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Another way to say something is very popular is to say it's "_____"
a. up b. in c. on
A. Answer the questions about What Makes a Fad?
1. Purpose What is the purpose of the first paragraph?
a. to give examples of fads
b. to explain what a fad is
c. to show how fads become popular
2. Detail A fad stops being a fad when _________.
a. it becomes very popular
b. older people start to like it
c. people don't think it's cool anymore
3. Cause and Effect According to the article, people stopped buying the Rubik's Cube in 1983 because _________.
a. it was very difficult to solve
b. books gave away the secrets to solving it
c. so many people already had one
4. Inference What helped "Gangnam Style" become such a huge worldwide hit?
a. the Internet b. television c. the radio
5. Vocabulary In line 17, what does "faded in popularity" mean?
a. became less popular
b. continued to be popular
c. became a fad
B. Complete the notes.
Fads:
• Rubik's Cube:
- toy invented in (1) _________
- very challenging
- peak year was (2) _________
- fad ended very (3) _________
• Gangnam Style:
- popular in 2012
- first (4) _______ video to reach 1 billion and 2 billion views
- had huge influence on world (5) _______
- (6) _______remains popular all over the world
C. CRITICAL THINKING Talk with a partner. Why do you think fads start and end so quickly? Can you think of any other fads?
