WorksheetsACT prep
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins
The passage implies that at the time the microscope was invented:
it needed improvements in order to be useful
no one had, as yet, found a scientific use for it
people feared that it would be used for the wrong reasons
the telescope was considered a more important invention
scientists believed that it would lead to important discoveries
Which of the following best describes the type of supporting information the author uses in this passage?
Quotations from King's books and observations by former opponents of King's ideas
Quotations from two of King's most famous speeches and commentary from liberal political theorists
Quotations from people who worked with King and information from state records
Comments from King's followers and city records from Birmingham
Quotations from one of King's speeches and from something King wrote
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The passage compares the retina in the most complex invertebrate eye to the:
darkened chamber of a camera.
diaphragm of a camera.
light-sensitive film in a camera.
lens of a camera.
iris of a camera.
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As it is used in the passage, what does the highlighted phrase “mind him” mean?
Take care of him
Encourage him
Take him seriously
Learn from him
Remember him
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Why does the example provided in the third paragraph incompletely support the author’s claim in that paragraph?
The example does not take into account the effect of tax advantages enjoyed by the public utilities.
The example covers rates for one year, but the author makes a claim about rates over a much longer time.
The example does not provide the actual rates of public and investor-owned utilities, but only the percentage difference.
The example does not provide information regarding people who generate their own electricity.
The example does not take into account the effect of hydroelectric power on the rates of public versus investor-owned utilities.
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Make the best choice for the highlighted portion.
preparing to peel a few prickly pears for we.
preparing to peel a few prickly pears for I.
preparing to peel a few prickly pears for theirs.
preparing to peel a few prickly pears for us.
preparing to peel a few prickly pears for ours.
Make the best choice for the highlighted portion.
forever testing his limits; and, getting into trouble.
forever testing his limits and, getting into trouble.
forever testing his limits and getting into trouble.
forever testing his limits, and, getting into trouble.
forever testing his limits and getting, into trouble.
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Make the best choice for the highlighted portion.
that abnormally whales behave when approached by human observers.
abnormally that whales behave when approached by human observers.
that whales behave abnormally when approached by human observers.
that whales abnormaller behave when approached by human observers.
that whales behave abnormallest when approached by human observers.
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Make the best choice for the highlighted portion.
A truck that tried to cross and pass to get by over the flood
A truck that tried to cross by moving across the flood
A truck that tried to get across by crossing the flood
A truck that tried to pass over and cross the flood
A truck that tried to cross the flood
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Make the best choice for the highlighted portion.
because the diagnosis then would have been neurasthenia.
for the diagnosis then would have been neurasthenia.
also the diagnosis then would have been neurasthenia.
but the diagnosis then would have been neurasthenia.
or the diagnosis then would have been neurasthenia.
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In Experiments 1 and 2, the probe that was placed in the sample solution most likely did which of the following?
Cooled the solution to its freezing point
Heated the solution to its boiling point
Detected the concentration of nitrazine yellow in the solution
Passed an electrical current through a portion of the solution
A chemist claimed that in Experiment 2, the pH of the sample solution was greater at a value of 0.2 mL of titrant added than at a value of 1.8 mL of titrant added. Do the results of Experiment 2 support this claim?
No; at a value of 0.2 mL of titrant added, the sample solution was yellow, and at a value of 1.8 mL of titrant added, the sample solution was blue.
No; at a value of 0.2 mL of titrant added, the sample solution was blue, and at a value of 1.8 mL of titrant added, the sample solution was yellow.
Yes; at a value of 0.2 mL of titrant added, the sample solution was yellow, and at a value of 1.8 mL of titrant added, the sample solution was blue.
Yes; at a value of 0.2 mL of titrant added, the sample solution was blue, and at a value of 1.8 mL of titrant added, the sample solution was yellow.
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Based on Student 2's discussion, Algol B is part of the present Algol system because of which of the following forces exerted on Algol B by the original Algol system?
Electric force
Magnetic force
Gravitational force
Nuclear force
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Based on Student 1’s discussion and Fact 4, while matter flowed between Algol A and Algol B, Algol B produced the majority of its energy by fusing:
hydrogen nuclei to make helium nuclei at its center.
hydrogen nuclei to make helium nuclei in a shell surrounding its center.
helium nuclei to make hydrogen nuclei at its center.
helium nuclei to make hydrogen nuclei in a shell surrounding its center.
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What is the sum of the first 4 terms of the arithmetic sequence in which the 6th term is 8 and the 10th term is 13?
10.5
14.5
18
21.25
39.5
The expression (3x − 4y²)(3x + 4y²) is equivalent to:
9x² − 16y⁴
9x² − 8y⁴
9x² + 16y⁴
6x² − 16y⁴
6x² − 8y⁴
George has 4 sets of socks, and 4 sets of shoes. Each pair has a different color: White, Brown, Black, and Blue.
If George selects a pair of socks (same color) and a pair of shoes (same color) at random, what is the theoretical probability that George will choose a white pair of shoes and a pair of socks that are not white?
0.25
0.0625
0.1875
0.125
For what value of a would the following system of equations have an infinite number of solutions?
2x − y = 8 6x − 3y = 4a
2
6
18
24
32
There is a regular deck of 52 cards. What is the probability that Joy will draw a card that is a red 5 OR a card that is a black 8?
4/52 = 1/13
5/52
8/52 = 2/13
13/52 = 1/4
