Question

Select the correct text in the passage.

Answer 1

Answer:

More than 1,300 species of plants, birds, fish, invertebrates, and mammals are listed as endangered or threatened.

Private citizens can play a critical role in protecting our country’s wildlife and plants.

All endangered and threatened species need your help, from the red-cockaded woodpecker to the Karner blue butterfly.

Explanation:

Summarization of any passage or text is to write a detailed compact information about the given text in such a way that all important details are not left out. To summarize is to make it shorter yet not omitting any important detail.

In order to summarize the given text/ passage, it is important to see what the passage is talking about and what are the main points to be taken. Since this passage is about the endangered species, our main focus will be on the common yet important details about endangered species. So, the sentences that contain the ideas to be included in the summary are:

more than 1,300 species of plants, birds, fish, invertebrates, and mammals are listed as endangered or threatened.

Private citizens can play a critical role in protecting our country’s wildlife and plants.

All endangered and threatened species need your help, from the red-cockaded woodpecker to the Karner blue butterfly.

Answer 2

Answer:

The three points in the passage that should be included in the summary for making it more meaningful and effective are -

a) however, more than 1300 species of plants, birds, fish, invertebrates, and mammals are listed as endangered or threatened.

b) "Private citizens" can play a critical role in protecting our country’s wildlife and plants.

c) All endangered and threatened species need your help from the red cockaded woodpecker to the Kerner blue butterfly.