Passage 1
A Short History of Surfing
by S. Flaherty
What we know of today as surfing—riding waves on a wooden board—may have been invented thousands of years ago. Historians now believe the first surfing was done by fisherman living in Western Polynesia. However, they did not surf for sport or leisure but as a means to more quickly catch fish!
The first recorded observation of surfing as sport was made by Joseph Banks in 1769. Banks traveled with Captain Cook on his first voyage to the South Pacific in 1768, in order to record his observations about the landscape, people, and customs of the region. It was during this time that he first noticed their surfing. He later described it in his journals, stating that men would get in canoes and bring them up to breaking waves as fast as they could. The waves would then carry them to shore.
Today, surfing is a well-known sport. In fact, world-class competitions take place across the globe including Hawaii, Indonesia, Australia, and Ireland. While surfing may have started off as a way to feed one's family quickly, it has progressed into much more.
Passage 2
excerpt adapted from Extracts from the Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks (1769)
Joseph Banks was the official plant scientist on Captain Cook's first voyage to the South Pacific. During his time there, Banks kept a journal describing the lifestyle of the native people.
29th May 1769
We saw the native people amuse or exercise themselves in a manner truly surprising. It was in a place where the shore was not guarded by a reef as is usually the case. A high surf fell upon the shore. In the middle of these breakers, 10 or 12 native people were swimming. Whenever a surf broke near them they dived under it with infinite ease, rising up on the other side. But their main amusement was carried on by the stern of an old canoe. With this before them they swam out as far as the outermost breach. Then one or two would get into it and push the blunt end to the breaking wave with incredible swiftness. Sometimes they were carried almost ashore. But generally the wave broke over them before they were half way. We stood admiring this very wonderful scene for full half and hour, in which time no one attempted to come ashore but all seemed most highly entertained with their strange diversion.
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Select the correct text in the passage.
Which sentence from Passage 1 conveys a different account of surfing from Passage 2?
Passage 1
A Short History of Surfing
by S. Flaherty
What we know of today as surfing—riding waves on a wooden board—may have been invented thousands of years ago. Historians now believe the first surfing was done by fisherman living in Western Polynesia. However, they did not surf for sport or leisure but as a means to more quickly catch fish!
The first recorded observation of surfing as sport was made by Joseph Banks in 1769. Banks traveled with Captain Cook on his first voyage to the South Pacific in 1768, in order to record his observations about the landscape, people, and customs of the region. It was during this time that he first noticed their surfing. He later described it in his journals, stating that men would get in canoes and bring them up to breaking waves as fast as they could. The waves would then carry them to shore.
Today, surfing is a well-known sport. In fact, world-class competitions take place across the globe including Hawaii, Indonesia, Australia, and Ireland. While surfing may have started off as a way to feed one's family quickly, it has progressed into much more.