AccelePrep for the ACT Test 2nd Edition Student Text

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

POWER PRACTICE 5

5. Finally and at long last, the old dog opened his eyes and noticed the intruder. A. NO CHANGE B. Finally C. Yet at along last D. Finally and long lastingly ACCELEPREP APPROACH Check your answer (if it is not NO CHANGE) by re-reading the sentence and replacing the underlined phrase with your answer.

DIRECTIONS: Read the following statements and circle any errors in the underlined parts. Then select the correct answer. Answers are on p. 308. 1. Each year, the geese make their annual migration from Northern Canada to their winter habitats in the United States. A. NO CHANGE B. migration C. annually migration D. annual 2. Mardi Gras in Mobile is the annual Carnival celebration in Mobile, Alabama. In fact, it is the oldest annual Carnival celebration in the United –ƒ–‡•ǡ Šƒ˜‹‰ •–ƒ”–‡† ‹ ͳ͹Ͳ͵ǡ ϐ‹ˆ–‡‡ ›‡ƒ”• before New Orleans was founded. However, owing to the fact that it is better known, the New Orleans celebration is more famous. F. NO CHANGE G. owing to the fact that it is best known, H. because of the fact that it is better known, J. DELETE the underlined part 3. With the evidence accepted from careful study of numerous x-rays, scientists are beginning to form a picture of the atomic structure of the cell. A. NO CHANGE B. gleaned C. enticed D. elicited 4. ˆ–‡” –™‘ †ƒ›• ‘ˆ Š‡ƒ˜› ϐ‹‰Š–‹‰ǡ –Š‡ —‹– Šƒ† been truncated. Of the original 50 soldiers, ‘Ž› ͵ͷ ™‡”‡ •–‹ŽŽ ƒ…–‹˜‡Ž› ϐ‹‰Š–‹‰ ™Š‡ reinforcements arrived. F. NO CHANGE G. decimated H. fragmented J. detracted