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Rashad is researching the Dakota Access Pipeline controversy. He comes across this news account.

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Find a statement by the Biden administration explaining their position.
B
Find a source that reports the Standing Rock SiouxTribe’s position on the DAPL.
C
Find another news article about the federal court appearance on April 9.
D
Find a source about how the pipeline company reacted to the Biden decision.
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Read the scenario.Hector is researching the effects of pesticides on the decline of honeybee populations. He is focusing on the effects of neonicotinoids, a type of pesticide that many farmers use to protect their crops. He finds an article by Jim Daley titled "As Pesticide Turns Up in More Places, Safety Concerns Mount” in the April 30, 2019, issue of Scientific American. The article claims that neonicotinoids are 5,000 to 10,000 times more toxic than DDT, a bug killer that the government banned long ago over safety concerns. Hector has seen this statistic before and thought it was too high to be real. But the Scientific American article backs up its claim with links to scientific studies.

A
The magazine has the word “scientific” in its title.
B
The article agrees with Hector’s point of view.
C
The article backs up its claims with scientific evidence.
D
The magazine is available in both print and digital formats.
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Review the scenario and social media posts.Mateo is researching the debate over voter ID cards. He finds these two social media posts with opposing points of view.

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He can read vertically for biased language and laterally to compare points of view.
B
He can read vertically to compare viewpoints and laterally to understand designs.
C
He can read vertically to compare graphics and laterally to determine domain endings.
D
He can read vertically to find outside sources and laterally to check for posting dates.
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Read the passage.The largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world touched down on Mars Thursday, after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles (472 million kilometers). Confirmation of the successful touchdown was announced in mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California at 3:55 p.m. EST (12:55 p.m. PST).–"Touchdown! NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Safely Lands on Red Planet,”Nasa.gov

A
The passage is authored by a government agency.
B
The passage is by NASA , an authority on the subject.
C
The passage includes specific details about the rover landing.
D
The passage is about the Mars rover, which is an interesting subject.
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Review the website.

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The author is an expert.
B
The site is well respected.
C
The information is accurate.
D
This is probably a for-profit site.
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Read this social media post.

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A
Look for a source on controlling dandelions without pesticides.
B
Look for a source on the West Virginia Department of Agriculture.
C
Look for a source on the feeding habits of bees in the spring.
D
Look for a source on how pesticides are manufactured.
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Review the website.

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whether the article is accurate
B
whether the website is a .com site
C
whether the design is professional
D
whether the article’s author is listed
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Read the scenario.Hector is researching the decline of bee populations for a research report. He needs information on the causes of decline, such as the use of pesticides—chemicals designed to kill weeds and insects that attack plants. Hector finds this source. It is not one of his usual trusted sources.

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scan the source to find the effects of neonicotinoids on bees
B
read the “Our Work” section to learn about the organization
C
use an outside source to learn about the Bee Power organization
D
look up information about when the government banned DDT
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Read the scenario and review the source.Zarah is researching the rusty patched bumble bee, the first bee to be placed on the endangered species list. She finds this source.

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It includes statistics.
B
It is a government site.
C
It includes photographs.
D
It is related to the topic.
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What can lateral reading offer that vertical reading cannot?

A
Information about the language used in a source.
B
Information about the author or creator of a source.
C
Information about whether the content is accurate.
D
Information about the graphics and design of a source.
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Read the scenario and sources.Tam is researching the effects of carbon dioxide on climate. During her research, she finds a social media post by NOAA Climate.gov. Before she uses information in the post, she wants to learn more about Climate.gov. She looks up the organization in an online encyclopedia.

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Yes, because it is a government agency that deals with climate science.
B
No, because the encyclopedia article does not say it is staffed by experts.
C
Yes, because the agency’s goal is to create a climate-smart nation.
D
No, because the agency is posting its information on social media.
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Sanjay is researching endangered animals. He has found several good sources authored by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). He wants to know why the FWS is so interested in endangered species. Read what Sanjay discovers through lateral reading.

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The FWS is motivated by its duty under the law.
B
The FWS is motivated by a desire for profit.
C
The FWS is motivated by wanting to help farmers protect crops.
D
The FWS is motivated by a desire to promote development.
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Read the scenario.Hannah is researching efforts to increase diversity among political candidates running in state and federal elections. Her research turns up numerous references to the Action for Democracy United (ADU) organization on different news and political action sites. Hannah would like to use the organization’s website as a fact-checking source, but first she wants to make sure the group is bipartisan.

A
She can review the “About” section on the ADU’s website.
B
She can review the “Issues” section of the ADU’s website.
C
She can review the ADU entry on the Fact.Check.org website.
D
She can review the ADU website’s list of supported candidates.
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Read the scenario and social media post.Damien is researching organic gardening, which avoids pesticides—chemicals used to kill harmful insects. While looking for sources, he runs across this social media post.

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undecided on the topic
B
fact-based and neutral
C
biased in favor of pesticides
D
biased in favor of honeybees
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Review the website.

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examine the language for bias
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click on the “About Us” section
C
look at the graphics and design
D
look at what the domain ends in

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