ACT Aspire Mock Exam (6th Grade ELA)

Select the correct word to replace the word highlighted in blue.

However, I didn't study for my quiz, I still made an A.

• NO CHANGE
• Since
• In conclusion,
• Although

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Miguel was conducting an experiment. He wrote the following sentences in his notebook:

The starting temperature of the water was 10 degrees Celsius. An object weighing 5 grams was placed in the water. The temperature of the water increased to 15 degrees. The object must have been hotter than 10 degrees.

In which sentence did Miguel make an inference?

• sentence 2

• sentence 4

• sentence 1

• sentence 3

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which quotation from the passage supports the idea that the Mole and the Rat are unfamiliar with each other?

• "Then the two animals stood and regarded each other cautiously."

• "'Hello, Mole!' said the Water Rat. "Hullo, Rat!' said the Mole."

• "'Oh, it's all very well to talk,' said the Mole rather pettishly..."

• "The Rat sculled smartly across and made fast."

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Read the passage. Then, choose the correct form of the underlined sentence.

The door opened, and Uncle Rick stepped outside himself. He was wearing his firefighter uniform a blue shirt and black pants and he was grinning, too. “Welcome to Station 12!” he said, hugging them both. “Are you ready for the grand tour?” Uncle Rick held the door open. They stepped inside. “I want you to meet my friends, she’s in the kitchen right,” said Uncle Rick as he lead them down a hall.

What change, if any, should be made to the underlined text?

• NO CHANGE

• He was wearing his firefighter uniform-a blue shirt and black pants-and he was grinning, too.

• He was wearing, his firefighter uniform a blue shirt and black pants, and he was grinning, too.

• He was wearing his firefighter uniform, a blue shirt, and black pants, and he was grinning, too.

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CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Read the poem and answer the question.

The forest's sentinel

Glides gently across the hill

And perches in an old pine tree,

A friendly presence his!

No harm can come

From night bird on the prowl.

His call is mellow,

Much softer than a peacock's call.

Why then this fear of owls

Calling in the night?

If men must speak,

Then owls must hoot -

They must have the right.

On me it casts no spell:

Rather, it seems to cry,

"The night is good - all's well, all's well."

Ruskin Bond

What is the poet referring to in the above poem? (RL 6.4)

• The hooting of an owl scares some people.

• The behavior of a nocturnal owl.

• The peacock's cry

• Both "A" and "B"

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

Everywhere around us, there are millions of tiny living things called germs. They are so tiny that they can only be seen under the most powerful microscope. Some of these germs are no wider than twenty-five thousandths of an inch!

Louis Pasteur, the great French scientist, was the first to prove that germs exist. The germs in the air can be counted. The number of germs around us, especially in crowded rooms, is tremendous. Certain scientists counted 42,000 germs in approximately one cubic meter of air in a picture gallery when it was empty. But when the gallery was crowded with people, they founded nearly 5,000,000 germs in the same place. In the open air, germs are less abundant. There are fewer germs in country air than in town air. We see at once how important it is, therefore, to live as much as possible in the open air, and for the rooms we live in to always be well ventilated by fresh air.

According to the passage, where will you find more germs? (RI 6.1)

• In crowded places.

• In the country.

• In hospitals.

• In empty rooms.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

A student is writing an essay for the newspaper to argue that professional athletes make too much money. Choose the underlined sentence that should be deleted because it doesn't support the claim in the paragraph. There are other people who make much more important contributions to society than pro athletes. Yet, they earn mush less. A baseball player can make millions in just one year. A doctor, on the other hand, may earn about a half a million in the same amount of time. Someone who saves lives should be paid more than someone who is good at catching and throwing. A NASA astronaut makes even less than a doctor. These scientists help us learn about outer space. Their work could be described as priceless, but their salaries don't even come close to those of pro athletes. It is interesting to note that some people who run large businesses and banks can earn as much as pro athletes do.

• A doctor, on the other hand, may earn about half a million in the same amount of time.

• Someone who saves lives should be paid more than someone who is good at catching and throwing.

• A NASA astronaut makes even less than a doctor.

• It is interesting to note that some people who run large businesses and banks can earn as much as a pro athlete does.

In terms of a personal narrative aspect, reflect on a point in your life when you were on the brink of "losing your cool" just as Will Smith did at the Oscars, but you held it together instead. What happened in the situation? How did you work through it? What lesson did you learn from the situation?

Remember the stages of a personal narrative; Introduction(Hook, Topic Sentence, Thesis Statement), Body Paragraph(Explains the thesis statement in depth), and Conclusion(serves as a recap and analysis of the lesson learned).