Mixed practice test 1, Grades 11–12 — question 3 of 24
Listen to the conversation between Anh and Jamal. Then answer the question.
Choosing a Source
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Anh: Jamal, did you use the housing report for your government paper? The one the city posted.
Jamal: I read part of it, but I cited the newspaper article about it instead. The report is ninety pages.
Anh: Ms. Farrell said to cite the document itself whenever we can reach it. The article is somebody else's reading of the report.
Jamal: The article has the number I need, though, and it is right there on page one.
Anh: The report has that number too, in the summary table near the front. I would spend the ten minutes. If the article got the number wrong, the mistake becomes yours.
Jamal: Fair. I will pull the table and cite the report, and I can still quote the article for the mayor's reaction.
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What is Anh's main reason for telling Jamal to cite the report rather than the newspaper article?
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