Question

choose the two sentences in this excerpt that explain what people surmise happened to amelia earhart. when radio signals were heard on frequencies that earhart had been using, the world grew hopeful that the aviators were alive and would soon be found. but the days turned into weeks. finally, on july 18, 1937, the search was officially called off. unable to receive a radio signal or find howland island, earhart had run out of gas. others guessed that earhart and noonan landed on a deserted island. what really happened to amelia earhart and fred noonan? the search has gone on for over 70 years. tighar has scientifically searched every lead possible, centering their efforts on the tiny island of nikumaroro (once

Explanation:

We need to find sentences that show people's surmises (guesses) about what happened to Amelia Earhart.

• The sentence "Unable to receive a radio signal or find Howland Island, Earhart had run out of gas." presents one surmise (from the context of the search and situation) about her running out of gas.
• The sentence "Others guessed that Earhart and Noonan landed on a deserted island." directly states a guess (surmise) about her landing on a deserted island.

The other sentences are about the search process or hope, not people's surmises about what happened to her.

Answer:

1. Unable to receive a radio signal or find Howland Island, Earhart had run out of gas.
2. Others guessed that Earhart and Noonan landed on a deserted island.