Summarizing Practice

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Summary of the passage about ants:

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Ants are hard workers.

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What is the best summary for this paragraph? Johnny really wanted an adventure. He borrowed his friend's bike and explored the world. He saw many amazing things and had a lot of fun. Johnny was so glad he went on his trip! Options: Johnny saw amazing things., Johnny went on a fun bike adventure., Johnny was glad he went on a trip., Johnny wanted to explore.

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Johnny went on a fun bike adventure.

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What is the best summary for this paragraph? Sally had a birthday party at her house. She invited lots of friends. They all brought her a present to open. She was excited to share cupcakes with her friends. She thanked everyone for coming before they went home. Options: Sally opened presents., Sally ate cupcakes with her friends., Sally had a birthday party with her friends., Sally thanked her friends for coming.

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Sally had a birthday party with her friends.

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Summary of the passage: Tomorrow is Jill's birthday. She is excited because she gets to pick where she will eat dinner. Will it be Mexican food at the Big Enchilada House? Or will it be fried chicken at the Chicken Shack, or a big cheeseburger at Al's Hamburger Palace. She just couldn't decide. Then there was always the Pizza Shop with that great pepperoni pizza. How would she ever decide? Maybe she would just flip a coin.

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Jill has many restaurants to choose from for her birthday.

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Summary of passage: Right now Jason was playing right field. He really wanted to play third base. Earlier this year, coach had put him in left field and second base in a game, but never at third base. Once in practice, coach let him play third base, but he kept missing ground balls. When he did stop one, he made a bad throw to first base. Maybe if he kept practicing, Jason would be good enough to play third base. That was his dream.

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Jason really wanted to play third base.