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ACT Reading 1.4 Social Science Passage. Which of the following best describes the main idea of this passage?
ACT Reading 1.8 Social Science Passage. The "mythological hypothesis" in lines 11 and 12 refers to which of the following?
ACT Reading: Social Science Passage Drill 1, Problem 10. The intended audience for this passage was most likely which of the following?
SAT Reading 4.7 Passage Comparison 171 Views
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SAT Reading Passage Comparison Drill 4, Problem 7
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- 00:03
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... Shmooperman!
- 00:21
Which of the following statements is true about the similarities between the two passages?
- 00:34
Well, we can start by getting rid of (A) and (B), as viewpoint and perspective are two
- 00:38
of the easiest things to check.
- 00:40
In this case, neither passage follows the experiences of specific individuals, and neither
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- 00:45
of the authors has any personal experiences with Ellis Island.
- 00:49
Hint: the lack of an "I" is a huge tip-off.
- 00:55
(C) is next to go, since we know from the previous question that only Passage 2 focuses
- 01:00
on the exclusionary aspects of immigration.
- 01:10
(E) is out because country of origin isn't a big deal in either passage.
- 01:16
Since both authors write factually about Ellis Island from a third-person perspective,
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(D) is the correct answer.
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