TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
PROBLEM: Statement: But, if he had bothered to read any history books, he'd have discovered that a new set of entrepreneurs was born out of the massive Boeing layoffs of 1970, when tens of thousands of unemployed Boeing workers were trying their hands at anything to make a buck. Choices:  1. He would have discovered that a new set of enterpreneurs was born out of the massive Boeing layoffs of 1970, if he only bothered to read any history books. 2. But, if he wouln't bother reading history books, he wouldn't have discovered that. 3. He didn't know anything about the unemployed Boeing workers.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Statement: Esquivel arrived in 1510 and created a base called Nueva Sevilla near St. Ann's Bay, from which he hoped to colonize the rest of the island. Choices:  1. The settlement Nueva Sevilla was founded by Esquivel near St. Ann's Bay. 2. When he arrived in 1510, Esquivel noted that the island had already been colonized by the French. 3. Esquivel wished to colonize the island and claim it for himself.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Statement: You'll probably often find yourself on this central pedestrian thoroughfare, crowded with shoppers, visitors, sightseers, and street entertainers. Choices:  1. There is no way to avoid the thoroughfare. 2. You will seldom find yourself in the crowded thoroughfare. 3. Most of the time you'll find yourself in the crowded thoroughfare.

SOLUTION:
3