ACT Practice: Reading

Reading through the parenthetical information in line 19 and lines 21-23, the narrator comments on Luc’s views regarding the care of a piano specifically “one of his cardinal rules” and what “the worst thing you can do to a piano” is

• How Luc identified aspects of a piano’s history

• Portray Luc as overly judgemental

• Describe the types of rules that visitors to Luc’s shop were required to follow

• Indicate some of Luc’s firm beliefs about piano care

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

1. In the passage, the lines following 25-26 indicate that Luc tolerated the depredations worked by children because the piano was used for. This indicates that he prefers that people use the piano to leaving it untouched.

• It’s better to live a full and imperfect life

• living well is like playing the piano well

• Not taking life’s opportunities for granted

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

1. In line 32 the phrase bit into bit describes the stains on the shiny finishes. Hence, we can deduce that the phrase describes some defacement of the shiny finishes.

• Pinched

• Ingested

• Marred

• Severed

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In the third paragraph of Passage B

• making an argument against musicians selling their instruments to using evidence from his life to support that argument

• “introducing musicians he admires to explaining why he hopes people admire him as a musician

• examining his own emotions about his violin to explaining why musicians must develop a partnership with their instruments

• discussing the connection between other musicians and their instruments to pondering his own connection with his violin

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

In Passage B, the statement that Lifschey…

• a fact supported by details about Lifschey’s career

• a fact confirmed by experts quoted in the passage

• An opinion that the author attributes to Lifschey’s colleagues and students

• “an opinion that the author asserts but does not explain.”

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

In Passage B, it can most reasonably be inferred

• the woman hears Heifetz’s violin differently than Heifetz does

• the woman isn’t qualified to judge the quality of Heifetz’s violin

• Heifetz enjoyed the woman’s humorous comment

• Heifetz’s violin doesn’t make sounds by itself

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

In Passage B, the author most directly indicates

• lies mute in its case

• makes him adjust to its whim

• responds with a range of emotion

• can’t speak with words

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Compared to Passage A, Passage B

• damage a musician can do to an instrument

• characteristics of an instrument that gives clues to its history

• interdependence between musician and instrument

• benefits of making instruments available to young children

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

In contrast to the way the pianos are described

• exhibiting unique characteristics

• having an active personality of its own

• sustaining damage from careless children

• being important to daily life

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CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following assertions about instruments is most strongly

• Familiarity with your instrument is an important part of the joy of playing music

• Instruments should be revered and never treated like furniture

• Selling your instrument shows disrespect for the music you have made together

• Maintaining proper humidity levels is essential preserving an instrumen