Problem: CHAPTER IV

IN THE GYMNASIUM

"Company attention! Carry arms! Present arms! Shoulder arms! Forward march!"

Captain Jack Rover, assisted by Lieutenant Fred Rover and his other officers, was drilling Company C in a corner of the gymnasium of Colby Hall. It was two days after the adventure on the Rick Rack River, and it was still raining, so that drilling in the open was almost out of the question.

The four cadets who had taken part in the rescue of John Franklin and his son Phil had explained the situation to Captain Dale on their return to the school and had been warmly praised by that old West Point military man for their bravery.

It may be mentioned here that Captain Dale had been in charge of the school since Colonel Colby had volunteered for the war and gone to France to fight.

Many of the cadets hated the rain and hoped it would soon clear. They loved drilling in the open far more than when held indoors, and they also wished to get at baseball and other Spring sports.

"It's a shame it doesn't let up," remarked Gif Garrison, after the drilling had come to an end and the rifles had been put away in their cases along the wall. Gif was a big youth, and the recognized head of many of the athletic sports.

"Well, we have to take such matters as they come," returned Spouter Powell, running his hand through his heavy brush of hair. "Were it not for the gentle rains, and the dews later on, the fields and slopes of the hills would not be clothed in the verdant green which all true lovers of nature so much admire. Instead we might have a bleak barrenness, a dissolution which would appall----"
1. Who was marching?
2. led by whom?
3. was it sunny?
4. where were they being drilled?
5. how long after their recent adventure?
6. was someone rescued?
7. who?
8. who else?
9. by whom?
10. who did they talk to?
11. were there weapons?
12. were they praised for their rescue?
13. what kind of weapons?
14. where were they now?
15. was the weather liked?
16. what sports wanted to be played?
17. who went to france?
18. why?
19. was gif small?
20. were they drilling outside?
Answer: 1. Company C
2. Captain Jack Rover
3. No
4. in a corner of the gymnasium of Colby Hall
5. 2 days
6. Yes
7. John Franklin
8. his son Phil
9. four cadets
10. Captain Dale
11. unknown
12. Yes
13. rifles
14. in their cases
15. No
16. baseball
17. Colonel Colby
18. for the war
19. No
20. No

Problem: There once was a zoo worker named Charlie. He really liked his job that allowed his to meet new people every day and take care of zoo animals. One day, Charlie showed up at the zoo that he worked at and saw that a turtle had escaped! He quickly picked up the radio and told all of the other workers to look out for the missing Turtle named Brian. Because of this, the zoo had to close down for the whole day! They were trying so hard, but still could not find any clue to where the turtle went. Finally, a girl named Samantha went on the radio and said that she found Brian eating lettuce in the Polar Bear cage. She also told everyone that the Polar Bears were protecting Brian! For hours, the zoo team tried to find a way to get Brian out of the cage without getting hurt themselves. Charlie finally had an idea. He was going to take a stuffed turtle from the gift shop, sneak into the cage, put the Polar Bears to sleep for a little bit, and then place the stuffed turtle where Brian was eating his lettuce. Charlie's plan worked, but the Polar Bears woke up and weren't happy! They took the stuffed turtle and ripped it up! Samantha went to find some fish to make them happy again as Charlie told Brian the turtle to never run off again.
1. Where did Charlie work?
2. Did he like his job?
3. What type of animal escaped?
4. What was his name?
5. How did Charlie contact the other employees tot ell them Brian was missing?
6. Who found Brian?
7. Where did she find him?
8. What was he eating?
9. Were the polar bears nice to Brian?
10. Were the zoo employees able to get Brian out of the cage right away?
11. What did Charlie decide to buy at the gift shop?
12. What did the polar bears do to it?
13. Were the polar bears upset?
14. Who helped make them feel better?
15. Whay did she do?
Answer: 1. zoo
2. Yes
3. turtle
4. Brian.
5. radio
6. Samantha
7. Polar Bear cage.
8. lettuce
9. yes
10. No
11. stuffed turtle
12. Ripped it up.
13. yes
14. Samantha
15. gave them fish

Problem: The German shepherd runs off and noses around in the grass of Kenya's Laikipia Plateau. "OK, Oakley," the dog's handler orders, "Find it!"

Oakley sniffs until he comes to a bush, then stops, sits, and looks up at his handler. She bends to see what he has found: the waste of an endangered African wild dog. "Good dog!" she praises. The handler pulls a tennis ball from her pocket. Oakley jumps for his reward.

"He doesn't actually want the waste," says Aimee Hurt, a founding member of the U.S.-based group Working Dogs for Conservation. Hurt is in Kenya to train both Oakley and his handler. "He finds it so he can play with his ball. We're the ones who want the waste."

Detection dogs are sometimes taught to locate actual animals. Black-footed ferrets have been studied with their help. But more often the dogs learn to locate the waste of creatures such as bears, wolves and mountain lions.

What the dogs find provides scientists with data about a species. Scientists can use the DNA collected from animal waste to identify individuals, sex, and population sizes -- all without ever seeing the animal itself. "It can take years to gather this kind of information if you have to trap animals," Hurt explains.

Waste analysis might make a huge difference when wild species are accused of attacking domestic livestock . Hurt says, "A good detection dog will find the waste so we can see what the animal is actually eating." This may help reduce problems between people and wildlife.
1. Detection dogs are sometimes taught to locate what?
2. what do they normally locate?
3. what do the scientits want it for
4. is there DNA
5. what can it identify?
6. how long would it normally take to gather this info?
7. What kind of dog is Oakley?
8. What's his handler's name?
9. What did he find?
10. What did she give him ?
11. does he want the waste?
12. what did Aimee co-found?
13. where is she?
14. doing?
15. who si she training?
16. and?
17. how does waste analysis help investigate domestic livestock attacks?
18. will that reduce problems?
Answer:
1. actual animals
2. the waste of creatures such as bears, wolves and mountain lions.
3. data about a species
4. Scientists can use the DNA collected from animal waste
5. identify individuals, sex, and population sizes
6. "It can take years to gather this kind of information if you have to trap animals,
7. German shepherd
8. Aimee Hurt
9. the waste of an endangered African wild dog.
10. tennis ball
11. He doesn't actually want the waste
12. the U.S.-based group Working Dogs for Conservation
13. Hurt is in Kenya
14. Waste analysis
15. Oakley
16. The German shepherd
17. "A good detection dog will find the waste so we can see what the animal is actually eating
18. This may help reduce problems between people and wildlife.