1.Past Simple Tense: The answer uses the past simple tense ("didn't make", "was", "found", "preferred", "had", "focused") to describe past habits and states, which is appropriate for discussing childhood experiences.
2.Conjunctions and transitions: The use of "because" to explain the reason for not making many friends and "rather than" to contrast close friends with acquaintances shows good use of conjunctions to link ideas logically.