Question

Read this excerpt from “We Shall Overcome.”

Many Aborigines, native inhabitants of the Australian countryside, were forced to leave their traditional lands when Europeans began settling the country in the 1700s. While some later returned to their homeland and re-established communities, many lost their way of life forever.
A reader might infer that _____.
the traditional lands were forcibly taken from the Aborigines
Australians are mostly Aborigines
Australians have paid Aboriginal groups for their losses
Aborigines have moved to other areas to claim new land

Answer 1

me and my nerdy friend said it was D

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

I think it is A, though it is not much of an inference.

We don't know anything about the population breakdown. It is not B.

We don't know if there was any payment made. The tone of the last sentence of the quotation suggests there was no payment made. C doesn't work.

D is the second best answer. They have moved to areas otherwise they couldn't come back. The only problem is claiming the new land. If they did that, why would they come back?

I still think it is A, but don't be surprised if the answer turns out to be D.