Victory fot the ACT Exam 16e ST Sample

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PASSAGE V NATURAL SCIENCE: The following passages suggest two plausible scenarios for an E. coli outbreak. Passage A An E. coli outbreak at a county fEapi ri dsei cmk ieonl oe dg i hs tusncdornecdl su do ef dp et ho ap tl ei .n d i v i d u a l s with culture-con�irmed cases of E. coli infection were exposed on August 28 by cs uo np spul ime di nwg ibt he vwear at egre sf rsooml dWb ey l lv e6n. Ad odryse sa t huyddyrpa eurl if co rcmo nendeicnt iloant ebSeet pwteeemnbtehre ssheopwt iec d sWy es tl le 6m. Toef sat sn oe af rabcya 4t t-l He md oarnmu ri teo sr tyo ar na gde as or euar cseu ds pi de cntoe td sahsoawpao shsyidbrl ea ucloi cn tcaomn ni neacttiioonn wreiltehvaWnetlslt6ranionrowf ith the presence of the E. coli . Therefore, the oduotrbmrietaokrywsaespctaicussyesdtebmy .leakage from the Passage B Manure runoff from the nearby cattle barn cannot be ruled out as a cause of the outbreak because exact environmental choe na vd yi t iroani ns ,, ci nocul luddni nogt bd er orue gphl itc faot lel do wd eu dr i nb yg tsht oerlaagt ee ra sr teuadwy.aAs drde imt i oovneadl l yd, ami l ay.nTuhr ue si ,ni tt hc ea n nweavt ee rr bp ee rkcnool awt endi ff rmo amn ut hr ee -mc oanntua rme i sntaotreadg e area to Well 6.

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 line 26. See if the context helps you rqeusepsoi tnodn .t o t h i s

F. boiled. GH.. itne sf et ec tde. d . J. seeped.

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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 dcoisnatgarmeeinaabtioount. the source of the C. Tsthreaitnwoof speakers agree that the same 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.

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