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The purpose of the first paragraph is to:

The passage would probably be found in a(n)

ACT Prep: Critical Reading Lesson 6

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Critical reading strategies for SAT/ACT prep: Alice Meynell- Decivilized nations

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1
The passage would probably be found in a(n)
newspaper column
art history book
arts and crafts book
Department stor catalogue
2
The purpose of the first paragraph is to:
express the importance of penmanship
debunk myths about desktop publishing
inform about the phases of writing
explain how fine writing is disappearing
3
As used in line 56, hand most likely means:
Style
drawing
pen
Appendage
4
As used in line 49, denizens most nearly means:
commanders
professionals
dwellers
relatives
5
Which answer best describes the implication of the following sentence inlines 48-50:
Queen Victoria was a strict task manager
Victorian people were very superficial
Pride,precision, beauty are mandatory elements of penmanship
People in author's time forego pride,precision, and beauty
6
Austin Palmer created a new method of writing because
Schools and businesses experienced paper shortages
The Spencerian method was tiring for writers
Spencerian writing was hard to reproduce on typewriters
He ab palmer had a professional rivalry
7
The last line of the passage can be most accurately described as
Irony
Opinion
personification
Iambic pentameter
8
As used in 13 progeny most likely means:
predecessors
descendants
family geniuses
ancestors
9
According to the passage; which of the following is not a phase in evolution of penmanship?
Standardization during the Carolignian period
the introduction to the Palmer method
The development of Edwardian italic writing
America adopting the Spencerian writing method