ACT prep- English; test 1
1.
a. NO CHANGE
b. is
c. it's
d. DELETE the underlined portion - ANSWER-b. is
2.
f. NO CHANGE
g. has seven rooms: a front room, an herb shop, two bedrooms, a stockroom, a general store, and a
kitchen and bunk room
h. is cooperatively preserved and operated by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the City
of John Day
j. has a kitchen that holds antique tables, a large woodstove, and a variety of Chinese teas and cooking
utensils - ANSWER-f. NO CHANGE
3.
a. NO CHANGE
b. will be attracted
c. were attracted
d. are attracted - ANSWER-c. were attracted
4.
f. Yes, because it builds upon a claim made about Hay and On in the preceding sentence
g. Yes, because it provides a logical link to the information that follows in the essay
h. No, because it unnecessarily states information that's implied later in the essay
j. No, because it provides little information about Hay and On's partnership - ANSWER-g. Yes, because it
provides a logical link to the information that follows the essay
,5.
a. NO CHANGE
b. has remained
c. have remained
d. remained - ANSWER-d. remained
6.
f. NO CHANGE
g. for making
h. as he made
j. and made - ANSWER-g. for making
7.
a. NO CHANGE
b. who experience that their previous treatments
c. being previous treatments which
d. of who previous treatments - ANSWER-a. no change
8.
f. kept, because it provides information that suggests why Hays' work was particularly noteworthy
g. kept, because it presents examples of Hay's most challenging and successful diagnoses
h. deleted, because it doesn't make clear whether On was involved with Hay's herbal medicine clinic
j. deleted, because it doesn't fit logically in this paragraph about On's accomplishments - ANSWER-f.
kept, because it provides information that suggests why Hay's work was particularly noteworthy
9.
a. demonstrates the scope of services eventually provided in the Kam Wah Chung & Co. building
b. makes clear that the social aspect of Kam Wah Chung & Co. was most important to visitors
, c. provides a summary of one regular visitor's experiences at Kam Wah Chung & Co.
d. indicates for how long Hay and On's business prospered - ANSWER-a. demonstrates the scope of
services eventually provided in the Kam Wah Chung & Co. building
10.
f. NO CHANGE
g. as it entered
h. becoming
j. into - ANSWER-j. into
11.
a. NO CHANGE
b. have become
c. became
d. become - ANSWER-c. became
12.
f. NO CHANGE
g. with the appropriation of
h. in being identified as
j. a - ANSWER-j. a
13.
a. NO CHANGE
b. in conclusion,
c. in time,
d. DELETE the underlined portion - ANSWER-d. DELETE the underlined portion
14.
1.
a. NO CHANGE
b. is
c. it's
d. DELETE the underlined portion - ANSWER-b. is
2.
f. NO CHANGE
g. has seven rooms: a front room, an herb shop, two bedrooms, a stockroom, a general store, and a
kitchen and bunk room
h. is cooperatively preserved and operated by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department and the City
of John Day
j. has a kitchen that holds antique tables, a large woodstove, and a variety of Chinese teas and cooking
utensils - ANSWER-f. NO CHANGE
3.
a. NO CHANGE
b. will be attracted
c. were attracted
d. are attracted - ANSWER-c. were attracted
4.
f. Yes, because it builds upon a claim made about Hay and On in the preceding sentence
g. Yes, because it provides a logical link to the information that follows in the essay
h. No, because it unnecessarily states information that's implied later in the essay
j. No, because it provides little information about Hay and On's partnership - ANSWER-g. Yes, because it
provides a logical link to the information that follows the essay
,5.
a. NO CHANGE
b. has remained
c. have remained
d. remained - ANSWER-d. remained
6.
f. NO CHANGE
g. for making
h. as he made
j. and made - ANSWER-g. for making
7.
a. NO CHANGE
b. who experience that their previous treatments
c. being previous treatments which
d. of who previous treatments - ANSWER-a. no change
8.
f. kept, because it provides information that suggests why Hays' work was particularly noteworthy
g. kept, because it presents examples of Hay's most challenging and successful diagnoses
h. deleted, because it doesn't make clear whether On was involved with Hay's herbal medicine clinic
j. deleted, because it doesn't fit logically in this paragraph about On's accomplishments - ANSWER-f.
kept, because it provides information that suggests why Hay's work was particularly noteworthy
9.
a. demonstrates the scope of services eventually provided in the Kam Wah Chung & Co. building
b. makes clear that the social aspect of Kam Wah Chung & Co. was most important to visitors
, c. provides a summary of one regular visitor's experiences at Kam Wah Chung & Co.
d. indicates for how long Hay and On's business prospered - ANSWER-a. demonstrates the scope of
services eventually provided in the Kam Wah Chung & Co. building
10.
f. NO CHANGE
g. as it entered
h. becoming
j. into - ANSWER-j. into
11.
a. NO CHANGE
b. have become
c. became
d. become - ANSWER-c. became
12.
f. NO CHANGE
g. with the appropriation of
h. in being identified as
j. a - ANSWER-j. a
13.
a. NO CHANGE
b. in conclusion,
c. in time,
d. DELETE the underlined portion - ANSWER-d. DELETE the underlined portion
14.
