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Read the paragraphs from a student’s narrative.
One day, Marie noticed two birds building a nest just outside the window of her tree house. Marie sat quietly and watched as the birds completed the nest. As the days passed, the mama bird laid four eggs. Marie could only catch a glimpse of the eggs when the mama took short breaks to find food. Marie decided that the bird was a good mother.
Once the eggs hatched, Marie asked her own mother to come watch the baby birds with her. Marie and her mother watched as the mama bird fed and cared for her babies. Marie was enchanted, and she secretly wished she could keep one of the babies as a pet. Marie and her mother talked about the special things the mama bird did to care for her young. It was very different from how Marie’s mother had taken care of Marie when she was a baby. Marie’s mother explained that every creature gets the best care from its own mother.
Eventually, three of the babies flew away. But, as the last baby stepped to the edge of the nest, it tumbled to the ground and lay there flapping its wings. At first, Marie thought this was her chance to make the baby bird her pet. But then she remembered what her mother had said about babies and their mothers. Marie quickly climbed down from her tree house and gently picked up the baby bird.
Question
Which conclusion should the writer add that best follows the events in the story?
Responses
The baby bird continued to flap its wings wildly, so Marie tossed the bird in the air, hoping it would fly. But the baby must not have been ready. It fell to the ground once more.
The baby bird continued to flap its wings wildly, so Marie tossed the bird in the air, hoping it would fly. But the baby must not have been ready. It fell to the ground once more.
Holding it carefully, Marie ran into the house to show her mother and ask her if she could keep it. Marie’s mother told her she could keep it, but only until the baby was ready to fly.
Holding it carefully, Marie ran into the house to show her mother and ask her if she could keep it. Marie’s mother told her she could keep it, but only until the baby was ready to fly.
She gently placed the baby bird in a shoe box, which she carried inside her house. Once inside, Marie put the baby bird in a cage with a dish of seeds and water.
She gently placed the baby bird in a shoe box, which she carried inside her house. Once inside, Marie put the baby bird in a cage with a dish of seeds and water.
Cradling it in her hand, she slowly climbed back up to her tree house and carefully placed the baby bird back in the nest. The mother bird, who had been nearby watching, flew to her baby as soon as Marie backed away.
Cradling it in her hand, she slowly climbed back up to her tree house and carefully placed the baby bird back in the nest. The mother bird, who had been nearby watching, flew to her baby as soon as Marie backed away.
One day, Marie noticed two birds building a nest just outside the window of her tree house. Marie sat quietly and watched as the birds completed the nest. As the days passed, the mama bird laid four eggs. Marie could only catch a glimpse of the eggs when the mama took short breaks to find food. Marie decided that the bird was a good mother.
Once the eggs hatched, Marie asked her own mother to come watch the baby birds with her. Marie and her mother watched as the mama bird fed and cared for her babies. Marie was enchanted, and she secretly wished she could keep one of the babies as a pet. Marie and her mother talked about the special things the mama bird did to care for her young. It was very different from how Marie’s mother had taken care of Marie when she was a baby. Marie’s mother explained that every creature gets the best care from its own mother.
Eventually, three of the babies flew away. But, as the last baby stepped to the edge of the nest, it tumbled to the ground and lay there flapping its wings. At first, Marie thought this was her chance to make the baby bird her pet. But then she remembered what her mother had said about babies and their mothers. Marie quickly climbed down from her tree house and gently picked up the baby bird.
Question
Which conclusion should the writer add that best follows the events in the story?
Responses
The baby bird continued to flap its wings wildly, so Marie tossed the bird in the air, hoping it would fly. But the baby must not have been ready. It fell to the ground once more.
The baby bird continued to flap its wings wildly, so Marie tossed the bird in the air, hoping it would fly. But the baby must not have been ready. It fell to the ground once more.
Holding it carefully, Marie ran into the house to show her mother and ask her if she could keep it. Marie’s mother told her she could keep it, but only until the baby was ready to fly.
Holding it carefully, Marie ran into the house to show her mother and ask her if she could keep it. Marie’s mother told her she could keep it, but only until the baby was ready to fly.
She gently placed the baby bird in a shoe box, which she carried inside her house. Once inside, Marie put the baby bird in a cage with a dish of seeds and water.
She gently placed the baby bird in a shoe box, which she carried inside her house. Once inside, Marie put the baby bird in a cage with a dish of seeds and water.
Cradling it in her hand, she slowly climbed back up to her tree house and carefully placed the baby bird back in the nest. The mother bird, who had been nearby watching, flew to her baby as soon as Marie backed away.
Cradling it in her hand, she slowly climbed back up to her tree house and carefully placed the baby bird back in the nest. The mother bird, who had been nearby watching, flew to her baby as soon as Marie backed away.
Answers
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The conclusion that best follows the events in the story is:
**Cradling it in her hand, she slowly climbed back up to her tree house and carefully placed the baby bird back in the nest. The mother bird, who had been nearby watching, flew to her baby as soon as Marie backed away.**
This option aligns with Marie's realization about the importance of a mother caring for her young, showing her choice to return the baby bird to its nest rather than trying to keep it as a pet. It reflects the theme of the narrative and demonstrates her respect for nature and her understanding of the bond between the mother and the baby bird.
**Cradling it in her hand, she slowly climbed back up to her tree house and carefully placed the baby bird back in the nest. The mother bird, who had been nearby watching, flew to her baby as soon as Marie backed away.**
This option aligns with Marie's realization about the importance of a mother caring for her young, showing her choice to return the baby bird to its nest rather than trying to keep it as a pet. It reflects the theme of the narrative and demonstrates her respect for nature and her understanding of the bond between the mother and the baby bird.