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Read the paragraph and answer the questions.
1.  Kayla and Kiki are two dolphins in a show at the local aquarium. Each afternoon they perform for the audience who comes to watch them. Kayla and Kiki know many tricks. They jump through hoops. They walk across the water using their tails. They leap high out of the water to take a fish from the dolphin trainer.
Kayla and Kiki are beautiful dolphins. They are about 12 feet long. They each weigh about 400 pounds. They can stay under water for almost 15 minutes while holding their breath. Kayla and Kiki are very gentle animals. The audience loves seeing them perform and learning about them.

Who is this story about?




How do Kayla and Kiki learn their tricks?



2.  Rex is a police dog. He can smell really well. He works at the airport. He helps the police to make sure there are no bad drugs going on airplanes.
On Friday Rex was at the airport. He started to bark. Rex had found something. The policeman thought Rex was being silly. When the policeman opened the boxes, the bad drugs were hidden there. Rex was right again!

How does Rex let people know he found something bad?




Who is this story about?






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