Sometimes when you read a story, it may not make sense. There might be something in the story that does not belong. Revising the story and leaving that part out makes it better.

Read the selection below and highlight the sentence that does NOT belong in the story.

Amanda and her brother needed to clean their rooms. It was a chore they did not like but had to do every week. Mom baked a cake. Today they happily got to work. Their dad promised to take them to the lake to go fishing when they were finished. It did not take them long to get their rooms tidy. Dad was pleased and off they went!