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ACT Reading Prose Fiction Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of the following best describes the overall purpose of this passage?
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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SAT Reading: Passage Comparison Drill 4, Problem 6
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Here's your shmoop du jour, brought to you by Passage to America. Only slightly longer
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than the passage you're about to read...
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Passage 2 differs from Passage 1 in that it...what?
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First things first... let's get rid of the ones that are obviously wrong.
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If we're paying attention--like, at all--we know that both of these passages discuss the
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topic of immigration.
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Choice (D) is easy to eliminate.
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Choice (E) is also simple to get rid of.
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Passage 2 focuses on discriminatory practices, a subject that isn't all puppies and rainbows.
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Unless we're talking about sad puppies and ugly rainbows.
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Whatever the case, Passage 2 is obviously far from "cheery," eliminating choice (E)
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The whole point of Passage 2 is that the officials
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on Ellis Island discriminated against women.
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Choice (A) is a definite no. What about C?
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Nuh-uh. Both passages discuss Ellis Island, so (C) is clearly wrong.
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Passage 1 reassures us that the "vast majority" of immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island
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eventually passed through.
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Since Passage 2 looks at the experiences of the two percent who didn't make it, (B) is
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the correct answer.
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