ACT Lesson 10-11

Even in his youth, Ming's parents knew his art was extraordinary and destined for prestigious acclaim.

• NO CHANGE

• renowned fame

• prestigious recognition

• acclaim

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Initially, he first thought the berries were poisonous and avoided eating them.

• NO CHANGE

• at first

• originally

• DELETE the italicized portion

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Angela was terribly concerned about the potential side effects of her new medicine, but the doctor insisted there was only a minimal and extremely small chance they would affect her.

• NO CHANGE

• minimal in that is was extremely small

• minimally small

• minimal

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CCSS.L.3.1G

The Sahara Desert is harsh and prohibitive to those who are not familiar with it, but the adventurous tourist can have an amazing experience in the desert with an experienced guide leading the way.

• NO CHANGE

• whose job it is to lead him or her

• who goes along as the guide

• guiding the tourist, as a leader

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

At first I was repulsed by the idea of enrolling in an entry-level class, but before long, enough time had passed, that as I mused over it longer, I gradually came around and decided to attend.

• NO CHANGE

• soon, not much time had passed

• after a while, not long after,

• after a while,

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CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

When the star quarterback ran onto the field, I wasn't anticipation the mayhem.

• NO CHANGE

• ready for the unforeseen mayhem

• anticipating, in terms of the mayhem, what would eventually happen

• prepared for the mayhem, which I did not expect to happen

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CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

One of the highlights of his career was the time he volunteered aid through the supervision of the construction of the new park downtown.

• NO CHANGE

• for the supervision of

• to aid by supervising

• to supervise

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CCSS.L.8.1A

She also loved abbreviations typically formed from parts of words, such as NATO, Scuba, Radar, or Interpol.

• NO CHANGE

• words that stood in place of more words or phrases

• abbreviated phrases or words,

• acronyms,

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Sandra knew she could get extra fries out of the waitress. She just had to inspire some pity and appeal to the compassionate feelings of the waitress's sympathy.

• NO CHANGE

• the emotional attributes of

• the sensitive qualities pertaining to

• DELETE the italicized portion

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Pulling the piping-hot cake out of the oven, Stefan realized that his finished creation did not match the anticipation of the expected result.

• NO CHANGE

• picture in the cookbook

• shape that all of his other cakes had previously

• pictorial representation of the cake that he had seen in the cookbook

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5