Question

janet had always been so mean to maliyah. maliyah had a hard time believing it when janet started to treat her kindly. but it became clear over time that the change in janet was real. she was trying hard to be a better person.
janet’s behavior __________ because __________.

my answer	my reason

Explanation:

To fill in the blanks, we analyze Janet's behavior change. Her behavior "changed" (first blank) because she was "trying hard to be a better person and started treating Maliyah kindly, moving from being mean" (second blank reasoning). For the table:

• My Answer: changed; she was trying to be a better person (filled in the first blank as "changed" and the second as "she was trying to be a better person, shifting from being mean to kind")
• My Reason: The text says Janet was mean before but started treating Maliyah kindly, and it was clear she was making a real effort to improve her behavior.

Answer:

My Answer	My Reason