Final Answer:
1. Their picnic was ruined because ants got into their food and they couldn’t eat it.
2. They tried to grab paper towels quickly to clean up, but the kids grabbed four paper towels and ran back to the picnic—spreading black specks (ants) onto the food.
3. The picnic was ruined because when they tried to fix the ant problem, they accidentally brought more ants back with them on the paper towels, and the ants got into all their food.
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Explanation:
- First, Jan and Brett set up their picnic and had food like peanut butter, jelly, cookies, and drinks.
- Then, ants started coming—probably attracted by the sweet food—and got into everything.
- To fix it, they told the kids to grab paper towels from the bathroom.
- But the kids ran fast, and each of them grabbed *four* paper towels—and as they ran, black specks (ants) fell off the towels onto the food.
- So instead of fixing the problem, they made it worse: now *all* the food had ants, and they couldn’t eat anything.
- That’s why the whole picnic was ruined.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of reading comprehension passages.
