Point of View - Assessment

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If you're looking for a companion that will sit by your side, then a dog might be your best bet. Cats can be quite affectionate and attentive, but only up to a point. They tend to become bored or overstimulated much more easily than dogs, and at that point they want to escape for a while. What's the MOST LIKELY point of view of the writer?

Dogs make better companions than cats.

Dogs and cats are great companions.

Cats are by far the best companion for a human.

Dogs run faster than cats.

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Owning a dog significantly improves your survival: Dog owners are four times more likely to be alive one year after their heart attack compared to cat owners and non-pet owners. Man's best friend may also help us make human friends: Walking a dog leads to more social interactions, especially with strangers. What's the author's point of view on how pets socialize?

Cats help the owner socialize more.

Dogs help their owners socialize more.

Cats live longer than dogs.

Dogs live way longer than cats.

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Dogs, it turns out, have about twice the number of neurons in their cerebral cortexes than what cats have, which suggests they could be about twice as intelligent. This finding was provisionally accepted for publication and will soon publish in the journal Frontiers in Neuroanatomy. According to this text, what is the author's point of view?

Dogs are more intelligent than their owners.

Dogs are smarter than cats.

Cats have fewer neurons in their cerebral cortexes than dogs.

Ctas will soon be found to be smarter than dogs.

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Multiple Choice

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If the decision came down to your wallet, cats are significantly cheaper than dogs, costing about $13,625 to $17,510 in a lifetime, compared to dogs at $16,607 to $22,423. We based the lifetime costs on the average lifespan of dogs (10-13 years) and cats (12-15 years). What's this author's point of view on expenses on pets?

This person thinks that having a cat is going to mean about $18,000 of your budget.

This person thinks that having a dog is more expensive than having a cat.

This person believes that dogs live longer than cats.

This persons believes than you should have a credit card in your wallet.

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Multiple Choice

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Dogs love stuff that smells bad—from garbage, to dead animals, to poop—and they really love to roll around in it. As a result, dogs require routine bathing and grooming, which can get very expensive if you take your dog to the groomer. Cats are essentially self-cleaning machines. Can you tell the point of view of this person?

Dogs are much cleaner than cats.

Dogs dislike being dirty.

Cats are way cleaner than dogs.

Cats need to be taken to the groomer very frequently.

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Multiple Choice

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The first-year cost of dog (or cat) ownership exceeds $1,000, according to the ASPCA. Learn what pet expenses to expect before bringing a dog or cat into the family. ... The costs of bringing a cat or dog into your home go far beyond any initial adoption fee, which can vary from nothing at all to hundreds of dollars. What's this person's point of view on pets?

You should know that this will be an easy family matter.

Everyone in the family should prepare to clean after the pet.

You should arrange for a pet groomer even before your new pet arrives home.

You should know that it will not be cheap to have a pet.

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Multiple Choice

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Cats are known for their personal hygiene and general cleanliness: They're easily litter-trained and, unlike their canine compatriots, rarely find themselves with an open jar of peanut butter stuck to their snoots. Still, being a cat owner does involve a fair amount of home cleaning and care. What is this person's point of view on having a cat?

Having a cat offers a lot of enjoyalbe times.

A cat is the cleanest pet of all.

If you think a cat is clean, be prepared!

Being a cat owner involves training it to eat peanut butter.

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Multiple Choice

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When it comes to personal hygiene, cats are the epitome of cleanliness. They are naturally equipped with the implements to groom themselves: a barbed tongue with which to lick, forepaws they moisten with saliva and use as a surrogate washcloth, and teeth to dig out tougher debris. What's the writer's point of view on cats?

Cats are never clean.

Cats are the dirtiest pets of all.

Cats do not like to keep themselves clean.

Cats know how to keep themselves clean.

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Multiple Choice

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A recent study by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, shed new light on how cats' scratchy tongues enable them to keep themselves so clean: they're covered with hundreds of sharp, tiny hooks called filiform papillae. What's this person's point of view?

The Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta knows very little about cats' lives.

The cats' tongues are very scratchy to the point of hurting them.

The texture of cats' tongues is of interest to the Georgia Institute of Technology.

A cat's tongue is what keeps a cat really clean.

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Multiple Choice

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Another reason why cats hate water is attributed to their history. There is not much in a cat's background to recommend them for successful interactions with bodies of water, be it small or big. Cat's ancestors lived in dry arid places which means rivers or oceans weren't obstacles they had to face. According to this text, what is the writer's point of view of cats liking water?

Cats love water since they have lived around it since forever.

Cats don't like water because they don't like to take baths.

It is not clear why cats dislike water.

All cats enjoy being around water.

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