What's wrong with the Summary?

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2	2019 q3 Passage #1
3	What is the best summary of paragraphs 1-9 of the story?
4	The narrator helps clean the table because he wants his own room. He is upset to hear that he will have to be the one to change rooms. He suggests that his brother would like a new room with his own decorations. He reminds his mother that Kirk really enjoys trains.	The narrator asks his mother if she and his father talked about moving Kirk into a different room. The mother considers that Kirk might like to decorate a new room. She mentions trains to Kirk. Kirk becomes excited and thinks they are going somewhere with trains.	The narrator thinks of a plan that will make his brother happy and allow them both to have their own rooms. His mother says that Kirk should stay in the room he is currently in. She explains that he has always been in that room and would be more comfortable there.	The narrator tries to be helpful to he can get his own room. He becomes upset when his mother says that he will have to move inot the office. He tells his mother that Kirk would enjoy the new room. She talks to Kirk, but Kirk refused to move out of their current room.
5	Percent Chosen :14	9	10	67
6	Kirk’s reaction to the idea of moving into the office is not included in this summary, making it incomplete.	The main conflict of the narrator wanting his own room and Kirk’s refusal to move out are not included in this summary, making it incomplete.	The narrator’s discussion with his mother about moving Kirk to a new room and Kirk’s reaction to that plan are not included in this summary.	Key events from paragraphs 1 through 19 are presented in this summary. The sentences include the narrator’s motives, the main conflict of wanting his own room, the ideas the narrator discusses with his mother to resolve the conflict, and Kirk’s reaction to the idea of moving into the office.
7	It also includes an irrelevant detail.	It also includes an irrelevant detail.	It also includes irrelevant, minor details in the plot.	Key events from story structure: characters, motivation, conflict, rising action
8				The key points in understanding which one is the right summary is NOT about picking the best summary, but about finding what is missing or wrong from the other answer choices in comparison.
9	2018 -- Q7 Passage #1
10	What is the best summary of the story?
11	Keysha's mother recieves tickets to a profesional basketball game. Thankful for the tickets, Kehysha and her mother enjoy the game together. They see an important basketball player who has just joined the team, and Keysha gets his autograph.	Keysha acheives her longtime dream of meeting her hero, a basketball player named Dwight Edwards. After the game he signs a photgraph for her. Keysha feels sorry for a child who is crying because he was unable to get an autograph.	Eager to see her favorite basketball player, Keysha hopes that he will sign a photograph for her. After the game her mother encourages her to approach him. He agrees to sign the photograph and thanks Keysha for coming to the game.	Keysha and her mother go to a basketball game to see Keysha's favorite player, Dwight Edwards. Keysha meets him after the game and gets his autorgraph. However, a little boy's sadness leads Keysha to give the child her signed photograph.
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13	This summary does not specifically refer to Dwight Edwards, nor does it refer to the part of the story in which Keysha gives away her signed photograph of Dwight Edwards to the little boy. These omissions make this summary incomplete.	This summary is incomplete because it does not include the rising action from paragraphs 1–13 when Keysha and her mother enjoy a basketball game and watch Keysha’s favorite player, Dwight Edwards	This summary includes events from the first 16 paragraphs of the story, but it does not refer to Keysha giving away her signed photograph of Dwight Edwards to the boy. The second sentence of the summary is a minor detail that should not be included.	The student should understand that this option successfully includes key events from the beginning, middle, and end of the story. The first sentence covers the events of paragraphs 1–16: Keysha meets her favorite player at the basketball game. The second sentence highlights Keysha’s success in getting Dwight Edwards’s autograph, and the last sentence includes the climax and resolution of the story.
14			Teach the difference between minor and major details.	Key event from the story structure: characters, character motivation, climax, and resolution.
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16	2017 - Q 29 Passage #4
17	What is the best summary of paragraphs 1-5?
18	Lewis and the dog enjoy walking together, and on this day, they are traveling near the banks of a river. A buffalo calf ignors the dog and follows Lewis.	The dog is taking his usual walk with lewis when they meet a buffalo calf. The dog thinks the calf is behaving strangely around Lewis.	While Lewis and the dog are on a walk, a buffalo calf joins them. Because the calf follows Lewis closely, the dog thinks of a plan to scare it away.	The dog notices that a buffalo calf is following Lewis. The dog decides that he had better stay close to Lewis instead of exploring the area.
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20	A is incorrect because the calf doesn't ignore the dog; the calf is frightened of the dog	B is incorrect because it focuses on only one detail of what happens in the story.	C is correct because it includes what happens at the beginning, middle, and end of the story.	D is incorrect because it focuses on only what happens in paragraph 3.
21	The information is actually incorrect.	Need to teach the difference major plot points and details.	Key events from the story structure: characters, setting, problem, resolution.	The information does not cover the entire set of paragraphs.
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