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ACT Aspire Reading: Defining the Phrase "Horse Ideas" in Context
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What does the author mean by the phrase "horse ideas"?

Explaining the Main Purpose of a Scientific Passage
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The main purpose of this passage is to:

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:

Interpreting a Cause-and-Effect Relationship
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What causes the narrator to reflect on her position in Dunnet Landing?

ACT Aspire Reading: Identifying the Author's Point of View about Her Neighbors
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The narrator appears to view the people of Dunnet Landing with:

ACT Aspire Reading: Describing the Author's Rhetorical Strategies
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The author explains the concept of the association of ideas primarily by

ACT Aspire Reading: Interpreting Metaphorical Phrases
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When the author states that Lewis Carroll's mother "still speaks to us in some of the most beautiful and touching passages of his works", he most l...

ACT Aspire Reading: Recognizing the Author's Point of View
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The author's attitude toward Carroll appears to be mostly:

ACT Aspire Reading: Identifying the Main Point of a Specific Paragraph
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What is the main purpose of the second paragraph?

ACT Aspire Reading: Describing the Overall Purpose of a Scientific Text
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The main purpose of this passage is to:

ACT Aspire Reading: Defining "Metamorphose" in Context
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As it is used in the passage, what does the highlighted word metamorphose mean?

ACT Aspire Reading: Translating Scientist-Speak into Plain English
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Based on the passage, what does the author most nearly mean when he says that "tailed frogs are therefore perfectly adapted to the cold, high-eleva...

ACT Aspire Reading: Recognizing the Purpose of a Specific Paragraph
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What is the purpose of the third paragraph?

ACT Aspire Reading: Defining "Diffuse" in Context
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As it is used in the passage, what does the highlighted word diffuse most nearly mean?

Recognizing a Shift in the Focus of a Scientific Text
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Following the highlighted paragraph, the passage shifts from a description of the reproductive qualities of wildflowers to: