Victory fot the ACT Exam 16e ST Sample

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PASSAGE IV HUMANITIES: These passages are adapted from essays on the nature of comedy. Passage A Comedy appeals only to the iwn ittehl l ei gme no tc ieo, nf o. Dr el apui cg th st eo rmi se if na cuol tm, hpoawt i eb vl ee r tri�ling, in such a way as to arouse sympathy, fear, or pity, and it is impossible to laugh. On the other hand, a vice—even one that is, generally speaking, of an odious nature—can be made ludicrous by a souuirt aebml eo tcioonntsr iuvnaanfcf ee c. St eodl,oi nt gi s af su ni tnl ye.aTvhe si s ibsunt ootntloy st ha ya tt ht haet tvhi ceev, iacse ei mt s eblof di si el du di ni c ar o u s pr eaqr ut iicruelma re cnht ai sr at chtaetr,i ti sml uuds ti cnr oo tu es .nTgha ge eo onul yr feelings. Passage B Absentmindedness is always comical. It nh de ehei dg h, tehret hdee ecpoemr etdhye. aSby ss teenmt ma ti incd e d n e s s absentmindedness, like that of Don Quixote, itsh et hceommoi cs ti tcsoeml f , idc ar al wt hni nags inmeaagril yn aabsl pe ;oistsiisb l e fcrhoamr aicttse vr,ehr oy ws oe uv er cr eu. nTcaokne sacni oy uost hh ee rmc oa ym i c bc oemo fi cwa lhuant lhees ss at hy se roer ids oseosm: he ea sc pa ne cntoot fbhei s po fe rhsi so nn aotfuwr eh iwc hh ihc eh ihseuonvaewr laoroek, os .nOe ns itdhea t account alone does he make us laugh. Questions 10–11 ask about Passage A. 10. Tlahueghautetrh:or of Passage A implies that FG. . icso nu on tt earna cetms of et ei ol innagl sr oe fa cdtri eoand. . HJ . . ci sa tnr icgogrerreecdt ao nv li yc eb. y a v i c e .

11. Tp rhiemaaurtihl yoirnoof rPdaesrs taog:e A d i s c u s s e s v i c e A. advise the reader on how to avoid certain behavior. B. make it clear that comedy does not engage the emotions. C. provide an example that the reader will �ind amusing. D. demonstrate that emotions are more powerful than intelligence. Question 12 asks about Passage B. 12. As used in line 17, deeper means: F. complete. G. complex. HJ. . cfuotuilrea.geous. 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.

The Cambridge Edge Tp ahsesraegme sa ii nn itnhgi s unit feature a mix oi nf cql uu de si nt igo tnh tey op ne se ,s y1 oaun lde at hr ne ecdo mi n pUa nr ei t/ cwoen jtur as ts ti nqtur eo sdtui oc ne ds in this Unit. The Cambridge Edge Ay ol wu aayrse ml oaokkei nsgu raet twhhe ecno ra rnescwt eprai snsga g e q d u ou es b t l i e on pa s s a s b a o g u e t s. Th ehaedtiensgt si nt hc laut dwe isl l tpeal sl syaogue we ah ci chh question refers to. Share! Ta bhoe us et hpua ms s oa rg. eWs ahraet makes you laugh?

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