This is called word analysis.
When you are trying to figure out what a particular word means, you are obviously going to analyze it. Maybe you know what its root means, or you can deduce the meaning based on its prefixes and suffixes. You will probably take into consideration the context and neighboring words in the sentence as well in order to analyze it.
<span>c)t is possible that the piñata originated somewhere other than China.
The sentence says that many people believe it originated in China, but clearly it is not a known fact, where the pinata originated. This means that since there is doubt, the pinata might have originated somewhere other than China.</span>
They rattle when they feel threatened
they are very aggressive
they are a greenish brown color