Entry Exam Category: College Admission Exams
Course: Accuplacer
Exam: Accuplacer Reading Full-Length Practice Test
Practice Question
Extract
Athletes from Rutgers University and Princeton University participated in the first intercollegiate football game back in 1869. Players wore hats, coats, vests, and suspenders instead of helmets and pads; some Rutgers players wore scarlet-colored scarves to distinguish themselves from their opponents. Although the game more closely resembled the game of rugby, it was definitely the forerunner of American football. Rutgers, now known as the Scarlet Knights, ultimately won the game by a score of 6 'runs' to Princeton's 4 (today the score would be kept in 'points,' not runs).
Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
Answer Choices
- A: American football has not changed much since the first intercollegiate football game was played.
- B: Most early football players did not know how to throw a football properly.
- C: Rutgers' current football team is better than Princeton's.
- D: The name Scarlet Knights most likely refers to clothing worn by Rutgers players in the 1869 game.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The passage states that Rutgers players wore scarlet-colored scarves during the 1869 game and that Rutgers is now known as the Scarlet Knights. From this, we can reasonably infer that the team’s modern name likely originated from that early uniform detail.