Victory for the ACT Exam 16e TG Sample

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QUESTIONS 2. Wi n ht hi cehpoafstshaeg ef oal lsoawwi nagy i ps eNoOpTl e mo be nt at ii no ende d money for travelling to California? FG. . SMeol lri tngga gpienrgs opnr ao lpbe er tl oy n g i n g s H. Using life savings J. Robbing other travelers 3. Tc rhoes speads stahgeeI si mt hpml iue ss ot hf aPtatnraa mv eal e: r s w h o A. generally came from the eastern United States. B. arrived in California after the Gold Rush. C. did so to avoid the trip around Cape Horn. D. paid less than others for their trip. 4. What is the main focus of the selection? F. The conditions in San Francisco G . dTuhrei nv ag rtihoeu sC aml iof odrens ioa fGtor al dn sRpuosrht a t i o n H . aTvhaei ldaebml eodgurraipnhgi ct hceh ma riadc-t1e8r i0s0t isc s o f the people who came to California J. The California migration triggered by the discovery of gold 5. Tmhoer tpgaasgseadg et hset ai rt ehso tmh ea st si no mo redpe er ot op :l e A. get money to travel to California. BC .. epnr os vuirdeeai np sl aucrea nt oc er eatguarinn st to f. a i l u r e . D. purchase gold from California.

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2. (J) Reading/Key Ideas and Details/Explicit Details Ta nhde (� iHr s) taps awr aagyrsaopfh� imn aennct ii no ng st r(aFv)e, l(.G()J ,) , h tr o ip w . ever, is mentioned as a danger of the 3. (C) Reading/Key Ideas and Details/Explicit Details Ienx pt hl aei ns se ct oh na td tphaersaegar avpohy,atghee t aouotkh ao r rcoouutl de as hr oour nt ednCtahpeet rHi po rbny. Tg or ai nvge loevr se r l a n d tt hh raot ut hg eh oPvaenral amnad. Sr oo u, yt eo ua vcoaind ec od nt chleu dl oen g e r trip around Cape Horn, (C). 4. (J) Reading/Key Ideas and Details/Main Idea Tmhi ge rfaotci ou ns ot of tChael ipf oarsns ai ag ei ni sr et shpe omn saes stiov et h e dmi es cnot ivoenr ey do if ng ot hl de , s(eJ )l e. cTthi oe no, tbhuetr tihdeeya sa raer e details—not the main point. 5. (A) Reading/Key Ideas and Details/Explicit Details Ta hbiist iosf ac odnetteaxi ltsuqa ul ve os tciaobnutlha ar yt rwe oq ruki r. eAs mo wo nr tegra og fe pi sr oapter ratnys ba oc triroonwws hme or enbe yy tahned pg ul eadr ga enst et eh eo fp trhoep el or at yn . t Yo ot uh ed ol enn’ td ne re eads a to know all this, though. You can �igure omuot nt ehya tb iet cma uusset thhaev ep ht or adsoe w“ mi t oh r gt ge at tgi en dg twhiet ihr “huosme de st h” ea iprpl ei faerssaivni nt hg es ”s ae nn dt e“nscoel d everything.”