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:

1. The first option is incorrect because the poem mentions "another family trip," implying the speaker has been on such trips before, not that they haven't traveled to visit family in a long time.
2. The second option is incorrect because the poem later reveals the family trip became "one of the best weekends I ever had," so the speaker no longer thinks the beach trip would be better.
3. The third option is correct: the first stanza states the family trip was "A weekend without any friends, A weekend without any fun," which shows the speaker was upset about not having friends along on the trip.

Answer:

The speaker is upset about not being allowed to bring a friend on the family trip.