1.
which of the following authors should appear first on a works cited page?
a.
huxley, aldous
b.
taylor, john
c.
price, vincent
d.
marx, karl
2.
pablo is writing a research paper about roald dahl, a famous children's book author. his teacher told him to include at least one primary source in his research. which of the following is an example of a primary source?
a.
a biographical book about roald dahl's life
b.
an interview with roald dahl by a tv reporter
c.
an internet article written about roald dahl
d.
an educational movie on roald dahl's books
3.
every morning for months frankie left the house and ran till he couldn't run anymore. his neighbor mr. higgins was training for the duncanville 5k, too. frankie was determined to beat him. mr. higgins had won the race plenty of times before, but frankie believed that his neighbor was getting too old to run.
at 7: 00 a. m. on the day of the race, hundreds of people donning gym shorts, tank tops, and sneakers gathered at the starting line on griswold street's black asphalt. frankie looked up at the overcast sky and breathed in the cool air. he felt confident that he would beat mr. higgins.
but mr. higgins stayed one stride ahead of frankie until the last few feet of the race. at that point, frankie moved his legs as fast as they would go, and he finally passed his rival. his eyes were on the prize attached to two gigantic oak trees. waiting for the winner to run through it, the beautiful red finish line draped across meadow lane. in triumph, he looked back and stuck his tongue out at mr. higgins. this, however, was frankie's big mistake. because he wasn't looking, he tripped on a crack in the asphalt. by the time frankie got to his feet, mr. higgins was running through the finish line. afterward, mr. higgins came back to check on frankie. however, frankie wouldn't soon forget how his bad sportsmanship cost him the race.
does the description of the finish line support the purpose of the passage?
a.
yes, because it shows the goal of the main characters.
b.
no, because the other runners need to be discussed more.
c.
yes, because it encourages people to be more active.
d.
no, because there should be more information on training.
4.
ariana has been assigned an argumentative essay about the use of laptops in the middle school classroom.
which resource would be best in her to determine her position and support her ideas?
a.
an educational journal discussing the rewards of technology in the classroom
b.
an encyclopedia article about the development of the laptop
c.
a map of the state showing the location of all the middle schools
d.
a blog written by a middle school student sharing his day-to-day experiences