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. Allowed B. Acceptable C. Not permitted D. Shunned

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. Advise people to go to the east B. How to discover treasure C. Customs and practices after the great burning D. To discover the locations of the Gods E. Establish the priestly profession as the dominant in this world’s hierarchy.

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 be cleansed of often feared omens B. To prepare yourself for a sacred journey C. To honor the Gods D. To be cleansed of the sin bearing metal

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. Bearer of Godlike status B. a means of being the collector of metals C. to know in which direction the ‘great river flows’ D. sacred amidst the hierarchy of this particular culture

7. Inference Continued • On page 43 the author probably considers the ‘Great River’ to be…

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. Persuasive B. Enthusiastic C. Astonished D. Stressful E. Melancholy

10. Literary Technique

11. Logic/Applicatiion