Logical Conclusions for Paragraphs

There are four or five newspapers by the Smiths' front door.
The house is completely dark and quiet. Their car is gone.
What happened?

Which one is most logical?
1. They must not like newspapers.
2. They must be away on vacation.
3. They must be very quiet.
The baby is crying and he won't eat anything. He doesn't want to
play with his toys. He didn't sleep well last night.

Which one is most logical?
1. He must not be tired.
2. He must be getting sick.
3. He must not want to play.
The state of Montana has beautiful mountains. It is very cold
in the winter and it snows often.

Which one is most logical?
1. It must be a good place to ski.
2. It must be freezing cold.
3. You must not live there.
Billy started talking before he was two years old. At age three, he
could already read. His parents are sending him to a special school.
Which one is most logical?
1. Billy must be able to read.
2. It must be a school for smart children.
3. Billy must not go to school.
Jane is in her first semester of college. She's taking calculus,
physics, and chemistry. She wants to get good grades in all her
courses.

Which one is most logical?
1. She must get some help with her classes.
2. She must take difficult courses.
3. She must spend a lot of time studying.
Dr. Farely is a veterinarian. He lives in the country with his
family. They have a horse, two dogs, and three cats.

Which one is most logical?
1. They must get some more animals.
2. He must be an animal doctor.
3. They must love animals.
Margaret isn't answering her phone today. I don't understand it.
She is usually at home all the time. I'm starting to get worried.

Which one is most logical?
1. She must answer the phone later today.
2. She must be at home.
3. She must be visiting somebody.
Joan is a marathon runner. She runs about 50 miles a week. She
usually runs in the morning. She plans to run in the Boston Marathon
next April.

Which one is most logical?
1. She must not drive a car.
2. She must be in good physical condition.
3. She must do most of her running after lunch.
Bruce is going to get his passport this afternoon. Then he needs to
stop by the travel agency. He'll be back home by 4:00.

Which one is most logical?
1. He must be planning to take a trip.
2. He must be going out this afternoon.
3. He must not come back.
Louis is American, but he lived in France for five years. He met his
wife in Paris. At that time, she didn't speak any English.

Which one is most logical?
1. Louis must speak French very well.
2. His wife must not be able to speak English.
3. They must be living in France now.
Cynthia lives in New York City. She takes the subway to work. If she
needs to go out of town, she takes a bus or train.

Which one is most logical?
1. She must not have a car.
2. She must buy a car.
3. She must live in a big city.
George is still wearing the glasses he got six years ago. Whenever
he reads for a long time, he gets headaches.

Which one is most logical?
1. He must wear glasses.
2. He must not read very much.
3. He must need new glasses.

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