Progress Check # 3

Student Name _Deborah Allen_________

Class Section Week 5_______________

On Your Own Exercise #3

Directions: After reading the assigned passage, apply the reading strategies by adding your answers to the boxes below each passage. Do not forget to spell check and proofread your work. When you have completed this exercise, please upload it to the Dropbox for this week.

Note: Clues will be provided after each question to guide you in your answers. Clues will not be provided in Reading #2.

Reading #1:

In 1945, airfares were set by a Cartel, an association of businesses that agreed to limit competition among airlines by fixing prices. Every airline had to charge the same amount for flights to the same places. However, Juan Trippe, from Pan American airlines, disagreed with the Cartel and worked hard to change the fare plan. When he first tried to reduce the cost of fares for flights going overseas, the British refused to allow his Pan Am plane to land in London. Trippe then tried another plan. He knew that the Cartel had no control over flights that went from New York to San Juan, Puerto Rico. He filled each flight from New York to San Juan with one-way fares of $75. The route was very popular, and the airline grew. Eventually, the Cartel had to let airlines set their own prices which encouraged competition among airlines. It was always Juan Trippe’s hope that the average person would be able to enjoy airline travel, and he continued to work against the Cartel until his dream became a reality.

[Adapted from Smith, B. The Reader’s Handbook, 3/e, p. 83.]

Topic of the Passage |

As you read, ask yourself, "What is the passage about? How are the ideas related?"Clue: I notice that the words Cartel and setting prices, and the name Juan Trippe are repeated several times. |

Answer: I found the passage to be about a business man named Juan Trippe who disagreed with the cartel on fixed airline prices. The ideas are related because the Cartel set...