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ACT English Quiz 3

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The oval-shaped, white lace cloth was placed in the middle of the table.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

oval-shaped, white lace, cloth

c)

oval-shaped, white, lace cloth

d)

oval-shaped, white, lace, cloth

2.

The movie was over, we had just left the theater; and I had forgotten my wallet!

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

over, we had just left the theater,

c)

over we had just left the theater;

d)

over we had just left the theater,

3.

Each winter, as they prepare to hibernate, many bears lower their metabolic rate and drop their core temperature by about ten degrees. 

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

needing to drop their temperature to hibernate, 

c)

after preparing by dropping their metabolic rate,

d)

DELETE the underlined portion. 

4.

His landscapes of sunsets have garnered extensive awards and made his work some of the most highly prized in the world. 

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

extensive awards that are many 

c)

numerous, extensive awards

d)

extensive awards numbering many 

5.

Stan decided that if he sold concessions at his new baseball stadium, so the fans would spend more money.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

while

c)

then

d)

than

6.

Tarpons feed on food at the top of the water, so a fisherman can use fly fishing techniques normally utilized in streams or rivers to catch trout. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would be LEAST acceptable?

a)

water. Thus,

b)

water. Consequently,

c)

water, and, as a result,

d)

water. Yet

7.

Historical accounts record several creation myths throughout the world, the stories span thousands of years.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

world, and the

c)

world, with

d)

world,

8.

Chanting became insistent. Protesters were irritated by the company ignoring their requests.

Which of the following would NOT be an acceptable replacement?

a)

insistent, protestors

b)

insistent because protesters

c)

insistent; protesters

d)

insistent since protesters

9.

In addition to digging for bones, Grant also found: soda cans an old car, some trash bags, and a burrow that was once the home of a family of groundhogs. 

a)

NO CHANGE 

b)

found soda cans, 

c)

found; soda cans 

d)

found soda cans 

10.

Dozens of people, many of them hikers in the national park reported seeing large bear pawprints, hearing deep growling, and finding grizzly droppings along one of the major trails.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

people-many of them hikers in the national park-

c)

people; most of them hikers in the national park,

d)

people, most of them having hiked in the national park-