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ACT Aspire Reading: Summarizing Events

Which of the following sentences provides the best description of the events in the passage?


Craft and Structure Videos 17 videos

ACT Aspire Reading: Defining "A Solitude" in Context
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As it is used in the passage, the phrase "a solitude" means:

ACT Aspire Reading: How Does the Author Build Suspense?
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In Lucy's conversation with Mr. Rayburn, the author builds suspense by:

ACT Aspire Reading: Defining a "Walking Funeral" in Context
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When the narrator says that she is observing a "walking funeral", she most likely means that:

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Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Videos 12 videos

Recognizing Supporting Evidence
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The narrator suggests that Rayburn may be more accurately described as a "widower devoted to his only surviving child" rather than "a reserved and...

ACT Aspire Reading: Comparing Differences between Two Literary Passages
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Identify one way in which Lucy's reaction to the lady in the passage from Mrs. Zant and the Ghost differs from Huck's reaction to seeing the strang...

ACT Aspire Reading: Giving a Short Response that Identifies Two Supporting Details
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The narrator sees Mrs. Todd in the procession and says that she "knew, with a pang of sympathy, that hers was not affected grief". What reason, if...

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Key Ideas and Details Videos 31 videos

ACT Aspire Reading: Summarizing Events
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Which of the following sentences provides the best description of the events in the passage?

ACT Aspire Reading: Recognizing Explicit Details
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Lucy runs to the edge of Kensington Gardens because...

ACT Aspire Reading: Understanding Sequence of Events
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Immediately before Lucy lays her hand on her father's knee, she was...

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