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ACT Reading 1.1 Humanities Passage

ACT Reading: Humanities Passage Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of the following best describes the main purpose of this passage?


Author's Voice and Method Videos 10 videos

ACT Reading 1.8 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 1.8 Humanities Passage. Based on the tone and complexity of the passage, which of the following would be a reasonable assumption t...

ACT Reading 1.10 Natural Science Passage
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ACT Reading: Natural Science Passage Drill 1, Problem 10. Based on the tone and complexity of this passage, in which of the following contexts migh...

ACT Reading 1.10 Prose Fiction
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Prose Fiction Drill 1.10. Which of the following best describes the narrator's attitude toward his father?

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Cause-effect Relationships Videos 4 videos

ACT Reading 1.4 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading: Humanities Passage Drill 1, Problem 4. Which of the following does the passage cite as a possible cause of Shakespeare's "tragic...

ACT Reading 2.6 Natural Science Passage
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ACT Reading 2.6 Natural Science Passage. The health hazard mentioned in question 2 was, according to this report, a direct result of which of...

ACT Reading 2.5 Social Science Passage
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ACT Reading 2.5 Social Science Passage. According to the passage, why does Ferri believe the correctional school of criminal law is relatively...

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Comparative Relationships (Compare and Contrast) Videos 9 videos

ACT Reading 1.6 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 1.6 Humanities Passage. Which of the following is not a similarity that the author notes between Brutus and Hamlet?

ACT Reading 2.1 Natural Science Passage
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ACT Reading 2.1 Natural Science Passage. According to the passage, what is the relationship between ATSDR and the CDC?

ACT Reading 2.7 Social Science Passage
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ACT Reading 2.7 Social Science Passage. With whom does Ferri associate the corrective school of criminal law?

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Draw conclusions from multiple texts Videos 1 videos

ACT Reading 1.7 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading: Humanities Passage Drill 1, Problem 7. Which of the following characters is specifically mentioned as a personification of "horror and...

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Generalizations Videos 10 videos

ACT Reading 1.3 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 1.3 Humanities Passage. According to the passage, when did Shakespeare's "tragic period" occur?

ACT Reading 1.2 Natural Science Passage
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ACT Reading: Natural Science Passage Drill 1, Problem 2. Which of the following statements about Mars does not appear in the passage?

ACT Reading 2.8 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 2.8 Humanities Passage. How did Frederick Wieck contribute to Schumann's career?

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Identify and Interpret Details Videos 10 videos

Which of the Following Issues Might be a Case for the ATSDR?
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ACT Reading 2.10 Natural Science Passage. Based on information found in the passage, which of the following issues might be a case for the ATSDR?

ACT Reading 2.5 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 2.5 Humanities Passage. According to the passage, when did Schumann first display an interest in playing the piano?

ACT Reading 1.5 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 1.5 Humanities Passage. Which of the following plays is mentioned as a tragedy that Shakespeare wrote early in his career prior to...

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Main Idea Videos 10 videos

ACT Reading 2.3 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 2.3 Humanities Passage. According to the passage, why was Schumann an exception to the other musicians of his time?

ACT Reading 1.1 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading: Humanities Passage Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of the following best describes the main purpose of this passage?

ACT Reading 1.1 Natural Science Passage
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ACT Reading: Natural Science Passage Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of the following best describes the overall purpose of this passage?

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Make comparisons between multiple texts Videos 2 videos

ACT Reading 1.2 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading: Humanities Passage Drill 1, Problem 2. What distinction does the passage make between Hamlet and Julius Caesar and the other play...

ACT Reading 2.3 Social Science Passage
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ACT Reading 2.3 Social Science Passage. In what context would you expect to see this passage?

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Meanings of Words From Context Videos 10 videos

ACT Reading 2.4 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 2.4 Humanities Passage. Which of the following is the best definition for the word "pedantic"?

ACT Reading 1.9 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 1.9 Humanities Passage. Based on its context in the passage, which of the following is the best definition for the word "maledicti...

ACT Reading 1.10 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading: Humanities Passage Drill 1, Problem 10. Which of the following is the best explanation of the term "tragedy of thought" in line 58?

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Sequence of Events Videos 9 videos

ACT Reading 2.10 Humanities Passage
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ACT Reading 2.10 Humanities Passage. According to the passage, which event precipitated Schumann's death?

ACT Reading 2.3 Natural Science Passage
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ACT Reading 2.3 Natural Science Passage. Which of the following health hazards was under discussion?

ACT Reading 1.5 Natural Science Passage
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ACT Reading 1.5 Natural Science Passage. Based on information found in the passage, how long did the Viking spacecraft take to collect data on...

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