Victory for the ACT Exam 16e TG Sample

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Question 13 asks about both passages. 13. Wt h eh ilcohg iocfatl hceo nf onl el ocwt i oi nng bbeet swt edeens ct hr ieb ev si e w s expressed in the two passages? A. Passage B provides examples that sinhcoowrrtehcatt. the views of Passage A are B. Passage B rede�ines a key term that is used by the author of Passage A. C. The two passages reach the same c e o v n id c e lu n s c i e o . n based on different D. The two passages discuss different aspects of the topic.

13. (D) Reading/Integration of Knowledge and Ideas/Multiple Texts CC: ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9 CCRS: AVG+.PP.1 Difficulty Level = 3; Teaching Time = 5–8 minutes; Purpose = Application Bo fo ct ho mo fe tdhye, bpuats st ha eg ye sddi si cs uc us ss sdti hf f ee rneant tu r e aspects of the topic. The �irst passage ei nmt epl hl eacsti;ztehset sheact ocnodmpeadsys aa gpep ef oacl su st oe st hoen tbheeh as uv iboj re. cTt ’hs el raecfko roef , a(wD a) ri es nt he sescoofr hr ei sc t aBndsoweesr.n(oAt )pirsoivnicdoer er ex catmbpelceasutsoe cPoanstsraagdei c t Po fa sPsaasgs ea gAe. AB si nf oqru (i rBe)s, wi nht oi l et ht eh en aa tuut rheo or f comedy, there is no rede�ining of terms. At hsef os ar m( Ce) ,c tohnec ltuwsoi oanubt he oc ar su sdeo tnhoe ty rter ae caht dv iief fwe rseanrteans po te ci nt sc oonf st hi set etno tp, ibc su.t(tThheeyi ra r e not identical either.) swoiut hr cWe edlild6nnoot rs hwoi wt h at hhey pd rr ea suel inccceoonfntehcet i o n relevant strain of E. coli . Therefore, the oduotrbmrietaokrywsaespctaicussyesdtebmy .leakage from the Passage B Manure runoff from the nearby cattle bo ua rt bn rceaanknboet cbaeu sr eu leexda oc tu et na vs iar ocnamu seenot af lt h e choe na vd yi t iroani ns ,, ci nocul luddni nogt bd er orue gphl itc faot lel do wd eu dr i nb yg tsht oerlaagt ee ra sr teuadwy.aAs drde imt i oovneadl l yd, ami l ay.nTuhr ue si ,ni tt hc ea n nweavt ee rr bp ee rkcnool awt endi ff rmo amn ut hr ee -mc oanntua rme i sntaotreadg e area to Well 6. 15 20 25

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Flesch Reading Ease: 36.2 Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 13.5