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The answer is B. As Ms. Murphy used to say, “We need an action verb.” Answer B does that. The other answers introduce other mistakes. C has the unnecessary and inappropriate conjunction and. D has a superfluous pronoun she. E uses the wrong form of a verb. That was almost too easy!
I wonder what the ACT folks have prepared for us today.
ACT Question of the Day: Use your “back” button to return to my website after reading the ACT Question of the Day.
Well, they haven’t prepared anything new; that’s for sure. I’m at a point where I don’t even need to read the passage because I’ve seen their questions so often. While Iowa is frozen over and there’s nothing else to do, I wish they’d take the time to develop some new questions.
The answer is F. The PICK strategy nails this question. When you Insert the answers only one of them fits in the original passage. G disagrees. H disagrees. J both disagrees and adds. Yes, it’s that simple. Just try plugging the answers into the passage. None of them fit other than F.
Sometimes wrong answers fit but they are wrong for other reasons. Be sure you review the PICK strategy on my free website or review Video #3. Then you need to practice with actual SAT reading passages (Official SAT Study Guide). Doing so will show you 480 questions that will provide actual examples of why PICK is such a powerful tool. Watch your reading score improve.
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