A Sweet Way to Stop Hiccups

The author wrote this selection most likely to--

• convince the reader that hiccups are easily cured

• persuade the reader to become an inventor

• present different ideas about how to stop hiccups

• compare homemade recipes to an award-winning recipe

Which section would be most helpful to a person who wants to find information about the causes of hiccups?

• What Is a Hiccup?

• Making Hiccups Go Away

• Award- Winning Recipe

• A Recipe for Curing Hiccups

One reason Mallory Kievman thought her lollipop would help stop hiccups was that--

• her friends and family members enjoyed the taste of her lollipops

• she knew the ingredients in her lollipops had worked for other people

• her friends and family members had researches the idea for her

• she was asked to share her recipe with other at a contest

The author begins the selection with the ideas in paragraph 1 mostly to--

• interest the reader in a subject that many people have experienced

• suggest what it feels like to have the hiccups

• explain to the reader why people have trouble recognizing hiccups

• identify the most common time to get hiccups

What is the meaning of the word irritating in paragraph 6?

• Scary

• Strange

• Annoying

• Hurting

The main reason Mallory Kievman wanted to find a cure for hiccups was to--

• invent a product she could sell

• find a solution to her own problem

• prove that homemade recipes work

• have a reason to work in the kitchen

A "hic" sound during a hiccup is made when--

• food is swallowed

• a deep breath is taken

• air strikes the vocal cords

• the temperature in the stomach changes

Paragraphs 4 and 5 are mainly about--

• different ways people try to cure hiccups

• how people with hiccups use ingredients from the kitchen

• why getting scared might work to cure hiccups

• different types of sweet and sour foods used in recipes