Weaving It Together

Journal
Describe an experience you have had with
an animal that affected your well-being or
the well-being of another family member
or friend. Why do you think the animal
had this effect?
Internet Activity
Instead of having the whole class research
phrenology, you might wish to have
some students look up information on
physiognomy, or “face reading,” and
report on what they learn.
Predicting, p. 69
Answers will vary.
Vocabulary
A. Vocabulary in Context, p. 72
1. b 2. d 3. c 4. b 5. a 6. a 7. b
8. c 9. c 10. a
B. Vocabulary Building, p. 73
1. a. signifi cance b. signifi cant
2. a. detected b. detection
3. a. treatment b. treated
C. Vocabulary in New Context, p. 73
Answers will vary.
Reading Comprehension
A. Looking for the Main Ideas, p. 74
1. c 2. d 3. b
B. Looking for Details, p. 74
1. Pet owners have better mental health
because pets make them happier and
less stressed. 2. Pet-owning children
are more likely to be involved in sports
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and hobbies. 3. Dogs help elders
exercise more because they take them
out for walks. 4. Therapy animals are
trained to give comfort and affection
to patients. 5. Good therapy animals
are gentle, friendly, and patient.
6. Dolphins help to heal people with
the sounds they make underwater, and
they make people feel peaceful and
happy. 7. Dogs can smell cancer on
patients’ breath because their sense of
smell is very strong and they can detect
the presence of certain chemicals.
8. A dog’s sense of smell is 10,000
to 100,000 times better than that of
humans.
C. Making Inferences and Drawing
Conclusions, p. 76
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
1. People with high blood pressure
would benefi t from having a pet.
2. The main reason therapy animals
are good for sick people is that they
bring enjoyment to people, which aids
in healing. 3. Dogs will probably be
used much more frequently to detect
the early stages of cancer in patients.
4. Our relationships with animals
are an important part of bringing
happiness, and therefore well-being,
into our lives.
Writing Skills
Exercise B 1, p. 78
2. Children get many benefi ts from pet
ownership, such as helping them cope with
family illness and death. 3. Owning pets
improves people’s health in several ways,
such as lowering cholesterol and blood
pressure, which can help extend their lives.
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