Victory for the ACT Student Text 15e

466 • C AMBRIDGE P RACTICE T EST R EINFORCEMENT

Section 3: Reading 1. (A) (p. 395) Reading/Craft and Structure/Main Idea . A person’s temperament is their usual mood or attitude towards the world, and it is an outgrowth of a person’s character. For this reason, (A) is the correct answer choice. Cather’s general purpose is to dramatize and examine how a certain type of character, or a person of a certain mood or attitude, responds to the world around him. As for the other answer choices, (B) and (C) are incorrect because they are not broad enough to encompass Cather’s general purpose; how a person reacts under pressure, (B), and how a person changes over time, (C), are aspects of temperament, but Cather is interested in more than just these single aspects. Finally, (D) is incorrect because it is too general; as explained above, Cather is interested in a topic much ‘”‡ •’‡…‹ϐ‹…–Šƒ ’‡‘’Ž‡ ‹ ‰‡‡”ƒŽ ƒ† –Š‡‹” •‡––‹‰•Ǥ 2. (J) (p. 395) Reading/Key Ideas and Details/Implied Idea . These phrases, as well as several other details throughout the passage, show Paul in a very unsympathetic light. Paul is shown to be an unpleasant character, (III), and the —”‡Ž‡–‹‰ ƒ–—”‡ ‘ˆ –Š‡ ‡‰ƒ–‹˜‡ †‡•…”‹’–‹‘ ”‡˜‡ƒŽ• –Šƒ– –Š‡ ƒ””ƒ–‘” ϐ‹†• ƒ—Ž –‘ „‡ —’Ž‡ƒ•ƒ– ƒ• ™‡ŽŽǡ ȋ ȌǤ Š‡•‡ introductory phrases do not describe Paul’s reactions to his peers, (I), though, so (J) is the correct answer choice. 3. (B) (p. 395) Reading/Key Ideas and Details/Explicit Detail . – –Š‡ ‡† ‘ˆ –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– ’ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’Šǡ ƒ–Š‡” †‡•…”‹„‡• ƒ red carnation that Paul wears in his buttonhole. She says “This latter adornment the faculty somehow felt was not ’”‘’‡”Ž› •‹‰‹ϐ‹…ƒ– ‘ˆ –Š‡…‘–”‹–‡ •’‹”‹– „‡ϐ‹––‹‰ ƒ „‘› —†‡” –Š‡ „ƒ ‘ˆ •—•’‡•‹‘dz ȋŽ‹‡• ͳͳȂͳͶȌǤ  ‘–Š‡” ™‘”†•ǡ –Š‡ ˆƒ…—Ž–› †‘‡• ‘– ϐ‹† ƒ—Žǯ• ™ƒ› ‘ˆ †”‡••‹‰ ƒ’’”‘’”‹ƒ–‡ –‘ –Š‡ •‹–—ƒ–‹‘ ƒ– Šƒ†Ǥ ‘ǡ ȋ Ȍ ‹• –Š‡…‘””‡…– ƒ•™‡” choice. As for the other answer choices, (A) is incorrect because the faculty considers the red carnation to be an act of †‡ϐ‹ƒ…‡Ǥ ȋ Ȍ ƒ† ȋ Ȍ ƒ”‡ „‘–Š ‹…‘””‡…– „‡…ƒ—•‡ –Š‡”‡ ‹• •‹’Ž› ‘ ‡˜‹†‡…‡ –‘ •—’’‘”– ‡‹–Š‡” ‹†‡ƒǤ 4. (H) (p. 395) Reading/Craft and Structure/Vocabulary . Ž–Š‘—‰Š –Š‡ †‡•…”‹’–‹‘• ‹ Ž‹‡• ͳ͹ ƒ† ͵ͷ •—‰‰‡•– –Šƒ– ƒ—Ž is unable to control his odd mannerisms, there is no concrete evidence that he suffers from delirium, (F); raving, (G); or frothing, (J). These are all conditions which one normally associates with intense physical illness or psychosis, and these are diagnoses that seem too severe for the behavior that Paul exhibits. So, (H) is the correct answer choice. 5. (D) (p. 395) Reading/Key Ideas and Details/Implied Idea . ƒ—Žǯ• ‘•– •‡”‹‘—• ϐŽƒ™ ‹• ˜‹˜‹†Ž› †‡•…”‹„‡† ƒ† ƒƒŽ›œ‡† ‹ Ž‹‡• ͵ͺȂͷ͵Ǥ  –Š‡•‡ Ž‹‡•ǡ ƒ–Š‡” •Š‘™• ƒ—Žǯ• ˜‹‘Ž‡– ‹–‡”ƒ…–‹‘ ™‹–Š Š‹• ‰Ž‹•Š –‡ƒ…Š‡”ǡ Š‹• Šƒ„‹– ‘ˆ ‹‰‘”‹‰ teachers during class, and his tendency to mock these teachers who now sit in judgment of him. In short, it is Paul’s inability to hide his contempt for others that has landed him in trouble. So, (D) is the correct answer choice. As for the other answer choices, they are all incorrect simply because there is no evidence to support these ideas. 6. (G) (p. 395) Reading/Key Ideas and Details/Explicit Detail .  Ž‹‡• ͷ͸Ȃͷ͹ǡ ƒ–Š‡”…‘’ƒ”‡• –Š‡ ˆƒ…—Ž–› –‘ ƒ ’ƒ… ‘ˆ ’”‡†ƒ–‘”•Ǥ ’‡…‹ϐ‹…ƒŽŽ›ǡ •Š‡ ™”‹–‡• –Šƒ– –Š‡› Dzˆ‡ŽŽ —’‘ Š‹ ™‹–Š‘—– ‡”…›ǡ Š‹• ‰Ž‹•Š –‡ƒ…Š‡” Ž‡ƒ†‹‰ –Š‡ ’ƒ…Ǥdz ‘ǡ ȋ Ȍ is the correct answer choice. 7. (A) (p. 395) Reading/Key Ideas and Details/Implied Idea .  Ž‹‡• ͸ʹȂ͸͵ǡ ƒ–Š‡” ™”‹–‡• –Šƒ– Dz Ž†‡” „‘›• –Šƒ ƒ—Ž Šƒ† „”‘‡ †‘™ ƒ† •Š‡† –‡ƒ”• —†‡” –Šƒ– „ƒ’–‹• ‘ˆ ϐ‹”‡Ǥdz Š‡ Dz„ƒ’–‹• ‘ˆ ϐ‹”‡dz ‹• –Š‡ ‹“—‹•‹–‹‘ ’‡”ˆ‘”‡† „› the faculty into student misbehaviors. So, (A) is the correct answer choice. As Cather says, most students broke down during such inquisitions. However, Paul manages the entire experience without any visible show of emotion at all. 8. (H) (p. 395) Reading/Craft and Structure/Vocabulary . Cather writes that Paul was always smiling, and the faculty ƒ––”‹„—–‡† Š‹•…‘•–ƒ– •‹Ž‹‰ –‘ Dz‹•‘Ž‡…‡ ‘” Ǯ•ƒ”–‡••ǯdz ȋŽ‹‡ ͹͵ȌǤ Dz •‘Ž‡…‡dz ‡ƒ• Dz†‹•”‡•’‡…–dz ‘” Dz”—†‡‡••Ǥdz So, it is logical that “smartness” has a negative connotation in this context. Therefore, (H) is the correct answer choice since “impudence” also means “rudeness” or “disrespect.” As for the other answer choices, they are all incorrect because they do not have the negative connotations required here. 9. (D) (p. 395) Reading/Key Ideas and Details/Implied Idea .  Ž‹‡• ʹͷȂʹ͹ǡ ƒ–Š‡” ˆ‘…—•‡• ‘ ƒ—Žǯ• –‡†‡…› –‘ Ž‹‡Ǥ • •Š‡ ™”‹–‡•ǡ Dz ƒ—Ž ™ƒ• “—‹–‡ ƒ……—•–‘‡† –‘ Ž›‹‰dz ȋŽ‹‡ ʹ͸ȌǤ ’‡”•‘ ™Š‘ Ž‹‡•…ƒ‘– „‡ †‡•…”‹„‡† ƒ• Dz…ƒ†‹†dz ‘” Š‘‡•–ǡ •‘ ȋ Ȍ ‹• –Š‡…‘””‡…– ƒ•™‡”…Š‘‹…‡Ǥ • ˆ‘” –Š‡ ‘–Š‡” ƒ•™‡”…Š‘‹…‡•ǡ ƒ—Ž ‹• •Š‘™ –‘ „‡ †‡ϐ‹ƒ–ǡ ȋ ȌǢ ’”‘—†ǡ ȋ ȌǢ ƒ† ϐŽ‹’’ƒ–ǡ ȋ Ȍǡ –Š”‘—‰Š‘—– –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡Ǥ 10. (F) (p. 395) Reading/Integration of Knowledge and Ideas/Implied Idea . ȋ Ȍ  –Š‡ ϐ‹ƒŽ ’ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’Šǡ –Š‡ †”ƒ™‹‰Ǧƒ•–‡” raises the point of Paul’s early life and theorizes that the death of his mother might have had an emotional effect on Paul. He uses this information to conclude that Paul’s problem is not the usual insolence of teenagers but something different. Thus the drawing-master is suggesting that the incidents for which he has been called before the principal are not entirely his fault.