ACT English Prep

Imagine having 500 million friends. A few years ago, such a notion would have sounded absurd, but with Facebook, making connections (1) have never been easier.

• NO CHANGE

• has never been

• had never been

• never has been

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.5.1B

(2) Rumor has it, Facebook started as a way to meet girls (or at least to look at pictures of girls).

2. Should the writer DELETE the underlined portion?

• YES, because this article is based on facts, not rumor

• YES, because it undermines the author's credibility.

• NO, because the site's true origins are not important.

• NO, because this statement has not been confirmed.

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CCSS.L.2.2C

Rumor has it, Facebook started as a way to meet (3)girls (or at least to look at pictures of girls).

3. All of the following changes are acceptable EXCEPT:

• girls, or at least to look at pictures of girls

• girls. Or at least to look at pictures of girls

• girls - or at least to look at pictures of girls

• girls

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CCSS.L.6.2A

Soon, (4)they became an internet sensation.

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• it

• he

• those

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CCSS.L.3.1A

(5)In just a few short years, Mark Zuckerberg went from living in a college dorm room to becoming an accidental billionaire.

5. The underlined portion can NOT be placed:

• Where it is now

• after Zuckerberg (lowercasing in)

• after billionaire (lowercasing in)

• after living (lowercasing in)

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CCSS.L.2.2C

Zuckerberg was not motivated by wealth, however. In fact, when he was only in high school, (6)Zuckerberg could have made a lot of money by selling a music program to Microsoft; he turned them down.

6. Which of the following expressions would best maintain the tone and style of the passage?

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• Zuckerberg had a chance to make bank through a deal with Microsoft.

• Microsoft made him a lucrative offer to purchase a music program he created.

• Zuckerberg was an idiot when Microsoft offered him a once-in-a-lifetime deal.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.6

It is doubtful that Zuckerberg anticipated Facemash(7) to eventually bring him billions of dollars;

7. Suppose the writer were considering adding the following phrase: , the precursor to Facebook, after Facemash. Should the writer make this change?

• YES, because it explains the term Facemash.

• YES, because it reminds readers that this article is about Facebook, not Facemash

• NO, because the addition would make the sentence grammatically incorrect.

• NO, because everyone knows that Facemash is the earlier name for what later became Facebook.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

It is doubtful that Zuckerberg anticipated Facemash to eventually bring him billions of dollars; (8)according to legend, he and his friends just wanted to look at pictures of girls.

8. Which of the following substitutions for the underlined portion would be LEAST appropriate?

• allegedly,

• supposedly,

• without a doubt,

• some say

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1G

After just a few days of launching Facemash, a site in which viewers could rank fellow students’ attractiveness, Harvard shut the site down (9)in spite of an overwhelming increase in internet traffic.

• NO CHANGE

• due to

• to put a stop to

• , because of

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CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Shortly thereafter, Zuckerberg wrote the program for Facebook (10)(originally referred to as The Facebook), a portal for Harvard students to connect with one another.

10. Should the writer delete the underlined portion?

• YES, because it is an unnecessary detail.

• YES, because there is not a big difference between Facebook and The Facebook.

• NO, because there is a big difference between Facebook and The Facebook.

• NO, because it shows how Facebook has changed over time.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F