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First, it's great that you want to share the responsibility of pet ownership with your children.
However, it's important that you assign age-appropriate tasks. Here are a few examples of what
you may expect.
A toddler can help parents (1)… - "helping" a parent fill food and water dishes, grooming,
going with parents to take the pet for a walk, or to the veterinarian. Another good trick is to have
the toddler give the dog a treat for good behavior, i.e. gets in bed or crate before family leaves the
house. The toddler and the pet (2)…!
The 5-7 year-old is capable of doing some of the tasks above (feeding, watering, grooming)
without parental help. Still you can't expect that a child this age will remember (3)… from Mom or
Dad.
The 8-12 year-old needs parent supervision for some tasks, like walking the dog. Before a
child is 10-12 it's not advised that they walk a dog without adult supervision. But the child can feed,
water and play with the pet alone (depending on the pet's temperament and area for exercising).
Depending on your teen's maturity, you can sometimes allow him/her (4)…, including
feeding, cleaning up after, driving to the vet and exercising the pet. Allowing the teen to take the
dog to obedience classes can also be a good activity for both.
1. Four sentence/groups of words have been removed from the text. Select the appropriate
sentence/group of words for each gap in the text. There is one extra sentence/group of
words which you do not need to use. 4 points
4. For the following questions, choose the answer (A, B, C, D) which fits according to the
text. 6 points
1. The 5-7 year-old is capable of feeding, watering and grooming the dog …
A. with parental help. B. without parental help.
C. with mother’s help only. D. with close supervision.
5. Comment on the following statement: Share the responsibility of pet ownership with your
children. (100 words) 4 points