Day 35

Which option BEST paraphrases sentence (6)?

• Runners must finish the race to receive a t-shirt.
• All 55,000 runners receive a t-shirt for participating.
• Often the spectators are unaware of how important the t-shirts are to the runners.
• Many people look forward to receiving a t-shirt, since it's only given to runners who finish.

Which research source would provide the MOST useful general information about the Boston Marathon?

• an editorial response from a disgruntled runner from last year’s race
• a newspaper article in the Boston Herald about an injured runner
• an online report about the number of marathon runners traveling to Boston for this year’s race
• a pamphlet from the Boston Chamber of Commerce detailing information such as location, distance, registration, and requirements

If a student found this article in a magazine and used information from it in a research paper on the Peachtree Road Race, which is the correct way to document this source on the works cited page using the MLA system of documentation?

• Matherne, David. The Peachtree Road Race—A Race Like No Other. Road Racer Digest March, 2007: 32-33.
• David Matherne. "The Peachtree Road Race—A Race Like No Other." Road Racer Digest March, 2007, pp. 32-33.
• "The Peachtree Road Race—A Race Like No Other." Matherne, David. Road Racer Digest March, 2007: pp. 32-33.
• Matherne, David. "The Peachtree Road Race—A Race Like No Other." Road Racer Digest, Mar. 2007, pp. 32-33.

In which source could a researcher find information about weather conditions at the Peachtree Road Race for the past five years?

• almanac
• atlas
• encyclopedia
• thesaurus

Which book would provide the MOST useful information specifically for teenagers who are considering running a marathon?

• Cross-Country Training Guide
• Eating Right for the Marathon
• Weight Training for Long Distance Running
• Marathons for Dummies

Which source would provide the most relevant and reliable information about the Exxon oil spill of 1989?

• World Book Encyclopedia Year Book, 2005
• California newspaper article, "Saving Wildlife During Oil Spills"
• Section 133 of California Boating Laws: Discharging oil upon navigable waters
• Research Journal article, "The Costliest Oil Spill of Our Time: The Exxon Spill of 1989"