Question

complete the sentences with a word in the same word family as participant. as the
watched the video of the players passing the ball, a person in a gorilla suit walked onto the court. the gorilla stood there for a few seconds and then walked off. surprisingly, very few of the people who
in the experiment noticed the gorilla. the volunteers
in the study helped show the researchers something interesting about how peoples minds work. answer bank participation participants participated

Explanation:

1. The first blank needs a plural noun to refer to the people watching the video, so "participants" fits.
2. The second blank needs a past-tense verb to describe the volunteers' action in the experiment, so "participated" is correct.
3. The third blank needs a noun to refer to the volunteers' involvement in the study, so "participation" is the right choice. All words are from the "participant" word family.

Answer:

1. participants
2. participated
3. participation