Question

grade 8 unit 1 the pencil bandit. read the passage and answer the questions. the pencil bandit. at 5 p.m. each weekday, after finishing her homework, it was louisas custom to chronicle the days events in her journal with a well - sharpened pencil from her basketball - hoop - shaped pencil holder. it was according to this habit that louisa approached her desk chair one day, only to recall as she reached for her pencil holder. one of her pencils was missing! the distraction of a missing pencil made it impossible even to begin writing, although louisa was especially eager to write in her journal that day. but this distraction would be easy to eradicate, louisa thought as she marched toward her little sister isabellas room. problem solving in louisas household generally involved a brief interaction with the resident three - year - old isabella, delighted in admitting to her wrongdoings - or even announcing them - and poof! the problem would vanish. which sentence from the text best supports the answer in part a? 2) \the distraction of a missing pencil made it impossible even to begin writing, although louisa was especially eager to write in her journal that day.\ (paragraph 2) \when isabella said, no, it did not even occur to louisa not to believe the answer. (paragraph 4) \sure, mom, louisa responded, barely disguising her frustration that nobody seemed to care about the chaos she was facing.\ (paragraph 8) \wood shavings on the windowsill. i keep forgetting to fix that hole.\ (paragraph 11 - 2)

Explanation:

The question asks for the sentence that best supports an answer. We need to analyze each option in the context of the text about Louisa's eagerness to write in her journal despite distractions. The key - point is to find the sentence that shows her eagerness to write despite the problem of missing pencils.

Answer:

"The distraction of a missing pencil made it impossible even to begin writing, although Louisa was especially eager to write in her journal that day."