Question

Read these sentences from the text.

Johnson-Sirleaf is Africa’s first elected female head of state, but she is not new to politics. She served as Liberia’s Finance Minister until 1980 and made an unsuccessful run for the presidency in 1997.

What conclusion can you draw based on this information?
A. Johnson-Sirleaf has been president twice, once in 1980 and once in 1997.
B. Johnson-Sirleaf was not elected president in 1997 because of her poor performance as finance minister.
C. Johnson-Sirleaf did not win the presidency the first time she ran for the position in 1997, but did not give up and tried again.
D. Johnson-Sirleaf was never able to become president even though she did have political experience

Answer 1

C. Johnson-Sirleaf did not win the presidency the first time she ran for the position in 1997, but did not give up and tried again

Step-by-step explanation:

Considering the sentences made in the text, the conclusion that can be drawn from the information is that "Johnson-Sirleaf did not win the presidency the first time she ran for the position in 1997, but did not give up and tried again."

The statement above is true because option A is wrong, the information says Johnson-Sirleaf "made an unsuccessful run for the presidency in 1997."

Option B is also wrong because the information didn't mention that Johnson-Sirleaf had a poor performance as Finance Minister

Option D is also worn because the information says, "Johnson-Sirleaf is Africa’s first elected female head of state" which contradicts option D.