Part A: Read the sentence from paragraph 1 of “Father of All Forecasters”: “Cleveland Abbe would be so proud!” How does the author support the idea expressed in this sentence?
A. by showing the impact of Abbe’s observations on the farm and the continued research into meteorology
B. by presenting Abbe’s goals and ambitions while he attended school and later when he found a job
C. by explaining the importance of Abbe having multiple weather stations to record information
D. by examining how effectively Abbe was able to predict weather in comparison with his students

Part B: Which sentence from “Father of All Forecasters” best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “In 1868, he was hired as director of Ohio’s Cincinnati Observatory.” ( Paragraph 3)
B. “Abbe convinced the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce to give him money to set up a network of 20 observers and help get his weather bulletin printed in the city’s daily papers.” ( Paragraph 5)
C. “By 1872, the Weather Bureau was sending out more than 500 daily weather bulletins for locations across the country.” ( Paragraph 8)
D. “His hard work established today’s National Weather Service (renamed from the U. S. Weather Bureau in 1967) and built the foundations of modern meteorology.” ( Paragraph 10)