If the key is the first element, how many comparisons does linear search make?

1. Linear search starts at the beginning of the list. 2. A match there ends the search at once. 3. If the key is the first element, linear search always makes only 1 comparison. 4. So the answer is 1. _Source: syllabus Computer Science, Ch 5 'Sorting' and Ch 6 'Searching'_