Study the Body of Each of the Following Paragraphs

question 20

Multiple Choice

Study the body of each of the following paragraphs. Then select the topic sentence that is most accurate. _______________________________________________________________________. When a fifteen-foot tiger shark bit off most of her left arm just below the shoulder, thirteen-year-old Bethany Hamilton did not cry during the attack. She was calm while her friend's father tied a tourniquet around her arm. After a harrowing experience like that, most people wouldn't want to go back into the ocean ever again. Bethany, however, was back on her surfboard just one month later. She also began entering competitions again, refusing special treatment. She said she now prays, sings, or calls out to nearby friends to keep her courage up because fear is something you just have to get over.

• A) Sharks are the biggest danger faced by surfers.
• B) Bethany Hamilton is a very brave young woman.
• C) Bethany Hamilton is a skilled surfer.

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Definitions:

Fibrous Connective Tissue

A type of connective tissue rich in collagen fibers that provide high tensile strength and support to various structures of the body.

Internal Organs

Essential parts of an organism located within its body cavity that perform various vital functions.

Epithelial Tissue

A type of tissue that lines the outer surfaces of organs and blood vessels, as well as the internal surfaces of cavities in many internal organs.

Absorption

The process by which one substance takes up or takes in another substance, often referring to the way nutrients are absorbed from the digestive tract into the bloodstream.