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Sources
where a reading passage could have been taken from based on the style, tone, and main idea.
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Examples of Informational Sources
Encyclopedia, Textbook, Almanac, Research Oriented Magazines (science or nature)
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Examples of Personal Sources
Diaries, Memoirs, Speeches, Letters
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The short paragraph below was likely taken from which of the following?
"A red herring is something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important question. It may be either a logical fallacy or a literary device that leads readers or audiences toward a false conclusion."
Encyclopedia
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The short paragraph below was likely taken from which of the following?
"During the summer of 1893, Miss Sullivan and I visited the World's Fair with Dr. Alexander Graham Bell. I recall with unmixed delight those days when a thousand childish fancies became beautiful realities."
A Memoir
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The short paragraph below was likely taken from which of the following?
"A very large company left Monterey today for the gold scene-some on horses, some in wagons, some in carts, some on foot, and some on crutches. The tract of land where the gold is found covers a hundred miles in one direction and fifty in another. It is said that ten thousand men in ten years could not exhaust it."
A Newspaper Article
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The short paragraph below was likely taken from which of the following?
" Freddie woke up to see it was snowing - again. The world outside was white. Snow covered the roads, the cars, the houses, and even the driveway Freddie has just shoveled the day before."Ugh," said Freddie. "Not more snow!" "
A Fictional Novel
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The short paragraph below was likely taken from which of the following?
"Nectar-eating bats and fruit-eating bats play a critical role in desert and tropical ecosystems. They are considered a "keystone species." This means they help ensure a rich diversity of plant life and food for other animals. Nectar-eating bats help pollinate plants in these environments. Fruit-eating bats help spread seeds in their rainforest environment. They also help restore rainforests that have been chopped down by spreading seeds over large areas."
A Textbook
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The short paragraph below was likely taken from which of the following?
"It was we, the people; not we, the white male citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens; but we, the whole people, who formed the Union. And we formed it, not to give the blessings of liberty, but to secure them; not to the half of ourselves and the half of our posterity, but to the whole people - women as well as men. And it is a downright mockery to talk to women of their enjoyment of the blessings of liberty while they are denied the use of the only means of securing them provided by this democratic-republican government - the ballot."
A Speech
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