JS ACT Competition Spring Finale: English

#1

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• I didn't have a job lined up even more concerning

• I didn't have a job lined up; even more concerning,

• I didn't have a job lined up; even more concerning

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CCSS.L.9-10.2A

#2

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• more larger

• most large

• largest

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CCSS.L.3.1G

#3 Adding which of the following sentences would most effectively convey the main idea of the passage?

• Today I begin my first "real" job as a legal assistant.

• I always thought about becoming an attorney.

• It is a new beginning and I have expectations for myself.

• However, it was a very winding and uncertain path that brought me here.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

#4 Where is the best placement for the underlined portion of the sentence?

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• after "didn't"

• after "but"

• after "needed"

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

#5

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• during

• in

• about

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

#6

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• was honing my surfing skills,

• learned to surf,

• honed my surfing skills,

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CCSS.L.4.1B

CCSS.L.5.1.B-D

CCSS.L.5.1C

CCSS.L.5.1D

CCSS.L.3.1D

#7 If the author were to delete this sentence, the essay would primarily lose

• a reminder of the main idea of the passage.

• an effective transition to the next paragraph.

• evidence for the benefits of a gap year.

• nothing of significance because the sentence is redundant.

#8

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• people and friends

• network I had developed

• infrastructure I created

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CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

#9

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• gigs: nannying,

• gigs - nannying,

• gigs; nannying,

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B

#10 Which of the following choices best established the relationship of this idea to the passage as a whole?

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• I wanted to take advantage of my education as a way of overcoming my fear and hesitation while I stopped searching for answers and started looking at potential "career" openings.

• I wanted to take advantage of my education; therefore, I had to overcome my fear and hesitation, stop searching for answers, and start looking at potential "career" openings.

• I wanted to take advantage of my education. Initially, I had to overcome my fear and hesitation. Next, I had to stop searching for answers, and finally, I needed to start looking at potential "career" openings.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.8.3