AccelePrep for the ACT Test 2nd Edition Student Text

130 • S URGE TO S UCCESS ! R EADING T EST P REP

DEMYSTIFYING THE READING TEST

– ϐ‹”•– ‰Žƒ…‡ǡ –Š‡ ‡ƒ†‹‰ –‡•– Ž‘‘• •‹’Ž‡ǣ Œ—•– ”‡ƒ† •‘‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡• ƒ† ƒ•™‡” •‘‡ “—‡•–‹‘• ƒ„‘—– –Š‡Ǥ  ˆƒ…–ǡ ›‘—ǯ”‡ ’”‘„ƒ„Ž› –Š‹‹‰ǡ Dz ‘ ’”‘„Ž‡Ǩ Šƒ–ǯ• ™Šƒ– ™‡ †‘ ‹ •…Š‘‘Ž ƒŽŽ –Š‡ –‹‡Ǥdz ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ –Š‡ ‡ƒ†‹‰ –‡•– ‹•…‘’Ž‡–‡Ž› —Ž‹‡ •…Š‘‘ŽǤ ‹”•– ‘ˆ ƒŽŽǡ –Š‡ ‡ƒ†‹‰ –‡•– ‹• ‘’‡ „‘‘Ǥ ‘—…ƒ Ž‘‘ ƒ– –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡• ƒ• ƒ› –‹‡• ƒ• ›‘— ™ƒ– ™Š‹Ž‡ ›‘—ǯ”‡ ƒ•™‡”‹‰ –Š‡ “—‡•–‹‘•ǡ ™Š‹…Š •Š‘—Ž† ƒ‡ ›‘— •—•’‹…‹‘—•Ǥ ˆ–‡” ƒŽŽǡ ‹ˆ ›‘— Šƒ† ƒ ‘’‡Ǧ„‘‘ –‡•– ‹ Š‹•–‘”› ‹ •…Š‘‘Žǡ ›‘— ™‘—Ž†ǯ– „‡ ™‘””‹‡† ƒ„‘—– –ƒ‹‰ –Š‡ –‡•– ƒ† ›‘—ǯ† ’”‘„ƒ„Ž› ‰‡– ƒ ’”‡––› ‰‘‘† •…‘”‡Ǥ ‘—ǯ”‡ ”‹‰Š– –‘ „‡ •—•’‹…‹‘—•Ǥ Š‡ ‡ƒ†‹‰ –‡•– Šƒ• †‡˜‡Ž‘’‡† ƒ ™‡ŽŽǦ †‡•‡”˜‡† ”‡’—–ƒ–‹‘ ˆ‘” „‡‹‰ †‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž–Ǥ Š‡”‡ ƒ”‡ –™‘ ƒ‹ ”‡ƒ•‘• ™Š›ǣ Reason #1. Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡•…ƒ †‹•…—•• Œ—•– ƒ„‘—– ƒ›–Š‹‰Ǥ Ž•‘ǡ –Š‡› ‡šŠ‹„‹– –Š‡ †‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž–› Ž‡˜‡Ž ƒ† ‹† ‘ˆ ƒ–‡”‹ƒŽ ›‘— ™‘—Ž† ‡…‘—–‡” ƒ• ƒ ϐ‹”•–Ǧ›‡ƒ”…‘ŽŽ‡‰‡ •–—†‡–Ǥ • ƒ ”‡•—Ž–ǡ –Š‡”‡ǯ• ‘ ™ƒ› –‘ ’”‡’ƒ”‡ ˆ‘” •’‡…‹ϐ‹…–‘’‹…•ǡ ƒ† ›‘—ǯŽŽ „‡ ”‡ƒ†‹‰ •‘‡ ”‡ƒ•‘ƒ„Ž› †‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž– ƒ–‡”‹ƒŽǤ Reason #2. ˜‡ –Š‘—‰Š ›‘— ‰‡– ƒ –™‘Ǧ ‘” –Š”‡‡ǦŽ‹‡ ‹–”‘†—…–‹‘ǡ ›‘— ‘ˆ–‡ ˆ‡‡Ž Ž‹‡ ›‘—ǯ”‡ ’Ž—‰‹‰ Š‡ƒ†ϐ‹”•– ‹–‘ –Š‡ ‹††Ž‡ ‘ˆ ƒ Ž‡…–—”‡ ‘ ƒ —ˆƒ‹Ž‹ƒ” –‘’‹…Ǥ ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ †‘ǯ– Ž‡– –Š‡•‡ ˆ‡ƒ–—”‡• ‘ˆ –Š‡ –‡•– ‹–‹‹†ƒ–‡ ›‘—Ǥ ˆ ›‘— •–ƒ”– –‘ –Š‹ ›‘—…ƒǯ– †‘ ‹–ǡ ›‘— ™‘ǯ– „‡ ƒ„Ž‡ –‘Ǥ —•– ”‡‡„‡” –™‘ –Š‹‰•ǣ ͳǤ Š‡ ™”‹–‡”• ‹–‡–‹‘ƒŽŽ› ƒ‡ –Š‡ ‡ƒ†‹‰ –‡•– ‡š–”ƒ †‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž–Ǥ ‘—ǯ”‡ •—’’‘•‡† –‘ Šƒ˜‡ –”‘—„Ž‡ ™‹–Š ‹–Ǥ ʹǤ ˜‡”›‘‡ ‡Ž•‡ ‹• ‹ –Š‡ •ƒ‡ „‘ƒ–Ǥ ›‘‡ ™Š‘ –‡ŽŽ• ›‘— –Šƒ– –Š‡› „”‡‡œ‡† –Š”‘—‰Š –Š‡ ‡ƒ†‹‰ –‡•– ‹• ‡‹–Š‡” ‡šƒ‰‰‡”ƒ–‹‰ ‘” Œ—•– †‹†ǯ– •Š‘™ —’ ˆ‘” –Š‡ –‡•–Ǥ ‘™ǡ ƒ”‡ ›‘— ”‡ƒ†› –‘ Ž‡ƒ” ‘”‡ ƒ„‘—– –Š‡ ‡ƒ†‹‰ –‡•–ǫ Š‡ Ž‡–ǯ• ‰‘Ǥ

TEST SPECS • ͵ͷ ‹—–‡• Ž‘‰ • ͶͲ —Ž–‹’Ž‡Ǧ…Š‘‹…‡ “—‡•–‹‘• • ‘—” •‡…–‹‘• ȋ–Š”‡‡ “—‡•–‹‘•Ȍ • ƒ••ƒ‰‡• ”ƒ‰‡ ˆ”‘ ͹ͲͲȂͺͲͲ ™‘”†•

•‹‰Ž‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡• ™‹–Š ͳͲ “—‡•–‹‘• ‡ƒ…Š ƒ† ƒ ’ƒ‹” ‘ˆ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡• ™‹–Š ͳͲ