Question

What is the best summary of the passage?

1) Margie and Jorge have dinner together where Margie makes up difficult riddles for Jorge. Every time Jorge fails to answer a riddle correctly, Margie makes him buy her dessert, which annoys Jorge, and he decides to make his own riddle to get back at her.
2) Jorge gets annoyed when Margie gives him riddles and makes him buy dessert for her when he answers incorrectly. To outwit her, Jorge gives Margie a riddle of his own and when she answers it incorrectly, he makes her buy a piece of cheesecake as a reward.
3) Jorge tries to outwit Margie by asking her to guess a difficult riddle. If she fails to answer, she will have to buy him a cheesecake. Margie tries hard but is unable to guess what Jorge's most prized possession could be. Jorge gloats on his victory and Margie feels bad.
4) Margie and Jorge are having dinner one day when Jorge comes up with a riddle for Margie. He tells her that if she is unable to guess the answer, she will have to buy him a piece of cheesecake. Margie feels confused because Jorge does not like to eat cheesecake.

Answer 1

The best summary of the passage is that Margie and Jorge have dinner together and play a riddle game. If Margie can't answer Jorge's riddle, she has to buy him cheesecake.

Step-by-step explanation:

The best summary of the passage is option 4: Margie and Jorge are having dinner when Jorge comes up with a riddle for Margie. If she can't guess the answer, she will have to buy him cheesecake. Margie is confused because Jorge doesn't like cheesecake.