Sharing My Story

In paragraph 4 of the article, what is the most likely reason the author sends his work to an editor at Random House?

• A The author likes the illustrations in the story.

• B His second grade teacher suggests that he send the story to the editor.

• C The author thinks his story is one that people would like to read.

• D His mother helps him send the story to the editor.

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Read these sentences from paragraph 5.

Now I tell young writers, “Keep trying. If you work hard and make your writing the best you can, you’ll be published too.” The author best supports these sentences by including

• A information about how he wrote stories for family members

• B the point about how the book he wrote in second grade was turned down

• C a story about why his brother draws for his books

• D the fact that he and his brother sent out four books before one was accepted

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Read this sentence from paragraph 6. Suddenly, I was a published writer! What does “published writer” mean as it is used in this sentence?

• A someone who has original ideas when writing

• B someone who has written work printed to share with the public

• C someone who likes to retell written works by changing the events

• D someone who writes stories to give away as gifts

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How is the information in paragraph 6 organized?

• A Details are presented in the order they happened.

• B An effect and its cause are mentioned.

• C Different events are compared and contrasted.

• D A problem and its solution are presented.

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The purpose of the information in paragraph 7 is to show that

• A the author continues to enjoy seeing his work in print and on the screen

• B the author’s favorite part of a movie is what happens at the end

• C the author wants his writing to be in magazines and newspapers

• D the author’s work is very good when his name appears on the screen

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Which sentence from the article best supports the main idea of “Sharing My Story”?

• A “e editor at Random House didn’t buy my story.” (paragraph 5)

• B “I had my first story printed in a newspaper when I was in third grade.” (paragraph 6)

• C “However long it takes, there are great rewards.” (paragraph 7)

• D “I never met the editor who told me to keep writing, but she was a friend to me.” (paragraph 8)

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