(25) animals (such as pigs or goats), (Which of the substitutions for the underlined portion is LEAST acceptable?)

A. animals, such as pigs or goats,

C. animals—usually pigs or goats—

D. animals (pigs, goats, etc.),

[29] Suppose the author was considering adding in the following statement: Even when they realized it was not a bomb, the school still decided to press charges anyway; some people just can’t take a joke. Should the author make this addition?

D. NO, because it strays from the unbiased, factual tone of the passage.

A. YES, because it explains the outcome of the story.

B. YES, because it emphasizes that these pranks are jokes and they are not intended to cause harm.

C. NO, because it does not consider the school’s side of the story.

[30] Suppose the author was assigned to write an article about the best senior pranks of the year. Does this passage fulfill that purpose?

H. NO, because it is more of a general overview of the pros and cons of attempting a senior prank.

F. YES, because it gives examples of two specific pranks.

G. YES, because it discusses a commonly copied prank, as well as a prank that made headlines.

J. NO, because the pranks listed here are not clever.

ACT English Test 3 Practice- Passage 2

Quiz

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English

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11th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

RI.11-12.3, RI.11-12.4, RI. 9-10.7

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(16) common, ordinary

F. NO CHANGE

G. typical

H. to be expected

J. run of the mill

Answer explanation

Common and ordinary are redundant (the same), so choice F should be eliminated.
Choices H and J are overly wordy and too casual, so G is the best fit.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(17) increasingly

A. NO CHANGE

B. important and

C. monumentally

D. definitively

Answer explanation

The passage focuses on how senior pranks are becoming more prevalent, which the word increasingly implies.

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(18) Although
(Which of the following is NOT an appropriate replacement for the underlined portion?)

F. While

G. Though

H. But

J. Even if

Answer explanation

Beginning the sentence with but would create a sentence fragment.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(19) boundless. Especially

A. NO CHANGE

B. boundless; especially

C. boundless, especially

D. boundless especially,

Answer explanation

The second half of the sentence in the original sentence is a sentence
fragment. This can be corrected by joining the fragment to the complete
thought that precedes it with a comma.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(20) appropriately

F. NO CHANGE

G. strangely

H. obviously

J. which of course is

Answer explanation

Appropriately emphasizes the connection between the title and the content of the show.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(21) it disrupted

A. NO CHANGE

B. the disruption of

C. can be disrupting to

D. disrupted

Answer explanation

The original sentence is incorrect because it forgets to include a comma before the conjunction and, which connects two complete thoughts.
Removing the pronoun it (choice D) fixes this problem.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

(22) the internet; Often

F. NO CHANGE

G. the internet, often

H. the internet; often,

J. the internet; often

Answer explanation

Unless it is a proper noun, do not capitalize the word after a semicolon.
Also, we do not need a comma after often because there is already a comma after the complete phrase, often times.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

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ACT English Test 3 Practice- Passage 2

15 questions

(16) common, ordinary

Common and ordinary are redundant (the same), so choice F should be eliminated.
Choices H and J are overly wordy and too casual, so G is the best fit.

(17) increasingly

The passage focuses on how senior pranks are becoming more prevalent, which the word increasingly implies.

(18) Although
(Which of the following is NOT an appropriate replacement for the underlined portion?)

Beginning the sentence with but would create a sentence fragment.

(19) boundless. Especially

The second half of the sentence in the original sentence is a sentence
fragment. This can be corrected by joining the fragment to the complete
thought that precedes it with a comma.

(20) appropriately

Appropriately emphasizes the connection between the title and the content of the show.

(21) it disrupted

The original sentence is incorrect because it forgets to include a comma before the conjunction and, which connects two complete thoughts.
Removing the pronoun it (choice D) fixes this problem.

(22) the internet; Often

Unless it is a proper noun, do not capitalize the word after a semicolon.
Also, we do not need a comma after often because there is already a comma after the complete phrase, often times.

(23) it spreads simply

The antecedent is the plural noun pranks; choice B uses the correct pronoun they and avoids the unnecessary addition of will from choice C.

(24) on

Here, the author is discussing the focus or the topic of the prank, which would best be expressed with the word about (choice H). The joke is not on the animals (choice F), for the animals (choice G), or concerning the animals
(choice J).

(25) animals (such as pigs or goats),
(Which of the substitutions for the underlined portion is LEAST acceptable?)

Choice B is wrong because there is no separation between the example and
the main thought of the sentence.

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(16) common, ordinary

Common and ordinary are redundant (the same), so choice F should be eliminated.Choices H and J are overly wordy and too casual, so G is the best fit.

(17) increasingly

The passage focuses on how senior pranks are becoming more prevalent, which the word increasingly implies.

(18) Although(Which of the following is NOT an appropriate replacement for the underlined portion?)

Beginning the sentence with but would create a sentence fragment.

(19) boundless. Especially

The second half of the sentence in the original sentence is a sentencefragment. This can be corrected by joining the fragment to the completethought that precedes it with a comma.

(20) appropriately

Appropriately emphasizes the connection between the title and the content of the show.

(21) it disrupted

The original sentence is incorrect because it forgets to include a comma before the conjunction and, which connects two complete thoughts.Removing the pronoun it (choice D) fixes this problem.

(22) the internet; Often

Unless it is a proper noun, do not capitalize the word after a semicolon. Also, we do not need a comma after often because there is already a comma after the complete phrase, often times.

(23) it spreads simply

The antecedent is the plural noun pranks; choice B uses the correct pronoun they and avoids the unnecessary addition of will from choice C.

(24) on

Here, the author is discussing the focus or the topic of the prank, which would best be expressed with the word about (choice H). The joke is not on the animals (choice F), for the animals (choice G), or concerning the animals(choice J).

(25) animals (such as pigs or goats),(Which of the substitutions for the underlined portion is LEAST acceptable?)

Choice B is wrong because there is no separation between the example andthe main thought of the sentence.

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Common and ordinary are redundant (the same), so choice F should be eliminated.
Choices H and J are overly wordy and too casual, so G is the best fit.

(18) Although
(Which of the following is NOT an appropriate replacement for the underlined portion?)

The second half of the sentence in the original sentence is a sentence
fragment. This can be corrected by joining the fragment to the complete
thought that precedes it with a comma.

The original sentence is incorrect because it forgets to include a comma before the conjunction and, which connects two complete thoughts.
Removing the pronoun it (choice D) fixes this problem.

Unless it is a proper noun, do not capitalize the word after a semicolon.
Also, we do not need a comma after often because there is already a comma after the complete phrase, often times.

Here, the author is discussing the focus or the topic of the prank, which would best be expressed with the word about (choice H). The joke is not on the animals (choice F), for the animals (choice G), or concerning the animals
(choice J).

(25) animals (such as pigs or goats),
(Which of the substitutions for the underlined portion is LEAST acceptable?)

Choice B is wrong because there is no separation between the example and
the main thought of the sentence.