Question

With which sentence of the SportsNews article (paragraph 2) does the author of the letter most strongly disagree?

Athletes go where they find success. Basketball is a difficult sport to master. Unless you’re willing to put in the time and effort and have a certain level of athleticism and hand-eye skills, you will not be successful. You will be pushed out of the sport because of what it demands. In volleyball, those barriers are lower.

A. “Basketball is a difficult sport to master.”

B. “Unless you’re willing to put in the time and effort and have a certain level of athleticism and hand-eye skills, you will not be successful.”

C. “You will be pushed out of the sport because of what it demands.”

D. “In volleyball, those barriers are lower.”

Answer 1

D. The letter’s author disputes the claim that “In volleyball, those barriers are lower,” arguing that volleyball also requires significant skill and athleticism.