Question

directions: for the following questions, choose the best answer or respond in complete sentences.

1. what is the main idea of the text?

a. wheelchair tennis is the best sport to play with a wheelchair.
b. there are many different sports one can play with a wheelchair.
c. brad parks was inspired to create wheelchair tennis after his injury.
d. brad parks was a tennis player as a child and then started playing in a wheelchair.

1. how does the author introduce the text in paragraphs 1-2?

a. by describing brad parks’s childhood
b. by telling about brad parks’s skiing records
c. by giving details about what wheelchair tennis is like
d. by detailing the steps to join a wheelchair tennis club

1. in paragraph 4, the word \independent\ most closely means that brad —

a. wanted help.
b. wanted to give up.
c. wanted to inspire others.
d. wanted to do things by himself.

Explanation:

Question 1

To find the main idea, we analyze each option:

• Option A claims wheelchair tennis is the best sport for wheelchairs, but the text likely focuses on multiple sports or Brad Parks' role in wheelchair tennis, not just claiming it's the best.
• Option B says there are many sports for wheelchairs, but if the text is about Brad Parks and wheelchair tennis, this is not the main idea.
• Option C: If the text is about Brad Parks creating wheelchair tennis after his injury, this would be the main idea as it focuses on the origin of wheelchair tennis by him.
• Option D describes his childhood and starting to play in a wheelchair, but the main idea is likely about his creation of wheelchair tennis, not just his background. So the best answer is C.

We analyze how the author introduces the text in paragraphs 1 - 2:

• Option A: If paragraphs 1 - 2 describe Brad Parks' childhood, this could be the introduction. But we need to check the other options.
• Option B: Telling about his skiing records is not likely the introduction if the text is about wheelchair tennis.
• Option C: Giving details about wheelchair tennis is more about the sport, not the introduction of the text's topic (likely about Brad Parks and wheelchair tennis).
• Option D: Detailing steps to join a club is irrelevant to the introduction. If the text starts with his childhood to set up his story, then A is correct. But if the text is about wheelchair tennis, maybe C? Wait, no—usually, an introduction about Brad Parks' childhood (his tennis background as a child) would lead into his injury and creating wheelchair tennis. So A is correct. Wait, but maybe I'm wrong. Wait, the question is how the author introduces the text. If paragraphs 1 - 2 talk about his childhood as a tennis player, then A is correct. So the best answer is A.

The word "independent" means self - reliant, doing things on one's own.

• Option A: Wanting help is the opposite of independent.
• Option B: Wanting to give up has nothing to do with independent.
• Option C: Wanting to inspire others is about motivation to help others, not about being independent.
• Option D: Wanting to do things by himself matches the meaning of independent. So the answer is D.

Answer:

C. Brad Parks was inspired to create wheelchair tennis after his injury.

Question 2