Victory for the ACT Exam 16e TG Sample

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FURTHER PRACTICE

STUDENT TEXT, p. 93 PASSAGE IV HUMANITIES: These passages are adapted from essays on the nature of comedy. Passage A Comedy appeals only to the iwn ittehl l ei gme no tc ieo, nf o. Dr el apui cg th st eo rmi se if na cuol tm, hpoawt i eb vl ee r tri�ling, in such a way as to arouse sympathy, fOena rt, hoer optiht ye, rahnadnidt ,i sa ivmi cpeo—s seivbel en toonlea u g h . tnhaat tu irse, —g ecnaenr ab lel yms apde ea kl ui ndgi c, roof ua sn boyd ai o u s souuirt aebml eo tcioonntsr iuvnaanfcf ee c. St eodl,oi nt gi s af su ni tnl ye.aTvhe si s ibsunt ootntloy st ha ya tt ht haet tvhi ceev, iacse ei mt s eblof di si el du di ni c ar o u s pr eaqr ut iicruelma re cnht ai sr at chtaetr,i ti sml uuds ti cnr oo tu es .nTgha ge eo onul yr feelings. 5 10 15 Flesch Reading Ease: 52.1 Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 9.9 Questions 10–11 ask about Passage A. 10. Tlahueghautetrh:or of Passage A implies that F. is not an emotional reaction. GH.. cc oa nu nctoerrraecctts af evei cl ien. g s o f d r e a d . J. is triggered only by a vice. STUDENT TEXT, p. 93

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Passage B Absentmindedness is always comical. It nh de ehei dg h, tehret hdee ecpoemr etdhye. aSby ss teenmt ma ti incd e d n e s s ai sbtsheen tmmoi sntdceodmn ei csasl, tl ihki en gt hi ma t aogf i nDaobnl eQ; ui ti xi os t e , tf rhoemc oi tms ivceirt ys esl of , udrrcaew. Tnaakse naenayr ol yt haes rpcoosms i ibcl e cbhe aorfa wc t he ra, t hhoewseavyesrour ndcooenss: chi oe ucsa hn en omt abye cpoe mr siocna louf nwl ehsi sc ht hheer ei si su ns oa mw ae raes, po encet soi fd he i s oa cf choi su nn ta at ul or ne ewdhoi ce hs hh ee mo vaekrel ouosk lsa. uOgnh t. h a t 20 25

EXPLANATIONS

10. (F) Reading/Key Ideas and Details/ Implied Idea CC: ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.1 CCRS: AVG.DET.2 Difficulty Level = 2; Teaching Time = 5–8 minutes; Purpose = Application Tc ohme ea duyt haoprpoefaPl sa ss st raigcet l yA tsot at ht ees itnhtaetl l e c t . Ta bhoeuptaesms aogtei otnhaelnr ge oa cetsi oonnst iontoa rl kd e r t o d( Fi f)f ei sr et hn et i ac toer rt he cetma nf rsowme rc. o( Gm)eids yi.nTchoer rr ee fcot r e , bf eeeclai nugsse nt he eu taruatl ihzoert ahcet uc oaml l yi ci me lpelmi eesntth, anto t vv ii cc ee vc ae nr ssae. eAms ffourn(nHy) i, ft dh ee paiuc tt ehdo ri ns aaycsetrht aa ti n ws aayyi,nbgutthtahtilsaiusgnhotte rt h e s a m e t h i n g a s corrects a vice. Finally, aa su tfho or r( Js)a, yt hs itshoavt earvs ti caet ecsaan pboei nf ut n. Tnhy,eb u t does not imply that only vices are funny.