OIC Grade 4 - Summarize

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Did you know penguins can’t fly? They use their strong flippers to swim instead. Penguins are amazing swimmers and can stay underwater for a long time.

• Penguins can fly and swim using their wings.

• Penguins are great swimmers because they use their flippers.

• Penguins stay on land because they can’t swim.

• Penguins can’t swim or fly, but they walk fast.

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Do you like apples? Apples come in many colors, like red, green, and yellow. Some are sweet, while others are sour, but they are all healthy to eat.

• Apples are red, green, and yellow, and they are healthy to eat.

• Apples are sour and unhealthy, but they come in many colors.

• Apples are sweet and sour but are only red in color.

• Apples can be sweet or sour, come in different colors, and are healthy.

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Elephants are the largest land animals in the world. They have long trunks and big ears. Elephants use their trunks to drink water and grab food.

• Elephants use their long trunks to drink and grab food.

• Elephants are small land animals with big ears.

• Elephants have big ears and trunks but don’t use them for drinking.

• Elephants are the largest land animals and use their trunks to drink and eat.

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Butterflies are insects with colorful wings. They start as caterpillars and then change into butterflies. This process is called metamorphosis.

• Butterflies grow from caterpillars through a process called metamorphosis.

• Butterflies are insects that stay caterpillars forever.

• Metamorphosis is the process by which caterpillars turn into colorful insects called butterflies.

• Caterpillars are colorful insects that become butterflies through metamorphosis.

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Rainbows appear when sunlight shines through raindrops. They show many colors, like red, orange, and blue. You can see them after it rains.

• Rainbows are colorful and appear at night when the moon shines.

• Rainbows appear when sunlight hits raindrops and show different colors.

• After it rains, sunlight creates a rainbow full of colors like red, green, and yellow.

• Rainbows form during rainfall, showing colors like red, orange, and green.

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Owls are birds that hunt at night. They have large eyes that help them see in the dark. Owls eat small animals like mice and insects.

• Owls are birds that can only see during the day and eat plants.

• Owls hunt at night using their large eyes and eat small animals.

• Owls hunt during the day and eat big animals like deer.

• Owls are birds with small eyes that hunt insects at night.

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Clouds are made of tiny drops of water. When the drops get too heavy, they fall as rain. Clouds come in different shapes, like fluffy or flat ones.

• Clouds are made of tiny drops of water and fall as rain when they get heavy.

• Clouds are fluffy objects in the sky that never cause rain.

• Clouds are flat and fall from the sky when it gets windy.

• Rain falls from fluffy clouds that are made of air, not water.

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Kangaroos live in Australia and use their strong legs to jump. They carry their babies, called joeys, in a pouch on their belly.

• Kangaroos live in Australia and jump using their tails.

• Kangaroos jump with strong legs and carry joeys in a pouch.

• Kangaroos live in trees and carry their babies on their backs.

• Kangaroos use their pouches to store food and carry joeys.

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The sun is a giant star that gives light and heat to Earth. Plants need sunlight to grow, and people need it to stay warm and healthy.

• The sun is a giant planet that makes Earth cold.

• The sun is a star that gives heat and light, helping plants grow and people stay warm.

• The sun is a small star that only helps people stay warm.

• The sun gives heat but no light and is not needed by plants.

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Chocolate is made from cocoa beans that grow on trees. The beans are roasted, ground, and mixed with sugar and milk to make chocolate bars. Some chocolate is sweet, while dark chocolate is less sweet and more bitter.

• Chocolate is made from roasted cocoa beans, sugar, and milk.

• Cocoa beans are eaten raw and taste sweet like chocolate.

• Dark chocolate is sweet and made only from sugar and milk.

• Chocolate grows on trees as sweet bars that can be eaten.