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ACT Reading 1.5 Prose Fiction. Which of the following is the best definition for the word "posthumous" in line 67?
Audience and Purpose Videos 6 videos
AP® English Literature and Composition Passage Drill 3, Problem 1. Which of the following can be said of the description in lines 5 through 10?
AP English Literature and Composition 1.8 Passage Drill 3. The chief effect of the sentence beginning in line 14 is to what?
AP English Literature and Composition 1.8 Passage Drill 4. What shift is indicated in line 15?
Author's Voice and Method Videos 4 videos
ACT Reading 1.3 Prose Fiction. Which of the following best describes the narrator's tone in this passage?
ACT Reading 1.6 Social Science Passage. How does Freud's attitude toward dreams differ from the attitude of "the majority of medical writers"?
ACT Reading 1.9 Social Science Passage. Based on the information provided in the passage, which of the following practices might Freud support?
Comparative Relationships (Compare and Contrast) Videos 1 videos
ACT Reading: Humanities Passage Drill 1, Problem 2. What distinction does the passage make between Hamlet and Julius Caesar and the other play...
Form and Structure Videos 8 videos
AP English Literature and Composition 1.7 Passage Drill 4. The ongoing emphasis on vegetation and nature in the poem classifies it as which of...
AP English Literature and Composition 1.1 Passage Drill 4. Which of the following is not true of the structure of this poem?
AP English Literature and Composition 1.1 Passage Drill 5. The verse form of this poem is a what?
Generalizations Videos 25 videos
ACT Reading Prose Fiction Drill 1, Problem 4. How does the narrator feel about the prediction made at his birth that he would have the ability...
ACT Reading 1.7 Prose Fiction. Why does the old woman mentioned in the passage disapprove of sailing?
ACT Reading 1.8 Prose Fiction. Why does the author spend so much time discussing the anecdote of the old woman?
Identify and Interpret Details Videos 34 videos
ACT Reading Prose Fiction Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of the following best describes the overall purpose of this passage?
ACT Reading 1.6 Prose Fiction. What happens to the caul with which the narrator is born?
ACT Reading 2.10 Prose Fiction. Which of the following words best describes the narrator's behavior in this passage?
Main Idea Videos 7 videos
ACT Reading Prose Fiction Drill 1, Problem 1. Which of the following best describes the overall purpose of this passage?
ACT Reading 2.1 Prose Fiction. Which of the following best describes the mood of this passage?
ACT Reading 1.4 Social Science Passage. Which of the following best describes the main idea of this passage?
Meaning of Words from Context Videos 10 videos
ACT Reading 1.5 Prose Fiction. Which of the following is the best definition for the word "posthumous" in line 67?
ACT Reading 1.9 Prose Fiction. Based on its context in the passage, which of the following is the best definition for the word "indignation"?
ACT Reading 2.4 Prose Fiction. Based on its context in the passage, which of the following is the best definition for the word "impunity"?