ACT English - Beneath the Streets of New York

16.

• F. NO CHANGE

• G. 2 p.m. on October 27, 1904, thousands

• H. 2 p.m., on October 27, 1904; thousands,

• J. 2 p.m. on October 27, 1904, thousands,

Tags

CCSS.L.2.2B

CCSS.L.3.2B

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.2A

17.

• A. NO CHANGE

• B. feat, over

• C. feat:

• D. feat

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

18. The writer is concerned about the level of detail in the preceding sentence and is considering deleting the phrase “the first section of” from it. If the writer were to make this deletion, the paragraph would primarily lose information that:

• F. reveals how expansive the New York City Subway would become

• G. clarifies that only part of the subway system had been completed by October 27, 1904.

• H. makes clear that by October 27, 1904, construction of the second section of the subway was already underway.

• J. provides evidence that New York City residents at this celebration believed the entire subway system was complete.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

19.

• A. NO CHANGE

• B. in the completion of its route.

• C. in twenty-six minutes.

• D. DELETE the underlined portion and end the sentence with a period.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

20. Which choice would most effectively conclude the sentence by indicating clearly how the subway system could address the problem described in the first part of the sentence?

• F. NO CHANGE

• G. traveling more effectively.

• H. trying something new.

• J. using a system.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

21.

• A. NO CHANGE

• B. it

• C. those

• D. DELETE the underlined portion.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

22.

• F. NO CHANGE

• G. engineer—William Barclay Parsons

• H. engineer William Barclay Parsons,

• J. engineer William Barclay Parsons

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

23.

• A. NO CHANGE

• B. innovate engineer

• C. innovative engineering

• D. innovate engineering

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

24.

• F. NO CHANGE

• G. into the ground deeply under where the roads had previously been removed by them.

• H. a trench far down below since it was necessary to shovel deep into the earth in this method known as “cut and cover.”

• DELETE the underlined portion and end the sentence with a period.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

25.

• A. NO CHANGE

• B. created, with

• C. created with

• D. created with:

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5