Question

restarting the party
back in the school cafeteria, you get to work turning your nightmare into a wonderful dream. first, you talk to the crowd by throwing in a song by an artist from your hometown. next, you listen. the students seem to like the song’s beat, so you mix in similar rhythm from various music genres and subgenres. you change smoothly from one song to the next. your hard work is paying off—more people are moving to the dance floor.
finally, you play the top song of the year. everyone recognizes the melody (and starts dancing and singing along to the lyrics. as you look out on the packed dance floor, you know you’ve connected with your audience.
crowds can have a lot of fun when djs play the right music.
q1 what is the gist of the part of the passage in the box?
q2 the dj dropdown the crowd and plays songs that get the crowd rest of sentence
dropdown options: communicates with, doesnt see, will introduce

Explanation:

For the first sub - question (about the gist of the passage in the box):

The passage in the box describes a scenario in a school cafeteria where someone (a DJ - like figure) plays music, listens to the crowd's preferences (likes the song's beat, mixes similar rhythms from various music genres), transitions smoothly between songs, and finally plays a top - year song. The result is that more people dance, and everyone connects with the music. So the gist is about how playing the right music (by responding to the crowd's taste) makes the crowd enjoy and dance, with the person successfully connecting with the audience.

We analyze the options:

• "communicates with": The passage says the person talks to the crowd (by playing a hometown artist's song), listens to them (notices they like the beat), and then plays music accordingly. This shows communication with the crowd. Then playing songs that get the crowd (to dance, etc.).
• "doesn't see": There's no indication in the passage that the person doesn't see the crowd.
• "will introduce": The passage is about playing music based on crowd response, not just introducing something. So "communicates with" fits the context as the person interacts with the crowd through music choices.

Answer:

The gist is that by playing music that the crowd likes (responding to their preferences, mixing rhythms, playing a popular song), the person (like a DJ) gets the crowd to dance and connects with the audience.

For the second sub - question (the fill - in - the - blank):