Modul Ajar Bahasa Inggris SMP/MTs: A Service Dog

Section 1
Hi, I am Abe and I am a  Service Dog.
When I was a puppy, my owner told me I would be a Service Dog  for a person who could not see. I didn't know what that meant, but I knew it was something special. When I got a little older, I was sent away to school.
My sister was sent to another school  to learn how to help people with Autism. To be their friend and help them get around.
One of my other brothers was sent to a special  school so he could learn how to warn people that they  were going to get sick before they did.
My other brothers and sisters became good  friends with people in good families.  Not every dog can become a Service Dog.
School was hard.  
I had to learn many things just like you. I had to learn to stop and look before crossing the street. And learn what a red, yellow, and green directional light  meant and what I should do. I was taught how to guide a person  to go left, right, to step up and  down, to stop, to move forward a  little, to back up, and much more.
I had to learn where I was  and how to get back, even  in strange areas.
I had to learn how to behave in a restaurant and  never, ever, beg for food. That was hard.
I had to learn that I could be a plain old playful  dog as long as my halter was off.
But once it was on... I was working.
I became the eyes of my master and their safety  and how they got around was up to me.

By T. Albert 

Illustrated by: maaillustrations.com

Comprehension Questions:

What is Abe's role as mentioned in the text?
a) Guard Dog
b) Service Dog
c) Therapy Dog
d) Pet

Who was Abe trained to assist?
a) People with Autism
b) Visually impaired individuals
c) People who get sick
d) People in good families

Where was Abe sent when he got a little older?
a) Pet store
b) Park
c) School
d) Friend's house

What was Abe's sister trained for at another school?
a) Guiding visually impaired individuals
b) Helping people with Autism
c) Warning people of sickness
d) Befriending good families

What did one of Abe's other brothers learn at a special school?
a) How to guide people
b) How to warn people of sickness
c) How to behave in a restaurant
d) How to play with other dogs

What was the fate of Abe's other brothers and sisters?
a) They became Service Dogs
b) They became pets
c) They joined good families
d) They remained untrained

What did Abe have to learn in school, similar to humans?
a) Advanced tricks
b) Street-crossing safety
c) Restaurant etiquette
d) All of the above

What did Abe have to learn about traffic lights?
a) How to change them
b) Their colors and meanings
c) How to avoid them
d) Ignoring them

What responsibilities did Abe have regarding guiding a person?
a) Going left, right, and stopping
b) Stepping up and down
c) Moving forward and backward
d) All of the above

When did Abe consider himself working as a Service Dog?
a) Whenever he was around other dogs
b) When his halter was off
c) When his halter was on
d) Only during mealtime

Section 2

After a long time in school, I graduated and my trainer introduced me to BJ. The person who would become my master. We were both excited.
We trained together for several weeks and  became very good friends.  
She was really nice and we always spent fun-time  together once she took my halter off.
One day the trainer said we were ready and I was  off to a new home with my master and friend.
We shared many years together and had many wonderful experiences. We went shopping, visited friends, ate in fine restaurants, and  traveled across the country.
I took care of BJ.
I knew when she didn't feel  right and could tell if she was  happy or unhappy, sad, grumpy,  or whatever.
I would always try to make  things better for her.
BJ took care of me.
She knew when I didn't feel right and could tell if I were  happy or unhappy, sad, grumpy, or whatever. She would always try to make things better for me.
A long time has passed and now I can't help my friend any more. BJ is off to school again and training with a new Service Dog.
I will meet him tomorrow and help him understand his new master. Then I become like my other brothers and sisters. I become a good friend for people in a good family.  You really couldn't ask for more.

By T. Albert 

Illustrated by: maaillustrations.com

Comprehension Questions:

Who is BJ in the text?
a) The narrator's sibling
b) The narrator's trainer
c) The narrator's master
d) The narrator's friend

How did the narrator feel when introduced to BJ?
a) Anxious
b) Excited
c) Indifferent
d) Nervous

What did the narrator and BJ do once the halter was off?
a) Trained together
b) Went shopping
c) Spent fun-time together
d) Visited friends

Where did the narrator and BJ travel together?
a) Across the country
b) Across the city
c) To a new home
d) To school

What did the narrator do to take care of BJ?
a) Went shopping
b) Visited friends
c) Tried to make things better for her
d) Traveled across the country

How did the narrator know when BJ didn't feel right?
a) By going to the doctor
b) By asking her directly
c) By observing her behavior
d) By reading her mind

What is mentioned about the narrator's future?
a) Going to a new school
b) Becoming a pet
c) Helping a new Service Dog
d) Training with BJ

Why is BJ going to school again in the text?
a) To visit friends
b) To travel across the country
c) To train with a new Service Dog
d) To become a good friend

What will the narrator become after helping the new Service Dog?
a) A pet
b) A new master
c) A good friend for people in a good family
d) A Service Dog for BJ

What is the narrator's perspective on their experiences with BJ and their future role?
a) Unhappy
b) Grumpy
c) Excited
d) Nervous