Question

read the poem. then, review the bolded text in the first stanza. the trip that weekend i should have been at the beach— playing in the cool, crisp waves, laughing in the bright, warm sun. but instead i had to go on another family trip— a weekend without any friends, a weekend without any fun. i thought the weekend would pass by like a snail crawling through the yard. but in the end it turned out to be one of the best weekends i ever had. my grandfather bought me a new guitar and spent the trip teaching me to play. now when school is out, i go to my guitar— learning brand new songs, playing for all my friends. my life is full of music—thanks to my granddad. the bolded text requires an inference, or a guess, about missing details. based on the text, which sentence is most likely to be true? the speaker hasnt traveled out of town to visit family members in a long time. the speaker believes that a trip to the beach would be better than visiting family. the speaker is upset about not being allowed to bring a friend on the family trip.

Explanation:

The first stanza's bolded text shows the speaker wanted to go to the beach (playing in waves, laughing in sun) instead of a family trip they viewed as friendless and not fun. This directly supports the inference they thought the beach trip was better. The other options lack evidence: no mention of past family travel frequency, nor of being barred from bringing a friend.

Answer:

The speaker believes that a trip to the beach would be better than visiting family.