Question

Which inference can a reader make based on the information in the excerpt? The Germans often sent important messages concerning their war efforts to their ambassador in Washington, D.C. Although the British cut the underwater cables, the Germans planned to lay new ones as quickly as possible. Without the underwater cables, the Germans had no way of communicating with their ambassadors. The German ambassador in Washington, D.C. was unaware that the cables had been cut by the British.

Answer 1

Which inference can a reader make based on the information in the excerpt?

A. The Germans often sent important messages concerning their war efforts to their ambassador in Washington, D.C.

B. Although the British cut the underwater cables, the Germans planned to lay new ones as quickly as possible.

C. Without the underwater cables, the Germans had no way of communicating with their ambassadors.

D. The German ambassador in Washington, D.C. was unaware that the cables had been cut by the British.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The Germans often sent important messages concerning their war efforts to their ambassador in Washington, D.C.

Explanation:

According to a different source, this is the passage that comes with this question:

"Cable messages from Europe to the United States traveled through transatlantic cables that passed deep in the English Channel. The British saw the cables as an opportunity to gain access to secret diplomatic messages sent from Berlin to its ambassador in Washington, D.C. Knowing they couldn't tap the cables the way they could tap phone lines, the British did the next best thing. The cable ship Telconia cut all five of the cables that carried communications through the channel. To make sure that the sabotage had a lasting effect, the Telconia rolled up a few of the cable ends on her drums and carried them to England. This act of sabotage was Great Britain's first offensive act of the war."

This is the statement that best describes an inference that can be made based on the information of the passage. In this text, the author tells us that the British cut down the German cables in order to ensure that the Germans could not communicate with their ambassador in Washington D.C. This implies that the Germans usually communicated important message to this ambassador.