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Story Questions
1. 
A good title for this reading passage would be . . .
a. “The Armadillo State.” 
c. “The Basics of the Armadillo.”
b. “Locating an Armadillo.” 
d. “The Squeal of an Armadillo.”
2. 
After reading the passage, what can you guess is one similarity between an armadillo and
an anteater?
a. They both live in Texas. 
c. They both squeal.
b. They both eat ants. 
d. They both jump in the air when startled.
3. 
The author wrote this passage to . . .
a. justify keeping armadillos in captivity.
b. inform the reader of how armadillos are mistreated.
c. share general information about armadillos.
d. raise awareness of the shrinking armadillo population.
4. 
If you wanted to find out more about armadillos, you could . . .
a. read a book about how armadillos dig their burrows.
b. watch a television program about insects.
c. meet somebody who lives in Texas.
d. watch a television program about the different types of armadillo.

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#3491 Daily Warm-Ups: Reading
Anne Sullivan
Anne Sullivan was born on April 14, 1866, in Feeding Hills, Massachusetts. She was born to Irish 
immigrant farmers. She had one brother, Jimmie, who was crippled from tuberculosis. Anne’s family 
was extremely poor, and her father was an alcoholic and abusive. When she was five years old, Anne 
got a serious eye infection that left her almost completely blind. Her mother died two years later, and 
her father put both of the children in an orphanage. Her brother died shortly after being placed in the 
orphanage.
When the head of the orphanage came to visit, Anne pleaded and begged him to let her go to school.
She was allowed to go to school, and after a few operations, she regained some of her vision and 
managed to graduate at the top of her class from the Perkins Institute for the Blind.
Anne began some of her most important work when she was called on to tutor a young blind and deaf 
girl named Helen Keller. Helen was seven years old and very undisciplined. Anne had to teach her 
obedience before anything else. A breakthrough finally happened, and Anne was able to teach Helen 
to read words using Braille and the manual alphabet. Anne helped Helen go on to accomplish great 
things. Both Anne and Helen were invited to make speeches all over the world. Anne’s work had a 
lasting impact on Helen and others, including both blind and sighted people. She continues to be an 
inspiration.
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