AccelePrep for the ACT Test 2nd Edition Student Text

C HAPTER 1 | F AST T RACK TO E NGLISH M ECHANICS • 13

INSIDE THE PASSAGES ‰Ž‹•Š ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡• ƒ”‡ ƒ’’”‘š‹ƒ–‡Ž› ͵ͲͲ ™‘”†• Ž‘‰Ǥ Š‡ –‡š– ‹• ‹–‡””—’–‡† „› —†‡”Ž‹‡† ™‘”†• ƒ† ’Š”ƒ•‡• –Šƒ– …‘—Ž†…‘–ƒ‹ ‡””‘”•Ǥ Š‹ ‘ˆ –Š‡•‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡• ƒ• ‹‡ϐ‹‡Ž†•ǡ ‡š…‡’– ™‹–Š –Š‡ ƒ†˜ƒ–ƒ‰‡ –Šƒ– •‘‡‘‡ Šƒ• ’Žƒ…‡† ϐŽƒ‰• ™Š‡”‡ ‹‡• ‹‰Š– „‡Ǥ ˆ ™‡ ‡š–‡† –Š‡ ƒƒŽ‘‰›ǡ ™‡ ‹‰Š– •ƒ› –Šƒ– ‹ˆ ›‘— ‡‡†‡† –‘ ™ƒŽ –Š”‘—‰Š ƒ ϐŽƒ‰‰‡† ‹‡ϐ‹‡Ž†ǡ ›‘— ™‘—Ž† Ž‘‘ ƒ– –Š‡ ϐŽƒ‰•ǡ ‘– ƒ– –Š‡ •…‡‡”›Ǥ  –Š‡ •ƒ‡ ™ƒ›ǡ ›‘— ‡‡† –‘ ”‡ƒ† –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ƒ• ›‘— ‰‘ ȋ•‘ ›‘—…ƒ ƒ•™‡” “—‡•–‹‘• ƒ„‘—– –Š‡ ƒ‹ ’‘‹– ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ǡ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ‘”‰ƒ‹œƒ–‹‘ǡ ƒ† •‘ ‘Ȍǡ „—– ›‘— •Š‘—Ž† ˆ‘…—• ‘ –Š‡ —†‡”Ž‹‡† ™‘”†• ƒ† ’Š”ƒ•‡•Ǥ ‡–ǯ• Ž‘‘ ƒ– ƒ •ƒ’Ž‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡Ǥ Poverty in America [1]

Š‡ †‡ϐ‹‹‰…Šƒ”ƒ…–‡”‹•–‹…‘ˆ ’‘˜‡”–› ‹• ƒ Žƒ… ‘ˆ ‘‡›Ǥ ˆƒ‹Ž› ‹•…Šƒ”ƒ…–‡”‹œ‡† ƒ• ’‘‘” ™Š‡ its annual income ‹• „‡Ž‘™ ƒ…‡”–ƒ‹ †‘ŽŽƒ” ƒ‘—–ǡ calculated by the US federal government to be 1 TEST SPECS †‡”Ž‹‡† ™‘”†• ‘” ’Š”ƒ•‡• ‹†‹…ƒ–‡ ƒ ’ƒ”– ‘ˆ the passage to be considered for revision. The corresponding item number is located under the underline in superscript. –Š‡ ‹‹— ƒ ˆƒ‹Ž› ‘ˆ –Š‡‹” •‹œ‡ ™‘—Ž† ‡‡† –‘ maintain a minimally decent standard of living. 2 TEST SPECS –‡• –Šƒ– ƒ• ƒ„‘—– ƒ ’ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’Š ‘” ’ƒ”–‹…—Žƒ” ’‘‹– ™‹–Š‹ ƒ ’ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’Š ”‡ˆ‡” –‘ –Š‡ ”‡Ž‡˜ƒ– ’ƒ”– ‘ˆ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ™‹–Š ƒ „‘š‡† —„‡”Ǥ The corresponding item number is located inside the box.

1. A. NO CHANGE B. being under a certain dollar amount, Ǥ ‹• —†‡” ƒ…‡”–ƒ‹ •’‡…‹ϐ‹…†‘ŽŽƒ” ƒ‘—–ǡ D. is a certain dollar amount

2. Š‡ ϐ‹”•– ’ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’Š ’”‘˜‹†‡• ™Š‹…Š ‘ˆ –Š‡ ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰ǫ F An argument G. A comparison Ǥ †‡ϐ‹‹–‹‘ J. A narrative