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Summarize a short problem-solution paragraph without adding events.
8 authored questions + worked example
The class found broken labels in its seed collection. Learners checked each packet and replaced the damaged labels. Now visitors can identify the seeds.
Answer: The class restored labels so visitors could identify seeds.
This includes the problem, action and result without adding an event.
All 8 authored questions for this skill.
Question 1
A museum display was difficult for younger visitors to read. The museum added lower labels beside the originals. More visitors could comfortably read the information.
Keep the important action and result. Leave out unsupported opinions and small details.
Answer: Additional lower labels improved access to the display.
Lower labels, rather than changed objects, produced the stated improvement.
Question 2
A club's meeting notes were often lost. Members began saving them in one shared folder. Absent members could then find decisions and tasks.
Keep the important action and result. Leave out unsupported opinions and small details.
Answer: A shared folder made meeting notes easier to find.
The summary covers the storage change and its practical result.
Question 3
The class found broken labels in its seed collection. Learners checked each packet and replaced the damaged labels. Now visitors can identify the seeds.
Keep the important action and result. Leave out unsupported opinions and small details.
Answer: The class restored labels so visitors could identify seeds.
This includes the problem, action and result without adding an event.
Question 4
A footpath became muddy after rain. Volunteers laid a raised boardwalk over the wet section. Walkers can now pass without stepping in the mud.
Keep the important action and result. Leave out unsupported opinions and small details.
Answer: A boardwalk solved a muddy-path problem.
The boardwalk is the action that addresses the main problem.
Question 5
The music group could not hear its quietest instrument. It changed the seating arrangement and tried the piece again. Each part could then be heard.
Keep the important action and result. Leave out unsupported opinions and small details.
Answer: The group changed its seating to balance the sound.
The summary preserves both the adjustment and its effect.
Question 6
The library's return box filled before noon. Staff added a second box and marked both clearly. Returned books no longer piled on the floor.
Keep the important action and result. Leave out unsupported opinions and small details.
Answer: A second return box prevented the book pile-up.
The main idea is the solution to insufficient return space.
Question 7
A team recorded many measurements in different units. Before comparing results, it converted them to centimeters. The table could then be read consistently.
Keep the important action and result. Leave out unsupported opinions and small details.
Answer: The team standardized units before comparing measurements.
The conversion made the data comparable; no values were said to be discarded.
Question 8
The playground garden dried out during weekends. Families made a rotating watering schedule. The plants received water even when school was closed.
Keep the important action and result. Leave out unsupported opinions and small details.
Answer: A shared schedule supplied weekend garden care.
The summary connects the schedule to the previously missed care.