ACT Prep English Types of Questions

Multiple Choice

Which choice most strongly conveys that the language Lease used to confront her opposition was intense?

"Lease used genuinely accurate language to extol the Populist Party's call for election reforms, minimum wage laws, and a redistribution of wealth."

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• emotionally charged

• somewhat stirring

• clearly distinct

Multiple Choice

Given that all choices are true, which one provides the most effective transition from the first part of this paragraph to this sentence?

Early in her career, Dr. Cheng became intrigued by the fact that because insects are the earth's most abundant and diverse organisms, they are virtually absent from and nonexistent in the world's largest habitat, the ocean. To try to solve this riddle, Dr. Cheng began studying the genus Halobates, the only known open-ocean insects.

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• Using her maiden name, not her married name,

• As a result of a scientific report,

• During a walk on the beach,

Multiple Choice

Early in her career, Dr. Cheng became intrigued by the fact that because insects are the earth's most abundant and diverse organisms, they are virtually absent from and nonexistent in the world's largest habitat, the ocean.

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• though

• since

• DELETE the underlined portion

Multiple Choice

After struggling financially in the Depression of 1873, she and her husband, moved to a farm in Kansas attempting to regain financial security.

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• her and her husband

• she and her husband

• her husband and her

Multiple Choice

Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?

As partial evidence, Dr. Cheng cites the fact that Halobates spend their lives walking on top of the water; thus eliminating the need to compete with the crustaceans below.

• upon

• top of

• atop

• on

Multiple Choice

As partial evidence, Dr. Cheng cites the fact that Halobates spend their lives walking on top of the water; thus eliminating the need to compete with the crustaceans below.

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• water and thus

• water, thus

• water. Thus