Chose the english equivlent of the underlined word in the following sentence extranas mucho a tus primos giving 99 points

Okay so i'm taking an online spanish course (penn foster), and in the study guide, you have to create a bunch of sentences with words you've learned so far. translating, reading, and those kinds of things are fairly easy, but when it comes to making my own sentences, my brain just kinda waltz's away. anyone got any tips?

¿era mariela la chica de la casa blanca?

Enrique cena a las 9 en la noche. ¿qué necesita pedir enrique para la mesa? —mesera, quiero el tenedor, por favor. —yo quiero el cuchillo, por favor. —yo quiero la servilleta, por favor. —mesera, quiero la cuchara, por favor.