Skills Quiz 2/28

Highly trained dogs that work to help people are _________ as assistance dogs.

• absurd

• classify

• realistic

• selected

Handlers of these animals have to be very _________ in choosing dogs for the demanding training.

• avalanche

• selective

• security

• tart

Some dogs, such as police or guard dogs, offer _________ from crime or trespassers, helping their owners feel safer in their homes.

• security

• navigate

• absurd

• plea

Rescue dogs can go where humans cannot or dare not go. For example, these dogs can safely _________ the ruins or rubble left by earthquakes or accidents, in search of survivors.

• plea

• navigate

• tart

• nestle

Large, strong dogs with thick fur, such as St. Bernards or huskies, are trained to rescue skiers or climbers trapped by _________.

• classify

• security

• avalanche

• realistic

Schools for these remarkable dogs make yearly _________ for money and for volunteers who will help prepare puppies for “canine careers.”

• pleas

• principle

• tart

• absurd

At the Clown College, the first and foremost _________ is that just about anyone can be taught the art of clowning.

• avalanche

• principle

• plea

• security

To _________ success as clowns, students must work hard to master many skills, including juggling, acrobatics, makeup design, and comedy writing.

• ensure

• tart

• classify

• realistic

Great clowns make sensible, ordinary tasks, like opening a box, somehow seem _________ and wacky.

• absurd

• selective

• navigate

• security

Sarcastic clowns use insults and _________ comments to get laughs.

• tart

• classify

• plea

• avalanche