Question

review the details below.

• athletes wore an early version of rubber - soled sneakers called plimsolls in the late eighteenth century.
• rubber sneakers with canvas tops were mostly used in athletics from the time of their creation in 1892 until the 1950s.
• sneakers gained popularity when many u.s. teenagers embraced the shoe after seeing actor james dean wear them in the movie rebel without a cause.

choose the best topic sentence to introduce a paragraph containing these details.

• sneakers were created for sports, but they eventually became a fashion statement.
• originally, sneakers were developed for the use of athletes.
• although sneakers have gained widespread popularity, they have remained relatively unchanged in their design.

Explanation:

The details mention sneakers' early use by athletes (plimsolls in 18th century, rubber sneakers in athletics until 1950s) and later popularity as a fashion item (teens embracing after James Dean). The first option connects their sports origin to fashion statement, covering both aspects. The second only focuses on athletic origin, missing the fashion part. The third focuses on design, not covered in details. So the best topic sentence is the first one.

Answer:

Sneakers were created for sports, but they eventually became a fashion statement.