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Swimming has developed from a primal mode of movement to an advanced hobby and competitive sport. Exercising nearly every muscle group, swimming is a rigorous sport and requires intense training. In competitions swimmers typically contend for the fastest time to complete a certain distance by performing a specific swimming stroke. Also, swimmers work to build endurance and an ability to swim over long distances. Because swimming has developed into a highly intricate competitive sport, where one wrong technique can disqualify a participant, it is interesting to ponder how the sport will evolve for people in the future, either advancing into a progressive purpose or regressing to a primal mode of movement.   Which of the following situations would fulfill the author's prophecy for swimming?

A. humans settling on the moon use swimming techniques to move through space

B. swimming remains a competitive Olympic sport

C. animals, including amphibians, begin to swim instinctively upon birth, as a dominant genetic trait

D. fish begin swimming at unprecedented speeds and extend the average life span

Answer Explanation:

According to the passage. it is interesting to ponder how the sport will evolve for people in the future, either advancing into a progressive purpose or regressing to a primal mode of movement. Humans swimming through space would show the regression of swimming into a primal mode of movement.

Therefore, the Correct Answer is A.

More Questions on TEAS 7 Reading

  • Q #1: Mahatma Ghandi was an inspirational leader who made a lot of sacrifices for the people of India. In 1921, Gandhi took charge of the Indian National Congress, a group of thirteen men in the Indian government who fought discrimination and unfair taxation against farmers and urban laborers. Using the nonviolent tactic of civil disobedience, Gandhi and his followers bravely resisted British control over Indian life, choosing not to follow unfair, discriminatory laws and policies. The British were not happy to see Ghandi and his followers rebelling in this way. The British responded to this resistance by strengthening their military presence in India, often at the cost of human lives. While Ghandi was fighting to gain more freedom for the people of India, the British government was, often violently, suppressing it. For his effort, Gandhi was eventually imprisoned in 1942 for his "radical" beliefs, but he refused to recognize violence as a means of fighting the British. He gained international attention for his hunger strikes, refusing to eat until the British changed their unjust policies.   Which of the following is a logical conclusion based on the passage?

    A. Gandhi was brave, but ultimately unsuccessful in his pursuits

    B. the British changed their unjust policies

    C. in Gandhi's mind, civil disobedience means only using violence as a last resort

    D. Gandhi's followers were fiercely loyal and stood by their leader at all times

    Answer Explanation

    It can be inferred that the British changed their unjust ways since Gandhi gained international attention for his hunger strike until the British changed their unjust policies.

  • Q #2: Delaying their initial entry to school can cause some children to actually fall behind their peers in learning. Some studies have shown differing early childhood academic achievement results when comparing children from low-income families with those living in middle-income homes Children from low- income homes tend to begin school with weaker skills than their peers from more advantaged backgrounds. Holding young children back a year before they begin their academic career is sometimes thought to help them mature before beginning school. This practice may actually backfire for some of those children from low-income households. During the additional year at home, these children are thought to miss opportunities to cultivate the basic skills that they could develop while taking part in a learning environment-skills suggested to be absent in some low-income families.   Consider a revision which replaces the terms low-income and middle-income with the terms poor and normal. What effect would this change have on the passage?

    A. It would make the passage more specific

    B. It would make the passage inaccurate

    C. It would make the passage less academic

    D. It would make the passage biased.

    Answer Explanation

    It makes it inaccurate since low income is not synonymous to abnormal and middle income is not synonymous to normal.

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    A. Gabriela is Sonja's boss

    B. Sonja is Gabriela's boss

    C. Sonja and Gabriela work in the Human Resources Department together

    D. Sonja and Gabriela run the business together

    Answer Explanation

    The tone of the passage is informal and friendly which supports the inference that Sonja and Gabriel run the business together