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Name<br />

Charts are useful to organize and display information. Charts<br />

allow you to list a series of things in one column and information<br />

about those things in other columns. A chart usually has headings<br />

at the top of each column to describe the information the columns<br />

contain.<br />

<strong>Practice</strong><br />

Text Feature:<br />

Charts<br />

Use the chart about different dog breeds to answer the questions below.<br />

Dogs with Jobs<br />

Breed Originally Used For . . . Now Often Used To . . .<br />

Welsh Corgi driving other people’s cattle<br />

off protected land<br />

gather livestock and herd<br />

animals home<br />

Dalmatian running beside coaches to<br />

clear a path for the horses<br />

be companion animals<br />

Newfoundland dragging carts and carrying<br />

heavy loads<br />

rescue people from water<br />

golden retriever picking up game for hunters serve as guide dogs for<br />

people who are blind<br />

1. What task did golden retrievers originally perform?<br />

2. How are Dalmatians put to use today?<br />

3. How is a Welsh Corgi’s job today different from its original job?<br />

4. Which breed is now known for rescuing people in the water?<br />

5. Which breed is often used to help people who are blind?<br />

At Home: Make a chart called “People that I Know.” Under<br />

the heading “Names,” list three names. Use “Job” as another<br />

heading and fi ll in the chart.<br />

Pipiolo and the Roof Dogs<br />

Grade 5/Unit 1<br />

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