ACT prep English Test 1|75 Questions with Verified Answers
1.
a. NO CHANGE
b. is
c. it's
d. DELETE the underlined portion - CORRECT ANSWER b.
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2.
f. NO CHANGE
g. has seven rooms: a front room, an herb shop, two bedrooms, a stockroom, a general store, and a kitchen and bunk room
h. is cooperatively preserved and operated by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the City of John Day
j. has a kitchen that holds antique tables, a large woodstove, and a variety of Chinese teas and cooking utensils - CORRECT ANSWER f. NO CHANGE
3.
a. NO CHANGE
b. will be attracted
c. were attracted
d. are attracted - CORRECT ANSWER c. were attracted
4.
f. Yes, because it builds upon a claim made about Hay and On in the preceding sentence
g. Yes, because it provides a logical link to the information that follows in the essay
h. No, because it unnecessarily states information that's implied later in the essay
j. No, because it provides little information about Hay and On's partnership - CORRECT ANSWER g. Yes, because it provides a logical link to the information that follows the essay
5.
a. NO CHANGE
b. has remained
c. have remained
d. remained - CORRECT ANSWER d. remained
6.
f. NO CHANGE
g. for making
h. as he made
j. and made - CORRECT ANSWER g. for making
7.
a. NO CHANGE
b. who experience that their previous treatments
c. being previous treatments which
d. of who previous treatments - CORRECT ANSWER a. no change
8.
f. kept, because it provides information that suggests why Hays' work was particularly noteworthy
g. kept, because it presents examples of Hay's most challenging and successful diagnoses
h. deleted, because it doesn't make clear whether On was involved with Hay's herbal medicine clinic
j. deleted, because it doesn't fit logically in this paragraph about On's accomplishments - CORRECT ANSWER f. kept, because it provides information that suggests why Hay's work was particularly noteworthy
9.
a. demonstrates the scope of services eventually provided in the Kam Wah Chung & Co. building
b. makes clear that the social aspect of Kam Wah Chung & Co. was most important to visitors
c. provides a summary of one regular visitor's experiences at Kam Wah Chung & Co.
d. indicates for how long Hay and On's business prospered - CORRECT ANSWER a. demonstrates the scope of services eventually provided in the Kam Wah Chung & Co. building
10.
f. NO CHANGE
g. as it entered
h. becoming
j. into - CORRECT ANSWER j. into
11.
a. NO CHANGE
b. have become
c. became
d. become - CORRECT ANSWER c. became
12.
f. NO CHANGE
g. with the appropriation of
h. in being identified as
j. a - CORRECT ANSWER j. a
13.
a. NO CHANGE
b. in conclusion,
c. in time,
d. DELETE the underlined portion - CORRECT ANSWER d. DELETE the underlined portion
14.
f. where it is now
g. before sentence 1
h. after sentence 3
j. after sentence 5 - CORRECT ANSWER j. after sentence 5
15.
a. Yes, because it makes clear that the Kam Wah Chung & Co. building was renovated in the 1970s.
b. Yes, because it explains why the artifacts that were inside the Kam Wah Chung & Co. building were preserved
c. No, because it instead focuses on describing the history of the Kam Wah Chung & Co. building and the building's uses
d. No, because it instead focuses on critiquing both On's business philosophies and Hay's medical diagnoses and treatments - CORRECT ANSWER c. No, because it instead focuses on describing the history of the Kam Wah Chung & Co. building and the building's uses
16.
f. NO CHANGE
g. glance, a Renaissance fair,
h. glance, a Renaissance fair
j. glance a Renaissance fair; - CORRECT ANSWER h. glance, a Renaissance fair
17.
a. NO CHANGE
b. they're way passed
c. their way passed
d. their way past - CORRECT ANSWER d. their way past
18.
f. NO CHANGE
g. Yet instead of
h. Because of
j. Given that - CORRECT ANSWER g. Yet instead of
19.
a. NO CHANGE
b. Horses, carrying knights,
c. Horses carrying knights,
d. Horses, carrying knights - CORRECT ANSWER a. NO CHANGE
20.
f. NO CHANGE
g. clip-clop
h. move
j. travel - CORRECT ANSWER g. clip-clop
21.
a. NO CHANGE
b. peddling wares, ranging from king-sized turykey legs to suits of armor are vendors
c. ranging from king-sized turkey legs to suits of armor, vendors peddle wares
d. vendors peddle wares ranging from king-sized turkey legs to suits of armor - CORRECT ANSWER d. vendors peddle wares ranging from king-sized turkey legs to suits of armor
22.
f. NO CHANGE
g. but it wasn't until I spent a summer working at one that I understood how much effort went into re-creating the past
h. and I knew that getting a job at one would be the easiest way to experience one and have fun at the same time
j. so one summer's day, some friends and I decided to attend a nearby fair - CORRECT ANSWER g. but it wasn't until I spent a summer working at one that I understood how much effort went into re-creating the past
23.
a. NO CHANGE
b. speech, we substituted
c. speech, substituting
d. speech; substituting - CORRECT ANSWER c. speech, substituting
24.
f. NO CHANGE
g. to introduce
h. introducing
j. introduce - CORRECT ANSWER f. NO CHANGE
25.
a. NO CHANGE
b. who we were to live
c. whom lived
d. who lived - CORRECT ANSWER d. who lived
26.
f. NO CHANGE
g. of our costumes, they
h. of our costumes
j. our costumes - CORRECT ANSWER j. our costumes
27.
a. Yes, because it develops the essay's earlier comparison between Renaissance fairs and theme parks
b. Yes, because it elaborates on the preceding sentence's point about costumes
c. No, because it adds a comment that's only loosely related at this point in the essay
d. No, because it repeats information stated elsewhere in the essay - CORRECT ANSWER c. No, because it adds a comment that's only loosely related at this point in the essay
28.
f. NO CHANGE
g. any kind of object or type of item created and introduced for use
h. anything invented
j. stuff from - CORRECT ANSWER h. anything invented
29.
a. NO CHANGE
b. for example,
c. one time,
d. instead, - CORRECT ANSWER b. for example
30.
f. NO CHANGE
g. when the fair closed down
h. at the end of the summer
j. DELETE the underlined portion and end the sentence with a period - CORRECT ANSWER j. DELETE the underlined portion and end the sentence with a period
31.
a. NO CHANGE
b. water caused by,
c. water caused, by
d. water, caused by - CORRECT ANSWER a. NO CHANGE
32.
f. NO CHANGE
g. That they
h. which
j. it - CORRECT ANSWER j. it
33.
a. NO CHANGE
b. park's beauty for a time,
c. parks' beauty for a time,
d. park's beauty for a time - CORRECT ANSWER b. park's beauty for a time,
34.
f. NO CHANGE
g. ultimately
h. instead
j. thus - CORRECT ANSWER g. ultimately
35.
a. NO CHANGE
b. begun developing
c. began to develop
d. begun to develop - CORRECT ANSWER c. began to develop
36.
f. NO CHANGE
g. ago; when
h. ago when
j. ago - CORRECT ANSWER h. ago when
37.
a. NO CHANGE
b. cooled down to a lower temperature
c. lowered its temperature to cool
d. cooled - CORRECT ANSWER d. cooled
38.
f. NO CHANGE
g. form a silica-rich, rhyolite,
h. form silica-rich rhyolite,
j. form, silica-rich rhyolite - CORRECT ANSWER f. NO CHANGE
39.
a. kept, because it describes how people feel when they visit the park
b. kept, because it suggests the inspiration for the park's name
c. deleted, because it makes an informal observation that is not consistent with the essay's tone
d. Deleted. because it interrupts the sentence's description of the Black River - CORRECT ANSWER b. kept, because it suggests the inspiration for the park's name
40.
f. NO CHANGE
g. rhyolite; creating
h. rhyolite, creating
j. rhyolite, created - CORRECT ANSWER h. rhyolite, creating
41.
a. NO CHANGE
b. on their
c. in their
d. on its - CORRECT ANSWER a. NO CHANGE
42.
f. NO CHANGE
g. have contained
h. are containing
j. contains - CORRECT ANSWER j. contains
43.
a. NO CHANGE
b. those who are nuts about the outdoors
c. swimmers, hikers, ,and campers
d. all types of outdoorsy people - CORRECT ANSWER c. swimmers, hikers, and campers
44.
f. NO CHANGE
g. by coming back to the park.
h. to revisit the park.
J. DELETE the underlined portion and end the sentence with a period - CORRECT ANSWER j. DELETE the underlined portion and end the sentence with a period
45.
a. NO CHANGE
b. astronomer, peering through,
c. astronomer: peering through
d. astronomer peering through, - CORRECT ANSWER a. NO CHANGE
46.
f. NO CHANGE
g. is by them said to be
h. is said to be
j. having been - CORRECT ANSWER h. is said to be
47.
a. NO CHANGE
b. hunter, who in some mythologies,
c. hunter, who in some mythologies
d. hunter who in, some mythologies, - CORRECT ANSWER a. NO CHANGE
48.
f. NO CHANGE
g. were being
h. are
j. is - CORRECT ANSWER h. are
49.
a. NO CHANGE
b. collapse to form stars.
c. collapse, stars form.
d. collapse and form stars. - CORRECT ANSWER c. collapse, stars form.
50.
f. NO CHANGE
g. nebula is home to thousands of young stars, and
h. nebula, home to thousands of young stars, and
j. nebula, home to thousands of young stars, - CORRECT ANSWER j. nebula, home to thousands of young stars,
51.
a. Point A
b. Point B
c. Point C
d. Point D - CORRECT ANSWER d. Point D
52.
f. NO CHANGE
g. similarly,
h. besides,
j. so, - CORRECT ANSWER j. so
53.
a. NO CHANGE
b. tried a trick I'd have
c. try a trick I'd
d. try a trick I - CORRECT ANSWER a. NO CHANGE
54.
f. NO CHANGE
g. one side of them
h. they're side
j. one's side - CORRECT ANSWER g. one side of them
55.
a. kept, because it elaborates on why the narrator is capable of using averted vision when looking at the night sky.
b. kept, because it explains the principle that allowed the narrator to see the nebula more clearly.
c. Deleted, because it adds a level of technical detail that is inappropriate for the tone of the essay.
d. Deleted, because it digresses from the main point of the paragraph - CORRECT ANSWER b. kept, because it explains the principle that allowed the narrator to see the nebula more clearly.
56.
f. NO CHANGE
g. a farther,
h. a far
j. a far, - CORRECT ANSWER h. a far
57.
a. NO CHANGE
b. emanated
c. emulated
d. eliminated - CORRECT ANSWER a. NO CHANGE
58.
f. NO CHANGE
g. bird's eggs
h. birds eggs
j. bird eggs' - CORRECT ANSWER f. NO CHANGE
59.
a. observing these features made my winter trek outdoors worthwhile, teaching me that a change in focus is sometimes helpful to see more clearly.
b. in addition to averted vision, it is also important to eliminate stray light and use the correct magnification when observing the night sky.
c. Although my initial goal was to observe Orion's belt and sword, the constellation is also very useful as an aid to locating other constellations such as Taurus and Gemini
d. the Trapezium star cluster was originally discovered in 1617 by Galileo, whom I'd read about extensively in my astronomy books - CORRECT ANSWER a. observing these features made my winter trek outdoors worthwhile, teaching me that a change in focus is sometimes helpful to see more clearly.
60.
f. yes, because the narrator recounts several past adventures and challenges of using the telescope to view the night sky
g. yes, because the narrator describes a stargazing session from start to finish from setting up the telescope to observing an actual constellation.
h. no, because it primarily focuses on the Orion Nebula and its process of star formation
j. no, because it describes a universally used technique for viewing distant objects in the night sky - CORRECT ANSWER g. yes, because the narrator describes a stargazing session from start to finish from setting up the telescope to observing an actual
61.
a. NO CHANGE
b. emotion, they see the paintings as
c. emotion the works offer
d. emotion - CORRECT ANSWER d. emotion,
62.
f. NO CHANGE
g. shapes--mostly triangles and narrow rectangles--in vibrant,
h. shapes--mostly triangles--and narrow rectangles in vibrant,
j. shapes, mostly triangles and narrow rectangles in vibrant - CORRECT ANSWER g. shapes--mostly triangles and narrow rectangles--in vibrant,
63.
a. NO CHANGE
b. but his subject, he says,
c. but, his subject, he says
d. but his subject, he says - CORRECT ANSWER b. but his subject, he says
64.
f. yes, because it provides a smooth transition to the biographical focus of the paragraph that follows
g. yes, because it indicates where Little first became focused on working with color.
h. No, because it adds information that is tangentially related to the essay but blurs the focus of the first paragraph
j. no, because it causes unnecessary confusion concerning the essay's assertion that Little works with geometric figures - CORRECT ANSWER h. No, because it adds information that is tangentially related to the essay but blurs the focus of the first paragraph
65.
a. NO CHANGE
b. paint, which is of his own making, and does so
c. his own blends that he made
d. these blends - CORRECT ANSWER d. these blends
66.
f. NO CHANGE
g. immeasurable,
h. mountainous,
j. large, - CORRECT ANSWER j. large,
67.
a. NO CHANGE
b. for example,
c. in contrast,
d. thereafter - CORRECT ANSWER b. for example,
68.
f. vertically bisected by a beige
g. bisected by a vertically beige
h. bisected vertically by a beige
j. bisected by a beige, vertical - CORRECT ANSWER g. bisected by a vertically beige
69.
a. NO CHANGE
b. which by stretching
c. stretching
d. stretches - CORRECT ANSWER c. stretching
70.
f. NO CHANGE
g. canvas, on the left half,
h. left half of the canvas,
j. canvas, - CORRECT ANSWER j. canvas,
71.
a. NO CHANGE
b. cuts crossed
c. cut through
d. cut crossed - CORRECT ANSWER c. cut through
72.
f. NO CHANGE
g. on the entirety of the
h. into the whole
j. with the entire - CORRECT ANSWER f. NO CHANGE
73.
a. NO CHANGE
b. reminiscent of something that echoes
c. much like that of
d. being like - CORRECT ANSWER c. much like that of
74.
f. builds on the subtle musical reference in the paragraph to create a comparison between Little's paintings and jazz
g. indicates the popularity of Little's paintings by drawing a comparison between his work and jazz collaborations
h. provides a transition to the following paragraph's focus on several assessments of Little's work by art critics
j. emphasizes the idea that Little's methods allowed him to reach the goals he uniquely set for his piece "Bittersweet Victory" - CORRECT ANSWER f. builds on the subtle musical reference in the paragraph to create a comparison between Little's paintings and jazz
75.
a. yes, because it focuses primarily on one viewer's conclusion that the lines of color in Little's "Bittersweet Victory" communicate the idea of optimism
b. yes, because ist conveys that Little uses shapes and color to capture what he sees as the movement and rhythm of the human experience.
c. no, because it focuses too heavily on describing the metaphor that Little hoped to create with "Bittersweet Victory" but does not explain what that painting looked like
d. No, because it indicates that Little focuses on color in his work but does not suggest the effect that his work achieves - CORRECT ANSWER b. yes, because it conveys that Little uses shapes and color to capture what he sees as the movement and rhythm of the human experience. [Show Less]