Rivers are special bodies of water. They can be busy water highways filled with ships. They can be quiet places where people come to fish, sail, or swim. The flow of water in rivers can be used to provide power for cities. The water also can be used on farms to help grow plants for food.

1. Choose the best summary for this paragraph

Plants are the beginning of a food chain. A little fish may eat plants to get energy in the lake where it lives. Or the little fish may eat worms and insects that feed on plants. If you have ever gone fishing, you know that you use a little fish to catch a bigger fish. The big fish gets energy from plants by eating the little fish. You, in turn, get energy from plants by eating the big fish.

2. Choose the best summary for this paragraph.

Most of the morning, Shauna stood watching the dolphins play and catch fish. After lunch, Martha told Shauna that if she stood closer to the pool with her hand out, a dolphin would jump up and touch it. Shauna shook her head at first, but then put her hand out over the pool. After a few minutes, a dolphin swam to Shauna and jumped up, touching Shauna’s hand with her nose.

3. Choose the best summary for this paragraph.

Alex became aware that he was not alone on the train. He was not even alone in his own clothes. A stray mouse had dashed into his pant leg while he was harnessing his horse. He stamped his feet and shook his body wildly to get rid of the little critter.

4. Choose the best summary for this paragraph.