Instructions: Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.

Complete the following passage with the correct transition words.

As mother had told them, little Mabel sat at her desk doing her homework.
#1 ______ _, her brother, John, went out to play instead of doing his homework. #2_______ their mother returned, John ran inside and pretended to be busy at work. #3 _______ Mother saw that Mabel had finished her work, John was sweaty from playing.


#1: Meanwhile or Erstwhile #2: When or Were #3 While or So