The belly dancer _______________(ed) her body around the
stage.
His behavior lately has been very _______________; you never
know what he will do next.
savvy : __________ :: skeptical : pessimistic
The two friends stayed together during the good times and
during times of _________.
friendly : querulous :: definite : __________
The baby, still learning to walk, took a few _______ steps.
He had a very _______ personality, so he didn't get along
with anybody.
During the disaster drill, we _________(ed) under our desks
until the bell sounded.
rigid : flexible :: smooth : __________
Which of the following is not a primary source? a)
memoirs and autobiographies. b) speeches. c) biography of Abraham
Lincoln. d) a book of letters by Abraham Lincoln.
primary/secondary? A copy of the U.S. Constitution.
Evaluating Sources I Below are 10 descriptions
of sources for a research paper on the effects of diabetes. Copy the bold-faced
part, and identify each source as either P = Preferred Source, or LR =
Less Reliable. Letter (A, B, etc.) the Preferred Sources in the order you
would use them. Explain why the Less Reliable ones are less reliable.
____an entry in a medical dictionary published
in 1973
____an article published this year in a medical journal
_____a recent magazine article titled "Dealing
with Diabetes,"written by a doctor
_____a web page prepared by the American
Diabetes Association
_____an autobiography of an actress with diabetes
_____a 1985 encyclopedia article on the causes
of diabetes
_____an AMA pamphlet called Living with
Diabetes displayed in your doctor's office
_____an online chat room discussion for people
who have diabetes
_____an interview with a doctor, published
in the New York Times this year, about diabetes treatments
_____an interview, published in the LA Times
this year, with a woman whose grandmother died from undiagnosed
diabetes
