Supporting Conclusions with Evidence in The Dark Game, Part 2
Question 3 • MO-English Language Arts 9 B-CR
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.
Answer
A
They were proud that they had intercepted a message.
B
They were excited that the message was full of oddities.
C
They had never before decoded a name.
D
They realized they had intercepted a message from the German foreign secretary.
Explanation
Zimmermann was Germany’s foreign secretary during World War I. Once the code breakers learned that 97556 stood for Zimmermann, they realized the message came from an important German official, making D the best answer. The other choices do not explain why identifying Zimmermann mattered.
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