AP Skills Lesson: Multiple-Choice Reading Questions Answers

Why does Early provide footnotes at the end of the passage? Check all that apply.They provide citations for outside sources.They strengthen claims by establishing ethos.They serve as attributions for paraphrased text.They offer evidence that is not included in the body text.They lend credibility to the information provided in the text.They suggest additional reading material that may be of interest.

Which phrase from the text is an attribution?

What is the most likely reason the author quotes this source rather than paraphrasing it?

Which pieces of evidence best support Early’s claim that "for most of his career as a big league ballplayer, Robinson did not act in any sort of self-sacrificing nonviolent way”? Check all that apply.“For three years [that was the agreement] this boy was to turn the other cheek.”“Robinson had agreed to ignore all slights, insults, and abuses that he endured on the playing field during his first three years as a professional ballplayer in the white leagues.”“As the New York Times put it in 1950, ‘The going wasn’t easy. Jackie Robinson met open or covert hostility with the spirit of a gallant gentleman.’”“This is the Robinson that is always remembered when his career is reexamined today. He is almost always sentimentalized.”“He was a tough, almost chip-on-the-shoulder player, a particularly aggressive athlete who usually took umbrage at the least slight or unfairness he felt on the field.”“He understood that high-performance sports were about intimidation, and he was not about to be inti

What claim does this evidence support?

How does Early use evidence from outside sources in the last paragraph of the passage?