Question 1

How does the first sentence affect the reader's understanding of the rest of the selection?

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by beginning with the outright statement that George Henderson performed the wave first

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by specifying the scientific reasoning for the wave's origin

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by capturing the reader's attention with a startling statistic

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by giving the reader a detailed history of the wave

Question 2

Why did the author include the subheading "The Science of the Wave"?

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to show that scientists have studied the wave and understand how it works

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to show that the wave is a unique event that merits scientific study

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to show that the wave gained popularity at the 1986 World Cup

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to show that the wave can be started by as few as 35 people

Question 3

What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

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It provides a brief history of voting practices in different cultures.

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It gets the reader's attention by asking thoughtful questions.

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It creates a mood of suspense by introducing a conflict.

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It helps the reader understand the humor in the topic.

Question 4

In the last paragraph, why did the author include the quote from Chris Quigg?

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to support the claim that there is still much work to be done to understand the beginning of the universe

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to hook the reader into wanting to read more about the Brookhaven laboratory

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to help sell more issues of Science News magazine

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to outline future experiments that need to take place

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