Choosing the Best Summary

Martin, Jose, and Donald were having a party. They

thought it would be great to celebrate the end of school.

Donald was supposed to bring the balloons. He

showed up late and didn’t bring the balloons. Jose was

upset at Donald. “Hey man, how are we going to have a

party without balloons?” Jose said.

Martin stepped in. “Wait a second guys,” Martin

interrupted, “We can still party. Let’s make paper balls.”

The boys had fun without balloons. Instead, they

threw paper balls all over the house! Jose told Donald he

was sorry for being so upset, and Donald apologized to

Jose.

What is the best Summary?

• Donald was supposed to bring balloons to a party with his friends, but he forgot. He went to the part anyway, and he showed up late.

• Three friends were having a party. Jose was upset because Donald didn’t bring balloons.

• Donald didn’t bring balloons to a party, and his friend was upset. Instead of balloons, they had fun playing with paper balls. The friends forgave each other for their mistakes.

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Anna and Pam are always together. They read

together at Pam’s house. Anna’s aunt took them to

soccer practice every week. These girls were best friends. But one day their friendship was tested. Pam’s dad came home from work with tough news. He gently told her, “Pam, we are going to move to Florida. My job is changing.” Pam called Anna, and they cried. After talking for a while, they decided to set up Google accounts. They decided to video chat each weekend. “We may be far apart, but at least we laugh and talk together,” Anna said.

• Anna and Pam are best friends. Their friendship is tested when Pam must move away. They decide to stay in touch using video chats.

• Two girls are best friends who always go to soccer together. They even read together. They enjoy being friends.

• Anna and Pam do everything together. Pam has to move away.

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Some students work really hard and show good

citizenship. Tara is in Mr. Marco’s class. She is trustworthy,

polite, and responsible. Yesterday Mr. Marco was sick, and the class had a substitute. Mr. Marco left a note that told the sub Tara could be trusted to help out. When the substitute tried to take attendance, there was no class roster. “Tara, can you come here?” the substitute asked. Tara was told to go to the office and ask for a class roster. When she returned, the substitute was able to take attendance.

What is the summary?

• A substitute doesn’t have the roster needed to take attendance. A trustworthy student is asked to go to the office. When she returns, the substitute can take attendance.

• There is a substitute in Mr. Marco’s class. He couldn’t come to school because he was sick. Students are misbehaving in class. The substitute asks Tara to go to the office and ask for help.

• Mr. Marco was sick, so Tara had to help in the classroom.

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The other day my chain fell off my bike. I was just riding along, and a I hit a bump. After hitting the bump, I couldn’t peddle. The chain was off. When I have problems with my bike, I always go over to Roderick’s house. He uses his dad’s tools to help me fix things. Even when I don’t have anything that helps him, Roderick can fix it. When my chain fell off, I went straight to Roderick. He opened the door and said, “Hey, there! It looks like you’ve got chain problems. No

big deal! I can help.”

Which is the best summary for this passage?

• A. The narrator was riding his bike. When the bike hit a bump, the chain fell off. Luckily, Roderick could fix the bike.

• Roderick is always the person to go to for bike repairs. He has tools, and he has skills.

• After a quick bike ride, the chain fell off. This was a problem because the bike can’t be peddled without a chain.

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Ms. G called her class together and announced, “I

have good news. I’m going back to school!” All the students were confused. How could a teacher go back to school? Ms. G told them she was getting a master’s degree. The students thought that sounded cool.

But then the students became concerned. “Does that

mean you are going to be a student, and we are going to lose you as a teacher?” one student asked. “Yes, I will be a student. No, you will not lose me,” Ms. G replied. The students were relieved to know that they weren’t going to lose Ms. G. They loved her.

Which is the best summary of this passage?

• Ms. G announced she was going to school, but her students were concerned about losing her. She wanted to get a master’s degree.

• After hearing Ms. G was going to school, the students were worried they might lose their teacher. Ms. G told them she would be both a student and their teacher.

• The students were relieved to know that they weren’t going to lose Ms. G as their teacher.

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