Question

norah boarded the bus, binder in one hand and half - eaten bagel in the other. in the back, where her friends were already deep in conversation, she heard a loud sniffles from toby, the drivers four - year - old son. giving her friends a little wave, she sat next to toby. \hey buddy. whats wrong?\ norah asked. she caught the exceedingly concerned look of ms. shannon, her bus driver, in the rearview mirror. toby clung to his beloved blanket with its fuzzy depiction of the solar system. norah leaned in and pointed at a ringed planet just beneath tobys hand. \whats that?\ she asked. toby hesitated but informed her the planet was called saturn. then he spread out his blanket with a flourish to show additional planets, his sadness forgotten. which is the best summary of the story? norah gets on the bus and finds that her friends have already taken all of the seats in the back. she doesnt mind, though, because she enjoys sitting near her bus driver and the bus drivers son. norah is an excellent babysitter, so when she sees that a little boy on her bus is crying, she steps in to help. she comforts him by teaching him about the planets on his blanket, and he immediately stops crying. when norah gets on her bus, she can tell that her friends are annoyed by the noises of the little boy crying up front. she decides to help.

Explanation:

The story starts with Norah boarding the bus, hearing the driver's son Toby sniffling. She asks him what's wrong, and by engaging him about the planets on his blanket, she makes him forget his sadness. The second - summary option captures these key elements of Norah comforting Toby by talking about planets. The first option focuses on seating preference rather than the main event of comforting Toby. There's no indication in the story that Norah is a babysitter or that her friends are annoyed as stated in the other options.

Answer:

Norah is an excellent babysitter, so when she sees that a little boy on her bus is crying, she steps in to help. She comforts him by teaching him about the planets on his blanket, and he immediately stops crying.