Question

select the word that means pieces of equipment used for a specific activity. friedrich jahn, a nineteenth - century german educator, is often referred to as the father of modern gymnastics. gymnastics has been around for nearly two thousand years. however, jahn greatly changed the sport. he invented most of its modern apparatuses, including the balance beam, parallel bars, rings, and the pommel horse. submit

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the context. The text says Jahn invented most of gymnastics' modern apparatuses, and examples like balance beam, parallel bars etc. are given. These are pieces of equipment for gymnastics (a specific activity). So the word "apparatuses" (or from the context, the key word here is "apparatuses" but since we need to find the word, looking at the passage, "apparatuses" is the term that means pieces of equipment for a specific activity (gymnastics here). Wait, but maybe the options? Wait, the original problem might have options, but in the given text, the relevant word is "apparatuses" as per the context. Wait, maybe the question is to find the word from the passage. Let's recheck: the question is "Select the word that means pieces of equipment used for a specific activity." From the passage, "apparatuses" is used, and the examples (balance beam, parallel bars, etc.) are equipment for gymnastics (specific activity). So the word is "apparatuses".

Answer:

apparatuses