ACT Preparation / Unit 17 ACT 1601 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Words in Context
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The idea
Reading questions ask what a word or phrase means as it is used in the passage. A familiar word can carry an unfamiliar sense, and the context decides which.
In practice
In "The senator's plan drew sharp criticism," drew means attracted, not sketched.
Where people slip
A word's most familiar meaning is not automatically the one the passage uses.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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