AccelePrep for the ACT Test 2nd Edition Student Text

56 • S URGE TO S UCCESS ! E NGLISH T EST P REP

You have to be careful not to be too aggressive or you’ll send your gold downstream along with the silt and other debris. [5] [13] Keep moving the pan until about half the original material has been carried away. [14] Lift the pan out of the water, tilt it toward the side with the ”‹ˆϐŽ‡• ȋ–Š‡ •ƒŽŽ ”‹†‰‡•Ȍǡ ƒ† •™‹”Ž —–‹Ž –Š‡ ™ƒ–‡” is gone. [15] Repeat this process until nearly all the material is gone. [6] [16] Use a small stream of water suction pipette (or even a spray bottle with a concentrated setting on the nozzle) to sort the gold from the ”‡ƒ‹‹‰ †‡„”‹•Ǥ ȏͳ͹Ȑ ‹… —’ –Š‡ ϐŽ‡…• ™‹–Š –™‡‡œ‡”• ‘” ›‘—” ϐ‹‰‡”• ƒ† ’Žƒ…‡ –Š‡ ‹ ƒ •ƒŽŽ glass container such as a test tube or a medicine bottle. [7] [18] Panning takes practice, patience, and luck, but even a little bit of gold is a big thrill. [19] You’re ’”‘„ƒ„Ž› ‘– ‰‘‹‰ –‘ ϐ‹† ƒ Ž‘– ‘ˆ ‰‘Ž†Ǥ

3. Is the parenthetical note following the word Dz”‹ˆϐŽ‡•dz ‹ ’ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’Š ͷ ƒ’’”‘’”‹ƒ–‡ǫ Ǥ ‡•ǡ „‡…ƒ—•‡ ‹–…Žƒ”‹ϐ‹‡• ƒ –‡…Š‹…ƒŽ –‡” ˆ‘” the reader. B. Yes, because it presents an idea that is essential to the passage. C. No, because it distracts the reader from the directions for panning. D. No, because the author does not cite a •‘—”…‡ ˆ‘” –Š‡ †‡ϐ‹‹–‹‘Ǥ 4. The best placement for sentence 18 would be: F. where it is now. G. at the end of the passage. H. at the beginning of Paragraph 2. J. at the end of Paragraph 6. 5. Suppose the author had been assigned to write a brief essay on an interesting travel destination. Assuming that all of the following statements ƒ”‡ –”—‡ǡ ™‘—Ž† –Š‹• ‡••ƒ› •—……‡••ˆ—ŽŽ› ˆ—Žϐ‹ŽŽ –Š‡ assignment? A. Yes, because many gold-seekers came to Porcupine during the nineteenth century. B. Yes, because panning for gold would be a fun activity on a trip. C. No, because very little remains today of the town of Porcupine. D. No, because most people have never before heard of Porcupine.