the following is a student draft and may contain errors.\na better home\nby plato pluff\n\whatever is that…

the following is a student draft and may contain errors.\na better home\nby plato pluff\n\whatever is that noise?\ mrs. wren exclaimed\n\must be the neighbors,\ mr. wren offered\nthe two birds would never have suspected the home\nthey had only just finished building was about to become\npart of a large brush pile as the tree trimmers went to work\non the oak tree. branch after branch came falling down\nfrom the tree that had spread its limbs over the roof of the\nhouse\nmr. and mrs. wren enjoyed their breakfast before\nreturning home to find it gone!\n\wherever is our home?\ mrs. wren cried. \all our hard\nwork!\\nperched on a small twig, mr. wren spied down to the\nyard and tilted his head at the covered patio. \i wonder...\\nhe mused and darted into the alcove where a bakers rack\nstood next to a small table and two chairs. the woman\nand small child who lived in the house ate breakfast at the\ntable at times but not often. on the top shelf of the bakers\nrack, hidden and forgotten behind plastic ivy, was an\nempty african violet pot. it was just the right size, well\nshaded and well hidden, and colored in lavender hues\n5\nwhich introduction would be best to add to the passage?\n○ a. mr. and mrs. wren lived in an old oak tree that was about to be torn down.\n○ b. mr. and mrs. wren had been pecking around a forgotten pile of flagstones in the backyard, looking for\nsnail shells, when they heard the commotion.\n○ c. mr. and mrs. wren had been pecking around a forgotten pile of flagstones in the backyard when they\nrealized that their home was being torn down.\n○ d. mr. and mrs. wren lived in an old oak tree with many other creatures and friends

the following is a student draft and may contain errors.\na better home\nby plato pluff\n\whatever is that noise?\ mrs. wren exclaimed\n\must be the neighbors,\ mr. wren offered\nthe two birds would never have suspected the home\nthey had only just finished building was about to become\npart of a large brush pile as the tree trimmers went to work\non the oak tree. branch after branch came falling down\nfrom the tree that had spread its limbs over the roof of the\nhouse\nmr. and mrs. wren enjoyed their breakfast before\nreturning home to find it gone!\n\wherever is our home?\ mrs. wren cried. \all our hard\nwork!\\nperched on a small twig, mr. wren spied down to the\nyard and tilted his head at the covered patio. \i wonder...\\nhe mused and darted into the alcove where a bakers rack\nstood next to a small table and two chairs. the woman\nand small child who lived in the house ate breakfast at the\ntable at times but not often. on the top shelf of the bakers\nrack, hidden and forgotten behind plastic ivy, was an\nempty african violet pot. it was just the right size, well\nshaded and well hidden, and colored in lavender hues\n5\nwhich introduction would be best to add to the passage?\n○ a. mr. and mrs. wren lived in an old oak tree that was about to be torn down.\n○ b. mr. and mrs. wren had been pecking around a forgotten pile of flagstones in the backyard, looking for\nsnail shells, when they heard the commotion.\n○ c. mr. and mrs. wren had been pecking around a forgotten pile of flagstones in the backyard when they\nrealized that their home was being torn down.\n○ d. mr. and mrs. wren lived in an old oak tree with many other creatures and friends

Answer

Brief Explanations:

  • Option A: Sets up the conflict as the tree (their home) is about to be torn down, which aligns with the story's plot where their home becomes part of a brush pile.
  • Option B: The mention of looking for snail shells is irrelevant to the main conflict of their home being destroyed.
  • Option C: Realizing the home is being torn down is an event in the story, not an introduction. The introduction should set up the situation before the event.
  • Option D: Mentioning other creatures and friends is not relevant to the main conflict of their home being destroyed.

Answer:

A. Mr. and Mrs. Wren lived in an old oak tree that was about to be tom down.