AccelePrep for the ACT Test 2nd Edition Student Text

C HAPTER 1 | F AST T RACK TO E NGLISH M ECHANICS • 21

DON’T BE AFRAID TO PICK “NO CHANGE”

Š‘‘•‡ Dz dz ‹ˆ ›‘— –Š‹ –Šƒ– –Š‡ ‘”‹‰‹ƒŽ ‹•…‘””‡…– ƒ• ™”‹––‡Ǥ Many students automatically refuse to pick “NO CHANGE” because they ϐ‹‰—”‡ –Šƒ– –Š‡”‡ —•– „‡ •‘‡–Š‹‰ ™”‘‰ ™‹–Š –Š‡ ‘”‹‰‹ƒŽȄ‡˜‡ ‹ˆ –Š‡› ƒ”‡ —ƒ„Ž‡ –‘ •ƒ› ™Šƒ–Ǥ —– –Š‹• ”‡ƒ•‘‹‰ ‹• ˆƒ—Ž–›Ǥ Dz ǡdz ™Š‡ it is an option, is statistically as likely to be correct as is one of the other three choices.

ACCELEPREP APPROACH Don’t believe NO CHANGE is statistically as likely to „‡…‘””‡…–ǫ ‡…Š‡…‡† over 200 questions, and ™ƒ• ”‹‰Š– about 22% of the time. And on three recent tests, NO ™ƒ• ƒ…–—ƒŽŽ› ‘”‡ likely to be correct than the ‘–Š‡” ƒ•™‡”…Š‘‹…‡•Ǥ

DIRECTIONS: ‡ƒ† –Š‡ ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™‹‰ •–ƒ–‡‡–• ƒ† circle any error in the underlined part. Then select –Š‡…‘””‡…– ƒ•™‡”Ǥ 1. Š‡ ‰‹ˆ–…‡”–‹ϐ‹…ƒ–‡ ˆ‘” ƒ Š‘–Ǧƒ‹” „ƒŽŽ‘‘ ”‹†‡ gives the recipient the option that you may ‡š…Šƒ‰‡ –Š‡…‡”–‹ϐ‹…ƒ–‡ for cash. A. NO CHANGE Ǥ –Šƒ– –Š‡…‡”–‹ϐ‹…ƒ–‡ ƒ› „‡ ‡š…Šƒ‰‡† Ǥ ‘ˆ ‡š…Šƒ‰‹‰ –Š‡…‡”–‹ϐ‹…ƒ–‡ Ǥ ‘ˆ ›‘—” ‡š…Šƒ‰‹‰ –Š‡…‡”–‹ϐ‹…ƒ–‡ 2. ‰‘”‹‰ ƒ ’”‘Œ‡…–‡† †‡…Ž‹‡ ‹ „‹”–Š• ‘˜‡” –Š‡ next decade, the school board allocated funds ˆ‘” ƒ ‡™ ‡Ž‡‡–ƒ”› •…Š‘‘Ž „ƒ•‡† —’‘ ƒ increase in the infant population last year. F. NO CHANGE G. By ignoring a projected decline in births over the next decade H. To ignore a projected decline in births over the next decade J. The next decade’s projected decline in births having been ignored POWER PRACTICE 2

3. ”‡‡ ϐ‹”‡ǡ ƒ ‰‡Žƒ–‹‘—•ǡ ‹…‡†‹ƒ”› ‹š–—”‡ǡ ™ƒ• —•‡† ‹ ™ƒ”ˆƒ”‡ „‡ˆ‘”‡ ‰—’‘™†‡” ™ƒ• invented. A. NO CHANGE Ǥ ”‡‡ ϐ‹”‡ǡ ƒ ‰‡Žƒ–‹‘—•ǡ ‹…‡†‹ƒ”› ‹š–—”‡ǡ ™ƒ• —•‡† †—”‹‰ ™ƒ”ˆƒ”‡ „‡ˆ‘”‡ –Š‡ ‹˜‡–‹‘ ‘ˆ ‰—’‘™†‡”Ǥ Ǥ ”‡‡ ϐ‹”‡ǡ ƒ ‰‡Žƒ–‹‘—•ǡ ‹…‡†‹ƒ”› ‹š–—”‡ „‡ˆ‘”‡ –Š‡ ‹˜‡–‹‘ ‘ˆ ‰—’‘™†‡”ǡ ™ƒ• —•‡† ‹ ™ƒ”ˆƒ”‡Ǥ Ǥ ‰‡Žƒ–‹‘—•ǡ ‹…‡†‹ƒ”› ‹š–—”‡ǡ ™ƒ”ˆƒ”‡ ‹˜‘Ž˜‡† –Š‡ —•‡ ‘ˆ ”‡‡ ϐ‹”‡ „‡ˆ‘”‡ –Š‡ ‹˜‡–‹‘ ‘ˆ ‰—’‘™†‡”Ǥ 4. The possibility of massive earthquakes are ”‡‰ƒ”†‡† „› ‘•– ƒ”‡ƒ ”‡•‹†‡–• ™‹–Š a mixture of skepticism and caution. F. NO CHANGE Ǥ ‹• ”‡‰ƒ”†‡† „› ‘•– ƒ”‡ƒ ”‡•‹†‡–• ™‹–Š H. is regarded by most area residents as Ǥ ‹• ‘•–Ž› ”‡‰ƒ”†‡† „› ƒ”‡ƒ ”‡•‹†‡–• ™‹–Š 5. According to tradition, Vishnu appeared as ”‹•Šƒ –‘ ”‹† –Š‡ ™‘”Ž† ‘ˆ ƒ –›”ƒ‹…ƒŽ ‹‰ named Kamsa, the son of a demon.

A. NO CHANGE B. Due to tradition, C. Because of tradition, D. Tradition has it that