ACT Prep English #1

Front

What does 'intact' mean?

Back

Undamaged in any way.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

What is the past perfect tense of 'attend'?

Back

had attended.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the simple past tense of 'scream'?

Back

screamed.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1E

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the correct punctuation for this sentence: 'Consider the amount of paper that’s wasted by unnecessary printing, a hundred thousand pages, three times as much as what our competitors use.'?

Back

Consider the amount of paper that’s wasted by unnecessary printing—a hundred thousand pages, three times as much as what our competitors use.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.8.2A

Front

What is the correct contraction for 'who is'?

Back

who's.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

Front

What does 'extremely unpleasant' mean?

Back

Very bad or offensive.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

What does 'to overwhelm' mean?

Back

To overpower or to be too much.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

What is the difference between 'was attending' and 'had been attending'?

Back

'Was attending' is past continuous; 'had been attending' is past perfect continuous.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1B

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

Front

What is the function of a semicolon in a sentence?

Back

To connect closely related independent clauses.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Front

What is the meaning of 'unnecessary'?

Back

Not needed or required.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4