ACT Chapter 15: Accomplishing Purpose

ACT Chapter 15: Accomplishing Purpose

By EMMA MASSENGALE

15.2 Learning Targets

• Determine a purpose and identify its necessary context

• Determine a context and identify the purpose it is supporting

15.2 Quick Check

What are the features of effective writing?

• Clear

• Specific

• Meaningful

• Organized

Multiple Choice

4.  When Rodney settled down in Los Angeles, he planned to become a   solo recording artist with the help of Taylor MacArthur, a record   producer and band manager who had seen Rodney play.

 

  Given that all the choices are true, which one most clearly and   effectively establishes the personal and business relationship between   MacArthur and Rodney?

• F.  NO CHANGE

• G.  had become Rodney’s close friend and musical mentor.

• H.  had produced records for years up to that point.

• J.  was positive Rodney had potential.

Multiple Choice

5.  By midday, there is more water being pumped into the city.

  The writer would like to indicate that at this point, the water from the   flood was extremely powerful. Given that all the choices are true, which   one best accomplishes the writer’s goal?

•   A.  NO CHANGE

• B.  the water current is more intense throughout

• C.  a concentrated deluge of water invades

•   D.  a sort of barrier of water descends into

1. Roger Ebert died in 2013, but his accomplishments—as film critic and Pulitzer Prize winner—live on, as a remarkable career in the world of cinema.

1. Roger Ebert died in 2013, but his accomplishments—as film critic and Pulitzer Prize winner—live on, as a remarkable career in the world of cinema.

Which choice would most effectively guide readers to understand the global impact of Roger Ebert’s career on cinema?

A.  NO CHANGE

B.  as a successful TV personality.

C.  spreading his knowledge of film criticism to more than 200 newspapers around the world.

D.  showing that others will continue the work of film criticism in the future.

Multiple Choice

3.  The development of the new capitol building took a look at past cultures and different architectural styles to influence its design. The architects on this project researched various styles throughout the centuries so as to   inspire their team to push the boundaries of what a capitol could look like. The people in the city were excited to see the final project—a blend   of ancient and modern. The standard-width columns, which stood in the front of the state capitol, served to reflect the structure’s Greek and Roman influences.

Given that all the choices are true, which description of the columns best   supports the architects’ intent in creating this design, as described in this paragraph?

•   A.  NO CHANGE

• B.  soundly built

•   C.  stately, classical

•   D.  expensive

Multiple Choice

4.  Located in the Kelabit Highlands of Central Borneo, the Cultured Rainforest Project brings together a team of anthropologists, archaeologists, and paleoecologists to investigate the long-term and   everyday interactions between the people and the rainforest in order to understand how societies functioned in the past. [4]

  Which of the following true statements, if added here, would best point out the organizations from which the Cultured Rainforest Project receives   its orders?

•   F.  Anthropology professors from the University of Leicester contributed   to the Cultured Rainforest Project.

• G.  Anthropologists and archaeologists often disagreed with one another   during the Cultured Rainforest Project’s planning.

• H.  Many administrative offices and dedicated scholars have shown   interest in the Cultured Rainforest Project’s promise.

• J.  The Cultured Rainforest Project is managed jointly by the University of   Leicester and the State Planning Unit of Sarawak.

Multiple Choice

1.

• A. NO CHANGE

• B. the storm was loud across

• C. there was a larger electrical storm throughout

• D. a raging thunderstorm dominated

Multiple Choice

2.

• F. NO CHANGE

• G. would become Matthew's role model.

• H. had been playing the circuit for years.

• J. believed Matthew had the talent to compete at a professional level

Multiple Choice

3.

• A. NO CHANGE

• B. Carlos understood that this job was a means to an end, and he'd soon have his own place.

• C. He saved his future rent money in the metal box he kept in his sock drawer.

• D. His mom had no idea that he was planning to show her all the money he had saved.