Today’s ACT question of the day again comes from the passage about the medieval justice system. We are asked what determines truth in the forms of trial listed in the passage.
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ACT Question of the Day Explained – March 4, 2014 – Reading, Social Sciences
Today’s ACT question of the day is a repeat of the question about trial by battle. Enjoy the review!
ACT Question of the Day Explained – February 28, 2014 – Reading, Social Sciences
Today’s ACT question of the day comes from the reading passage about the medieval court system. This detail question asks us: who was the accuser in these medieval trials? Continue reading
ACT Question of the Day Explained – February 24, 2014 – Reading, Fiction
Today’s ACT reading question is a flashback to January 27 – why do the children say “no” at the end of the passage about Mrs. Sennett?
ACT Question of the Day Explained – February 20, 2014 – Reading, Fiction
Today’s ACT question comes from the reading passage about Mrs. Sennett. It’s a detail question asking when a certain event takes place in the passage, relative to other events. Continue reading
ACT Question of the Day Explained – February 12, 2014 – Reading, Social Science
Today’s ACT reading question comes from the social science passage about the medieval justice system (other questions about this passage have appeared on February 4, January 19, and January 15 so far). Let’s see how trial by battle differs from trial by compurgation and ordeal in England. Continue reading
AC Question of the Day Explained – February 9, 2014 – Reading, Details
Another repeat from the ACT today – the question about children from the fiction passage about Mrs. Sennett. Make sure that you pay attention to the tone of the passage (sarcastic, serious, lighthearted, comical, etc.) when you answer questions like this one!
ACT Question of the Day Explained – February 4, 2014 – Reading Social Sciences
We have already answered two questions from this ACT social sciences passage about the medieval justice system (back on January 15 and January 19). Today’s question asks us what “being put to the proof” means in lines 18-19. Continue reading
ACT Question of the Day Explained – January 27, 2014 – Reading, Fiction
Today’s ACT question of the day comes from a fiction passage – the same passage we saw last week, in fact, in the question about the hat. Our question asks us to consider evidence given throughout the passage as support for why the children are saying “no” at the end of the text.
ACT Question of the Day Explained – January 23, 2014 – Reading
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Today’s ACT question of the day is a detail question from a fiction passage. We are asked why a certain character always wears a hat, so our first task is to look back at the passage and find the mention of hats. Continue reading