Reading Plus Whole Group 2C: Lesson 1 Summarizing

Reading Plus Whole Group Lesson

2C: Summarizing

Multiple Choice

1. Choose the best summary for this paragraph.

• A. Rivers are important to ships that use waterways as highways.

• B. Rivers can be busy or quiet, and they can be helpful to both cities and farms.

• C. Rivers are good for leisure activities such as fishing, sailing, and swimming.

• D. Rivers are important to farming because their water is used to grow crops.

Multiple Choice

Choose the best summary for the paragraph we just read.

• A. Big fish prey on little fish as their main source of food.

• B. Little fish eat worms and insects in the lakes where they live.

• C. A food chain begins with plants, followed by animals and humans.

• D. People use worms to catch both small fish and big fish.

Multiple Choice

Choose the best summary for the paragraph we just read.

• A. Shauna feeds the dolphins by throwing fish for them to catch.

• B. Shauna learns how to train a dolphin to perform tricks in the pool.

• C. Shauna eats lunch by the side of the pool while watching some dolphins.

• D. Shauna overcomes her shyness and lets a dolphin touch her hand.

Multiple Choice

Choose the best summary for this paragraph.

• A. Alex tries to get rid of a mouse that has found a hiding place in his clothes.

• B. Alex harnessed his horse so he could ride it to meet the train at the station.

• C. Alex did not like to travel alone so he brought his pet mouse with him on his trip.

• D. Alex was afraid of critters and did everything he could to stay away from them.