PrepTest 152, Section 2, Question 6
Researchers studying athletes found that those who played(62 more words not shown)
Which one of the following(8 more words not shown)
- AWinning a trophy(16 more words not shown)
- BIf an athlete's(25 more words not shown)
- CAthletes who play(28 more words not shown)
- DIt is impossible(17 more words not shown)
- EDuring athletic competitions,(21 more words not shown)
Reading the argument
Someone who wants the trophy can still pay attention to the game.
That's the objection I'd raise if we were testing the proposed explanation. Enjoying a sport might encourage close attention, but wanting to win could motivate someone to concentrate too.
What we’re looking for
Here, though, we're asked what the statements support. The passage explains the sharper vision of athletes who mainly love the sport by connecting vision with attention to the activity itself. The supported connection is comparative: that group concentrates more on the sport itself.
Working the answers
- A
Winning could be important without being the main reason someone plays. An athlete might love the activity most and still care a great deal about a championship. A turns a difference in priority into the absence of a concern.
- B
Less sharp vision doesn't mean inadequate vision. Two athletes could both see well enough to play, with one seeing more sharply than the other. The passage compares the groups; it doesn't put every trophy-focused athlete below a minimum level of concentration or vision.
- CCorrect
The explanation connects the first group's sharper vision to greater focus on the activity itself. C states that connection: athletes mainly motivated by love of the sport concentrate more on the sport than those mainly motivated by a trophy. It preserves the comparison instead of claiming the second group has no concentration at all.
- D
A tendency to focus more closely on one activity doesn't prove it is impossible to attend to anything else. The passage doesn't establish a strict limit on how many things an athlete can concentrate on at a time.
- E
Better vision isn't a guarantee of better overall performance. Imagine an inexperienced player concentrating intensely while a highly skilled opponent is somewhat distracted. The skill difference could still let the distracted player perform better. E turns one possible advantage into a claim about beating any athlete whose focus lies elsewhere, which the passage never establishes.
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