Reading Section September ACT

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<p>Oh man, we’re back to this question.</p>

<p>“The size of a lion’s mane, the researchers concluded, appears to be a function of elevation and climate.”</p>

<p>It does not say that elevation and climate are the only factors.</p>

<p>“Does it even say that a lion’s mane size APPEARS to be hormone-related? No.”
And that’s why the hormone part has no effect.</p>

<p>“In addition to climate and elevation, hormones may also play a role in mane development.”</p>

<p>Weakening the conclusion would mean information in the passage suggests that elevation and climate don’t affect the size of the mane.</p>

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<p>The thesis and conclusion aren’t even connected because they are adding in superfluous information that sounds abrupt. It isn’t a clash of logic so much as a clash that sets up an abrupt conclusion.</p>

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<p>damnnn straight kmtt!
<3</p>

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<p>Again, the question asked about the specific conclusion in that sentence, not what the passage as a whole said. Look at that sentence alone. Then ask yourself if the mentioning of hormones as a growth factor has no effect on that sentence.</p>

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<p>What do you think the curve is going to be? I’ve missed 2 so far…any hope for a 35?</p>

<p>According to practice test 2 from the Red Book, I would have a 35 and I thought that was signficantly easier than the the one today…</p>

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<p>for the second passage whatd u guys get for the reason the malls on the inside?
and also the question with askin about the 465 acres?</p>

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<p>I started with passage 2, then worked from there and went back to passage 1 at the end. I had enough time and didn’t think it was terribly hard. Also, why are people asking answers on here? The people on here don’t know for sure if they even have the right answer. We can argue till we’re blue in the face but we still won’t know for sure.</p>

<p>I bet you all did fine. I just hope I did too. Don’t fret about it so much everyone.</p>

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<p>@jamesford</p>

<p>I’ll simplify this:
“He appeared to be frustrated from the ACT test”
“In addition, his girlfriend had just broken up with him, causing further frustration.”

  • Does the second part weaken the first? Do they contradict each other?</p>
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<p>after reading this, i feel so much better. i thought i answered so many wrong on reading!! i usually score around a 32 in reading, and today i thought a 20 was coming my way!</p>

<p>i don’t even know what the first story was about. </p>

<p>any more questions, guys?</p>

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<p>I felt unsure after the test on a couple problems, but now i feel very confident, i really can’t remember many more though</p>

<p>northland - it had 10,000 parking spaces so it was ironic that later he hated parking lots</p>

<p>also, for the mall apssage, 1 was like, what did he innovate? i put everything under 1 roof under climate control</p>

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<p>@Daps: I said the windows, but I think you are right.</p>

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<p>I’m pretty ****ed. I spent about 50% of the time on the first passage and had to the last passage and 8 questions in 5 minutes and it was definitely the easiest passage… And I probably got like several wrong on both while wasting equally as much time.</p>

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<p>I only have five minutes to do the last passage, lucky for me, the last one was the easiest, and I finished right on time!!!</p>

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<p>can someone create a compiled list?</p>

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<p>i remember another one about the writer, it wasl ike what was her attitude</p>

<p>i put candid, warm, etc</p>

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<p>In English section, ~~~~( knowledgeable informative ideas??)was underlined.
i put expertise… what was the answer for this??</p>

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<p>expertise i think i put</p>

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<p>ah another reading question was like, what does the word articulated mean</p>

<p>i put designed</p>

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<p>As did I, Daps.</p>

<p>I don’t recall getting an expertise question.</p>

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<p>I agree with Jamesford and The Government. They’re both really smart (if you look at other threads) and usually get the right answers. </p>

<p>I also chose that the hormones weakened the argument…The WHOLE passage was about how climate and elevation affect the mane…then he randomly throws at the end…“oh yea hormones also have an effect…” my reaction…“umm okay…you made the climate and elevation thing sound so intense…and you kind of took away from the whole point of your piece by mentioning hormones”</p>