Victory for the ACT Exam 16e TG Sample

U NIT 2 | M ULTIPLE T EXTS • 259

STUDENT TEXT, p. 95

EXPLANATIONS Tl i vhionrge abuy ha ilma ksee.l f(,Jc) ai sl l wT hr oonr egabueac al ouns ee r wa cht ii vl ee ti hn ev oaluvtehmo er nwt oi nu lsdo lci ikael l iys saug er es ei st hnaott cnoont stihset epnoti wn ti tohf at hheepr ma sista’ sglei.fe s t yl e , t h a t i s

17 . PT ahses aa ug et hAo rt oi ndcilsupdreosv ea l tl hoef st hu eg gf oe lsltoi wo ni nt gh ai nt Thoreau was a simple hermit EXCEPT: A. that he was involved in the Underground Railroad. B. that he wrote about social and political issues of the day. C. that his cabin stood close to a village and neighbors. D. that he wrote a book on the virtue of living with nature.

17. (D) Reading/Key Ideas and Details/ Arguments CC: ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.8 CCRS: ADV.SU.1

Difficulty Level = 2; Teaching Time = 5–8 minutes; Purpose = Application TT hh irse ei t eomf t hc oe nc thaoi ni cse as tahr eo ut rguhet -; rtehvee or sneer. tahuat th oi sr nmo et nt rt ui oeniss (tAh )e ac no dr r(eBc )t aa nt st hwee er.nTdhoef tohf et hsee c“os on -dc aplal er adg” rNa epwh , Ed ne sgcl ar ni bdi nHgear cmt iiot .n s To fh teh ae ustehcoornmd epna triaognrsa (pCh) aaf tt et hr es abyei gn ign n i n g Tc hhiol dr ecaaum’ spliinv gi nign stiht ue abtai oc nk ywa rads . mB yo rper loi kc ee sas oa uf tehl iomr idnoa et iso mn , e(nDt)i oi sn ct ohrarteTc ht . oI rnedaeue dw, rtohtee ao fbtohoekr ei na sporna i ps ee oopf lne aht ua vr ee , mb ui stctohni sc ei sp tpi ao rnts about his lifestyle.

Question 18 asks about Passage B. 18 . As used in line 34, romantic means: F. concerned with love between two individuals. G. motivated by artistic considerations. H. eager to pro�it from one’s writings. J. anxious to earn the approval of readers.

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18. (G) Reading/Craft and Structure/ Vocabulary CC: ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4 CCRS: AVG.VO.2

Difficulty Level = 2; Teaching Time = 5–8 minutes; Purpose = Application (“ rFo) mi saan ct iocm,” mb uotni nmtehai sn icnogn ot ef xtthiet wi s owr dr o n g . Ta rhteaal ount he o,” rs soa(yGs)t mh aut sDt ibcek icnosrorne cwt . r o t e “ f o r