ACT Workshop

As a mature woman watching the gray hairs mixing in rapidly with my natural brunette tones, I decided over a year ago, to approach my stylist with the idea of highlights.

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• rapidly mixing

• mixed rapidly in

• rapidly mix in to

Walker Lee is an old-fashioned, modern-day blacksmith who still practices the fine art of manipulating metal over a hot fire.

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• who still continues to practice

• who continues to still practice

• who practices still

This anvil weighed 100 pounds, about the minimum size Walker Lee needed to get started in his craft.

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• continue

• keep going

• move on

During the gathering, Lee’s great uncle Johnny was proclaiming that Lee’s propensity for blacksmithing was “in the blood” as he happily presented Lee with a new 125-pound anvil.

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• proclaimed

• had been proclaiming

• having proclaimed

Older people like the classics—chicken salad, corned beef, and the like.

The writer is considering deleting the following phrase from the preceding sentence: chicken salad, corned beef, and the like. If the writer were to make this deletion, the essay would primarily lose:

• foreshadowing of the conclusion.

• irrelevant information.

• specific descriptive material.

• an understatement of important information.

The writer is considering deleting the underlined portion from the sentence. If the writer were to delete this phrase, the essay would primarily lose:

By the 1880s, the Michigan Legislature had begun discussing the idea of building a bridge to span the, Strait noting the success of the newly-built Brooklyn Bridge.

• a minor detail in the essay’s opening paragraph.

• an explanation of the impetus for discussion of a potential bridge.

• the writer’s opinion about the historical significance of the Mackinac Bridge.

• an indication of Michigan’s desire to keep pace with the transportation development taking place in New York City.

It would become a crowning achievement for design engineer David Steinman and, for years, would be the longest suspension bridge in the world.

If the writer were to delete the preceding sentence, the paragraph would primarily lose:

• an explanation of how the Mackinac Bridge was erected.

• details about the significance of the Mackinac Bridge.

• background information on the history of building bridges.

• biographical information about David Steinman.

Spyware originates from many kinds of web sites.

The writer intends to recommend a number of sound web surfing habits. This is to be the second recommendation. Given that all of the choices are true, which one would best accomplish the writer’s intention?

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• Don’t buy anything online from a store with no physical address.

• Shut down your computer when you aren’t using it.

• Know the various names of spyware programs.

For example, if its ears are raised, it is probably absorbing the sounds around it. Shifting its ears back flat against its head demonstrates submission or fear.

Given that all of the following are true, which one, if added here, would provide the most effective support for the statements made in the preceding sentence?

• The dog’s owner should immediately try to determine what the dog is responding to.

• Dogs are often fearful of unusual or unfamiliar situations and people.

• It is important to have a dog’s hearing assessed by a veterinarian and to check the ears frequently for mites or ticks.

• Many purebred dogs have their ears trimmed or clipped in a particular manner to suit their breed.

Entering a scrapbooking store can make your head spin. If this happens to you on your first scrapbooking venture, consider taking an introductory class, which many stores offer. Of course, you will have a much better idea of which scrapbook supplies to buy when the class ends.

Given that all of the choices are true, which one would best conclude the paragraph while providing the reader with the most specific and detailed information about why store owners offer introductory classes?

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• Most craft stores publish detailed class schedules with a plethora of sessions from which to choose.

• If you enroll in an instructional class at a craft store, you might receive discounts or coupons to use at local businesses.

• There you will learn how to use pinking shears, picture cut-outs, lettering, and stickers.