RI 5.2 Summarizing

What would it be like to have teeth like a shark? A shark can have up to 3,000 teeth at one time. Shark teeth grow in rows, one behind another. Most sharks have five rows of teeth. When a shark loses a tooth, it is replaced by a tooth from the row behind it. I don't know about you, but I am glad that I don't have shark teeth!

What is the best summary for this passage?

• Shark teeth

• Sharks have thousands of teeth that grow in rows.

• A shark's teeth are much different than a human's.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

When Louis Braille was just three years old, he was in an accident that left him blind. When he was a teenager, Louis created a set of raised dots that blind people could use to read. In 1829, Louis published the first book using his system of raised dots, which is called the Braille system and is still used today.

What is the best summary for this passage?

• Louis Braille invented a system to help blind people read.

• Braille is a language that not many people know.

• Louis Braille was a very creative young man.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

"Even though Mars is our planetary neighbor, Earth and Mars do not have much in common. Mars is smaller than Earth and much, much colder. Not only that, the atmosphere on Mars is mostly carbon dioxide, which is poisonous to humans. There is also no water on Mars. Would you want to visit Mars?"

What is the best summary of this passage?

• Mars does not habitable.

• Mars is one of the inner planets.

• Mars is a small, cold planet with poisonous air.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

"Mickey Mouse is much older than he looks! He was created by Walt Disney in 1928. His first public appearance was in a black and white cartoon called Steamboat Willie. At that time, most cartoons were still silent. Steamboat Willie was one of the first cartoons with sound."

What is the best summary of this passage?

• Walt Disney World is a fun place to visit.

• Mickey Mouse is a very popular cartoon character.

• Mickey Mouse first appeared in a black and white cartoon in 1928.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

"If you didn't have bones, you would be more like a beanbag than a person. Your bones have two main purposes. First, they give your body structure so you can stand and move. Second, they protect soft organs like your heart and your lungs. When you grow up, your body will have 206 bones to do these jobs."

• There are only a few important bones in the human body.

• Bones give your body structure and protect your internal organs.

• Human bone structure is much different than that of an animal.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Dogs are not only good pets, they can also help solve crimes! Police dogs have been trained to help policemen and women do their jobs. For example, since dogs are good at picking up scents, some dogs have been trained to track criminals or missing people. They can also detect bombs and other explosives.

What is the best summary of the passage?

• Dogs make great pets.

• Dogs can also be hired to guide blind people.

• Police dogs have been trained to solve crimes by following scents.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

"Not every animal has eyes. Blind cave fish don't need eyes because they live in total darkness. They live in lakes, pools, and rivers inside caves in Central America. Even though they cannot see, these small fish can detect light with a gland in their bodies. A blind cave fish will swim away as soon as it detects light."

What is the best summary of the passage?

• Blind cave fish do not have eyes because they live in darkness.

• Blind cave fish live in Central America.

• Blind cave fish are blind because of an accident that happened before they were born.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

"The tallest trees in the world are located in Northern California. Redwood tree can reach heights of 350 feet (107 m) or more. That is about as tall as a 35 story building! The trunks of these trees are so big that in some places, people have carved tunnels through them big enough to drive a car through!"

What is the best summary of the passage?

• Some redwood trees are big enough to drive through.

• Redwood trees are taller than some buildings.

• Redwood trees in Northern California are the tallest trees in the world.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

"Unlike most other animals, snakes do not chew their food or even tear off mouth-sized chunks. Instead, they eat their food whole, often while it is still alive! Snakes can do this because the two parts of their jaws are not connected at the back the way that ours are. This allows them to open their mouths very wide."

What is the best summary of this passage?

• Snakes are very different than many other animals.

• Snakes are dangerous animals.

• Snakes can open their mouths very wide to swallow their food whole.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

"Did you know that only one kind of mammal is native to New Zealand? Until people brought in other mammals, bats were the only mammals to inhabit the island country. In addition to bats, New Zealand is home to several kinds of lizards and frogs, some very large insects, and many species of birds."

What is the best summary of this passage?

• Bats are the only mammals native to New Zealand.

• There are many kinds of mammals native to New Zealand.

• New Zealand is a very unique place.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2