SUMMARIZING

Lester was lost. He didn't know where he was, or how to get where he was going. He had left the directions at home and he didn't have a map. Now, he was in a strange neighborhood and he was confused. If he could find a familiar landmark, he might figure things out.

• A. Wanting a map

• B. Lester was lost

• C. Getting directions

• D.On his way to a party

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Baseball has been a part of American life for more than 100 years. There are 30 professional teams in 28 American cities and hundreds of minor league teams throughout the 50 states. More Americans attend major league baseball games than any other professional team sport in the United States. Baseball is a part of American slang, fashion, music, and movies.

• A. Baseball stadiums

• B. Baseball in America

• C. Minor league baseball

• D. Baseball slang

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Many people buy lottery tickets, but not many win. Even fewer give away their prize. Paul Sherman, a fast food assistant manager, won $10,000 in the state lottery and decided to give the money to a youth club. The club's director could not believe Paul's generosity. Paul didn't think it was any big deal. "The kids need it more than I do," he said.

• A. The state lottery

• B. The dangers of gambling

• C. One man's generosity

• D. Pick the winning number

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

For most of us, getting older means getting better. We might not have as much energy as we used to, but we know how to use it more efficiently. We think more clearly. We have more experience and get less intimidated. We're more focused on what we love best. That's what maturity is all about.

• A. A bad situation

• B. Problems of the elderly

• C. Getting more experience

• D. Positive side of maturity

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

"If you want something done, give it to a busy person." That advice sounds odd at first, but people with energy and ambition often get results. Time and again, people with ambition accomplish things that others thought were impossible. Whether a person wants to set a world record, or rise to the top of a company, ambition is one of the qualities that's most needed.

• A. Too much ambition

• B. The value of ambition

• C. The cost of ambition

• D. How to be more ambitious

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.7.2