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Here’s another GED reading practice question from the Study Guide Zone. Go look at the site to read the passage first if you want, or just look at my explanation of how to answer. Here’s the practice question…

3. Which word best describes the British attitude to the Second Continental Congress?
A: pleased
B: indifferent
C: confused
D: enraged

So, this is about someone’s reaction. That’s usually implied in the text instead of just said. That means, you’ve got to look at what someone did and then figure out how they felt. Not too hard. Like if my little boy Roberto is pouting and don’t want to eat his dinner, he’s probably upset cuz I wouldn’t give him candy earlier. So, you do that kind of thing all the time.

Now I know what I need to do. So, I skim through the passage to look for part that talks about The Second Continental Congress and also the British. To do it, I just move my eyes quickly, looking for capital letters, to find the words “British” or “Second Continental Congress,” and try to find them next to each other. It’s pretty easy… I find ‘em in the second paragraph:

Furthermore, the British labeled the members of the Second Continental Congress as traitors, and ignored the Olive Branch petition.

Now, it’s easy. The British called the Second Continental Congress traitors. So, I’ve got to figure out from that how the British felt. They sure don’t sound pleased. Or indifferent… that would mean they didn’t care, and they cared enough to call the Second Continental Congress traitors. Confused? They might be confused… but that doesn’t really explain them calling the people traitors.
“Enraged.” That’s the other answer. If you don’t know what it means, you can look at the word and see the word “rage” inside it. That means really angry. I’m guessing being really angry would explain calling the Second Continental Congress traitors. What do you think? Could you figure it out on the GED test?

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