Question

lets say youre a dj at a school dance in the cafeteria. its 8:30 on a friday night. the room is crowded, and it smells like pizza and sweat. but no one cares. students are ready to celebrate the end of the school year, but only a few people are on the dance floor. most students stand in small circles around the edges of the room. wait, did someone just yawn?

from behind your sound equipment, you watch in horror. an empty dance floor and a sleepy crowd are a djs worst nightmare. youll have to change the mood—and fast. after all, the job of a dj is to play music that people enjoy.

what is the gist of the part of the passage in the box?

djs need to pick the right songs to keep a crowd dropdown options: separated, interested, confused

Explanation:

The passage in the box describes a DJ at a school dance where the crowd is sleepy and not engaged (few on dance floor, many in small circles, someone yawns). The DJ needs to change the mood fast by playing music people enjoy. So the DJ needs to pick right songs to make the crowd interested (not separated or confused, as the goal is to get them engaged).

Answer:

interested