ACT practice english portion Final Exam

Choose the best answer. 1 - ANSWERSNO CHANGE .1 Choose the best answer. 2 - ANSWERSsitting Choose the best answer. 3 - ANSWERSMy mother is Which choice would most effectively introduce the rest of this paragraph? - ANSWERSOur household didn't run according to a typical schedule. Choose the best answer. 5 - ANSWERSdepended on Which choice most effectively signals the shift from the preceding paragraph to this paragraph? - ANSWERSOur lives were likewise affected by the phases of the moon. Choose the best answer. 7 - ANSWERSThe moon is Choose the best answer. 8 - ANSWERSNO CHANGE .8 If the writer were to delete the phrase "sixteen hours for a complete cycle of tides" from the preceding sentence (ending the sentence with a period), the essay would primarily lose a detail that: - ANSWERSdisplays the narrator's knowledge of tides. Choose the best answer. 10 - ANSWERSbrother and I Choose the best answer. 11 - ANSWERSNO CHANGE .11 Choose the best answer. 12 - ANSWERShiding places of crabs, snails, starfish, and sea urchins. Which of the following sequences of sentences makes this paragraph most logical? - ANSWERSNO CHANGE .13 Given that all of the choices are true, which one provides information that is relevant and that makes the rest of this paragraph understandable? - ANSWERShad a specimen bottle attached to its smaller end. The best placement for the underlined portion would be: - ANSWERSafter the word microscope. Choose the best answer. 16 - ANSWERSgardener—he still is— Choose the best answer. 17 - ANSWERSpick up his hoe and trowel, and head If the word Saturday were deleted from the preceding sentence, the essay would primarily lose: - ANSWERSa detail that changes the meaning of the sentence. Which of the choices best emphasizes how much the father wanted his son to share his avid interest in gardening? - ANSWERSDespite his repeated attempts, Choose the best answer. 20 - ANSWERSNO CHANGE .20 Choose the best answer. 21 - ANSWERScoaxed Choose the best answer. 22 - ANSWERSmuch more fun to reap than to sow. The best placement for the underlined portion would be .23: - ANSWERSafter the word garden (ending the sentence with a period). Choose the best answer. 24 - ANSWERShave given Choose the best answer. 25 - ANSWERSof getting Choose the best answer. 26 - ANSWERSwish I had spent At this point, the writer is considering adding the following true statement: I have many photo albums, and each one includes pictures of my father in various poses. Should the writer make this addition here? - ANSWERSNo, because it distracts the reader from the main focus of the paragraph and does not logically fit at this point in the essay. Choose the best answer. 28 - ANSWERSis For the sake of the logic and coherence of the essay, Paragraph 2 should be placed: - ANSWERSwhere it is now. Suppose the writer had intended to write a brief essay showing how a value he holds as an adult is very different from what he felt as a child. Would this essay successfully fulfill the writer's goal? - ANSWERSYes, because the essay shows how the writer came to value gardening when this was something he had not appreciated as a child. Choose the best answer. 31 - ANSWERSit's Choose the best answer. 32 - ANSWERSthe richest and most Given that all of the choices are true, which one provides the most significant new information? - ANSWERSarranged from shortest to longest. Choose the best answer. 34 - ANSWERSin number Choose the best answer. 35 - ANSWERSNO CHANGE Choose the best answer. 36 - ANSWERScomes The best placement for the underlined portion would be: - ANSWERSbefore the word four. Choose the best answer. 38 - ANSWERSNO CHANGE .38 Choose the best answer. 39 - ANSWERSantara, early musicians If the writer were to delete the phrase "coordinating the timing and pitch of their instruments" from the preceding sentence, the sentence would primarily lose: - ANSWERSa description of how musicians overcame the limitations of the antara. Choose the best answer. 41 - ANSWERSOMIT the underlined portion. For the sake of the logic and coherence of this paragraph, Sentence 4 should be placed: - ANSWERSwhere it is now. Choose the best answer. 43 - ANSWERSre-created exactly. Choose the best answer. 44 - ANSWERShear in the music of their descendants If the writer were to change the pronoun one to we in the preceding sentence, this closing sentence would: - ANSWERStake on a somewhat more personal tone. Given that all of the choices are true, which one best supports the sentence's claim about Vatican City's status as an independent nation? - ANSWERSwith its own government, banking system, postal service, and army. Choose the best answer. 47 - ANSWERSNO CHANGE .47