Question 1 of 15 Read the passage. Then identify the most likely inference that can be drawn
from the details.
Tom arrived at the group's meeting place wearing his good pants, a
sports coat, and sandals. His friends looked at him, puzzled. "Where's
your water bottle?" Alice said. "You know this hike is 10 miles long,
right?"
Tom nodded. "That will take about half an hour, right?"
O A. Tom has never hiked with these friends before.
B. Tom is not an experienced hiker.
O
C. Tom was not invited to the hike.
D. Tom could not find his hiking clothes.

The answer is B

Explanation: If you re-read the paragraph, Tom is wearing sandals and he doesn't bring a water bottle. His friends said the hike was 10 miles long so it wouldn't make sense for Tom to go hiking in sandals and to not bring water. Therefore the answer is B.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

i think its a bad thing why? one word flood