ACT English Test Prep Chapter 2 Review

All of the following revisions are acceptable EXCEPT:

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• Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on Earth, located in the Hawaiian Islands.

• Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on Earth locates in the Hawaiian Islands.

• Mauna Loa ( the largest volcaon on Earth) is located in the Hawaiian Islands.

What change, if any, should be made in this sentence?

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• Place a comma after Because.

• Place commas after slope and fluid.

• Place a comma after fluid.

Which sentence is not relevant in context and can be deleted from paragraph 1?

• Because its sides do not have a steep slope and the lave is very fluid, Mauna Loa is considered a shield volcano.

• Other active volcanoes include Mt. Etna in Italy, Erta Ale in Ethiopia, and Santa Maria in Guatemala.

• Mauna Loa means "Long Mountain" in Hawaiian, which has proved quite an accurate moniker.

• Mauna Loa has erupted around thirty-three times since the first well-documented time in 1843, the last recorder eruption being in 1984.

At this point, the writer is considering adding the following true statement:

Its elevation reaches more that 13, 680 feet and has an estimated volume of 9, 600 cubic miles.

Should the writer make this addition here?

• Yes, because the sentence makes the passage sound exciting.

• Yes, because the sentence is a relevant fact about the main idea.

• No, because the sentence takes away from the beauty of the volcano.

• No, because it is irrelevant to the point the author is trying to make.

If the author deleted the underlined phrase, the sentence would primarily lose :

• clarification about when eruptions caused damages.

• exciting facts about the devastation caused by the volcano.

• an element of humor in relation to the volcano.

• surprise at the amount of damage around the volcano.

Replace therefore with:

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• because

• unless

• however

All of the following would be acceptable replacements for the underlined portion EXCEPT:

• where it is now.

• at the beginning of the sentence (revising capitalization accordingly).

• after the phrase so much lava.

• after the word time.

Replace three weeks time with:

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• three week's time

• three weeks at a time

• three weeks' time

Replace Thus with:

• NO CHANGE

• Truly,

• Actually,

• In contrast,

Given that all of the choices are true, which one would most effectively conclude the paragraph?

• NO CHANGE

• Lava flow is a risk because it tends to move quickly once the volcano has erupted.

• Lava flow may be a risk, but there are many other risks when you live near a volcano.

• Lava flow is considered a risk that shouldn't be taken lightly.