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ACT Reading Test - Social Science Passage - Practice Test 13
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This passage has been adapted from Surveying Cultures: Discovering Shared Conceptions and Sentiments, by David R. Heise.




ACT Reading Test - Social Science Passage - Practice Test 13
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1. What was a key finding of Romney, Weller, and Batchelder in regards to obtaining an accurate sampling of normative features shared by a given society?
2. According to the information in lines 75–80, what does the author consider inefficient in relation to surveys of culture?
3. Which of the following does the author state is a fundamental difference between surveys of culture and surveys of populations?
4. The author uses the example of black community life in the fifth paragraph (lines 90–94) primarily to:
5. Which of the following is the best synonym for desideratum as it is used in line 71?
6. What connection does the author make between the beliefs of survey respondents and the quantity of respondents in gathering accurate information?
7. The main purpose of the passage can best be described as an effort to:
8. It can be reasonably inferred that tangential, as it is used in line 59, most likely means:
9. According to the passage, which of the following does the author mention as the goal of ethnography?
10. Which of the following does the author cite as occasional criticism of surveys of culture in lines 54–57?

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