Tham khảo tài liệu 'practist gmat 2', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | ---------------------------- ACT ENGLISH TEST PRACTICE ------------------------------------- Part B Use imagery to describe the following. 1. A body of water 2. A house Answers Part A 1. He has a quiet manner. Simile He is as quiet as a whisper. As quiet as a mouse is a cliché. Metaphor He is a whisper. 2. She was very angry. Simile She was as angry as a tornado. Metaphor She was a tornado. Part B 1. A body of water The gentle lapping of the waves lulled me to sleep by the lake. 2. A house The door to the gray house on the hill slammed shut in the wind the sound echoing throughout the empty rooms. Consistency in Style and Tone Appropriate and consistent tone is another element of effective writing that will be tested on the ACT English Test. You may be asked to determine whether the writer s tone is appropriate for his or her audience and purpose and to identify whether the writer has shifted tone in the passage. Tone is the mood or attitude conveyed by words or speech. Think for example of all the different ways to say sure or hello. It s how you say the word that conveys so much of its meaning. When you listen to others it s usually pretty easy to hear the tone of their voice. But how do you hear tone in writing How can you tell how the words should sound Say you come across the word sure as you are reading. How do you know whether to whisper it or shout it When we speak we create tone by how quickly or slowly we say a word how loudly or softly we say it and how we use facial expressions and body language. When we read though we can t hear how the writer says something. And we certainly can t see the writer s facial expressions or body language. But we can look carefully at word choice punctuation and style to help determine tone. For example recall this pair of sentences from our punctuation review Wait I m coming with you. Wait I m coming with you 99 --------------------------- ACT ENGLISH TEST PRACTICE ----------------------------------- Here it is the .
