Question

Tommy has been elected to the school's student council. Since the council's meetings are formal, Tommy must follow a few rules when he attends. First, if he would like to share ideas, he needs to bring organized notes. Also, he should listen as others speak and take notes on their ideas. Tommy knows that in a formal discussion, you must be acknowledged before speaking. If Tommy follows these rules, he can learn and share more effectively. Choose the sentence that BEST summarizes the story.

Answer 1

A

Step-by-step explanation:

A formal discussion follows certain rules. The paragraph tells about three different rules to follow in a formal discussion. The rules are to bring organized notes, to listen and take notes on the ideas of other people, and to wait to be acknowledged before speaking.

Answer 2

Out of the passage the summarizing sentence is

Tommy knows that in a formal discussion, you must be acknowledged before speaking

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence talks about the formal manners that Tommy must be following as he is now elected into the students' council for the school which is an administrative position among the students.

He must follow the rules of a fruitful discussion so as to be acknowledged as a viable part of the group and have his voice heard among his peers in the council that he is elected to.

The passage goes into the descriptions of such manners that it is necessary to learn.