Summarizing test

March 2nd was a great day at the New York Public Library. More than 250 first and second graders wore red-and-white-striped stovepipe hats. They were celebrating The Cat in the Hat's 50th birthday. Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat picture book has been published for 50 years now. The famous feline danced with children racing around him. At the same time, pink, purple, and white confetti rained down.

Serena Williams, the tennis champion, read The Cat in the Hat to second graders. They sat on brightly-colored rugs around her. Two lucky second graders from PS 152 in Manhattan sat next to Williams on a big red chair. Pink and purple umbrellas hung from the ceiling. The students giggled while Williams made her voice change from deep to high for the many characters in the story.

After reading the book, Williams shouted, "Tip your hat to the Cat!" The students took off their hats and waved them excitedly.

Which sentence should be included in the summary of the passage above?

• A) After reading the book, Williams shouted, "Tip your hat to the Cat!"

• B) The students giggled while Williams made her voice change from deep to high...

• C) Two lucky second graders from PS 152 in Manhattan sat next to Williams on a big red chair.

• D) Serena Williams, the tennis champion, read The Cat in the Hat to second graders.

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It started when they got to the bears. Peter felt tired and his stomach hurt. He dragged himself over to see the elephants, which were eating from a stack of hay. Normally, the elephants were his favorite. Without much interest, Peter followed his classmates to the camels, which were busy swatting flies with their tails. Peter knew he should be having fun at the zoo, but he just felt terrible and all he wanted to do was lie down and rest. Even the lions and tigers did not interest him now.

The best summary of this passage is...

• A) Peter's favorite animals were the elephants.

• B) The camels were swatting flies with their tails.

• C) It was really hot at the zoo.

• D) Peter didn't enjoy the zoo because he felt really bad.

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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.

The best summary of this passage is:

• A) Jason really wanted to play third base.

• B) Jason was the best player on his team.

• C) Jason had trouble catching ground balls.

• D) Jason was too lazy to practice.

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For the walls, Jenny thought she would use a bright yellow paint. She would pick a border that had mostly bright red and green colors, and maybe a little bit of blue. She already had found some curtains that were sky blue with streaks of red, blue and yellow that she thought would go great with the walls. And finally, she had picked a carpet that was mostly blue with specks of red and yellow. Jenny couldn't wait till she was done decorating her room. It was really going to look awesome.

Which sentence best summarizes the passage?

• A) Jenny likes bright colors.

• B) Jenny was going to paint her room.

• C) Jenny was picking out colors and materials to decorate her room.

• D) Yellow is a good color to paint your walls.

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John Robert Lewis is a United States Representative from the state of Georgia. He has served in the House of Representatives since 1987. Lewis has dedicated his life to public service and to advocating for Civil Rights. In fact, he is the last surviving member of the Big Six leaders of the American Civil Rights movement in the 1960s.

Now Lewis hopes to reach a new generation of Civil Rights Activists with his own comic book memoir entitled “March: Book Two.” The comic tells the story of Lewis’s life as part of the historic movement and how he became part of the March on Washington, where Lewis was one of ten speakers invited to address the huge crowd that gathered at the Washington Monument.

Today, Congressman Lewis could not be happier about his new comic book memoir. “It is my hope,” he says, “…that more and more of the young people engaging in non-violent protests would take a lesson from “March” and use the way of nonviolence.”

Write a summary of the passage in the text box below.

• In fact, he is the last surviving member of the Big Six leaders of the American Civil Rights movement in the 1960s.

• John Robert Lewis is a United States Representative from the state of Georgia.

• The comic tells the story of Lewis' life as part of the historic movement and how he became part of the March on Washington.

• "It is my hope," he says, "that more and more of the young people engaging in non-violent protests would take a lesson from "March" and use the way of non-violence."

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Weather reporters have to give out a lot of information. That's why they use pictures. The pictures help them tell us about the weather without using so many words. Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is. They need to know where the warm air is. They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area. Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short. The pictures help weather reporters get the information out in a fast way.

Which sentence best describes the main idea of the paragraph?

• A) Weather reporters need to know where the cold air is

• B) Pictures help weather reporters get information out in a fast way

• C) Their reports need to be correct, but they also need to be short

• D) They have to know where it is raining and what types of clouds are in the area

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Julie watched the ants as they carried small crumbs down the trail to the anthill. She thinks ants are very hard working and industrious little creatures. They always seemed busy, and you never saw an ant just laying around doing nothing. They were carrying food, building tunnels, or defending the anthill. One thing you could say about ants is that they sure aren't lazy.

The Summary of this passage is:

• A) Ants carry many things.

• B) Some ants may bite you.

• C) Ants are hard workers.

• D) Some ants help take care of the queen.

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Bonnie wanted to get out of taking her test in science. She asked to use the restroom. As she wandered along the hall, the shiny red fire alarm called her name. Bonnie knew it was wrong - like she could be in big, bad trouble wrong - but she pulled the alarm anyway. Green spray came out all over her arms as she began to run away. As teachers and students exited the building, the science teacher saw Bonnie's arms. The teacher immediately delivered Bonnie to the principal who thought the emergency was real. Bonnie knew she was in big, bad trouble and still not out of her science test.

• A) Bonnie did not study for her science test so she made a plan to hide out in the restroom during class.

• B) Bonnie wanted out of a science test so she pulled the alarm, but she got caught and would be in big, bad trouble.

• C) Bonnie hated tests so she decided to skip school instead of going to class that day.

• D) Bonnie, on the way to the restroom, wondered what would happen if the fire alarm were pulled, so she pulled it.