Let’s go through each question one at a time and find the best summary.
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Question 1:
The passage talks about Jenny picking paint, borders, curtains, and carpet — all with bright colors like yellow, red, green, blue. She’s excited to decorate her room. The key idea is that she’s choosing different things (colors and materials) to make her room look awesome.
Now let’s check the options:
- A: “Yellow is a good color...” → Too narrow. It only mentions walls, but the passage is about more than just paint.
- B: “Jenny was going to paint her room.” → Also too narrow. She’s doing more than painting — picking curtains, carpet, etc.
- C: “Jenny likes bright colors.” → True, but it doesn’t capture the full action — she’s actively decorating, not just liking colors.
- D: “Jenny was picking out colors and materials to decorate her room.” → This covers everything: paint, border, curtains, carpet — all part of decorating.
✔ So,
D is the best summary.
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Question 2:
Peter went to the zoo but felt tired and sick. He didn’t enjoy seeing elephants, camels, lions, or tigers — even though he usually loves elephants. He just wanted to lie down. The main point is that he didn’t have fun because he felt bad.
Check the options:
- A: “Camels were swatting flies...” → Just a detail, not the main idea.
- B: “Peter didn’t enjoy the zoo because he felt really bad.” → Yes! That’s exactly what the whole paragraph is saying.
- C: “It was really hot...” → Not mentioned at all.
- D: “Peter’s favorite animals were elephants.” → True, but again, just a detail — not the main point of the story.
✔ So,
B is the best summary.
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Question 3:
Julie watches ants carrying crumbs, building tunnels, defending the anthill. She thinks they’re hardworking and never lazy. The main idea is that ants are always busy and industrious.
Options given:
- A: “Ants carry many things.” → True, but too limited. They also build and defend.
- B: “Some ants may bite you.” → Not mentioned at all in the passage.
Wait — these two options don’t fully capture the main idea. But since we must choose from what’s given, and the passage emphasizes how busy and hardworking ants are, option A is closer — because carrying food is part of being busy. Option B is irrelevant.
But actually… looking back, the passage says: “One thing you could say about ants is that they sure aren’t lazy.” So the real summary should be something like “Ants are very hardworking.” But since that’s not an option, and A is at least related to their activity, while B is off-topic…
Hmm. Maybe there’s a mistake? But based on what’s provided,
A is better than B.
Wait — let me re-read the question. It says “The Summary of this passage is:” and gives only A and B. Since B is not supported at all, and A is partially true (they do carry things), then A is the only possible correct choice here.
✔ So,
A is the best available answer.
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Final Answer:
1. D
2. B
3. A
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of 4th grade summarizing worksheet.
