Click on the Tiny Tutor below to hear a passage read to you. Take notes on paper as you are listening.
Then, type the notes in the paragraph box provided. Remember to include only keywords. If necessary, you may play the video a second time. Use your notes above as information for a summary.

Write the summary in the paragraph box below. Remember to use your own words. The summary should be one-third the length of the original.

NOTES and SUMMARY:

Which statement best describes how these paragraphs develop the central idea of the article? a- they elaborate on the idea that the offer has been made with youngsters in mind. b- they provide additional information as to why the prize is a wagon instead of something else. c- they support the idea that the wagon is attractive to youngsters and is a worthy prize. d- they introduce the idea that the newspaper is a generous organization. read paragraphs 4 and 5. the disc wheel coaster wagon is thirty-six inches long and sixteen inches wide. the coaster is built exactly like a high-powered automobile. the disc wheels have rubber tires and true roller bearings. it runs as smoothly as an eight-cylinder automobile. it is built of the strongest wood and is equipped with a reliable hand brake, enabling the owner to stop in an instant. the tongue—usually the first thing about a wagon to break and render the wagon unserviceable—is so stout that a man can jump on it without breaking it.