Read these sentences from the text.

"Driving at 64 kilometers (40 miles) per hour and then 105 kph (65 mph), students practice slamming on the brakes. That gets them used to the strange pulsing sensation—thump! thump! thump!—in the brake pedal that’s caused by the antilock brake system (ABS)."

Why might the author have included the words "thump! thump! thump!" here?

to help readers imagine what it sounds and feels like when the students slam on the brakes
to suggest that slamming on the brakes is unsafe and likely to cause an accident
to prove that student drivers do not get enough practice at braking in most driving schools
to help readers imagine what the students are thinking when they slam on the brakes

The author might have included the words "thump! thump! thump!" to help readers imagine what it sounds and feels like when the students slam on the brakes.

The author might have included the words "thump! thump! thump!" here to help readers imagine what it sounds and feels like when the students slam on the brakes. By using onomatopoeia, the author is trying to engage the reader's senses and create a vivid mental image of the experience. This helps the reader better understand the strange pulsing sensation caused by the antilock brake system (ABS) that the students are practicing to get used to. So, the correct answer is: to help readers imagine what it sounds and feels like when the students slam on the brakes.

The author might have included the words "thump! thump! thump!" here to help readers imagine what it sounds and feels like when the students slam on the brakes.