Question

d. No one yet realized it, but researchers now believe Emile was patient zero—the first person to contract and begin spreading the Ebola virus during this outbreak. There have been more than two dozen Ebola outbreaks since the virus’s discovery in 1976. The 2014 outbreak quickly became by far the most devastating.



Excerpt from Epidemiology: The Fight Against Ebola & Other Diseases by Carol Hand published by ABDO Publishing © 2015 ABDO Consulting Group, Inc.

Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

What technique does the writer use to engage readers in this introductory paragraph?

(1 point)
Responses

using a vivid image or description
using a vivid image or description

telling a brief related story
telling a brief related story

telling an interesting or surprising fact
telling an interesting or surprising fact

using a connection to the readers’ experiences
using a connection to the readers’ experiences

Answer 1

The technique the writer uses to engage readers in this introductory paragraph is **telling an interesting or surprising fact**. The statement about Emile being believed to be patient zero in the Ebola outbreak and the reference to the outbreak being the most devastating is intriguing and draws the reader in.