Question

In France, children in pre-school programs spend a portion of each day engaged in a program of stretching and exercise. Pre-school programs in the United States, however, seldom devote time to a daily stretching and exercise program. In tests designed to measure cardiovascular fitness, children in the United States were out-performed by their French counterparts. It can therefore be determined that children attending pre-school programs in the United States can achieve cardiovascular fitness only by engaging in a daily school program of stretching and exercise. 

Which one of the following is an assumption on which the argument depends?

पर्याय

• A daily program of stretching and exercise will allow all children to achieve cardiovascular fitness

• Cardiovascular fitness is integral to one’s overall health

• It has been proven that children who participate in stretching and exercise programs in pre-school have better cardiovascular fitness than adults

• Stretching and exercise are necessary components of French children’s superior cardiovascular fitness programs

Answer 1

Stretching and exercise are necessary components of French children’s superior cardiovascular fitness programs

Explanation:

The author, therefore, concludes that American students can achieve cardiovascular fitness only if they take up stretching and exercises. What the author has assumed here is that stretching and exercise is the only  (or necessary) cause of cardiovascular fitness and no other factor plays a role in developing cardiovascular fitness. The answer is clearly 'Stretching and exercise are necessary components of French children’s superior cardiovascular fitness programs'.