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Constellations are patterns of stars in the sky. Over thousands of years, people looked up and saw the shapes of humans, animals and everyday objects. They "joined the dots" between the stars to make these patterns, and gave them names, some of which we still use today. But why did people bother with constellations…

• What use for constellations is NOT mentioned in the opening paragraphs?
• What is the best meaning of the word "sparse" in the second paragraph?