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When you make generalizations, you make broad statements
based on information from the text and your own knowledge.
Read the paragraph. Then answer the questions.
Practice
Comprehension:
Make Generalizations
Typically, only a little more than half of voting-age Americans vote in a
presidential election. There was only a 17% turnout of voters between the
ages of 18 to 29 for the most recent presidential election. Volunteers send out
e-mails, make phone calls, and go door-to-door to remind people to vote. Yet,
there are many reasons people do not vote. Here are the top reasons people
gave for not voting in a recent presidential election:
1. No time off or too busy 5. Out of town
2. Not interested 6. Other reasons
3. Ill, disabled, or had an emergency 7. Forgot
4. Did not like the candidates
1. What generalization can you make about why most people do not vote?
2. Why do you think volunteers make phone calls, send e-mails, and go
door-to-door asking people to vote?
3. What generalization can you make about voters who are 18 to 24 years old?
4. Why might someone make the generalization that it is disrespectful for
people of voting age not to vote?
At Home: Write a generalization about why voting is an
important part of U.S. history.
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