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1. Which detail would be least important to include in a summary about this passage?

   1. They hope to recycle 280 tons of fishing gear!

   2. Some people call these items “ghost gear.” And the ghost gear is causing big problems for wildlife in the ocean.

   3. Old lobster and crab cages, fishing nets, and fishing lines trap helpless animals that can’t escape. 

• 1. They hope to recycle 280 tons of fishing gear!

• 1. Some people call these items “ghost gear.” And the ghost gear is causing big problems for wildlife in the ocean.

• 1. Old lobster and crab cages, fishing nets, and fishing lines trap helpless animals that can’t escape. 

• 1. These projects will encourage people to stop throwing old fishing gear in the water. 

1. Which sentence best summarizes paragraph 2? 

• 1. In Maine, there is an organization called The Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation that holds special events in which volunteers clean up thousands of lost lobster traps. 

• 1. A group of fishers teamed up with a research center from the Mississippi State University to place recycling bins at popular harbors for people to turn in old fishing gear. 

• 1. When ghost gear, such as crab and lobster cages, fishing nets, and lines end up in the ocean it can be dangerous for the animals in the ocean because they can get caught up in the trash and can die. 

• 1. Did you know more than 10% of the pollution in the ocean is old fishing gear?

1. What is the best summary of “Cleaning Up Ocean Pollution: Collecting “Ghost” Fishing Gear?

• 1. Ghost gear is old fishing gear such as lobster traps that do not get cleaned up or are lost by fisherman. This gear ends up in the ocean causing many problems. 

• 1. Ghost gear is old fishing gear such as lobster traps, fishing nets and lines that have either been accidentally lost or purposefully thrown into the ocean. It can cause problems such as damaging boats and trapping ocean animals causing them to die. There are many organizations that are working to clean up this type of ocean pollution in states such as Maine, California and Louisiana. 

• 1. Some organizations are working to clean up ocean pollution known as ghost gear. Volunteers work to clean up leftover lobster traps in Maine. Some organizations put out recycling centers in fishing harbors for people to throw old gear away into. 

• 1. Ghost gear is old fishing equipment that has become trash pollution in the ocean. It is a problem because it is just adding to the pollution of the planet. 

1. Which event happens at the end of the story? 

• 1. Jack rode the glass elevator to the top floor of the library.

• 1. Jack read books about planes. 

• 1. Jack went to the new library to work on his homework assignment. 

• 1. Jack loses track of time and is locked in the library for the night. 

1. Which detail would be most important to include in a summary about “No Way Out”? 

• 1. There were plants in every corner of the new library. 

• 1. The elevator was shaped like a spaceship that reminded Jack of Star Trek. 

• 1. Jack lost track of time while looking at the books about aircraft.

• 1. The light outside cast a silver glow on the library. 

1. Write a 3-5 sentence summary for “No Way Out”.