Question

4. Which statement from the text DOES NOT support the inference that the Hindenburg’s passengers were wealthy? *
"To the people of Germany, the dirigible was a proud symbol of the German nation itself."
"The passengers had each paid $400, a great deal of money in those days, for a three-day trip."
"The list of wines the Hindenburg carried was more than a page long."
"No possible item for the passengers’ comfort or safety had been overlooked."




5. Which statement from the text DOES NOT support the inference that traveling by airship was risky? *
"The Hindenburg’s great silver gasbag was filled with hydrogen, a very flammable gas."
"Metal ladders and railing were encased in rubber to prevent sparks from occurring."
"No accident had occurred in 14 years of commercial dirigible flights."
"To prevent an accidental fire, smoking was permitted only in one completely fireproof room."

Answer 1

The statement which DOES NOT support the inference that passengers were wealthy is "To the people of Germany, the dirigible was a proud symbol of the German nation itself." (option A)

The statement which DOES NOT support the inference that traveling by airship was risky is "No accident had occurred in 14 years of commercial dirigible flights." (option C)

What is inference?

Inference is the act or process of inferring, which means reaching a conclusion based on information you have. To be able to infer something then, we must have evidence, facts, or any type of information that leads to that conclusion.

However, this activity asks us to identify sentences that do not support a certain inference. For the first question, the sentence that does not support the inference that the passengers were wealthy is option A. That is the only one that does not mention money, products, or comfort.

As for the second question, option C does not support the inference that traveling by airship was risky. All of the other options mention something that might be dangerous, such as flammable gas and sparks. Option C is the only one that does not.

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