ACT® · English: Topic Development — Relevance, Focus, and Deletion
The Add-or-Delete Answer Grid: Decision First, Reason Second
Watch it explained
- How it worksHow does a keep-or-cut question split into a decision gate and a separate reason gate?
- Worked exampleWalk me through eliminating two of four choices on a keep-or-cut item before reading any reason.
- Common mistakeWhy isn't picking the right Yes-or-No half enough to score a keep-or-cut question?
- Going furtherWhat changes when all four reasons on a keep-or-cut item are true statements about the essay?
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A paragraph reports that a library's late-fee amnesty brought back 6541 overdue books. The writer is considering adding this sentence at the end: 'Circulation the following month rose by a fifth.' Should the writer make this addition?End of topic.