The material used for passages in the act reading test is set at a: [apex learning: college and career preparation ii] a: first-year college course level. b: 11th-grade reading level. c: 10th-grade reading level. d: 12th-grade reading level.

The authors use the word “backbone” in lines 3 and 39 to indicate that

Afarmer began a new method of reducing grain spills. this reduced the number of mice on the farm. the number of snakes in the surrounding area decreased at the same time. the snakes depended on the mice that lived in the field. what’s the likely reason the snake population decreased? a. the number of snake predators increased. b. the number of mice increased. c. the number of mice decreased. d. the pesticides affected the snakes. e. a new breed of mice moved into the field.

Which of the following does the reading test of the sat ask you to do ?