Reading Comprehension

PT159 · S4 · P2 · Q8 Athletic Performances

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Passage A In all games, particularly in athletic contests, the central importance of display and representation serves as a reminder of the ancient connections between play, ritual, and drama.

Your task

Pin down exactly what the question asks about the passage — a detail, the author's view, the structure, or the main point — before looking at the choices.

Common trap

Answers that restate a true detail from the passage but don't answer the specific question being asked.

Winning move

Anticipate the answer in your own words from the passage, then find the choice that matches that prediction.

8.

Which one of the following is mentioned in passage B but not in passage A?

  1. Correct

    a specific sport

    Why this is right

    Answer A is correct.

    Skill tested: Locate Detail · how this choice captures the passage's function is the move to repeat next time.

    92% picked this

  2. an award for artistic excellence

    Trap

    1% picked this

  3. an artistic discipline

    Trap

    4% picked this

  4. a famous athlete

    Trap

    1% picked this

  5. a particular moment from the

    Trap

    3% picked this

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