20) Which sentence from the selection “Public Speaking Is Easier When a Cute Dog Is Listening” best explains why audience dogs are successful at their job?

• F) The program began thanks to Caron Martinez. (paragraph 9)

• G) Martinez thinks that dogs can have a calming effect on people. (paragraph 10)

• H) She added that the best way to deliver a great speech is to practice. (paragraph 10)

• J) Any student at the school that has a presentation to deliver can book 30 minutes with one of the audience dogs. (paragraph 12)

21) What can the reader conclude about students who participate in the program based on information throughout the selection “Public Speaking Is Easier When a Cute Dog Is Listening”?

• A) Students who participate in the program are afraid the first time they practice their speeches with an audience dog.

• B) It is common for students in the program to deliver their speeches in less time.

• C) It is difficult for students to find a time to practice when an audience dog is available.

• D) Students who participate in the program will feel more prepared when they deliver their actual speech.

Which text evidence supports the conclusion that students who participate in the program will feel more prepared when they deliver their actual speech?

• Paragraph 14:

  "But, today she is only giving a speech to one audience member, and it is a dog named Noche."

• Paragraph 10:

  " After doing a session with the audience dogs, students reported feeling

  less nervous"