ACT Lesson #6: Finding Details Passage 1 (need paper passage)

According to the passage, a brooch worn by a person in early France would be most accurately described as:

• oblong.

• penannular.

• T-shaped.

• cruciform.

Based on the passage, the original safety pin brooch design was made up of all of the following pieces EXCEPT:

• the acus.

• the spring.

• the bow.

• the disc.

The passage states that the attitude toward the safety pin brooch in the 19th century was one of:

• misplaced amazement.

• indifference.

• curiosity.

• unrealistic jealousy.

The first three paragraphs (lines 1-34) establish all of the following about brooches EXCEPT that:

• they have an extensive and important history.

• the first brooch most likely originated from a thorn.

• the ring brooch preceded the Roman brooch.

• the spring is produced by a turn in the pin.

The passage states that all of the following are materials inlaid to decorate brooches during the Roman era EXCEPT:

• bone.

• glass.

• bronze.

• enamel.