Best in Show

February 27, 2014

Wire Fox Terrier is the 2014 Westminster Dog Show Winner

Sky is a beautiful white-and-tan wire foxterrier. She won 
Best in Show at the2014 Westminster Dog Show. The dogsh
ow happened at Madison SquareGardens in New York City. T
heWestminster Dog Show began in 1877. Itis the second-
oldest sporting event inthe U.S. This year, almost 3,000 dog
swere in the show. They came from allover the U.S. and th
e world. It was thebiggest show since 1990.
Judges study the dogs. They comparethem to the best exampl
es of theirbreeds. In 2014, three new breeds werein the show: 
the Chinook, Portuguesepodengo pequeno, and Rat Terrier. First
,Sky won Best of Breed. Then, she wonBest of Show. She is n
ow “America’sDog” for one year. The Westminster DogShow als
o had fun shopping. Peoplecould buy cute things like dog purs
es or3D-printed statues of favorite pets.

Question
In this story, the phrase “Best in Show” means—
A. The most interesting event in a show
B. The top winner in a dog show
C. A video of a dog show
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Question
Which title did Sky win?
A. Best Dog
B. Show Stopper
C. America’s Dog
What was NOT for sale at the dog show?
A. Different types of pets
B. Dog purses
C. Statues of dogs