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WorksheetsACT Review 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
respectful of his authority.
rebellious and undisciplined.
loud and assertive.
open and emotional.
The plans called for a 360-mile canal that would connect the Potomac River near Georgetown with the Ohio River in Pittsburgh. This project had been inspired by the Erie Canal, which connected New York City with the Midwest and turned villages like Rochester and Buffalo (1) that were boomtowns.
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which became
around
into
I was thrilled by the wildness of the ocean and my grandmother's fearless relationship to it. I loved the way she never consulted her mirror after her swim, but always looked as if she had been born to the sea, a kind of aquatic heiress.
Which of the following is the most reasonable conclusion to draw about Lydia from the second sentence?
She had grown up near the sea and regretted the time she'd spent living so far away from it.
She usually spent hours in front of a mirror but seldom remembered to bring one to the beach.
She might look disheveled, but to the narrator she seemed elegantly in her element.
She loved to swim but acted overly formal at the beach, as though she were royalty.
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Umpires and team equipment managers have a dirty job to do before every Major League Baseball game. (1) While the polished surface of a new baseball is so slick that it's difficult for pitchers to get a tight grip, increasing the chances of a wild pitch that might injure a batter.
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Because the
As the
The
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If 2x2 + 6x = 36, what are the possible values of x ?
-12 and 3
-6 and 3
-3 and 6
-3 and 12
12 and 15
To see ancient fortifications, one can visit the venerable walled city of Chester in the northwest of England, near the highlands of Wales. Chester's name (1) indicates that it was once a military base.
At this point, the writer is considering adding the following true parenthetical information:
(from the Latin castra, or "camp")
Should the writer make this addition here?
Yes, because it provides information that helps support the sentence's claim regarding the city's origin.
Yes, because it shows that the writer has knowledge of foreign languages.
No, because it provides evidence that contradicts the essay's argument about the importance of history.
No, because it adds a detail that suggests Chester does not have a long history.
What polynomial must be added to x2 - 2x + 6 so that the sum is 3x2 + 7x ?
4x2 + 5x + 6
3x2 + 9x + 6
3x2 + 9x - 6
2x2 + 9x - 6
2x2 - 5x + 6
Studying ice worms' ability to thrive in cold conditions may lead to scientific advances in other fields. The worms live in a setting that freezes most living tissue. In fact, they can survive only in temperatures (1) that fall in between the range of twenty to forty degrees Fahrenheit.
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that are within the range between
somewhere between the temperatures of
ranging from
The number of sunspots is highest when the Sun is near its maximum brightness.
The number of sunspots is lowest when the Sun is near its maximum brightness.
The number of sunspots is highest both when the Sun is near its maximum brightness and when the Sun is near its minimum brightness.
The number of sunspots is lowest both when the Sun is near its maximum brightness and when the Sun is near its minimum brightness.
The structure was built of huge blocks of stone, with molten lead used as mortar. Its base was a gigantic square stone (1) platform, upon which sat three levels.
Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
platform: upon which
platform, and on it
platform. Upon it
platform; upon it
If 7 + 3x = 22, then 2x = ?
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12
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58/3
The ancient Pueblos believed the Earth and the Sky were sisters (or sister and brother in the post-Christian version). As long as good family relations are maintained, then the Sky will continue to bless her sister, the Earth, with rain, and the Earth's children will continue to survive.
Which of the following statements best summarizes the main point of the paragraph?
The ancient Pueblos believed that people's survival on Earth depends upon the good relationship between the Earth and the Sky.
Although the Pueblos used to believe that the Earth and Sky functioned in unison, they now see them as separate entities.
The ancient Pueblos believed that the coming of rain depends on happiness between siblings in human families.
The ancient Pueblos believed that the Earth is more dependent on the Sky than the Sky is on the Earth.
Every Independence Day, Americans celebrate the founding of the United States. Yet for several months after July 4, 1776, the self-proclaimed United States of America looked set to go down in history as a nation that never was. That August, in the biggest battle of the Revolution, the British trounced the Continental Army on Long Island, nearly forcing an American surrender.
The author of the passage uses the phrase self-proclaimed most likely to emphasize that during the months immediately following July 4, 1776, the United States:
defeated Britain in a major battle on Long Island.
had not yet been recognized as an independent nation.
would greatly expand its Continental Army.
was declared a nation by several European countries.
