Victory for the ACT Exam 16e TG Sample

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Question 14 asks about Passage B. 14. In line 26, the word percolated most nearly means:

Rely on Context Go back to the passage and �ind lcionne t 2e x6t. Sh ee el pi sf tyhoeu rqeusepsoi tnodn .t o t h i s

14. (J) Reading/Craft and Structure/ Vocabulary CC: ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.4 CCRS: AVG.VO.2

F G . . i b n o f i e l c e t d e . d. H. tested. J. seeped.

Difficulty Level = 4; Teaching Time = 5–8 minutes; Purpose = Application PT ahsesraegf oe rBe , m“ peenrtci oo nl ast ewda” t ienr tphei rs ccool na tt ieoxnt . marueasttmo aenanotlheeark.ed or seeped from one

Question 15 asks about both passages. 15. Wr e lhaitci ho nosf ht ihpe bf oe tl lwo we ei nn gt hbee st wt doeps ac rs isbaegse st h? e A. The two speakers agree that E. coli ct wa uos de di f ftehree ni ltl ns et rsas ienss bwu et rbee il ni evvoel vt ehda .t B. The two speakers agree that E. coli caused the illnesses but disagree about the source of the contamination. C. The two speakers agree that the same strain of E. coli caused the outbreak as ynsdt eamg r eweatshtahtet hs oeudrocrem. i t o r y s e p t i c D. Speaker 1 maintains that E. coli was tbhuet cSapuesaek eo rf t2h tehoi nukt bs rt ehaakt soof mi l len eo st hs , e r agent might have been involved.

15. (B) Reading/Integration of Knowledge and Ideas/Multiple Texts CC: ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9 CCRS: AVG+.PP.1 Difficulty Level = 2; Teaching Time = 5–8 minutes; Purpose = Application The speakers do not dispute the �indings regarding the role of Well 6 or the type of contamination. The �irst speaker uses tmh ae nnuergea at irveea raens du ltthoef pt ho es i tt ei vset sr oe snutlht se o n tsho eu rsceep ot ifc csoyns tt ae mm i tnoa tcioonnc wl uadse tthhea st et ph tei c sdyi sspt eumt i n. Sgptehaekreers2u,l thsoowf et vh ee rt, ews ht si loe nn toht e septic system, disagrees with Speaker 1’s interpretation of the signi�icance of the on tehgeart i tvees t( sn. oAcl tohnonuegcht i tohne f roeusnudl t)s, twh ee rfea i l u r e tmo acyo hn anveec tbteheen sct aour as ge ed abrye tahaenidn aWb ei llilt y6 t o replicate conditions precisely.