Question

read this excerpt from a passage.

\imagine a classroom of 20 children, ready for learning. in this class, 12 of them - over half - are considered low-income or poor. of the 72 million children in the united states, more than 45 million of them are growing up in low-income or poor families. that is 64 percent of children in the richest country in the world living just above or under the poverty line (jiang et al. 1). there are many causes to poverty, but none as inextricably linked as education. in fact, children whose parents have less than a high school degree have a significantly increased chance of growing up in poverty (jiang et al. 5). poverty and lack of education are connected in a continuing, ever-worsening cycle. in fact, poverty is both a cause and an effect of lack of education.\

which of the sources from these works cited entries contains the statistics listed in the excerpt?

\school vouchers.\ national conference of state legislatures. 1 dec. 2016. https://www.ncsl.org/research/education/school-choice-vouchers.aspx.

jiang, yang, et al. \basic facts about low-income children, children under 18 years, 2015.\ national center for children in poverty. jan. 2017. http://www.nccp.org/publications/pdf/text_1170.pdf

\employment projections.\ united states bureau of labor statistics, 24 oct. 2017. https://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm.

chapman, chris, et al. \trends in high school dropout and completion rates in the united states: 1972-2009.\ national center for education statistics, 11 oct. 2011. https://www.nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012006.pdf.

Explanation:

Locate the statistics in the excerpt

Using the Supporting Details and Reading Comprehension knowledge points, we find the statistics: "12 of them... are considered low-income or poor" and "more than 45 million of them are growing up in low-income or poor families."

Identify the in-text citation

The passage attributes these statistics to the source using the parenthetical in-text citation: (Jiang et al. 1).

Match citation to works cited entry

We match the author name "Jiang" from the in-text citation to the corresponding entry in the works cited list.

Evaluate the options

The second option lists the author "Jiang, Yang, et al." and the title "Basic Facts About Low-income Children, Children Under 18 Years, 2015." This matches our citation.

Answer:

• (A) "School Vouchers." National Conference of State Legislatures. 1 Dec. 2016. https://www.ncsl.org/research/education/school-choice-vouchers.aspx.
• (B) Jiang, Yang, et al. "Basic Facts About Low-income Children, Children Under 18 Years, 2015." National Center for Children in Poverty, Jan. 2017, http://www.nccp.org/publications/pdf/text_1170.pdf (Correct answer)
• (C) "Employment Projections." United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, 24 Oct. 2017. https://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm.
• (D) Chapman, Chris, et al. "Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States: 1972-2009." National Center for Education Statistics, 11 Oct. 2011. https://www.nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012006.pdf.