SHSAT Scrambled Paragraphs Practice 6

1. Human language development begins very early in life and develops at a very rapid pace._Q. Immediately following birth, most infants begin to recognize their mother’s voice and make sounds indicating their moods, such as crying, chuckling, and whimpering.
_R. It is during this time when children will be able to vocalize “mama” and “dada” as well as engage in vocal play.
_S. Between the ages of three and six months, infants will began to babble which indicates that the infant is experimenting with speech.
_T. Although babbling is a milestone in language development, the most crucial period of time is when babies are between the ages of six to twelve months.
_U. The first milestone is when the fetus begins to hear sound from outside the mother’s body.

2. Tulip mania was a period of time when the prices for the bulbs of tulips increased to extraordinary levels and then abruptly collapsed._Q. Due to their distinctiveness, tulips quickly became a coveted luxury commodity.
_R. The tulip was distinct from every other flower known to the entire European continent at the time as a result of their distinctive color.
_S. Following Busbecq’s package, tulip bulbs were distributed throughout the Netherlands and gained popularity in 1593 following the discovery made by Carolus Clusius who found out that tulips were able to tolerate the harsher weather conditions of the Dutch climate.
_T. The tulip’s rise in popularity could also be attributed to their intense petal color.
_U. Tulip mania can trace its origins to Ogier de Busbecq, who sent the first tulip bulbs and seeds to Vienna in the year 1554.

3. The 1992 United States men’s Olympic basketball team was the first American Olympic team to include active NBA players._Q. However, in the case of Magic Johnson who had retired from the Los Angeles Lakers due to testing positive for HIV, his enlistment in the Olympic team saved his life by proving he could overcome his illness.
_R. Johnson ended up starting in five out of the six games he played, and the Dream Team defeated its opponents by approximately 44 points before ultimately winning the gold medal against the Croatian team.
_S. These NBA players included Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, John Stockton, Karl Malone, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Patrick Ewing, Chris Mullin, David Robinson, and Charles Barkley.
_T. All in all, the Dream Team is described by many critics as the greatest sports team ever assembled and the greatest collection of basketball talent on the Earth.
_U. The majority of these players, such as Michael Jordan, were near or at the peak of their NBA careers.