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International Subject Test—
English 1 Practice Test
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, English 1
Part 1
45 Minutes—35 Questions
Several questions accompany each of the passages that are contained in this
test. The test may also contain some questions that are not associated with any
passage. You may read and refer to the passages and questions as often as
necessary.
For each question, choose the best answer and select the circle next to it. If
you change your mind about an answer, choose a different answer and select
the circle next to it.
Some parts of the test may contain questions about words, phrases, and
sentences that are underlined, or questions that are linked to the text by
numbers enclosed in brackets or boxes. In these cases, you will need to
choose the answer that is best in terms of topic development, organization, or
language use, or that makes the statement appropriate in terms of standard
written English. Some questions offer answer choices only; for these questions,
choose the best alternative for the underlined text. Some questions may include
“NO CHANGE” as a choice; choose that if you think the original version is best.
Please note that when you take the English 1 test online, the text will be
highlighted rather than underlined.
Your score will be based only on the number of questions you answer correctly
during the time allowed. You will not be penalized for guessing. It is to your
advantage to answer every question even if you must guess.
If you finish before time ends, you should use the time remaining to reconsider
questions you are uncertain about.
No part of the AIST English 1 Practice Test can be copied,
© 2023 by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved. i reproduced, sold, scanned, emailed, or otherwise transferred.
, Maud Martha and New York
The name “New York” glittered in front of her
like the silver in the shops on Michigan Boulevard. It
was silver, and it was solid, and it was remote: it was
behind glass, it was behind bright glass like the silver
in shops. It was not for her. Yet. ! 1. What does the author suggest about Maud Martha
in this paragraph?
A. She works on Michigan Boulevard.
B. She enjoys shopping for silver.
C. She is accustomed to the New York lifestyle.
D. She is fascinated by the idea of New York.
When she was out walking, and with grating iron
swish a train whipped by, off, above, its passengers 2. The word “swish” (underlined portion) is an
2
example of what literary device?
were always, for her comfort, New York-bound. A. Alliteration
B. Hyperbole
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Simile
She sat inside with them. She leaned back in 3. Which term best describes the underlined portion?
3
the plush. She sped, past farms, through tiny A. Literal
3 B. Figurative
towns, where people slept, kissed, quarreled, C. Practical
D. Sarcastic
ate midnight snacks; unfortunate people who
were not New York-bound and never would be.
Maud Martha loved it when her magazines
said “New York,” described “good” objects there,
wonderful people there, recalled fine talk, the bristling
or the creamy or the tactfully shimmering ways of life.
They showed pictures of rooms with wood paneling,
softly glowing, touched up by the compliment of a
spot of auburn here, the low burn of a rare binding
there. There were ferns in these rooms, and Chinese
boxes; bits of dreamlike crystal; a taste of leather. In
the advertisement pages, you saw where you could
buy six Italian plates for eleven hundred dollars . . .
No part of the AIST English 1 Practice Test can be copied,
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International
Subject Tests
International Subject Test—
English 1 Practice Test
edu notes
, English 1
Part 1
45 Minutes—35 Questions
Several questions accompany each of the passages that are contained in this
test. The test may also contain some questions that are not associated with any
passage. You may read and refer to the passages and questions as often as
necessary.
For each question, choose the best answer and select the circle next to it. If
you change your mind about an answer, choose a different answer and select
the circle next to it.
Some parts of the test may contain questions about words, phrases, and
sentences that are underlined, or questions that are linked to the text by
numbers enclosed in brackets or boxes. In these cases, you will need to
choose the answer that is best in terms of topic development, organization, or
language use, or that makes the statement appropriate in terms of standard
written English. Some questions offer answer choices only; for these questions,
choose the best alternative for the underlined text. Some questions may include
“NO CHANGE” as a choice; choose that if you think the original version is best.
Please note that when you take the English 1 test online, the text will be
highlighted rather than underlined.
Your score will be based only on the number of questions you answer correctly
during the time allowed. You will not be penalized for guessing. It is to your
advantage to answer every question even if you must guess.
If you finish before time ends, you should use the time remaining to reconsider
questions you are uncertain about.
No part of the AIST English 1 Practice Test can be copied,
© 2023 by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved. i reproduced, sold, scanned, emailed, or otherwise transferred.
, Maud Martha and New York
The name “New York” glittered in front of her
like the silver in the shops on Michigan Boulevard. It
was silver, and it was solid, and it was remote: it was
behind glass, it was behind bright glass like the silver
in shops. It was not for her. Yet. ! 1. What does the author suggest about Maud Martha
in this paragraph?
A. She works on Michigan Boulevard.
B. She enjoys shopping for silver.
C. She is accustomed to the New York lifestyle.
D. She is fascinated by the idea of New York.
When she was out walking, and with grating iron
swish a train whipped by, off, above, its passengers 2. The word “swish” (underlined portion) is an
2
example of what literary device?
were always, for her comfort, New York-bound. A. Alliteration
B. Hyperbole
C. Onomatopoeia
D. Simile
She sat inside with them. She leaned back in 3. Which term best describes the underlined portion?
3
the plush. She sped, past farms, through tiny A. Literal
3 B. Figurative
towns, where people slept, kissed, quarreled, C. Practical
D. Sarcastic
ate midnight snacks; unfortunate people who
were not New York-bound and never would be.
Maud Martha loved it when her magazines
said “New York,” described “good” objects there,
wonderful people there, recalled fine talk, the bristling
or the creamy or the tactfully shimmering ways of life.
They showed pictures of rooms with wood paneling,
softly glowing, touched up by the compliment of a
spot of auburn here, the low burn of a rare binding
there. There were ferns in these rooms, and Chinese
boxes; bits of dreamlike crystal; a taste of leather. In
the advertisement pages, you saw where you could
buy six Italian plates for eleven hundred dollars . . .
No part of the AIST English 1 Practice Test can be copied,
© 2023 by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 reproduced, sold, scanned, emailed, or otherwise transferred.
