*OFFICIAL* June 2012 ACT Reading Section discussion

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<p>I think Set is right about the last prairie question. Wasn’t there a question about how the loess(sp?) plant went undisturbed by farmers or something. And the answer was because it was on hills/slopy land, so farmers couldn’t farm there.</p>

<p>Also to the question you guys are talking about with Shakespeare, I’m pretty sure I put that he misused words, which showed a need for a dictionary, because he didn’t have anything to reference to know if he was using it right. I don’t recall him doing it “intentionally” in the answer…</p>

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<p>@FutureWolverine7
That is definitely the last Prairie question and that’s what I put as well. I’m pretty positive about my Shakespeare answer.</p>

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<p>I don’t think need for dictionary and misused words was the same answer.</p>

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<p>Soo LIamNeeson could you state what u believe to be that correct answer choice just to clarify, this is a bit confusing</p>

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<p>What Yankee said. I’m confused.</p>

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<p>It was definitely show need for dictionary…the other choice made no sense. intentionally misused words? I don’t think so.</p>

<p>Honestly I thought the ACT was supposed to be straightforward but I could be wronggg.</p>

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<p>^I agree. Didn’t the passage say that Shakespeare misused words because he didn’t know any better, which implied a need for a dictionary. In reality, Shakespeare may have misused words for comedy, etc. like someone else said, but I don’t remember the passage saying that.</p>

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<p>True, I doubt they wouldve made u infer that he did it to prove a point</p>

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<p>Also, since this thread is responding, could anyone tell me what the exact question was for the understood/has understood one in english</p>

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<p>I don’t exactly remember the question, but I’m positive the correct answer is not the one about misusing words. I put something about Shakespeare benefiting from a dictionary (if that even was a choice).</p>

<p>@yankeedood1202
I don’t know the context, but it’s definitely has understood.</p>

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<p>Yes that is the last prairie question!! It asked something like why they couldnt crop those plants and the answer was because their roots were too deep down for them to be plowed down. Yes that is definitely the last one I remember it now.</p>

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<p>^ Wasn’t the deep roots one about why the plants were protected by the fires??</p>

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<p>Well maybe I remember the deep roots and fire one, but the one I said i think that was a question too but im not sure… no clue</p>

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<p>No the last prairie question was why didn’t the plants get destroyed by farmers. The answer was because the plants generally lived on slopes where farmers didn’t plow.</p>

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<p>The Shakespeare question was a difficult one simply because any Shakespeare enthusiast could agree that Shakespeare did intentionally misuse words to his benefit. He knew he could do it and get away with it. It mightve not been mentioned in the passage so Idk</p>

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<p>@IAmMe23
Look at my post here <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/14502335-post401.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/14502335-post401.html&lt;/a&gt;
Shakespeare did not misuse words to show the need for a dictionary.</p>

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<p>What do you guys think the curve is going to be like? What would you say a raw score 30/40 would convert to?</p>

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<p>@sy 28/29, I would say</p>

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<p>Alright, nice.</p>

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<p>I got 7 wrong on the reading in April and got a 28 on reading fyi.</p>