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Practice exercises and assessments

1. Select which citation is for a scholarly journal. (Both in APA format)
   Padgett, T. (2004, June 14). Déjà vu at the Florida polls? Time, 163, 15.
   Goldman, S. S. (2004). The modern-day literacy test? Felon disenfranchisement and race discrimination. Stanford Law Review, 57(2), 611-656.
2. Which of the following criteria should not be used to evaluate a web information source?
   Currency/date
   Author
   Color and sounds
   Domain type
3. Select which citation would provide the most current information on the topic "gas prices." (All in MLA format)
   Holusha, John. "Americans are Back on Roads, but Gas Prices are Shortening Their Trips." New York Times 11 Aug. 1981: D1.
   Jennrich, John H. "Gas Price Uncertainty." Oil & Gas Journal 21 June 1981: 81.
   Chon, Gina. "High Fuel Prices Don't Dent Love of Gas Guzzlers."Wall Street Journal 18 July 2006: D1.
   Jeter, Jon. "Current Events May Raise Gas Prices, Expert Says." Star-Tribune Newspaper of the Twin Cities [Minneapolis-St. Paul] 20 June 1986: 10B.
4. You need to find an article that supports your thesis that television helps children with homework. Should you use any of these articles? Which one? (All in APA format)
   Thompson, D. A., & Christakis, D.A. (2005). The association between television viewing and irregular sleep schedules among children less than 3 years of age. Pediatrics, 116(4), 851-856.
   Kornblum, J. (2006, May 25). Study: More parents use TV as an electronic babysitter. USA Today, p.3D.
   Shin, N. (2004). Exploring pathways from television viewing to academic achievement in school age children. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 165(4), 367-381.
   None of these articles.
5. Information on this web site is likely to provide accurate biographical information about justices? http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/about.html
   True
   False
6. Characteristics of an article in a popular magazine include all but:
   Staff writers
   General audience
   Written for anyone to understand
   Include a bibliography
7. If you need the latest news on disease in water plants in the Chesapeake Bay, which would you consult?
   Book
   Newspaper article
   DVD