Nina practiced the solo for weeks until her hands ached. At the recital she missed two notes but played to the end. The next morning she asked her teacher for a harder piece. What is the passage mostly about?

The creek flooded the park in April. Marisol knocked on doors until twelve neighbors agreed to help. In four weekends they hauled out the mud and reopened the swings. What is the best objective summary of this passage?

Dev hid his broken glasses in his desk and squinted at the board all week. When Lila said out loud that she could not read the board either, Dev set his taped frames on the desk and grinned. What is the passage mostly about?

A student summarized a story: 'The power was out for three days. Ines read to her brother by candlelight. Their mother worked a late shift. Sadly, no neighbor checked on them.' What sentence states an opinion instead of summarizing?

Coach Ruiz benched Tomas for shouting at a teammate. Tomas swept and restacked the equipment shed all week without being asked. Before Friday's game the coach handed him the captain's band. What is the passage mostly about?

For eleven years Mr. Adeyemi mailed his brother overseas the same drawing, adding one new house to the street each time. When the brothers finally met, the drawing covered a hallway wall. What sentence summarizes the passage objectively?

Every morning Junie fed the stray cat behind the canteen, though her own lunch grew smaller. When the cat brought her kittens, three regular customers started leaving bowls out too. What is the passage mostly about?

A student wrote this summary of a story: ‘A storm sadly delayed the ferry, so poor Priya spent a miserable night in the terminal.’ True or False: this summary adds the writer’s own opinion.

The seventh graders wanted a garden, but the principal said no soil budget existed. They collected used coffee grounds from three cafes for a month and built beds from broken pallets. In May the first beans came up. Which is the best objective summary?

Ravi kept the last working flashlight for himself during the brownout. When he heard the twins crying upstairs, he climbed the steps and left it glowing on their dresser. He felt his way back down. What is the passage mostly about?

Lena's grandmother spoke only Tagalog and Lena spoke only English. For a year they cooked together on Sundays, naming each ingredient twice. By the next New Year they argued happily about salt. What sentence summarizes the passage without judgment?

Omar forgot his lines at the audition. The director thanked him politely and moved on. He came back the next day with a taped script. He read for the smallest part and got it. Which is the best objective summary?

A student summarized a story: 'Marcus and his sister argued for a week. He avoided her room. He apologized at dinner. The best part is when Marcus finally forgives his sister.' What sentence states an opinion instead of summarizing?

The jeepney driver, Mang Okoy, learned every rider's stop by heart. When the route changed, he wrote the new corners on cards and handed them out. Riders kept the cards in their wallets for years. What is the passage mostly about?

Kai lost his ferry ticket, borrowed money from a stranger, missed the noon boat, and reached the island at dusk to find his uncle still waiting at the dock. What option retells the events step by step instead of summarizing?

Lolo Ines kept a can of bent nails he refused to throw out. He straightened three of them to brace the porch rail before the typhoon. His rail held; the neighbor's new one did not. What is the passage mostly about?

For six weeks Amara mapped every pothole on her street, then read the map aloud at a council meeting. Within a month the city patched nine of the eleven holes she had marked. What sentence is an objective summary of the passage?

'You can copy mine,' Bea whispered, sliding her lab sheet across the table. Wen slid it back. 'Then I still won't know it on Friday,' he said, and stayed after class with the teacher. What is the passage mostly about?

The choir lost its room to construction and rehearsed in the parking garage for two months. Shoppers stopped to listen, and a crowd of them followed the singers back into the school for the winter concert. Which summary covers the whole passage?

After the fire, Sami's team rebuilt the clubhouse from donated boards. The walls leaned, but the members met inside every Saturday until spring. What is the passage mostly about?