13. Which choice most effectively emphasizes the rapid speed of the train?

proceeded towards the next stop.

14. If the writer were to delete the preceding sentence, this paragraph would primarily lose a statement that:

provides evidence that people can be friendly on the subway train.

provides physical descriptions of people on the subway train.

supports the opening sentence of the essay .

gives an explanation for the narrator's actions.

15. Suppose the writer had intended to write a brief essay persuading readers that the subway system is New York City's most economical means of public transportation. Would this essay fulfill the writer's goal?

NO, because the essay focuses on the kinds of people riding the subways, not on how inexpensive the subways are to ride.

Yes, because the essay supplies evidence of the large number of people using the subways.

Yes, because the essay describes people who are able to give to the needy because they have extra money in their pockets.

No, because the essay focuses on the writer's love of all public transportation, not just the subways.

The Navajo, who were various heights and weights,

Being of various heights and weights, the Navajo

35. The writer is considering deleting the phrase "at several universities" from Sentence 8. If the phrase were deleted, the essay would primarily lose:

information that qualifies the term griot-in-residence.

an essential link to the paragraph that follows

a contrast for the purpose of making a comparison.

38. At this point, the writer is considering adding the following true statement: In high school, Smith was a member of both the drama and the speech clubs. Should the writer make this addition?

No, because it distracts the reader from the main focus of the paragraph and does not logically fit at this point in the essay.

Yes, because it supports the diea that Smith was telling stories throughout her life.

Yes, because it supports the idea expresssed earlier that Smith organized theater groups in her community.

No, because it contradicts the point made earlier that Smith worked for thirty years as a teacher and librarian.

42. Given that all the choices are quotations from Mary Carter Smith, which one would best support the argument the writer is making concerning Smith's belated discovery of her own talent?

"You've got to reveal truths to your listeners," she says.

"Through his novel Roots, Alex Haley was in some ways performing the function of a griot for America," she says.

"I'd say that one of the most crucial moments in my development as a storyteller is the few hours I once spent listening to a griot in West Africa," she recalls.

45. Suppose the writer had intended to write a brief essay focusing on the various ways that storytelling influences community values. Would this essay successfully fulfill the writer's goal?

No, because the essay's main focus is one storyteller and the way in which she practices her art.

Yes, because the essay indicates that Smith believes storytelling pulls a community together.

Yes, because the essay shows that Smith's Baltimore community valued her gift as a storyteller.

No, because the essay focuses on the griots of West Africa, not on community values.

ACT English 59F

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English, Other

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10th - 12th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

L.3.1A, L.6.2A, L.3.1H

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75 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

1. At this point, the writer wants to provide one reason why she likes to ride the subways. Which choice is the most relevant to the information provided in this first paragraph?

NO CHANGE

I never know what I'll see there.

they are so much cheaper than taxis.

they are places of enormous quiet and calm.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

2

NO CHANGE

charcoal gray suits,

charcoal, gray suits

charcoal gray, suits

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2C

CCSS.L.5.2A

CCSS.L.7.2A

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

3

NO CHANGE

thats

as

who's

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

4

NO CHANGE

whereas

as

such that

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

5

NO CHANGE

subways, and

subways, which

subways actually

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

6

NO CHANGE

perhaps I've

I've possibly

I've

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

7

NO CHANGE

Therefore, the

In conclusion, the

In other words, the

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ACT English 59F

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1. At this point, the writer wants to provide one reason why she likes to ride the subways. Which choice is the most relevant to the information provided in this first paragraph?

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

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