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underlined because they 
.
A 
are misspelled
B 
are the most important words in the entry
C 
link to other entries in the encyclopedia
D 
give information about where the entry
came from
 3. The word “oxpecker” appears in heavy bold type 
the first time because it is 
.
A 
the encyclopedia entry word
B 
the name of the encyclopedia website
C 
a link to another Web entry
D 
not as important as the rest of the entry
 4. If you needed to properly credit the Web entry
in a reference paper, you should 
.
A 
use the whole text from the Web entry
B 
use the bold, underlined words
C 
use the text in parentheses
D 
use the text after “Citation”
STRATEGY PRACTICE
Which information from the Web entry would be most useful for someone who wanted 
to draw an oxpecker? Why?
 
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Daily Reading Comprehension • EMC 3458 • © Evan-Moor Corp.
WEEK 12
DAY 2
Name: 
READ THE INDEX
Read the index from a book about Richard Nixon, a former president.
Richard M. Nixon: A Life
Index
Page numbers in 
bold
type refer to photographs.
Page numbers in 
italic
type refer to a graphic.
AFL-CIO, 11
Agnew, Spiro, 61–62
anti-war movement, 34–35, 101
Associated Press, 38
astronauts, 101
Bernstein, Carl, 140
Boston Herald, 35
Brezhnev, Leonid, 13
busing, 115
California, 7, 18, 42
early years, 5
elections, 11, 25
Nixon Library, 56
Cambodia, 56, 
57
Carter, Jimmy, 122–