Victory for the ACT Student Text 15e

L ESSON 4 | P RODUCTION OF W RITING AND K NOWLEDGE OF L ANGUAGE • 45

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

7. Which of the following sentences inserted at 7 the gold from the remaining debris. Pick up –Š‡ ϐŽ‡…• ™‹–Š ƒ –™‡‡œ‡”• ‘” ›‘—” ϐ‹‰‡”• and place them in a small glass container such as a test tube or a medicine bottle. [7] Panning takes practice, patience, and luck, but even a little bit of gold is a big thrill. 11 ‘—ǯ”‡ ’”‘„ƒ„Ž› ‘– ‰‘‹‰ –‘ ϐ‹† ƒ lot of gold. would best introduce the remaining paragraphs of the essay? A. Gold is one of the most valuable substances on earth. B. Just follow these simple instructions. C. I try to do a lot of different things on my vacations. D. Did you even know that there was a gold rush in Alaska? Which of the following sequences of paragraphs is most logical? F. NO CHANGE G. 6, 4, 5 H. 4, 6, 5 J. 5, 4, 6 9. Š‡ „‡•– ’Žƒ…‡‡– ˆ‘” –Š‡ ϐ‹ƒŽ •‡–‡…‡ in Paragraph 2 would be: A. where it is now. Ǥ ƒ• –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– •‡–‡…‡ ‘ˆ ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’Š ʹǤ C. in Paragraph 2, following the sentence ending “. . . weight of gold.” Ǥ ƒ• –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– •‡–‡…‡ ‘ˆ ƒ”ƒ‰”ƒ’Š ͵Ǥ 8.

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Additional Practice Items #7–12

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Test Specs Notice that in #12, you are instructed to assume that all of the following statements are true. Do not spend your time …‘ϐ‹”‹‰ –Š‡•‡ statements by referring back to the essay. You might even be able to eliminate some answers without reading the passage.

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KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGE

DIRECTIONS: Items #13–20 consist of questions in which either a single part of a sentence is underlined or the entire sentence is underlined. Identify the re-phrasing that best expresses the meaning of the underlined material. The answer choice “NO CHANGE” indicates that the underlined material is correct as written.