Article Comprehension - Two-Year-Old Peanut Crowned 'World's Ugliest Dog'

Article Comprehension:

How many years has the 'World's Ugliest Dog' contest been around? 26 years.

How many contestants did it attract this year? 29 dogs.

How did this year's winner Peanut get his 'ugly' looks? He was badly burned in a fire.

What is the organiser's main purpose for organising this unusual competition? To find the world ugliest dog.

Critical Thinking Challenge:

Do you think this is an appropriate title for the competition? What would you change it to? Worlds craziest looking dogs

Article Comprehension - Australia's Favorite White Humpback Makes A Rare Appearance

Article Comprehension:

What is so special about Migaloo? Migaloo's colour is genetic skin condition called albinism.

Cite a few facts from the article that tell you how precious Migaloo is to the people of Australia.
They refer to him as a 'hypo-pigmented' humpback.
Hes rare.
They can live up to 80 years old.

Why is Migaloo known as a 'hypo-pigmented' humpback? is he the only one?

He is not the only one. In September 2011 a family reported seeing a white calf amongst a pod of migrating whales near a harbor off the coast of North Queensland

Critical Thinking Challenge:

Do you think Migaloo's special colour helps or hurts him from human predators? Why

Maybe because it is very bright and hard to look at.

Article Comprehension - 13-Year-Old Indian Girl Becomes The Youngest Female To Conquer The Everest

Article Comprehension:

What did Malavath do? Climb mount Everest

Why does the author believe it is so admirable? Because she is young and its a really high mountain

What did she have to do to get selected for the Mount Everest climb? Malavath signed up up for the mountain climboing training for underprivileged people.

What happened when Malavath reached the advanced base camp? She setup camp atfer having altuide sickness.

How long did it take the team to get to the summit? 52 days.

What does Malavath hope her achievement will do to help other people? The young girl hopes that her achievements will inspire underprivileged people and girls all over the world, to try achieve their dreams.