1,296 ACT Practice Questions, 3rd Edition by The Princeton Review

Author:The Princeton Review
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Itzy, Kickass.so
ISBN: 9780307945938
Publisher: Princeton Review
Published: 2013-03-19T04:00:00+00:00

Passage II

11. A The passage states that more than 900 independent record stores have perished since the rise of digital music sales in 2003 (lines 11−13). This supports choice (A). Choice (B) features percentages from the passage which refer to the impact on CD sales, not the number of record stores that specialize in older formats. Choice (C) states that fewer than 2,000 stores were in business prior to 2003, but the passage tells us only that this is the current number of stores in business. Choice (D) makes a prediction that is not found in the passage.

12. J The silver lining refers to the gray-haired older men that are the largest segment of the record store consumer base and gives reasons why they don’t seem to be lured away by the alternatives (lines 79−80). The fact that a trip to the record store allows older men to escape their careers and reconnect with their childhoods is support for choice (J)’s claim that they savor the experience. Choice (F) describes the opposite of what this paragraph reports about older men. Choice (G) is incorrect because the passage says that older men are not lured away by superstores, not that record stores have lured customers back. Choice (H) uses words from the paragraph like posters (line 84) and album covers (line 85) to make an unsupportable claim about their effects on downloaded music.

13. B Prehistoric is used figuratively to mean old-fashioned. The context of this paragraph describes the growing trend of downloadable music and describes its appeal to younger consumers, saying recent technology allows thousands of songs to fit onto a small, portable device and questions why anyone would want a CD instead (lines 31−35). Choice (B) correctly identifies the implication that CDs are no longer a preferred choice among some consumers. Choice (A) is not supported by the passage. Choice (C) refers to download speeds, which the passage does not discuss. Choice (D) suggests that size is the only problem with CDs, when the passage also specifically mentions how few songs CDs can carry.

14. H Spelling concedes the greater affordability of superstore prices (line 69), making choice (H) a valid inference. He believes superstore shoppers miss out on mingling with record store clientele with similar interests, not that they share no similar interests as choice (F) states. He does not say anything about the online music purchasing process lacking any sense of community, so you can eliminate choice (G). He does not blame consumers as choice (J) states but rather struggles to come up with a reason why they should want to go to a record store.

15. C The passage as a whole is an analytical look at the troubles facing the record store industry. Introducing the passage with the anecdote of Spelling’s store is intended to give one illustration of a store that is suffering because of industry conditions, not because the store is inherently flawed. This supports choice (C). Choice (A) is incorrect because the passage does not ever try to criticize record stores for a lack of modernization.

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