Select the Letter of the Correct Answer for Each of the Following

question 23

Multiple Choice

Select the letter of the correct answer for each of the following questions. Study the body of the following paragraph. Then, select the letter of the topic sentence that is most accurate.
From 1869 to 1875, as a poor child in Ohio, Annie Oakley paid off the family's mortgage by hunting and selling wild game. In her teens, she competed against Frank Butler, a famous marksman who came to town, and beat him by one point. European kings and queens loved to watch her perform, and she once shot a cigarette from the lips of the future Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. Years later, Annie married Butler and joined Wild Bill's Wild West Show, where she was the star.

• A) In the nineteenth century, wild west shows were a popular form of entertainment.
• B) Annie Oakley was one of the best sharpshooters of all time.
• C) Annie Oakley was very good at hunting.

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Definitions:

Precipitation

Any form of water that falls from the atmosphere and reaches the ground, including rain, snow, sleet, and hail.

Latitude

The measurement of distance north or south of the Equator, expressed in degrees.

Altitude

The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level.

Vegetation

The collective term for plants and trees in an area, encompassing various forms of plant life and growth.