Question

who is the most likely intended audience for passage 2?
○ skiers
○ hunters
○ mountain climbers
○ medical responders

Explanation:

To determine the intended audience, we analyze the passage's context (mentions of Antarctic, rescue, knot - tying, etc.). Mountain climbers often engage in outdoor, potentially risky activities where skills like knot - tying and rescue - related knowledge (from Antarctic expeditions) would be relevant. Skiers focus on skiing, hunters on hunting, and medical responders on medical care—none align as well as mountain climbers with the passage's themes of expeditions and outdoor survival - like skills.

Answer:

mountain climbers