Read the paragraph from Sasha’s personal narrative.

1. In 6th grade, I sang in the school choir, and we often traveled to different places for our performances. 2. I didn’t mind traveling short distances, but I was nervous about going out-of-town. 3. Going out-of-town meant being away from home for a few days. 4. I had never been away from home before. 5. Before the first out-of-town trip, she sat me down and shared her own story about leaving home for the first time.
What is needed between sentence 4 and sentence 5?
A. another sentence that introduces the narrator as a character
B. another sentence that makes the time relationship clear***
C. another sentence that tells how Sasha felt about going out-of-town
D. another sentence that identifies who “she” is in sentence

Disagree, D

The correct answer is B. another sentence that makes the time relationship clear.

In order to properly connect sentence 4 and sentence 5, there is a need for a sentence that provides clarity about the time relationship between the two. This will help the reader understand that the events described in sentence 4 are in the past and have led to the situation mentioned in sentence 5.