AccelePrep for the ACT Test 2nd Edition Student Text

C HAPTER 7 | F AST T RACK TO R EADING M ECHANICS • 131

ANATOMY OF READING

– ‹–• ‘•– „ƒ•‹…ǡ –Š‡ ‡ƒ†‹‰ –‡•–…‘•‹•–• ‘ˆ †‹”‡…–‹‘•ǡ ƒ „”‹‡ˆ ‹–”‘†—…–‹‘ –‘ ‡ƒ…Š ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ǡ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ‹–•‡Žˆǡ ƒ† ƒ •‡– ‘ˆ —Ž–‹’Ž‡Ǧ…Š‘‹…‡ “—‡•–‹‘•Ǥ ‡–ǯ• –ƒ‡ ƒ Ž‘‘ ƒ– ‡ƒ…Š ’ƒ”– ‘ˆ –Š‡ –‡•–Ǥ

INSIDE THE READING DIRECTIONS

DIRECTIONS: ƒ…Š ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ‘” ’ƒ‹” ‘ˆ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡• „‡Ž‘™ ‹• ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‡† „› ƒ •‡– ‘ˆ ‹–‡•Ǥ ‡ƒ† –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ‘” ’ƒ‹” ‘ˆ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡• ƒ†…Š‘‘•‡ –Š‡ „‡•– ƒ•™‡” ˆ‘” ‡ƒ…Š ‹–‡Ǥ ‘— ƒ› ”‡ˆ‡” –‘ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡• ƒ• ‘ˆ–‡ ƒ• ‡…‡••ƒ”› –‘ ƒ•™‡” –Š‡ ‹–‡•Ǥ ‘–‹…‡ –Šƒ– –Š‡ †‹”‡…–‹‘• ‹•–”—…– ›‘— –‘…Š‘‘•‡ ›‘—” ƒ•™‡” „ƒ•‡† ‘ ™Šƒ– ‹• •–ƒ–‡† ‘” ‹’Ž‹‡† ‹ ƒ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡Ǥ —–•‹†‡ ‘™Ž‡†‰‡ ‹•ǯ– –‡•–‡†Ǣ ‡˜‡”›–Š‹‰ ›‘— ‡‡† –‘ ƒ•™‡” –Š‡ “—‡•–‹‘• ‹• ‹ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡Ǥ ‘ ›‘—ǯ˜‡ ”‡ƒ† –Š‡ †‹”‡…–‹‘•ǡ ™Š‹…Š ƒ”‡ ’”‡––› „ƒ•‹…ȋ”‡ƒ† –Š‹• ƒ† ƒ•™‡” –Š‡ ‹–‡•ȌǤ ‘™ǡ ›‘—…ƒ ‹‰‘”‡ –Š‡Ǥ ‘ǯ– ™ƒ•–‡ –‹‡ ”‡ƒ†‹‰ –Š‡ ‘ –‡•– †ƒ›Ǥ ‡ƒ† –Š‡ •ƒ’Ž‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ „‡Ž‘™ǡ Ž‘‘‹‰ ˆ‘” †‹ˆˆ‡”‡…‡• „‡–™‡‡ –Š‹• ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ƒ† ‘–Š‡” ”‡ƒ†‹‰• ›‘— ‹‰Š– †‘Ǥ ‘–‡ –Šƒ– –Š‹• ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ‹• •Š‘”–‡” –Šƒ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡• ›‘— ™‹ŽŽ •‡‡ ‘ –‡•– †ƒ›Ǣ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡• ›‘— ‡…‘—–‡” –Š‡ ™‹ŽŽ „‡ ͹ͲͲȂͺͲͲ ™‘”†• Ž‘‰Ǥ INSIDE THE READING PASSAGES

Items #1–4 are based on the following passage. Social Science: Š‹• ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ‹• ƒ†ƒ’–‡† ˆ”‘ ƒ ‰‘˜‡”‡– ’—„Ž‹…ƒ–‹‘ ƒ„‘—– –Š‡ Š‹•–‘”› ‘ˆ ƒŽ…‘Š‘Ž ƒ„—•‡Ǥ Š‡ ‘˜‡‡– –‘ ’”‘Š‹„‹– ƒŽ…‘Š‘Ž „‡‰ƒ ‹ –Š‡ ‡ƒ”Ž› ›‡ƒ”• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‹‡–‡‡–Š…‡–—”› ™‹–Š –Š‡ ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ Ž‘…ƒŽ •‘…‹‡–‹‡• ‹ ‡™ ‘” ƒ† ƒ••ƒ…Š—•‡––• –‘ ’”‘‘–‡ –‡’‡”ƒ…‡ ‹ –Š‡…‘•—’–‹‘ ‘ˆ ƒŽ…‘Š‘ŽǤ ƒ› ‘ˆ –Š‡ –‡’‡”ƒ…‡ •‘…‹‡–‹‡• ™‡”‡ ƒˆϐ‹Ž‹ƒ–‡† ™‹–Š ”‘–‡•–ƒ– ‡˜ƒ‰‡Ž‹…ƒŽ †‡‘‹ƒ–‹‘• ƒ† ‡– ‹ Ž‘…ƒŽ…Š—”…Š‡•Ǥ • –‹‡ ’ƒ••‡†ǡ ‘•– –‡’‡”ƒ…‡ •‘…‹‡–‹‡• ‘†‹ϐ‹‡† –Š‡‹” ‰‘ƒŽ –‘…ƒŽŽ ˆ‘”…‘’Ž‡–‡ ƒ„•–‹‡…‡ ˆ”‘ ƒŽŽ ƒŽ…‘Š‘Ž‹…„‡˜‡”ƒ‰‡•Ǥ  ͳͻͳͻǡ Žƒ”‰‡Ž› ‹ ”‡•’‘•‡ –‘ –Š‡ Ž‘„„›‹‰ ‡ˆˆ‘”–• ‘ˆ –Š‡ –‹Ǧ ƒŽ‘‘ ‡ƒ‰—‡ǡ –Š‡ ‹‰Š–‡‡–Š ‡†‡– –‘ –Š‡ ‘•–‹–—–‹‘ ™ƒ• ’ƒ••‡†

Example:

ACCELEPREP APPROACH ‡ ”‡…‘‡† ”‡ƒ†‹‰ –Š‡ •Š‘”– ‹–”‘†—…–‹‘ –Šƒ– ’”‡…‡†‡• ‡˜‡”› ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ „‡…ƒ—•‡ ͳȌ ‹– •Š‘—Ž† ‘Ž› –ƒ‡ ƒ ˆ‡™ •‡…‘†• –‘ ”‡ƒ† ƒ† ʹȌ ‹– ‰‹˜‡• ›‘— ƒ ‰Ž‹’•‡ ‘ˆ ™Šƒ– –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ‹• ƒ„‘—– „‡ˆ‘”‡ ›‘— ‡˜‡ „‡‰‹ ”‡ƒ†‹‰Ǥ

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