ACT Practice 2

Centuries after their last voyages pirates still conjure elemental excitement in our collective imagination.

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• last voyages pirates,

• last voyages, pirates

• last voyages, pirates,

We thrill to cinematic images of sleek sloops silhouetted by full moons sailing the Seven Seas in search of gold, silver, damask and jewels.

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• in search of gold, silver, damask, and jewels.

• in search of gold silver damask and jewels.

• in search of gold silver, damask, and, jewels.

Tales of treasures yet unfound and the supernatural beings that watch over them—are told and retold by those who love bygone days of adventure.

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• unfound, and the supernatural beings that watch over them- are

• unfound- and the supernatural beings that watch over them, are

• unfound- and the supernatural beings that watch over them-

Captain William Kidd an infamous pirate is one of the most enigmatic figures in buccaneer history.

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• Kidd, an infamous pirate is

• Kidd an infamous pirate, is

• Kidd, an infamous pirate, is

He was a Scotsman anointed by New York’s colonial governor and English nobility to lead a privateering voyage to, ironically, pursue pirates.

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• to ironically, pursue, pirates

• to, ironically pursue pirates

• to ironically pursue pirates

He fell from grace when he captured a treasure-laden vessel in the Red Sea that may or may not have been legitimate prey.

What does the author emphasize with the wording: "may or may not have been legitimate prey."

• The author emphasizes that the ship was not supposed to have been captured.

• The author emphasizes that Captain Kidd was careful about which ships he plundered.

• The author emphasizes the reason that the Governor chose Kidd to be a privateer.

• The author emphasizes the indecisiveness that plagued Kidd his entire life.

This angered his supporters, who branded him a pirate.

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• supporters whom

• supporters who

• supporters, who,

Upon his return to the New World, Kidd learned that he was an accused pirate with a price on his head.

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• , to the New World, Kidd

• to the New World, Kidd,

• to the New World Kidd

He sailed up the Atlantic seaboard and landed on Gardiner’s Island in Long Island Sound. Kidd buried a portion of his ill-gotten riches on the island, where he lay at anchor in the summer of 1699.

Which of the following would NOT be an acceptable way to combine the two sentences above:

• Kidd buried a portion of his ill-gotten riches on Gardiner's Island in Long Island Sound, where he stayed in the summer of 1699.

• He sailed up the Atlantic seaboard and landed on Gardiner's Island in Long Island Sound; Kidd buried a portion of his ill-gotten riches on the island, where he lay at anchor in the summer of 1699.

• Kidd stayed on Gardiner's Island in 1699 when he got his riches in Long Island Sound, and he sailed up the Atlantic Seaboard.

• Kidd landed on Gardiner's Island in Long Island Sound, buried a portion of his riches on the island, and stayed on his ship there in the summer of 1699.

Many small boats from Connecticut visited his ship, some historians believe those boats returned home laden with gold, jewels, silver and fine cloth.

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• ship; some

• ship, though some

• ship, because some