Read the introduction to Cole’s personal narrative, “Too Cool for School?”On my first day at Crestwood High School, I was ______ that no one would like me. I had just moved to town, and it seemed to me that my classmates had known each other for years. I hated being the new kid. I walked down the hall with my head down and my shoulders hunched. I sat by myself at lunch, despite several invitations. After about three weeks, things ______. At lunch one day, a boy approached my table and sat down. He asked, “Why don’t you like us? Why don’t you want to hang out with us?” I couldn’t believe it! I had thought that they didn’t want to spend time with me.The boy’s name was Craig, and he insisted that I come sit with him and his friends. I haven’t sat alone since, and now when I ______ down the hall, I keep my head up and I smile. Which words correctly fill in the blanks?
Answer
A
convincing, changed, walked
B
convincing, change, walk
C
convinced, changed, walk
D
convinced, change, walked
Explanation
“Convinced” describes how Cole felt: “I was convinced that no one would like me.” “Changed” is past tense, matching the events that happened after three weeks. The word “now” signals that Cole walks down the hall in the present, so the correct phrase is “when I walk.” Choice C gives “convinced, changed, walk.”
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