2. Which is the BEST definition of summary a. A message about life or human nature the author wants to convey to the reader
b. A lesson the character learned that the author wants to convey to the reader
c. A short, clear description that gives the main facts or ideas about something
d. A short, clear description that gives the important details about something

Read the passage adapted from aesop’s fables. what is the theme of the story?

Even the insistent cough of the woman next to him wasn't enough to draw his eyes away from the tiny type of the ancient book its pages were brittle and felt like they could crumble at the slightest disturbance he noticed the musty odor if each page as he carefully it over.

Excerpt from marsupials carole jenkins they are basically very timid animals and 5 exscape from their enemies by jumping away on their strong and powerful hind legs. look at the underlined section labelled 5. there may be a mistake in punctuation, capitalization, or spelling. if you find a mistake choose the answer that corrects the mistake. if there is no mistake, choose ‘correct as is.’ a) correct as is. b) escape from their enemies by jumping away c) exscape from there enemies by jumping away d) exscape from their enemie’s by jumping away