Question

read this passage about the 1969 woodstock music festival. then, select two sentences that suggest that the festival’s organizers could have profited significantly if they had better planned the event.

august 1969 marked the arrival of woodstock, a three - day event featuring some of the biggest names in rock history. the festival was organized by a group of inexperienced young promoters, and was plagued by numerous problems. it was originally meant to take place in the town of woodstock, ny, but opposition from residents made it difficult to find a venue, which ultimately resulted in a last - minute relocation to a town fifty miles away. the organizers expected fifty thousand attendees, but the actual turnout was closer to five hundred thousand. unprepared for such a large crowd, they had to let most people in for free. in addition, concession stands were unable to keep up with the demand, so most attendees had to turn to each other for food and other items. there were also equipment failures, heavy downpours, and insufficient security measures. the concert almost bankrupted its promoters, but because they held the rights to recordings of the event, they were able to make their money back from the 1970 documentary woodstock.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each sentence:

1. "The organizers expected fifty thousand attendees, but the actual turnout was closer to five hundred thousand." - High turnout shows potential for profit if planned (e.g., charging tickets properly).
2. "Unprepared for such a large crowd, they had to let most people in for free." - Letting people in for free means lost revenue; better planning could have monetized the large turnout.
3. "In addition, concession stands were unable to keep up with the demand, so most attendees had to turn to each other for food and other items." - Poor planning of concessions led to lost profit opportunities.
4. "The concert almost bankrupted its promoters, but because they held the rights to recordings of the event, they were able to make their money back from the 1970 documentary Woodstock." - This shows they recouped later, but the first two sentences directly relate to missed profit due to poor planning.

The two sentences that suggest better planning could have led to significant profit are:

• "The organizers expected fifty thousand attendees, but the actual turnout was closer to five hundred thousand."
• "Unprepared for such a large crowd, they had to let most people in for free." (or "In addition, concession stands were unable to keep up with the demand, so most attendees had to turn to each other for food and other items." but the first two are more direct about revenue loss from poor planning)

Answer:

1. The organizers expected fifty thousand attendees, but the actual turnout was closer to five hundred thousand.
2. Unprepared for such a large crowd, they had to let most people in for free.