Question

once upon a time
directions
add a noun (or pronoun) to each blank below to write an original story. remember a noun is
a person, a place, or a thing. you may use the word lists you made on page 11 to help fill in
the blanks.
once upon a time there was a big ______.
this ______ lived in a
______ by the name
of ______. this
______ was very
large. all ______ who lived
in ______ were very
friendly except for ______.
the ______ was unkind to
everyone. one day, ______
wanted to go on a walk. no one would join
______ on the trip.
______ decided it would be more fun to
have ______.
so that is just what happened.

Explanation:

This is a creative writing task where we add nouns/pronouns to complete a story. Let's fill in the blanks with appropriate nouns (person, place, thing) to make a coherent story. For example:

1. First blank (big _): Let's use "castle" (a thing).
2. Second blank (This _ lived...): "castle" (referring to the castle, so we can use "it" or repeat "castle", but "it" as a pronoun. Wait, the first blank was "castle", so "This castle" lived...
3. Third blank (lived in a _): "village" (a place).
4. Fourth blank (by the name of _): "Sunnyville" (a place name, noun).
5. Fifth blank (This _ was very large): "castle" (again, or "it", but "castle" for clarity).
6. Sixth blank (All _ who lived in _): "people" (persons), "Sunnyville" (the village).
7. Seventh blank (were very friendly except for _): "a dragon" (a thing, a character).
8. Eighth blank (The _ was unkind...): "dragon" (referring to the dragon).
9. Ninth blank (One day, _ wanted to go on a walk): "the castle's owner" (a person, or "the king", let's say "the king").
10. Tenth blank (No one would join _ on the trip): "him" (pronoun, referring to the king).
11. Eleventh blank (_ decided it would be more fun...): "the king" (or "he").
12. Twelfth blank (to have _): "a party" (a thing).

Putting it together:

Once upon a time there was a big \underline{castle}.
This \underline{castle} lived in a \underline{village} by the name of \underline{Sunnyville}. This \underline{castle} was very large. All \underline{people} who lived in \underline{Sunnyville} were very friendly except for \underline{a dragon}. The \underline{dragon} was unkind to everyone. One day, \underline{the king} wanted to go on a walk. No one would join \underline{him} on the trip. \underline{The king} decided it would be more fun to have \underline{a party}.

So that is just what happened.

(Note: There are many possible correct answers as long as nouns/pronouns are used appropriately for person, place, or thing.)

Answer:

(Example filled story as above, with blanks filled as: castle, castle, village, Sunnyville, castle, people, Sunnyville, a dragon, dragon, the king, him, The king, a party)
(If you need specific words for each blank, here are the filled blanks in order:

1. castle
2. castle
3. village
4. Sunnyville
5. castle
6. people
7. Sunnyville
8. a dragon
9. dragon
10. the king
11. him
12. The king
13. a party)