AccelePrep for the ACT Test 2nd Edition Student Text

C HAPTER 2 | H YPER P REP E NGLISH • 51

[1] An even more important aspect of the healthcare problem in America is the choices that people make for themselves. [2] Take •‘‹‰ǡ ˆ‘” ‡šƒ’Ž‡Ǥ ȏ͵Ȑ…‹‡–‹ϐ‹…‡˜‹†‡…‡ ’”‘˜‡• –Šƒ– •‘‹‰ causes lung cancer and other diseases. [4] Yet many people continue to smoke, and young people continue to start smoking. [5] There are other health problems, such as being overweight and using drugs, that may also come from private choices. 1. The author is considering inserting the following factual statement between sentences 4 and 5: Nicotine, which is found in tobacco, is one of the most addictive chemicals known to science. Would this statement add to the development of the paragraph? Ǥ ‡•ǡ „‡…ƒ—•‡ –Š‡ ’ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’Š ‹†‡–‹ϐ‹‡• •‘‹‰ ƒ• ƒ •‡”‹‘—• problem. B. Yes, because the sentence explains why young people start to smoke. Ǥ ‘ǡ „‡…ƒ—•‡ •…‹‡–‹ϐ‹…‡˜‹†‡…‡ ‹• ‹””‡Ž‡˜ƒ– –‘ –Š‡ ƒ—–Š‘”ǯ• ’‘‹–Ǥ D. No, because the addictive mechanism behind smoking is not relevant. My favorite opera is La Bohème by Puccini. The action of the opera takes place on the Left Bank of Paris in the 1830s. The Left Bank is where the struggling artists and students lived. Four of the main characters in the opera are a painter, a philosopher, a musician, and, most important for me, a poet. The sets include a sidewalk café and a garret room. The opera even has a passionate romance with a tragic ending. 2. The writer wants to add that the Left Bank is also called the Latin Quarter. Which revision to the underlined sentence best accomplishes that goal? F. The Latin Quarter is another name for the Left Bank. The Left Bank is where the struggling artists and students lived. G. The Latin Quarter and the Left Bank are the same thing. The Left Bank is where the struggling artists and students lived. H. The Left Bank, also called the Latin Quarter, is where the struggling artists and students lived. J. The Left Bank is where the struggling artists and students lived. The Left Bank is also called the Latin Quarter.

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STRATEGY ALERT Resist the temptation to select an answer choice simply because it resuses terminology from the passage. A favorite trick of test writers is to include a detail that sounds important but is totally irrelevant to the topic of the paragraph or passage.

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Explanations for the example questions are included later in the chapter. Circle your answers now. Later when you reach the explanations at the end of the section, come back and check to make sure you answered the questions correctly.