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Reading Skill: Summarizing Information

Circle the correct words to summarize the information. Summarizing information

involves finding the most
important information in a
How Mommy Spends and Saves Money passage and then writing a

short summary about it.
Step 1

• Mommy gets ( a salary / savings ) for her work.

• Mommy makes a ( saving / spending ) plan every month. She makes lists

of things to buy and their costs.

Step 2

• Mommy ( keeps / takes away ) all of the expenses from her

salary.

Step 3

• With the ( leftover / total ) money, Mommy saves some, does things her

family likes, and helps poor people.

Unit 7 | How to Spend and Save Money