Design the ACT test!!!

1. Design the ACT test!!! It’s not what YOU know, but how THEY ask it!

2. Trick your opponent!!!! • Two Ridiculous • Two that are very close • One that is the best and correct per passage

3. Vocabulary Style • The word “…….” in line # most nearly means? • The word ‘forbidden’ on page 43 most nearly means: A. To be seen B. To abandon C. Sacred D. Not Allowed

4. Main Idea • Which of the following best states the central thought of the passage? • The purpose of the passage is to… • In the second paragraphs of the passage, the author primarily stresses that… • On page 43 the purpose of the passage is to: A. To illustrate that everybody should touch metal B. To illustrate the customs and rules C. To show that going East is forbidden D. To tell why the West and South are good hunting grounds

5. Specific Detail • According to the author, what is the reason for… • To the author,….. According to the author on page 43 for what reason must a person be purified…. A. To become a priest B. So you can touch metal C. To keep their souls purified D. So they can become a God

6. Inference • The author implies… • The passage suggests • It can be inferred from the passage… • The author probably considers… On page 43 the author probably considers the rank of priesthood as: A. Priests are the highest ranking members of a society B. Not important at all C. As a way to be purified from metal D. Criminals

7. Inference Continued • On page 43 the author probably considers the ‘Great River’ to be… A. A great place to fish B. A place for purification C. a pathway to the Place of the Gods D. A place that must not be entered or crossed

8. Attitude/Tone • The author’s attitude toward • The author regards the idea that • The author’s tone in the passage is.. • The author’s tone on page 43 is: A. Deliberate B. Sanguine C. Angry D. Indifferent

9. Logic/Applicatiion