AccelePrep for the ACT Test 2nd Edition Student Text

12 • S URGE TO S UCCESS ! E NGLISH T EST P REP

ANATOMY OF ENGLISH

INSIDE THE DIRECTIONS

Let’s begin our look inside the English test by reading the directions to see ™Šƒ– ™‡…ƒ Ž‡ƒ” ƒ„‘—– –Š‡ –‡•–Ǥ DIRECTIONS:  –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡• „‡Ž‘™ǡ…‡”–ƒ‹ ’ƒ”–• ‘ˆ –Š‡ •‡–‡…‡• Šƒ˜‡ „‡‡ —†‡”Ž‹‡† ƒ† —„‡”‡†Ǥ  –Š‡ ”‹‰Š–ǦŠƒ†…‘Ž—ǡ ›‘— ™‹ŽŽ ϐ‹† †‹ˆˆ‡”‡– ™ƒ›• ‘ˆ ™”‹–‹‰ ‡ƒ…Š —†‡”Ž‹‡† ’ƒ”–Ǣ –Š‡ ‘”‹‰‹ƒŽ ˜‡”•‹‘ ‹• indicated by the “NO CHANGE” option. For each item, select the choice that best expresses the intended idea, is most acceptable in standard ™”‹––‡ ‰Ž‹•Šǡ ‘” ‹• ‘•–…‘•‹•–‡– ™‹–Š –Š‡ ‘˜‡”ƒŽŽ –‘‡ ƒ† •–›Ž‡ ‘ˆ the passage. There are also items that ask about a section of the passage or the ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ƒ• ƒ ™Š‘Ž‡Ǥ Š‡•‡ ‹–‡• †‘ ‘– ”‡ˆ‡” –‘ ƒ —†‡”Ž‹‡† ’‘”–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡Ǣ –Š‡•‡ ‹–‡• ƒ”‡ ’”‡…‡†‡† „› •–ƒ–‡‡–• –Šƒ– ƒ”‡ ‡…Ž‘•‡† ‹ boxes. ‡ƒ† –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ –Š”‘—‰Š ‘…‡ „‡ˆ‘”‡ ›‘— „‡‰‹ –‘ ƒ•™‡” –Š‡ ƒ……‘’ƒ›‹‰ ‹–‡•Ǥ ‹†‹‰ –Š‡ ƒ•™‡”• –‘…‡”–ƒ‹ ‹–‡• ƒ› †‡’‡† on looking at material that appears several sentences beyond the item. So, be sure that you have read far enough ahead before you select your ƒ•™‡”…Š‘‹…‡Ǥ Š‡ †‹”‡…–‹‘• –‡ŽŽ ›‘— –‘…Š‘‘•‡ ƒ•™‡”•…‘””‡•’‘†‹‰ –‘ ‡ƒ…Š —†‡”Ž‹‡† ™‘”† ‘” ’Š”ƒ•‡ „ƒ•‡† ‘…‘””‡…– ‡š’”‡••‹‘ǡ —•‡ ‘ˆ •–ƒ†ƒ”† ‰Ž‹•Šǡ ƒ†…‘•‹•–‡…› ‘ˆ •–›Ž‡ ƒ† –‘‡Ǥ —– ›‘— ƒŽ”‡ƒ†› ‡™ –Šƒ–Ǥ ‘ there’s no reason to read the directions on test day. Š‡ †‹”‡…–‹‘• ƒŽ•‘ –‡ŽŽ ›‘— –‘ ”‡ƒ† –Š‡ ™Š‘Ž‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ǡ –Š‡ ƒ•™‡” –Š‡ ‹–‡•Ǥ Š‡ –‡•– ™”‹–‡”• –‡ŽŽ ›‘— –‘ †‘ –Š‹• „‡…ƒ—•‡ •‘‡ “—‡•–‹‘• ƒ• ƒ„‘—– –Š‡ ƒ‹ ‹†‡ƒ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ǡ •‘ ›‘— ‡‡† –‘ —†‡”•–ƒ† –Š‡ ™Š‘Ž‡ passage. But these questions appear at the end of a paragraph or at the ‡† ‘ˆ –Š‡ ™Š‘Ž‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡Ǣ •‘ ƒ• Ž‘‰ ƒ• ›‘—ǯ”‡ ’ƒ›‹‰ ƒ––‡–‹‘ ›‘— ™‹ŽŽ •ƒ˜‡ ›‘—”•‡Žˆ –‹‡ „› ”‡ƒ†‹‰ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ƒ† ƒ•™‡”‹‰ “—‡•–‹‘• as you go.

PACING TIP On test day, skip the directions. By the time you get to the test you should ‘™ ™Šƒ– –‘ †‘Ǥ

STRATEGY ALERT ‡ƒ† –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ƒ† ƒ•™‡” “—‡•–‹‘• ƒ• ›‘— ‰‘Ǥ Š‹• ™‹ŽŽ save you time, as long as you pay attention to the main idea and development of the passage as you read.