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100
Every year my high school hosts international exchange students, those teenagers join our senior class.
A. NO CHANGE
B. students, he or she is invited to
C. students who
D. students they
C. students who
100
Once, Andrea got a call from a woman who had not put in an offer on a house she had shown her. That bowl, she said—would it be possible to find out where the owners had bought that beautiful bowl? Andrea pretended that she did not know what the woman was referring to. A bowl, somewhere in the house? Oh, on a table under the window. Yes, she would ask, of course. She let a couple of days pass, then called back to say that the bowl had been a present and the people did not know where it had been purchased.
The point of view from which the passage is told is best described as that of a:
A. first person narrator, present in the action, who relates events as they happen.
B. first person narrator, not present in the action, who relates events that happened in the past.
C. third person narrator, present in the action, who relates the thoughts and feelings of many characters.
D. third person narrator, not present in the action, who relates the thoughts and feelings of primarily one character.
D. third person narrator, not present in the action, who relates the thoughts and feelings of primarily one character.
100
Which of the following expressions is equivalent to x2 − x − 30?
A. (x + 3)(x − 10)
B. (x + 6)(x − 5)
C. (x − 6)(x + 5)
D. (x − 15)(x − 15)
C. (x − 6)(x + 5)
100
Based on Table 2, which of the following ratios best represents the number of times Behavior 2 was dis- played in Habitat X compared to the number of times Behavior 2 was displayed in Habitat Y?
A. 1:2
B. 1:8
C. 4:5
D. 5:6
A. 1:2
100
Based on the results of Experiment 2, which of the following incubation times would most likely have produced a tomato mixture with a lycopene concentration between 5 mg/g tomato and 6 mg/g tomato?
A. 0 min
B. 0.2 min
C. 2 min
D. 20 min
D. 20 min
200
I told my parents about Leda's problem, which needed to be solved.
A. NO CHANGE
B. problem, which was a dilemma
C. problem that needed a solution
D. problem.
D. problem.
200
The wonderful thing about the bowl, Andrea thought, was that it was both subtle and noticeable—a paradox of a bowl. Its glaze was the color of cream and seemed to glow no matter what light it was placed in. There were a few bits of color in it—tiny geometric flashes—and some of these were tinged with flecks of silver. They were as mysterious as cells seen under a microscope; it was difficult not to study them, because they shimmered, flashing for a split second, and then resumed their shape. Something about the colors and their random placement suggested motion. People who liked country furniture always commented on the bowl, but then it turned out that people who felt comfortable with opulence loved it just as much. But the bowl was not at all ostentatious, or even so noticeable that anyone would suspect that it had been put in place deliberately. They might notice the height of the ceiling on first entering a room, and only when their eye moved down from that, or away from the refraction of sunlight on a pale wall, would they see the bowl. Then they would go immediately to it and comment. Yet they always faltered when they tried to say something. Perhaps it was because they were in the house for a serious reason, not to notice some object.
According to the passage, the random placement of colors in the bowl’s glaze creates a surface that:
F. acts as a mirror.
G. seems to move.
H. appears cracked in the sunlight.
J. scatters prisms on the walls of a room.
G. seems to move.
200
Cameron took 4 tests, and his scores were as follows: 100, 60, 80, and 30. Cameron took another test that was scored x. The mean score of the 5 tests he took is 72.
What is the value of x?
A. 54
B. 67.5
C. 68.4
D. 90
D. 90
200
Which of the following observations for brown anoles was(were) the same in both Habitats Y and Z?
1. Average perching height
2. The number of times Behavior 4 was displayed
3. Average display time for Behavior 5
F. 1 only
G. 3 only
H. 1 and 2 only
J. 2 and 3 only
F. 1 only
200
You should not spend more than __________ on a question if you do not know the answer.
A. 10 Seconds
B. 30 Seconds
C. 1 minute
D. 2 minutes
B. 30 seconds
300
My older sister had gotten married the summer before, so not only did we have a room for Leda, and we all admitted that the house had seemed too quiet.
A. NO CHANGE
B. but
C. while
D. yet
B. but
300
Once, Andrea got a call from a woman who had not put in an offer on a house she had shown her. That bowl, she said—would it be possible to find out where the owners had bought that beautiful bowl? Andrea pretended that she did not know what the woman was referring to. A bowl, somewhere in the house? Oh, on a table under the window. Yes, she would ask, of course. She let a couple of days pass, then called back to say that the bowl had been a present and the people did not know where it had been purchased.
One main point of the fifth paragraph (lines 53–62) is that:
A. Andrea’s bowl sometimes attracts more interest than does the house itself.
B. Andrea’s bowl does not actually belong to her, but she hopes to find its owner.
C. Andrea is often asked about the bowl when a client puts in an offer on a house.
D. Andrea sometimes forgets where in a house she has placed the bowl.
A. Andrea’s bowl sometimes attracts more interest than does the house itself.
300
Let f(t) = 7e3t + 1.
Which of the following numbers is closest to the value of f(5)?
A. −2 × 10−1
B. 3 × 102
C. 2 × 107
D. 6 × 107
C. 2 × 107
300
Based on Table 3, how many display times were measured for Behavior 5 in Habitat Z?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 12
D. Cannot be determined from the given information
D. Cannot be determined from the given information
300
When you have to guess on an answer choice, you should _________________.
A. Choose a different letter every time.
B. Choose the same letter every time you guess.
C. Eliminate answers that you know are wrong.
D. Both B. and C.
D. Both B. and C.
400
Expanding awareness of the rich diversity of Brazil’s native ingredients, Atala continues to lead in deciphering the country’s food culture.
Which choice is clearest and most precise in context? A. No Change
B. transforming
C. dislocating
D. contorting
B. transforming
400
The bowl was perfect. Perhaps it was not what you’d select if you faced a shelf of bowls, and not the sort of thing that would inevitably attract a lot of attention at a crafts fair, yet it had real presence. It was as predictably admired as a mutt who has no reason to suspect he might be funny. Just such a dog, in fact, was often brought out (and in) along with the bowl.
In the passage, the admiration the bowl receives is directly compared to the admiration received by:
F. a mutt.
G. a plastic frog.
H. a cherry table.
J. the aroma of spring
F. a mutt.
400
In the standard (x,y) coordinate plane, how many points are both 5 coordinate units from the origin and also 2 coordinate units from the line y = 0?
F. 0
G. 1
H. 2
J. 4
J. 4
400
Based on Figure 1, for green anoles, the difference in average perching height between Habitat X and Habi- tat Y was closest to which of the following?
F. 0.0 m
G. 0.3 m
H. 0.7 m
J. 1.0 m
H. 0.7 m
400
What is a good strategy for taking the ACT?
A. Answer every question.
B. Pace yourself.
C. Both A and B
D. None of these.
C. Both A and B
500
Flower cloth (commonly as a shirt, dress, coat, or collar) is made to be worn as clothing and, depending on the amount of needlework on the piece, is designed either for everyday wear or for a special occasion.
The best placement for the italicized portion would be:
A. where it is now.
B. after the word made.
C. after the word clothing.
D. after the word needlework.
C. after the word clothing
500
I can’t help thinking that the virus was supplying something the tulip needed, just the touch of abandon the flower’s chilly formality called for. Maybe that’s why the broken tulip became such a treasure in seventeenth-century Holland: the wayward color loosed on a tulip by a good break perfected the flower, even as the virus responsible set about destroying it.
As it is used in line 80, the word abandon most nearly means:
F. uninhibitedness.
G. relinquishment.
H. retreat.
J. denial.
F. uninhibitedness.
500
J. 5
500
A student claimed that anoles are endotherms. Which of the following explains why this claim is incorrect? Anoles are:
A. amphibians and primarily generate heat from internal metabolic processes to maintain body temperature.
B. amphibians and primarily absorb heat from the surrounding environment to maintain body temperature.
C. reptiles and primarily generate heat from internal metabolic processes to maintain body temperature.
D. reptiles and primarily absorb heat from the surrounding environment to maintain body temperature
D. reptiles and primarily absorb heat from the surrounding environment to maintain body temperature
500
What score do you need to make on the ACT to be eligible for the Top Ten?
A. 17
B. 19
C. 21
D. 23
C. 21