CA3 Lesson 6 ACT

As used in line 13, progeny most nearly means

• predecessors.

• family geniuses.

• sisters and brothers.

• descendants.

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The purpose of the first paragraph is to

• express the importance of penmanship.

• explain how fine writing is disappearing.

• inform about the phases of handwriting.

• persuade people to print, rather than use cursive.

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As used in line 53, denizens most nearly means

• relatives.

• commanders.

• citizens.

• professionals.

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Which answer best describes the implication of the following sentence (lines 52-54)?

_{Such fine writing reflects the conscience of the nation's earlier denizens; they lived in an era in which pride, precision, and beauty were integral parts of daily living.}

• Queen Victorian was a strict taskmaster.

• People in the author's time forego pride, precision, and beauty.

• Victorian people were very superficial.

• Pride, precision, and beauty are mandatory elements of penmanship.

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As used in line 60, the word hand most nearly means

• appendage.

• style.

• drawing.

• assistance.

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Austin Palmer created a new method of writing because

• he and Spencer had a professional rivalry.

• the Department of Education requested a simple style of writing.

• Spencerian writing was hard to reproduce on typewriters.

• the Spencerian method was tiring for writers.

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As used in line 72, intrinsic most nearly means

• inherent.

• substituted.

• popular.

• sentimental.

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The last line of the passage can be most accurately described as an example of

• opinion.

• personification.

• irony.

• metaphor.

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According to the passage, which of the following choices is not a phase in the evolution of penmanship?

• the development of Edwardian italic writing

• standardization during the Carolingian Period

• changes to the Roman alphabet

• the introduction of the Palmer method

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This passage would probably be found in a(n)

• department store catalog.

• arts and crafts book.

• medical journal.

• newspaper column.

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