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Article Comprehension:

1. How many years has the 'World's Ugliest Dog' contest been around? The worlds ugliest dog contest has been around for 26 years. How many contestants did it attract this year? It attracted 29 dogs along with their owners.
2. How did this year's winner Peanut get his 'ugly' looks? He got his ugly looks because he was severely burnt in a fire which made him lose his lips, most of his body hair and eye lids. 
3. What is the organiser's main purpose for organising this unusual competition? To make sure that these dogs are happy and well looked after.     

Cross-Country From A Seagulls Perspective

Bang! The starter gun goes off I am souring through the air I see hundreds of people run but I am focusing on this one person he is what looks like to be in 50th place as he is running down the hill he is racing past other people.

All of a sudden he slows down a little bit and slowly jogs up a hill but he does not stop and walk. He gets to the top of the hill and starts speeding up all of a sudden he has already done one lap. He is still trying to pass other people. As he starts to pass other people. My wings are still flapping as fast as they could.

He all of a sudden passes what looks like 13 people he has done two laps so now he has only one lap to go he is speeding up for the last bit he gets onto the field and races in between the tape as he comes around the last corner there is a straight as he is trying to sprint to the finish line he has finished quicker than he had thought he looks like he got 28th. My wings are starting to slow down as I glide towards the ground.   

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Questions: 

What is so special about Migaloo?
Cite a few facts from the article that tell you how precious Migaloo is to the people of Australia.
Why is Migaloo known as a 'hypo-pigmented' humpback? is he the only one?

Answers: 

What is so special about Migaloo? Migaloo is special because she was the first documented hump back whale. She was first spotted of Australia's Byron bay in 1991.  

Cite a few facts from the article that tell you how precious Migaloo is to the people of Australia. 

1. He was first spotted in 1991.

2. He was the first documented hump back whale. 

3. Planes are not allowed closer than 2,000 meters away from the mammal and jet skis and boats are not allowed closer than 500 meters away from the whale. If anyone is caught violating these rules they have to pay a fine of up to $12,500 AUD ($13,505 NZD). 
4. We was given an aboriginal name. 

Why is Migaloo known as a 'hypo-pigmented' humpback? He is a hypo-pigmented because he has a genetic skin condition called albinism. Is he the only one? No Migloo is not the only one.

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Article Comprehension:

1. What cereal does Rosado use to create her portraits?
2. Why does it take so long to create each masterpiece?
3. Name some celebrities that have featured in her cereal art series. What kind of art did Rosando unveil in 2013.

Answers: 

1. Rosado uses corn flakes to create her portraits.        

2. Each Portrait takes about 5 Hours to make because it takes a long time to crush the flakes. 

3.  The famous celebrities featured in her portraits are: The king of pop, Michael Jackson, Reggae legend Bob Marley, R&B singer Alicia Keys and John Lennon.

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Article Comprehension:

1.Where was the most recent tallest Lego structure built? Who built it?

2.What are the two requirements imposed by the Guinness World Records before a Lego tower can be eligible for inclusion?

3. Why does the author believe that a new Lego tower record will be attempted soon?

Answers:

1. The worlds tallest lego structure was built in front of Saint Stephen's Basilica in Budapest (Capital Of Hungary). Who built it? Official Lego Builders from Denmark.  

2. For the tower to be eligible for the Guinness Book Of World Record it had to have no adhesives and no wires. 

3. The author thinks it will be attempted again because the record was broken three times alone in 2012 so it is bound to attempted again.  

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Article Comprehension 

Questions:

1. What is unusual about the reptiles that live at Nyanyana crocodile farm?

2. How did they turn this way?

3. What are the crocodiles being bred for? 

Answers: 

1. What is unusual about the reptiles that live at Nyanyana crocodile farm? The thing that is unusual is that at the Nyanyana Crocodile Farm is that the Crocodiles were normal Crocs that ate meat and they changed their diet and now they are 100% Vegetarian.  

2. How did they turn this way? The Crocodiles turned this way by accident because in 2006 Zimbabwe was undergoing an economic crisis so the company found it impossible to find affordable meat to feed the 164,000 Crocodiles that were being raised in the farm, Because of that they had to feed them pellets that were a mix of meat and vegetables. After the change of diet the diet didn't seem to deter the reptiles growth so they gradually eliminated the meat and now the Crocodiles are completely 100% Vegetarian. 

3. What are the crocodiles being bred for? The Crocodiles are being bred for their skin once the crocodiles have been killed they skin the Crocodiles and sell the skin to european tanneries which their skin is transformed into leather and sold to fashion houses to make expensive handbags shoes and belts. We wonder whether this diet works for Crocodiles in the wild. 

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Article Comprehension:

1. Q:What did Malavath do? Q:Why does the author believe it is so admirable?  A: Malavath climbed to the top of Mt Everest. A:The author found this admirable because she suffered from altitude sickness and turned back to advance base camp for 3 days and then carried onto the top of Everest. 
2. Q: What did she have to do to get selected for the Mount Everest climb? A: Malavath was one of the 20 selected for a professional training session at the Darjeeling Himalayan Mountaineering institute from October 26th to November 16th, 2013. Q: What happened when Malavath reached the advanced base camp? A: She suffered altitude sickness and had to return to base camp. 
3. Q:How long did it take the team to get to the summit? A: It took the team 52 days to reach the summit of Everest. Q: What does Malavath hope her achievement will do to help other people? A: Malavath hopes will inspire underprivileged people and girls all over the world, to try achieve their dreams.

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