Baton Race The day of the big race had finally come. This was a team race in which everyone on the team played an important role. The first runner would sprint down the track to the next runner. Once the first runner reached the next team member, they would then pass the baton to the next runner. This process continued until all four runners had worked together successfully, passing the baton to the following team member. The blue team took off — running as fast they could. But unfortunately, the second runner dropped the baton, which meant he had to stop and pick it back up before continuing to run. Despite losing time, the third and forth runners for the blue team amazingly not only regained the lost time, but actually finished ahead of the other teams. The crowd cheered wildly, as they had never seen such a remarkable recovery.

1. Choose the best summary of the story.
A.
A baton race has a team of runners where each member runs one at a time then passes the baton to the next runner. But the blue team lost time because one of their runners had dropped the baton and had to stop to pick it back up.
B.
The baton race is a team race where all runners must complete the course. The blue team did an amazing job of passing the baton and won the race. This was the most exciting race the crowd had seen.
C.
A baton race is exciting because it has an entire team running together to finish the race. However, the blue team was unsuccessful because one of the runners dropped the baton, which caused the crowd to roar.
D.
The baton race has four team members who run the race together, each passing the baton to the next runner. The blue team had dropped the baton, losing time, but to the crowd’s delight, won the race anyway.