Summaries Practice with Highlight Practice

Select the best summary for the book, The Cool Bean, by Jory John.

• In The Cool Bean, a bean talks about how he loves school and spending time in the cafeteria with other beans. The story describes many different kinds of beans and what they like to do during the day. There are funny moments when beans walk through the hallways and talk with their friends.  In the end, the bean learns that being truly cool means being kind, supportive, and a good friend to others.

• In The Cool Bean, a regular bean wants to be as cool as the cool beans at school. But, the regular bean feels awkward and believes he isn't as cool as them. So, he tries to act cool but keeps making mistakes and embarrassing himself. Then, the cool beans show kindness by helping him when he struggles and including him. In the end, the bean learns that being truly cool means being kind, supportive, and a good friend to others.

• In The Cool Bean, a bean learns that being kind to others is important. The cool beans helps their friend, the uncool bean, and includes them when they play at recess, and everyone ends up feeling happy and supported. The story shows that kindness and friendship matter.

• In The Cool Bean, a regular bean wants to be as cool as the cool beans but feels awkward and embarrassed when he tries to act like them. So, the cool beans help him when he struggles and include him in what they are doing. The bean is cool at the end of the story.

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Highlight the sentence in the summary that includes the theme.

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Which of the following is the best summary for the story, Jabari Jumps, by Gaia Cornwall?

• In Jabari Jumps, Jabari goes to the swimming pool with his dad on a hot day. He looks around at the pool, notices the diving board and the people swimming. Jabari puts on his swimsuit and practices blowing bubbles in the water before he even thinks about the diving board. While he watches others swim and play, he also enjoys the snacks he brought and splashes around in the shallow end.

• In Jabari Jumps, Jabari wants to jump off the diving board but feels nervous when he climbs up and sees how high it is. After watching others and talking with his dad, he finally gathers the courage to jump into the pool.

• Jabari wants to jump off the diving board for the first time. However, he feels nervous and unsure when he climbs up the ladder and sees how high it is. So, Jabari watches others jump and takes time to think, breathe, and get ready. Then, with encouragement from his dad, he finally gathers the courage and jumps into the pool. Jabari learns that being brave does not mean you are not scared—it means trying even when you feel afraid.

• In Jabari Jumps,  Jabari wants to jump off the diving board for the first time. So, Jabari watches others jump and takes time to think, breathe, and get ready. Jabari learns that being brave does not mean you are not scared—it means trying even when you feel afraid.

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Which of the following is the best summary for the story, Those Shoes, by Maribeth Boelts?

• In Those Shoes, Jeremy wants a pair of popular shoes that all the other kids are wearing. His family cannot afford them, but he tries to save his money. In the end, he gives the shoes to another child who needs them more.

• In Those Shoes, Jeremy wants a pair of popular shoes that everyone at school seems to have. But, his family cannot afford them, and he feels disappointed. So, Jeremy's grandmother takes him shopping and he buys the popular shoes, they're just too small. In the end, Jeremy makes the choice to give the shoes to Anthony who needs them more. Jeremy learns that true happiness comes caring for others, not from having the newest or most popular things.

• In Those Shoes, Jeremy spends time at school with his friends and talks about the shoes everyone is wearing. He goes shopping with his grandma, looks at the shoes, and has fun trying them on. At the end of the story, Jeremy gets a pair of snow boots and enjoys wearing them to school. The story teaches that sharing time with family and friends is important.

• Jeremy goes to the store with his grandma and looks at all the shoes on the shelves. He doesn't find those shoes until he goes to the second thrift store. He gives his thrift store shoes to Anthony and wears his snow boots that his grandma got for him. Because Jeremy eventually got the black shoes with two white stripes, he learns that sometimes you have to save up for the things you really want.

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