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.
Q1. The structure of this passage could be best described in what way?
ⓐ An activity narrowed to a specific purpose and expanded to consider future implications.
ⓑ An activity narrowed to a specific purpose and expanded to consider future deviations.
ⓒ A hypothesis tested against certain conditions, developed into a larger thesis.
ⓓ An activity and its purposes are explained.
ⓔ A supposition regarding the prospect of an activity, analyzed for viability
Q2. Which of the following situations would fulfill the author’s prophecy for swimming?
ⓐ Humans settling on the moon use swimming techniques to move through space.
ⓑ Swimming remains a competitive Olympic sport.
ⓒ Animals, including amphibians, begin to swim instinctively upon birth, as a dominant genetic trait.
ⓓ People swim in home and community pools to relax and exercise.
ⓔ Fish begin swimming at unprecedented speeds and extend the average life span.