ACT Lesson 26: Style and Tone

ACT LESSON 26:
Style and tone

Multiple Choice

1. Love battles hate, kindness overcomes fear, gentleness softens hurt, and friendly people enjoy meeting new people.

Which of the following options best matches the tone and style of the preceding statements in this sentence?

• A. NO CHANGE

• B. those who are lonely need companionship.

• C. friendship lets people show affection.

• D. friendship cures loneliness.

Multiple Choice

2. As planned, the issue really flashed its lights on unknown artists, many of whom, including Barbara Jones, became leading members of the Women's Rights Movement.

• F. NO CHANGE

• G. issue's illustrations were first off

• H. issue focused on

• J. issue paid attention with

Multiple Choice

3. Tanya's grandmother was hired by The Gazette the day after she graduated college. Tirelessly, she continued working for the newspaper for over thirty years. Incredible!

• A. NO CHANGE

• B. for over thirty fantastic years!

• C. for over thirty years.

• D. for—wow!—more than thirty years.

Multiple Choice

4. They can experience the magic of enchantment through wandering from the theme park to theme park within the bounds of the resort's property.

• F. NO CHANGE

• G. reap the benefits of magic from

• H. be kept wide-eyed and maintain awe by

• J. be thoroughly amazed by

Multiple Choice

1. The doughnuts topped with peanut butter and honey flew off the shelf and were an instant success.

• A. NO CHANGE

• B. were successful overnight

• C. sold like hotcakes

• D. DELETE the underlined portion

Multiple Choice

2. The coach thought that wearing old, faded uniforms made the athletes super bored about their performance, so he asked the school board to fund new uniforms to boost morale.

• F. NO CHANGE

• G. really bad and boring in

• H. indifferent toward

• J. slack off

Multiple Choice

3. Gran's chocolate-stuffed cupcakes were yummy and were the talk of the party.

• A. NO CHANGE

• B. were the number-one tasting

• C. tasted wonderful and

• D. DELETE the underlined portion

Multiple Choice

4. The dance instructor believed that wearing "street clothes" to dance class made the dancers forgetful toward their routines and mandated that all dancers, even those taking hip hop classes, wear leotards and dance shorts.

• F. NO CHANGE

• G. unconcerned and sloppy with

• H. totally not cool to watch during

• J. careless with