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Writing Workshop: Narrative Writing

Question 5 • (J. Blaum) 0231 10th Grade English 1st 9 Weeks 26-27

Read the introduction to Keyana’s personal narrative, “Thanks, Dad.”When I was four years old, my dad and I ______ a tree in our front yard. It was a tiny, fragile sapling. He promised me that it would grow tall and strong, but he said that I had to be patient. Until I turned 18 years old, Dad and I ______ it every year on my birthday. Choose the words that correctly fill in the blanks.

Answer
A
plant; measure
B
plant; measured
C
planted; measure
D
planted; measured

Explanation

The narrative describes events that happened in the past, so both verbs should be in the past tense. Keyana and her dad “planted” the tree when she was four, and they “measured” it each year through her eighteenth birthday. The correct choice is “planted; measured.”

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