Question

salman was struggling at tennis practice. he often hit the ball either in the wrong direction or with so little force that it dropped in front of the net. but then the coach showed salman a different way to swing his racket. this change helped salman hit the ball harder and propel it over the net. now, salman consistently drives the ball toward his opponent. what happens when salman propels the ball? the ball drops down. the ball moves forward. the ball gets lost. the ball falls apart.

Explanation:

The text states that after the coach's instruction, Salman can "propel it over the net" and "consistently drives the ball toward his opponent." This implies forward - moving action. "Propel" means to push or drive something forward.

• The first option "The ball drops down" is incorrect as the text says he was previously hitting with little force (causing it to drop) but after propelling, it goes over the net (not down).
• The third option "The ball gets lost" has no basis in the text.
• The fourth option "The ball falls apart" is also not mentioned in the text.

Answer:

The ball moves forward.