Question

read the story.
\can you try reading the next row?\ the eye doctor asked.
mel blinked and squinted at the chart. she could read the big letters at the bottom, but the ones in the middle looked blurry.
\i think theres an s and maybe an n, but im not sure,\ she murmured. \um, im sorry, i just cant tell.\
the eye doctor smiled. \do the letters look like theyre jumping around, like this?\ he started hopping on one foot.
mel laughed and shook her head.
o, not like that!\ she said with a giggle.
complete the sentence.
based on details in the story, you can tell the doctor wants to make mel feel less nervous because _________________________.
he notices that mel is pretending she doesnt need any glasses
he begins jumping up and down to make mel laugh
he purposely makes the letter blurry as a joke
he asks mel to read the next row on the chart

Explanation:

The story shows Mel is flustered when she can't read the chart. The doctor uses a silly action (hopping on one foot) to make her laugh, which is a way to ease her nervousness. The other options don't fit: Mel isn't pretending not to need glasses, the doctor didn't make letters blurry, and asking her to read the chart is the exam, not a comfort action.

Answer:

he begins jumping up and down to make Mel laugh