Question

read the introduction to joels personal narrative, \the jazz band.\

i wol for the school jazz band my freshman year, my sophomore year, and my junior year. i didnt make it until i was a senior. thats four tryouts! i wol four nerve-racking tryouts, but it was worth it.

fill in the blanks in order.
audition .... endured
audition .... endure
auditioned .... endure
auditioned .... endured

Explanation:

Analyze the first blank

Using the Verb Tense Consistency and Narrative Writing knowledge points:
The sentence describes actions that occurred in the past ("my freshman year, my sophomore year, and my junior year"). The surrounding context uses past tense verbs such as "didn't make" and "was." Therefore, the first blank requires the past tense verb "auditioned" rather than the noun or present tense form "audition."

Analyze the second blank

Using the Verb Tense Consistency and Narrative Writing knowledge points:
The second blank describes the experience of those past tryouts. Since the narrative is set in the past ("it was worth it"), this verb must also be in the past tense. Thus, "endured" is the correct past tense form to maintain consistency, rather than the present tense "endure."

Match the correct option

Combining both findings, the correct sequence of words to fill in the blanks in order is "auditioned . . . endured." This matches the fourth option.

Answer:

• audition . . . endured
• audition . . . endure
• auditioned . . . endure
• auditioned . . . endured (Correct answer)