The TWO (2) correct answer choices are:
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[A]: "similar" ; AND:
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[D]: "equal" .
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Note:
Refer to the following sentence in the [given paragraph] that uses the word, "similar" :
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"... Similar to golf, the object is to navigate a course in the least amount of strokes. ..." ;
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Also, refer to the following sentence in the [given paragraph] that uses the word, "equal" :
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"... Where courses were once rare, disc golf has become a popular pastime equal to the popularity of Ultimate, also a flying disc-based sport. ..." .
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Note the other answer choices given:
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[B]: "determine" ; a verb that is not related to the word, "equivalent" .
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[C]: "pasttime" ; (NOTE: The correct spelling is, in fact, "pasttime"); which is a noun that roughly means "hobbie" or "activity of interest") has nothing to do with the word, "equivalent".
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The question asks, "Which TWO WORDS from the paragraph help the reader understand the meaning of equivalent?"
This leaves us with the remaining answer choices:
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[A]: "similar" ; and:
[D]: "equal" — both of which are related to the word, "equivalent"; and both of which help the reader understand the meaning of the word, "equivalent" .
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