Question

When the first settlers (1)_________ to build their homes in an area of California about 150 years ago,
(to decide) they found that there (2)_________ four different tribes of Native Americans living
nearby. (to be) The leader of the white settlers, the mayor, (3)_________ the chiefs of the four tribes
what they called the place. (to ask) All four tribes (4)_________ a different name for the region – and
the names were all very long. (to have) The mayor (5)_________ to all four names and wrote down
the first syllable of each name: pa-, sa-, de-, na… and called the new town Pasadena! (to listen)

Answer 1

1 decided

2 were

3 asked

4 had

5 listened