Summarizing worksheet featuring a short story about a hero during a fire drill, with comprehension questions and a space to write a summary.

A worksheet titled "Summarizing: An Unlikely Hero" with a story about a student named Tom and a fire alarm, including questions about the story's characters, setting, problem, and resolution.

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- Who was in the story? Tom and the other students.
- Where does the story take place? In a school classroom and hallway.
- What was the problem in the story? A fire alarm sounded, flames were flickering in the hallway, and the students were trapped with no way out.
- How was the problem resolved? Tom broke the nearest window with a chair, creating an opening for everyone to escape through.
- Summarize the story in one sentence: Tom, who was usually made fun of and sat alone, became a hero by breaking a window to help his classmates escape a school fire.

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