Question

making an inference

as montgomery and de grey slowly made their way through the message, they noticed more and more oddities. for example, 97556 appeared near the end of the message; the 90000 family indicated important names that were not used very often in messages. we can imagine their shock when they realized that 97556 stood for zimmermann. that single name fired the men with excitement as they began working on the message from the beginning.
-the dark game, paul janeczko

why were the code breakers excited when they realized that 97556 stood for zimmermann?

they were proud that they had intercepted a message.
they were excited that the message was full of oddities.
they had never before decoded a name.
they realized they had intercepted a message from the german foreign secretary.

Explanation:

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Analyze the question and text

Using the Reading Comprehension knowledge point, we first read the provided passage from The Dark Game by Paul Janeczko. The text states: "We can imagine their shock when they realized that 97556 stood for Zimmermann. That single name fired the men with excitement as they began working on the message from the beginning." The question asks why the code breakers were excited when they realized that 97556 stood for Zimmermann.

Evaluate the options based on evidence

Using the Making Inferences knowledge point, we connect the name "Zimmermann" to historical context or logical inference within the passage. Arthur Zimmermann was the German foreign secretary during World War I. Realizing the code stood for his name meant they had intercepted a highly important message directly from the German foreign secretary.

Let's evaluate the choices:

• Option 1: "They were proud that they had intercepted a message." (Incorrect: The excitement is specifically tied to the name Zimmermann, not just any message).
• Option 2: "They were excited that the message was full of oddities." (Incorrect: The oddities were noticed first, but the specific excitement is triggered by the "single name" Zimmermann).
• Option 3: "They had never before decoded a name." (Incorrect: The text states the "90000 family indicated important names," implying they knew of names, but this specific name was highly significant).
• Option 4: "They realized they had intercepted a message from the German foreign secretary." (Correct: Zimmermann refers to the German foreign secretary, making this the correct inference for their excitement).

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<mcq-option>They had never before decoded a name.</mcq-option>
<mcq-correct>They realized they had intercepted a message from the German foreign secretary.</mcq-correct>
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Analyze the question and text

Using the Reading Comprehension knowledge point, we first read the provided passage from The Dark Game by Paul Janeczko. The text states: "We can imagine their shock when they realized that 97556 stood for Zimmermann. That single name fired the men with excitement as they began working on the message from the beginning." The question asks why the code breakers were excited when they realized that 97556 stood for Zimmermann.

Evaluate the options based on evidence

Using the Making Inferences knowledge point, we connect the name "Zimmermann" to historical context or logical inference within the passage. Arthur Zimmermann was the German foreign secretary during World War I. Realizing the code stood for his name meant they had intercepted a highly important message directly from the German foreign secretary.

Let's evaluate the choices:

• Option 1: "They were proud that they had intercepted a message." (Incorrect: The excitement is specifically tied to the name Zimmermann, not just any message).
• Option 2: "They were excited that the message was full of oddities." (Incorrect: The oddities were noticed first, but the specific excitement is triggered by the "single name" Zimmermann).
• Option 3: "They had never before decoded a name." (Incorrect: The text states the "90000 family indicated important names," implying they knew of names, but this specific name was highly significant).
• Option 4: "They realized they had intercepted a message from the German foreign secretary." (Correct: Zimmermann refers to the German foreign secretary, making this the correct inference for their excitement).

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<mcq-option>They were excited that the message was full of oddities.</mcq-option>
<mcq-option>They had never before decoded a name.</mcq-option>
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