Victory for the ACT Exam 16e TG Sample

U NIT 2 | M ULTIPLE T EXTS • 263

STUDENT TEXT, p. 97 22. In the �irst two paragraphs, the author of Passage A is primarily concerned with: F. recounting an experience. GH.. et exapclho irni nggaautnhiet .o r y. J. offering an opinion.

EXPLANATIONS

22. (F) Reading/Key Ideas and Details/Main Idea CC: ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2 CCRS: BSC.MI.1 Difficulty Level = 2; Teaching Time = 5–8 minutes; Purpose = Walkthrough This item asks for a description of the development of the �irst two paragraphs. Ep es sr es onnt iaall l(y“, It”h) ee xapuet hr ioernicser, escoo(uFn) tiisn gt hae b e s t da ue tshc roirpdt iooens. (nGo)t iesxipnlcoorrer ae ctthbe eocr ay.uYseest, ht he e author thinks it might be possible to sneak up on the deer, but not every idea quali�ies apsa sas“atghee ot hrey.”a Au tshfoorr o( Hf f e) ,risni nt hf oerrme satt ioofnt ht he a t might be useful to the reader, but in the �irst two paragraphs the author just tells a satuotrhyo. rAos fffoerrs( Ja)n, iot pisinniootnu. ntil later that the Difficulty Level = 3; Teaching Time = 3–6 minutes; Purpose = Application Y( Ao )u acnadn (dBi s)rbeegcaarudscehtohi ec eysa r e m o r e cc oo mn tme xot n, “ mc oenacneiint ”g sr eof ef rt hs et owtohredi.dIenat ho if s qi suni eottl yp raapcpt ri coaal c. h( Ci n) gi st ht he edbe ee sr,t adne si dc re iap tt hi oant oh fa vt he i bs ei de enad. iAs sa pf opro(i nDt)e, dt h, be uatutthheo rd emear yd i d nd eo tt edcet et edc ht itsh iendt ei snat pi opno it no t ampepnr to—a cthh et hy e m . Difficulty Level = 2; Teaching Time = 5–8 minutes; Purpose = Application Ienx pt hr ee sfsoeusr at hn pi natreargersat pt ho , st ehee tahuet he of fre c t s o f tahuet hdoere, rd eo enr t ahne dg as hr de ee np . bAoctcho rf edei nd gi nt ot ht he e gardens without doing signi�icant damage. Tt hheuas u, (tHh o) ri si mt hpe l ci eosr rt ehcatt at nh sewdeere. rA as rf eo rw(aFr)y, 23. (C) Reading/Craft and Structure/ Vocabulary CC: ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4 CCRS: BSC.VO.2 24. (H) Reading/Key Ideas and Details/ Explicit Detail CC: ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2 CCRS: AVG.DET.4

23. As used in line 27, conceit means: A. arrogance. B. sel�ishness. C. fanciful notion. D. dissatisfaction.

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24. As hcec eopr dai rneg at loi kteh ei nptahsasta tghee, yt hbeodt he :e r a n d t h e F. are wary of human beings. G. inhabit remote Alpine gardens. H. feed without causing destruction. J. live untamed in wilderness regions.