Question

The incentive scheme that rules sumo is intricate and extraordinarily powerful. Each wrestler maintains a ranking that affects every slice of life; how much money he makes, how large an entourage he carries, how much he gets to eat, sleep, and otherwise take advantage of his success. The sixty highest-ranked wrestlers in Japan, comprising the makuuchi and juryo divisions, make up the sumo elite. A wrestler near the top of this elite pyramid may earn millions and is treated like royalty. Any wrestler in the top forty earns at least $170,000 a year. The seventieth-ranked wrestler in Japan, meanwhile, earns only $15,000 a year. Life isn’t very sweet outside the elite. Low-ranked wrestlers must tend to their superiors, preparing their meals and cleaning their quarters. . . . So ranking is everything.
1. Which of the following central ideas from the paragraph is a reason that supports the claim “cheating exists because of incentive.”
A. Every wrestler has a ranking.
B. Ranking affects your diet.
C. The makuuchi and juryo divisions make up the sumo elite.
*D. Ranking is everything.
D is the answer on engenuty
2. Check the three sentences that present evidence to support the idea that “Ranking is everything.”
A. “The makuuchi and juryo divisions make up the sumo elite.”
B. “Each wrestler maintains a ranking that affects every slice of his life.”
C. “The seventieth-ranked wrestler in Japan, meanwhile, earns only $15,000 a year.”
D. “Low-ranked wrestlers must tend to their superiors.”
ANSWER ON ENGENUTY B,C,D

Answer 1

Answer:

Question 1: The central idea from the paragraph that is a reason that supports the claim “cheating exists because of incentive.” is Ranking is everything.

Question 2: The three sentences that present evidence to support the idea that “Ranking is everything.” are:

* “Each wrestler maintains a ranking that affects every slice of his life.”

* “The seventieth-ranked wrestler in Japan, meanwhile, earns only $15,000 a year.”

* “Low-ranked wrestlers must tend to their superiors.”

Explanation:

It is described in the paragraph that in Japan the ranking as a sumo fighter is extremely important since the rank that each wrestler achieves will determine either if they are meant to be served or to serve since Japan has a culture that goes around honor this is considered an important factor that leads competitors to cheat it goes beyond money.

Answer 2

Answer:

1. D. Based on the central idea, cheating tends to exist in Zumo wrestling because "Ranking is everything" that makes you survive as a wrestler.

2.. The three sentences to back up the claim that " Ranking is everything" are

B. “Each wrestler maintains a ranking that affects every slice of his life.”

C. “The seventieth-ranked wrestler in Japan, meanwhile, earns only $15,000 a year.”

D. “Low-ranked wrestlers must tend to their superiors.”

Explanation:

In explaining the key factor of "ranking being everything" , we look it from the fact that Zumo wrestlers in Japan are made so powerful because of the incentive that is attached to the high ranking positions in the category that are available. This ranking that comes with juicy incentives determines the life of a wrestler based on what he can eat, the number of people he can carry about, and how he can sleep well.

However, wrestlers that make up the elite are the makuuchi and juryo divisions with those at the top-earning millions per year  while those below earnings ranges from $17,000 to $15,000 thereby making the lower-ranked ones to serve the high ranking ones