Guts
by J. Robbins
Guts is a team sport that began in America during the 1960s. Playing guts involves throwing a flying disc (similar to a Frisbee) at opposing team members to score points. The unusual name of this sport comes from the fact that a thrown disc can reach speeds of up to 50 miles per hour—and a team member certainly needs guts (courage) to reach out and catch it with his or her bare hand!
Guts is played by two teams, with one to five players each, standing in parallel lines across a field. When the disc thrower raises his or her arm, the opposite team freezes in place. The thrower then throws the disc as hard as possible at an opposing team member. If the opposing team member is hit by the disc, the thrower's team wins a point. If the opposing team member catches the disc, his or her team wins a point. The disc may only be touched by a team member's hand. The teams take turns throwing and receiving the disc until one team reaches a total of 21 points.
Since its creation, guts has grown in popularity across the world. Guts has become especially popular in Asian countries, including Taiwan and Japan. The World Flying Disc Federation oversees professional games of guts, and this governing organization has created annual tournaments to allow professional teams to compete on an international level. As guts continues to gain recognition by the sports world, even more people will be enchanted by this unique, exciting outdoor sport.
Alex is using this passage as a source for her paper, and she wants to include information about guts in her paper without plagiarizing. Which of these sentences is an appropriate paraphrase for Alex to use in her paper?
A.
Guts has become especially popular in Asian countries, including Taiwan and Japan.
B.
The teams take turns throwing and receiving the disc until one team reaches a total of 21 points.
C.
Guts is played by two teams, with one to five players each, standing in parallel lines across a field.
D.
According to Robbins, guts players must grab the quick-moving flying disc using only their hands.