GETTING THE MAIN IDEAS

Use information from the passage on pages 25–26 to complete each statement.

1. When people do the Marshmallow Challenge, they learn how to .

PRE-READING

B. Read the first sentence of each paragraph on page 26. Choose the best answer to the question below. Then read the whole passage to check your ideas.

What is the passage about?

GETTING THE MAIN IDEAS

Use information from the passage on pages 25–26 to complete each statement.

2. Tom Wujec learned that the best teams.

B. The paragraph below describes the Marshmallow Challenge. The sentences are not in the correct order. First, find and underline the topic sentence. Then put the sentences in order by numbering them 1–4.

----. They have to finish in 18 minutes. ----. The Marshmallow Challenge is a great activity for teaching teams to work together. ----. People can then use their new collaboration skills in their real job. ----. In the activity, teams work to build a tower with unusual materials.

IDENTIFYING SUPPORTING DETAILS

1. Experts build-----

IDENTIFYING SUPPORTING DETAILS

2. Organizers -----

IDENTIFYING SUPPORTING DETAILS

3. Experimenters -------- solutions

IDENTIFYING SUPPORTING DETAILS

4. ----------- Challenges-many with business people

IDENTIFYING SUPPORTING DETAILS

5. Every business -------------or provides services

IDENTIFYING SUPPORTING DETAILS

6. Strong teams make better products or ------------

BUILDING VOCABULARY

B. Choose the best option for each statement or question.

1. A tower is normally .

BUILDING VOCABULARY

B. Choose the best option for each statement or question.

2. A designer might work on a new .

BUILDING VOCABULARY

B. Choose the best option for each statement or question.

3. An example of a product is .

BUILDING VOCABULARY

B. Choose the best option for each statement or question.

4. Which of these are you more likely to plan?