Victory for the ACT Student Text 15e

164 • R EADING

Š‡ –Š‹”† Ž‡˜‡Ž ‘ˆ ”‡ƒ†‹‰ǡ ‡˜ƒŽ—ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ –‡š–ǡ –ƒ‡• ›‘— ‡˜‡ †‡‡’‡” ‹–‘ –Š‡ •‡Ž‡…–‹‘Ǥ ’Ž‹‡† †‡ƒǡ ’’Ž‹…ƒ–‹‘ǡ ƒ† ‘‹…‡ ‹–‡• ƒ• ‘– Œ—•– ˆ‘” —†‡”•–ƒ†‹‰ǡ „—– ƒŽ•‘ ”‡“—‹”‡ ƒ Œ—†‰‡– ‘” ƒ ‡˜ƒŽ—ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ ™Šƒ– ›‘— Šƒ˜‡ ”‡ƒ†Ǥ Š‹• ‹• ™Š› –Š‡•‡ ‹–‡• ƒ”‡ —•—ƒŽŽ› –Š‡ ‘•– †‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž–Ǥ Implied Idea ‹–‡• †‘ǯ– ƒ• ƒ„‘—– ™Šƒ– ‹• •’‡…‹ϐ‹…ƒŽŽ› •–ƒ–‡† ‹ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡Ǣ ”ƒ–Š‡”ǡ ’Ž‹‡† †‡ƒ ‹–‡• ƒ• ƒ„‘—– ™Šƒ–…ƒ „‡ Ž‘‰‹…ƒŽŽ› ‹ˆ‡””‡† ˆ”‘ ™Šƒ– ‹• •–ƒ–‡† ‹ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡Ǥ ‘” ‡šƒ’Ž‡ǡ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ‹‰Š– ‡š’Žƒ‹ –Šƒ– ƒ…‡”–ƒ‹ ‘”‰ƒ‹• ȋ Ȍ ‹• ˆ‘—† ‘Ž› ‹ –Š‡ ’”‡•‡…‡ ‘ˆ ƒ‘–Š‡” ‘”‰ƒ‹• ȋ ȌǤ  ƒ……‘’ƒ›‹‰ ’Ž‹‡† †‡ƒ ‹–‡ ‹‰Š– ƒ• –Š‡ ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰ “—‡•–‹‘ǣ Dz ˆ ‘”‰ƒ‹• ‹• ‘– ’”‡•‡–ǡ ™Šƒ–…ƒ „‡ ‹ˆ‡””‡†ǫdz ‹…‡ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ‹’Ž‹‡• –Šƒ– ‹ –Š‡ ƒ„•‡…‡ ‘ˆ ǡ …ƒ‘– „‡ ’”‡•‡–ǡ –Š‡ ƒ•™‡” ™‘—Ž† „‡ Dz ‹• ‘– ’”‡•‡–Ǥdz ‹…‡ –Š‹• –›’‡ ‘ˆ ‹–‡ ‰‡‡”ƒŽŽ› „—‹Ž†• ‘ ƒ •’‡…‹ϐ‹…†‡–ƒ‹Žǡ DzŽ‘…ƒ–‘” ™‘”†•dz ˆ‘” ‹†‡–‹ˆ›‹‰ ‹ˆ‘”ƒ–‹‘ ‹ –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ƒ”‡ ‘ˆ–‡ provided in the item stem. • The passage implies that…. • The author uses the phrase “…” to mean…. Application ‹–‡• ƒ”‡ •‹‹Žƒ” –‘ ’Ž‹‡† †‡ƒ ‹–‡•ǡ „—– –Š‡› ‰‘ ‘‡ •–‡’ ˆ—”–Š‡”ǣ ‡šƒ‹‡‡• must apply what they have learned from the passage to a new situation. • With which of the following statements would the author most likely agree? • The passage is most probably taken from which of the following sources? Voice ‹–‡• ƒ• ƒ„‘—– –Š‡ ƒ—–Š‘”ǯ• ƒ––‹–—†‡ –‘™ƒ”† ƒ •’‡…‹ϐ‹…†‡–ƒ‹Ž ‘” –Š‡ ‘˜‡”ƒŽŽ –‘‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ passage. • The tone of the passage can best be described as…. • The author regards…as…. Reading strategies are not an exact science. Practice is essential to mastering the following –‡…Š‹“—‡•ǣ ‡ƒ† –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– •‡–‡…‡ ‘ˆ ‡ƒ…Š ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ‹ –Š‡ ‡ƒ†‹‰ ‡•–Ǥ ˆ–‡” ”‡ƒ†‹‰ –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– •‡–‡…‡ ‘ˆ ‡ƒ…Š ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ǡ Žƒ„‡Ž ‡ƒ…Š ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ ƒ• ‡‹–Š‡” Dz ƒ•›dz ‘” Dz ƒ”†dz „ƒ•‡† ‘ ›‘—” ‹‹–‹ƒŽ —†‡”•–ƒ†‹‰ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ–‡”‹ƒŽ ƒ† ›‘—” Ž‡˜‡Ž ‘ˆ ‹–‡”‡•–Ǥ ƒŽ›œ‡ –Š‡ ‡ƒ•‹‡” ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡• ϐ‹”•–Ǥ ”‡˜‹‡™ –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– ƒ† Žƒ•– •‡–‡…‡• ‘ˆ ‡ƒ…Š ’ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’ŠǤ Š‡”‡ ‹• —•—ƒŽŽ› ƒ ‹–”‘†—…–‘”› ’ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’Š ˆ‘” ‡š…‡”’–‡† ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡• –Šƒ– ‹†‡–‹ϐ‹‡• –Š‡ ƒ—–Š‘” ƒ† ’”‘˜‹†‡• ƒ „”‹‡ˆ †‡•…”‹’–‹‘ ‘ˆ –Š‡ •‡Ž‡…–‹‘Ǥ ‹”•–ǡ ”‡ƒ† –Š‹• ‹–”‘†—…–‘”› ƒ–‡”‹ƒŽ –‘ ‰ƒ‹…Ž—‡• ƒ„‘—– –Š‡ ƒ—–Š‘”ǯ• ’‘‹– ‘ˆ ˜‹‡™Ǥ Š‡ǡ ’”‡˜‹‡™ –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– ƒ† Žƒ•– •‡–‡…‡• ‘ˆ ‡ƒ…Š ’ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’Šǡ ƒ• –Š‡› ‘ˆ–‡ ’”‘˜‹†‡ ’ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’Š summaries. ˆ–‡” ’”‡˜‹‡™‹‰ ‡ƒ…Š ’ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’Šǡ ƒ• ™Šƒ– –Š‡ ƒ—–Š‘” ‹• ƒ––‡’–‹‰ –‘ †‡•…”‹„‡ǡ ‡•’‡…‹ƒŽŽ› ‹ –Š‡ …ƒ•‡ ‘ˆ ˜ƒŽ—ƒ–‹‘ ‹–‡•Ǥ ”ƒ…‡– †‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž– ƒ–‡”‹ƒŽǡ ‡‹–Š‡” ‡–ƒŽŽ› ‘” ™‹–Š •‘‡ •‘”– ‘ˆ ƒ ƒ”ǡ ƒ† –Š‡ •‹’Ž› ”‡˜‹•‹– ‹– ‹ˆ ‡…‡••ƒ”› ‘” ‹ˆ –‹‡ ’‡”‹–•Ǥ •–‡ƒ† ‘ˆ ™ƒ•–‹‰ –‹‡ ”‡Ǧ”‡ƒ†‹‰ǡ attempt to understand the context in which the author introduces a particular concept. ‹”…Ž‡ –Š‡ ƒ•™‡”• –‘ –Š‡ ‹–‡• ‹ –Š‡ –‡•– „‘‘Ž‡–ǡ ƒ† –”ƒ•…”‹„‡ –Š‡ ƒ•™‡”• –‘ ƒŽŽ –Š‡ ‹–‡• ˆ‘” ƒ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ –‘ –Š‡ ƒ•™‡” •Š‡‡– ƒˆ–‡” ϐ‹‹•Š‹‰ ‡ƒ…Š ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡Ǥ Š‹• ƒ’’”‘ƒ…Š Š‡Ž’• ‹…”‡ƒ•‡ ƒ……—”ƒ…› ƒ† ƒ‡•…Š‡…‹‰ ›‘—” ™‘” ‡ƒ•‹‡” ƒ† ‘”‡ ‡ˆϐ‹…‹‡–Ǥ Ž› ™Š‡ –Š‡ –‹‡ Ž‹‹– approaches should you transcribe each answer individually.

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