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What are the 4 different reading passages?
Prose Fiction
Social Science
Humanities
Natural Science
How should you work through your questions?
Tackle the easy questions first & then the more difficult ones.
What does redundant mean?
not or no longer useful
Which of the following best describes the overall structure of the passage?
A) The author raises a question and then provides and answer
B) The author presents a theory, which he then proves
C) The author studies a widely held belief and then rejects it
D) The author defines a term and then provides examples
A) The author raises a question and then provides and answer
In the context of this passage, the phrase "short day of the frost and sun" (lines 32-33) refers to:
F) the transient effect of poetry
G) a brief moment of passion
H) the life of a person
J) stimulation of the senses
H) the life of a person
How long many minutes is the test?
What should you do first: read the passage or read the questions?
Read the questions
What does precede mean?
In the passage, the author uses the word pulsations (line 66) to mean:
F) children
G) lives
H) death
J) experiences
J) experiences
The phrase "awful brevity" (line 34) means that:
A) philosophy is not really useful
B) art may not satisfy everyone
C) life is short
D) passion is the greatest virtue
C) life is short
How many questions are on the test?
While reading, what should you do?
Annotate the passage (underline, star, make notes, etc.)
What does correlate mean?
having a mutual relationship or connection
According to the author, the function of art is to:
A) depict reality accurately
B) stimulate strong emotions
C) encourage social reform
D) express the artist's feelings
B) stimulate strong emotions
F) passionate
G) wise
H) lovers of art and song
J) listless
J) listless
How long should each reading passage take you?
9 minutes
When reading the passage, it is important to what?
Skim first
What does infer mean?
to deduce or conclude (educated guess)
With which of the following statements would the author most likely agree?
F) A person's lifetime is merely preparation for what comes after death
G) Only an artist can truly enjoy life
H) The original experience is more important than the memory of it
J) A perceptive person understands that all experience is repetitious
H) The original experience is more important than the memory of it
According to the author, the greatest passion is the love of:
A) beauty
B) one's spouse
C) wealth
D) security
A) beauty
How many questions do you need to get correct to get a 21?
Approximately half (around 20)
If you're stuck on vocabulary, what should you do?
Try to replace the word with another word that fits into the context of the question.
What does analyze mean?
to examine methodically and in detail
The tone of the passage can best be described as
A) impassioned
B) scholarly
C) informative
D) speculative
A) impassioned
The phrase "then our place knows us no more" (lines 61) means that we:
F) move to another town
G) have children
H) die
J) divorce
H) die