Charlie and his older brother, Bryan were driving to Washington, D.C.—the first week of Summer Break—-with their parents' minivan for a two–week excursion. This was the first time that the boys had ever ventured out without the supervision of their parents or the company of their three younger siblings. They were excited to be free to explore.
"We've finally reached the National Monument Charlie, wake up!" Bryan screeched.
As his brother wiped his face and sat upright in the back of the minivan, he looked around and responded cheerfully— "By the looks of things, today is going to be an awesome day!"
The brothers scoured the streets near Foggy Bottom, until they were able to find public parking not too far from the State Department building. They realized they'd have to do some walking but that was what the trip was all about.
"We've never vacationed outside of Georgia so this is going to be an experience to add to my photo essay for American Government."
Puzzled, Bryan turned and squinted his eyes. "I never had to write one of those in American Government, that actually sounds painful!" Bryan sneered.
"Really, Bryan?" remarked Charlie.
The tension between the two brothers quickly mounted, when Bryan blurted out, "Not only do you have to write an essay about your summer, but pictures too? I'd skip it!"
Prepared to retort something back at his brother with as much cutting sarcasm, Charlie shook his head and looked out the window. Can I really enjoy the moment, when this means taking pictures for my essay?
Discouragingly, Charlie unbuckled his seat belt and gathered his things. Understanding that they had planned their vacation out and had dedicated time for everything, including visiting their aunt Chelsea in Boston the next day, Charlie collected himself quickly.
Almost quizzically, Bryan thought about the exchange of words he had with Charlie. I wonder if I said too much to him and now he's discouraged about this? He always gets so wrapped up in school!
Shaking his thoughts off, Bryan yelled out to Charlie to get things moving.
Accepting that he'll have to shake this one off, Charlie climbed out of the car.
"Bry, you always have a way of trying to psyche me out, but not today! This is great experience for a future photojournalist!"
Bryan smiled and nodded his head, accepting that he could easily turn the situation around for the worse.
"Make sure you grab the camera and its strap, you're taking pictures, no excuses!" remarked Charlie.
"Sure! I owe you. . . I said a lot, its just that you're a teenager, have fun!" Placing one arm around Charlie and waving the other in the air, Bryan smiled. "Let's go buddy!"
The brothers walked the distance from where they parked to the monument arm in arm. Realizing that they were only a few hours from Boston, they jokingly shared about how they planned to extend their vacation and stay a while longer.
7
Based on the evidence in the passage, which statement is most likely true?
A.
Bryan is excited about documenting his trip to Washington, D.C for his American Government class.
B.
Charlie is too tired to document his trip for school and he would rather drive around to see the sites.
C.
Bryan is preoccupied with their trip to Boston and doesn't want to spend time seeing the sites.
D.
Charlie is excited about documenting his trip to Washington, D.C for his American Government class.
To determine which statement is most likely true, we need to analyze the evidence provided in the passage.
1. Charlie mentions that he is excited to add the experience of their trip to his photo essay for American Government. This suggests that Charlie is interested in documenting the trip and is enthusiastic about it.
2. Bryan expresses skepticism towards Charlie's photo essay, saying that he would skip it. This implies that Bryan may not have the same level of enthusiasm for documenting the trip.
3. However, Bryan later accepts Charlie's excitement and agrees to take pictures for him, acknowledging that it is a great experience for a future photojournalist.
Based on these pieces of evidence, the most likely true statement is that Charlie is excited about documenting his trip to Washington, D.C for his American Government class. Therefore, the correct answer is D.