WorksheetsACT English 59F
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 3hrs 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. At this point, the writer wants to provide one reason why she likes to ride the subways. Which choice is the most relevant to the information provided in this first paragraph?
a)
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b)
I never know what I'll see there.
c)
they are so much cheaper than taxis.
d)
they are places of enormous quiet and calm.
2.
2
a)
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b)
charcoal gray suits,
c)
charcoal, gray suits
d)
charcoal gray, suits
3.
3
a)
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b)
thats
c)
as
d)
who's
4.
4
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b)
whereas
c)
as
d)
such that
5.
5
a)
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b)
subways, and
c)
subways, which
d)
subways actually
6.
6
a)
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b)
perhaps I've
c)
I've possibly
d)
I've
7.
7
a)
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b)
Therefore, the
c)
In conclusion, the
d)
In other words, the
8.
8
a)
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b)
It's
c)
Its'
d)
That's
9.
9
a)
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b)
would have opened
c)
open
d)
might be opening
10.
10. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
a)
who played
b)
as he played
c)
played
d)
who was playing
11.
11
a)
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b)
to
c)
at
d)
from
12.
12. The best placement for the underlined portion would be
a)
where it is now
b)
after the word woman
c)
after the word was
d)
after the word composing.
13.
13. Which choice most effectively emphasizes the rapid speed of the train?
a)
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b)
continued on its way.
c)
moved on down the tracks.
d)
proceeded towards the next stop.
14.
14. If the writer were to delete the preceding sentence, this paragraph would primarily lose a statement that:
a)
provides physical descriptions of people on the subway train.
b)
supports the opening sentence of the essay .
c)
provides evidence that people can be friendly on the subway train.
d)
gives an explanation for the narrator's actions.
15.
15. Suppose the writer had intended to write a brief essay persuading readers that the subway system is New York City's most economical means of public transportation. Would this essay fulfill the writer's goal?
a)
Yes, because the essay supplies evidence of the large number of people using the subways.
b)
Yes, because the essay describes people who are able to give to the needy because they have extra money in their pockets.
c)
NO, because the essay focuses on the kinds of people riding the subways, not on how inexpensive the subways are to ride.
d)
No, because the essay focuses on the writer's love of all public transportation, not just the subways.
16.
16
a)
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b)
group which was
c)
group was
d)
group
17.
17
a)
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b)
transmitting information on:
c)
transmitting information on
d)
transmitting: information on
18.
18
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b)
had
c)
would have
d)
will have
19.
19
a)
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b)
thorny
c)
strenuous
d)
gawky
20.
20
a)
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b)
seconds so
c)
seconds,
d)
seconds, whereas
21.
21
a)
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b)
Similarly, these
c)
Still, these
d)
These
22.
22
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b)
officials, of the value
c)
officials of the value
d)
officials, of the value,
23.
23
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b)
makes it
c)
make it
d)
make them
24.
24
a)
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b)
from
c)
with
d)
of
25.
25. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
a)
rare; this
b)
rare this
c)
rare. This
d)
rare, a factor that
26.
26
a)
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b)
that
c)
this
d)
the Navajo code's
27.
27
a)
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b)
The Navajo, who were various heights and weights,
c)
Being of various heights and weights, the Navajo
d)
The Navajo of different sizes
28.
28
a)
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b)
hazardous
c)
risky
d)
OMIT the underlined portion.
29.
29
a)
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b)
and which
c)
and
d)
OMIT the underlined portion.
30.
30
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b)
hush-hush actions
c)
concealed, hidden efforts
d)
doings, kept under wraps,
31.
31
a)
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b)
Smith, practices her art
c)
Smith, practices her art,
d)
Smith practices her art,
32.
32
a)
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b)
Well,
c)
However,
d)
At once,
33.
33
a)
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b)
who
c)
whom
d)
that they
34.
34. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
a)
Maryland. She
b)
Maryland, and she
c)
Maryland and
d)
Maryland, she
35.
35. The writer is considering deleting the phrase "at several universities" from Sentence 8. If the phrase were deleted, the essay would primarily lose:
a)
an essential link to the paragraph that follows
b)
a contrast for the purpose of making a comparison.
c)
information that qualifies the term griot-in-residence.
d)
An unnecessary detail.
36.
36. Which of the following words or phrases from the preceding sentence is LEAST necessary and could therefore be deleted?
a)
thirty
b)
and librarian
c)
in the field of education
d)
Baltimore public
37.
37
a)
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b)
Ellie. A
c)
Ellie; a
d)
Ellie, she was a
38.
38. At this point, the writer is considering adding the following true statement:
In high school, Smith was a member of both the drama and the speech clubs.
Should the writer make this addition?
In high school, Smith was a member of both the drama and the speech clubs.
Should the writer make this addition?
a)
Yes, because it supports the diea that Smith was telling stories throughout her life.
b)
Yes, because it supports the idea expresssed earlier that Smith organized theater groups in her community.
c)
No, because it contradicts the point made earlier that Smith worked for thirty years as a teacher and librarian.
d)
No, because it distracts the reader from the main focus of the paragraph and does not logically fit at this point in the essay.
39.
39
a)
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b)
friend, Alex Haley
c)
friend Alex Haley;
d)
friend Alex Haley,
40.
40
a)
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b)
for
c)
important to
d)
that was essential to
41.
41
a)
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b)
griot" that
c)
griot." This
d)
griot,"
42.
42. Given that all the choices are quotations from Mary Carter Smith, which one would best support the argument the writer is making concerning Smith's belated discovery of her own talent?
a)
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b)
"You've got to reveal truths to your listeners," she says.
c)
"Through his novel Roots, Alex Haley was in some ways performing the function of a griot for America," she says.
d)
"I'd say that one of the most crucial moments in my development as a storyteller is the few hours I once spent listening to a griot in West Africa," she recalls.
43.
43
a)
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b)
continuously nonstop
c)
perpetually
d)
OMIT the underlined portion.
44.
44
a)
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b)
It's unlikely,
c)
Its unlikely,
d)
Its unlikely
45.
45. Suppose the writer had intended to write a brief essay focusing on the various ways that storytelling influences community values. Would this essay successfully fulfill the writer's goal?
a)
Yes, because the essay indicates that Smith believes storytelling pulls a community together.
b)
Yes, because the essay shows that Smith's Baltimore community valued her gift as a storyteller.
c)
No, because the essay focuses on the griots of West Africa, not on community values.
d)
No, because the essay's main focus is one storyteller and the way in which she practices her art.
46.
46
a)
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b)
children
c)
he
d)
some of them
47.
47
a)
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b)
hand, bugs, butterflies, dirt
c)
hand: bugs, butterflies, dirt
d)
hand: bugs, butterflies, dirt,
48.
48
a)
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b)
if
c)
whether
d)
as to whether
49.
49 The writer wishes to add the following sentence in order to emphasize the uncertainty already expressed about an idea in the paragraph:
I still have doubts.
The new sentence would best amplify and be placed after Sentence:
I still have doubts.
The new sentence would best amplify and be placed after Sentence:
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
50.
50
a)
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b)
While
c)
Although
d)
Unless
51.
51 Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
a)
umpire patiently gives
b)
umpire, who is patient, gives
c)
umpire, who patiently gives
d)
patient umpire gives
52.
52 If the writer were to delete the word repeatedly and the phrase "and lots of them do" (and the dashes) from the preceding sentence, the sentence would primarily lose:
a)
a tone of admiration for the work of the umpires.
b)
details about the rules of T-ball
c)
an explanation of why children often tfail to hit the ball.
d)
a sense of how difficult the task is for the children.
53.
53
a)
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b)
accomplishes a result of
c)
attains the consequence of
d)
results in
54.
54
a)
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b)
instead,
c)
likewise,
d)
meanwhile,
55.
55
a)
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b)
regulation-sized ball.
c)
ball, which is regulation sized.
d)
ball, which is the same size as a regular basball.
56.
56
a)
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b)
then, look up, to see
c)
then look up to see,
d)
then look up to see
57.
57
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
That's
c)
It's
d)
Thats
58.
58
a)
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b)
grown-ups'
c)
grown-ups
d)
grown-ups,
59.
59
a)
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b)
they would not have been
c)
they're not
d)
they're not to be
60.
60 Suppose the writer had intended to write an essay describing one child's experiences playing T-ball. Would this essay accomplish the writer's goal?
a)
Yes, because it reveals the narrator's son Joe is now playing T-ball, and then it goes on to describe one of Joe's experiences at one of his games.
b)
Yes, because it discusses the narrator's son Joe's T-ball skills, such as the fact that he can throw a baseball a few feet.
c)
No, because while it mentions the narrator's son Joe plays T-ball, it also notes he is more interested in things such as dirt and bugs.
d)
No, because although the T-ball experiences of the narrator's son Joe are alluded to, it is primarily about the general features of T-ball games.
61.
61 The writer wants to describe the way raptors shed feathers. Which choice would be most consistent with the way the feather-shedding process has been described up to this point?
a)
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b)
in an all-at-once blizzard
c)
often losing them in clumps
d)
leaving them flightless for long periods of time
62.
62
a)
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b)
raptors,
c)
raptors, most of which are mainly active during the day- that is, diurnal.
d)
raptors, daytime hunting creatures for the most part.
63.
63 Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
a)
sound.
b)
complete.
c)
total.
d)
intact.
64.
64 Given that all of the choices are true, which one most clearly provides a reason for the statement that follows in this sentence?
a)
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b)
fasten deeply,
c)
break occasionally,
d)
are very light,
65.
65
a)
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b)
they are
c)
those are
d)
that is
66.
66 Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
a)
imping, which is the
b)
imping: the
c)
imping. The
d)
imping, the
67.
67
a)
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b)
birds, by having
c)
birds, which have
d)
birds have
68.
68
a)
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b)
slight differently.
c)
slightly differently.
d)
slightly more different.
69.
69 The writer is considering revising the preceding sentence to read as follows:
If necessary, a number of six or eight feather can be cut to the shape of a number seven feather.
If the writer did this, the sentence would primarily lose a sense of how:
If necessary, a number of six or eight feather can be cut to the shape of a number seven feather.
If the writer did this, the sentence would primarily lose a sense of how:
a)
limited rehabilitators' feather collections are.
b)
delicate the work being described is.
c)
different each of a bird's flight feathers is.
d)
easy it is to replace a number seven feather.
70.
70
a)
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b)
be equally long
c)
equal the length
d)
equal in length
71.
71
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
However,
c)
Indeed,
d)
Finally,
72.
72
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
a touch of glue is applied by the rehabilitator.
c)
the application of a touch of glue follows.
d)
the rehabilitator applies a touch of glue.
73.
73 Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
a)
feather; eventually, it
b)
feather, eventually, it
c)
feather, which eventually
d)
feather that eventually
74.
74
a)
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b)
grow in its
c)
have grow in its
d)
have grow in it's
75.
75 At this point, the writer is considering adding the following true statement:
This imping procedure is just one of the many repsonsibilities bird rehabilitators have.
Should the writer make this addition here?
This imping procedure is just one of the many repsonsibilities bird rehabilitators have.
Should the writer make this addition here?
a)
Yes, because it reveals the relative importance of imping compared to the other work of bird rehabilitators.
b)
Yes, because it reinforces the idea that imping is of great benefit to raptors.
c)
No, because it goes beyond the scope of the essay, which focuses on how the feathers of certain types of birds are repaired.
d)
No, because it undermines the essay's earlier claim that imping is the most important work that bird rehabilitators do.
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