ACT Work Keys Practice

Which word from this sentence is an example of jargon used primarily in the legal profession? "By prohibiting trade in these depictions, Section 48 targets this netherworld of animal cruelty."

• cruelty

• depictions

• prohibiting

• Section 48

• targets

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

"According to the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 99 percent of all Americans are literate. While most people think of literacy as simply having the ability to read and write, Teachers Network Policy Institute member MetLife Fellows claims that literacy encompasses communication through reading, writing, speaking, and listening. The four are interrelated, so development in one area impacts development in the other three.'" In which profession would you most likely find the type of jargon used in this paragraph?

• academics

• athletics

• industry

• medicine

• politics

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

Which statement includes an example of jargon? *

• "Can you speak English?"

• "Do you know what my ERA is?"

• "I blame him for sending me back to the pitcher’s mound so soon that I passed out on national television."

• "Nobody looks up to you when you’re flat on your back."

• "Simple case of malpractice, I tell you!"

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

"I tried to keep up with the conversation as best I could, but when I heard phrases like myocardial infarction and fibromyalgia I just knew I couldn’t hack it as a physician." In this quotation from the selection, myocardial infarction and fibromyalgia are examples of

• dialect.

• everyday speech.

• hyperbole.

• jargon.

• slang.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

"Well, before I knew what was what, my young professor demanded that I 'deconstruct' the poem and analyze it for evidence of what she called 'commodity fetishism.'" What does the slang phrase what was what mean, as used in paragraph four of this selection?

• It has multiple meanings, depending on the context.

• It is meant to be humorous but does not actually mean anything.

• It is not slang but Standard American English.

• It means "what was happening" or "what was going on."

• It means "where I was going."

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CCSS.L.11-12.4

CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What would be the acronym for "President of the United States of America"? *

• "the big cheese"

• "The buck stops here."

• "the Prez"

• POTUS

• "President"

The two Presidential candidates argued over whether or not the North American Free Trade Agreement was a good deal or not. The North American Free Trade Agreement is otherwise known by the acronym

• Nat-Am-Free.

• NAFTA

• NATO

• that big trade agreement.

• the North American deal.

You work at a snack stand in the mall that sells nuts and fruits. A customer asks you for fruit with the highest fiber content below sixty calories. Which fruit will you sell to the customer?

• Apples

• Asian Pears

• Blueberries

• Peaches

• Strawberries

You work at a hardware store. A customer comes in to buy a resin. He tells you he needs a clear resin with a high rigidity and it must also be alcohol and alkalis resistance. What do you recommend?

• High Density Polyethylene

• Low Density Polyethylene

• Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)

• Polypropylene

• Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)

The table below shows child population by age. As an ambitious photographer, you would like to expand your business outside of your studios in Georgia. You have contracts with elementary schools to offer spring and holiday portrait packages. What piece of data is MOST useful to you?

• 668,508

• 697,752

• 901,093

• 980,373

• 982,185