The 1939 World’s Fair in New York had many new products. One of these products was TV. People saw TV for the first time at the fair. In 1939, many people had a radio. It was common to have one. But no one had a TV. A company called RCA made the first TV. At first, people thought the TV was a radio with pictures. They did not believe TV was real. They thought RCA was playing a trick. Workers at RCA were smart. They showed everyone how the TV worked. They proved to people that TV was not a trick. How? RCA workers let people see themselves on TV! That way, people could tell the TV really worked. Millions of people at the fair saw TV. What happened? Everyone wanted one.

Question

Based on the clues in this text, you can figure out that

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Responses

RCA thought radios were better than TVs.
RCA thought radios were better than TVs.

the only new product at the 1939 World’s Fair was RCA’s TV.
the only new product at the 1939 World’s Fair was RCA’s TV.

RCA was a company that did not like sharing information.
RCA was a company that did not like sharing information.

RCA wanted people to like TVs so they would want to buy them.

Answer 1

Based on the clues in the text, the correct inference is:

RCA wanted people to like TVs so they would want to buy them.

The text explains how RCA demonstrated the television to prove it was not a trick, and as a result, millions of people at the fair wanted to buy one.