1. which source will provide the most credible information?
a. an interview with a close friend or family member
b. a professional-looking website from 2005
c. an article found in a scientific anthology from last month
d. an opinion article on cnn

2. which sentence uses the word confront correctly
a. i will exact confront on my enemies
b. his story wasn't true; it was all a confront
c. i am going to confront my sister after school about her picking on me
d. the coach's confront after the loss fell on deaf ears as no one paid much attention

3. which sentence contains correctly punctuated items in a series?
a. the hardest state capitals for me to remember are austin, texas; montgomery, alabama; and bismarck, north dakota.
b. the hardest state capitals for me to remember are austin, texas, montgomery, alabama, and bismarck, north dakota.
c. the hardest state capitals for me to remember are austin texas, montgomery alabama, and bismarck north dakota.
d. the hardest state capitals for me to remember are austin; texas, montgomery; alabama, and bismarck; north dakota.

4. which sentence is correctly punctuated?
a. dad's favorite restaurants are: joe's cafe, silk city diner, and popo's pizza.
b. you will need the following books: tom sawyer, a connecticut yankee in kings arthur's court, and the adventures of huckleberry film.
c. the math professor is teaching: geometry, calculus, and trigonometry.
d. you need to interview mr. baldino mrs. pachesa and ms. rawlings.