Question

Which two words from the paragraph help the reader understand the meaning of equivalent? The sport of disc golf was first invented in 1926, though the modern equivalent wasn't developed and popularized until the late 1960s. Similar to golf, the object is to navigate a course in the least amount of strokes. However, disc golf relies on someone to hurl the disc, and rather than holes, disc golf uses baskets. Where courses were once rare, disc golf has become a popular pastime equal to the popularity of Ultimate, also a flying disc-based sport. The need to propel a disc across lush, green fields and parks helped double the number of disc golf courses in America between 2000 and 2008. Now, disc golf has its own professional organization and is played in over 40 countries. The sport of disc golf now has international tournaments to determine the best players, and now there are more courses than ever to test their throwing skills. similar determine pastime double equal

Answer 1

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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