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Laura didn’t have enough money to buy the bicycle that she wanted, so she did work in her neighborhood to earn it.

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Susan wanted to play the guitar, but didn’t know how, so she asked her brother to teach her.

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Which is the best summary for this story? Options: Zainab wanted to play with her friends, but her mother was too busy, so they built a club house with couch cushions. Zainab was disappointed because she couldn’t build a club house, so she called her friends to come over and play. Because Zainab’s mother needed the house to be quiet, Zainab couldn’t play inside with her friends, and so they played outside. Building a couch cushion club house was so important to Zainab that she decided to disobey her mother and build one anyway.

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Because Zainab’s mother needed the house to be quiet, Zainab couldn’t play inside with her friends, and so they played outside.

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1. Deepthi recorded Ms. Lila doing the dance steps so she could watch the video instead of going to the recital.
2. Ms. Lila wanted Deepthi to learn the dance steps in time for the recital, but Deepthi struggled to do them correctly.
3. Deepthi and Ms. Lila wanted to make a video for the dance recital, but Deepthi didn’t know how to dance well.
4. Because she struggled to do the steps on her own, Deepthi recorded her teacher and practiced the dance at home until she knew it for the recital.

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Because she struggled to do the steps on her own, Deepthi recorded her teacher and practiced the dance at home until she knew it for the recital.

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Vani wanted some Wheaty Flakes, but Aashi had eaten the last of them, and so Vani went to the store and bought her own box.

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Patrice was a yellow belt in karate and wished she was a black belt, so she asked Anna for help.

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Patrice wanted to be a black belt in karate, but she didn’t know karate, and so she started taking classes to learn.

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Patrice wanted to be in movies like Jackie Chan and Chuck Norris, but she didn’t know how to do karate, and so she took a class with her friend Anna.

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Patrice loved karate, but didn’t know how to become a black belt, so she asked Anna for more information.

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Patrice wanted to be a black belt in karate, but she didn’t know karate, and so she started taking classes to learn.

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Tai was embarrassed when she came to school late, but she didn’t know how to get there on time, and so she tried going to bed earlier.

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Tai wanted to wake up earlier, but she didn’t have an alarm clock, and so she was late every day.

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Tai couldn’t get to school on time because she woke up too late, and so she used an alarm clock to wake up.

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Tai hated being late, but she was always waking up after school had started.

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Tai couldn’t get to school on time because she woke up too late, and so she used an alarm clock to wake up.

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1. Kim wanted a delicious cookie, but her parents said she had to do her chores first, and so she imagined a cookie while she worked.
2. The ingredients Kim saw in the pantry gave her the idea to make cookies.
3. Although Kim finished all of her chores, she couldn’t have any cookies because there weren’t any in the kitchen.
4. There were no cookies for Kim to have for dessert after she finished all of her tasks, and so she made some.

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There were no cookies for Kim to have for dessert after she finished all of her tasks, and so she made some.

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1. Twyla had writer’s block, so she asked her little brothers to draw some characters, which she used to write her story.
2. Twyla wanted to write a story about a dinosaur and a boy, so she had her little brothers draw pictures of the characters to inspire her.
3. Twyla’s writer’s block was keeping her from writing anything, so she decided to draw with crayons instead.
4. Twyla’s brothers wanted her to write a story, so they drew some pictures of the characters they wanted in the story.

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Twyla had writer’s block, so she asked her little brothers to draw some characters, which she used to write her story.

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1. Kristin’s paintings of nature were her Dad’s favorite thing, so she wanted to paint him a tree, but couldn’t decide how to do it.
2. Kristin wanted to paint a picture for her dad, but she couldn’t think of anything, and so she looked around for inspiration and decided to paint a tree.
3. Kristin wanted to paint a tree for her dad, but she couldn’t find a tree outside to use as a model, and so she used a picture of a tree as a model, instead.
4. Kristin wanted to paint a picture for her dad, but he didn’t like natural objects, and so she painted something else.

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Kristin wanted to paint a picture for her dad, but she couldn’t think of anything, and so she looked around for inspiration and decided to paint a tree.

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