Summing Up the Fix

This worksheet helps students practice concise summarizing skills by writing two-sentence summaries for short passages. Each passage presents a simple problem and its resolution, and students must capture both elements clearly-one sentence for the problem and one for the solution. The activity reinforces comprehension of cause-and-effect relationships and helps learners express key ideas succinctly. An extension task invites students to summarize a story they’ve recently read, applying the same structure independently.

Curriculum Matched Skills

English Language Arts – Reading Literature: Identify Problem and Solution

English Language Arts – Writing: Summarize Key Story Elements

English Language Arts – Reading Comprehension: Determine Main Idea and Resolution

English Language Arts – Critical Thinking: Condense and Synthesize Information

This worksheet is part of our Problem and Solution collection.