English
Reading
Math
Strategies
Tie-Breaker Round
100

Everything was subservient to the disposal of the tides. 

  1. NO CHANGE

  2. was defenseless in the face of

  3. depended on

  4. trusted in

C. depended on

100

It may reasonably be inferred from lines 10–17 that James Merrill respected Elizabeth Bishop’s poetry: 

  1. and wished that reaction to her poems had not been complicated by gender issues.

  2. but was disturbed by her refusal to be included in women’s anthologies.

  3. but felt she should be more concerned with women’s issues.

A. and wished that reaction to her poems had not been complicated by gender issues.

100

A car averages 27 miles per gallon. If gas costs $4.04 per gallon, which of the following is closest to how much the gas would cost for this car to travel 2,727 typical miles? 

A. $44.44

B. $109.08

C. $118.80

D. $408.04

E. $444.40

D. $408.04

100

The four different ACT reading passage types are ...

A. Prose Fiction, Social Studies, Humanities, and Natural Sciences

B. Poetry, Prose Fiction, Social Studies, and Humanities

C. Natural Sciences, Poetry, Prose Fiction, and Social Studies

D. Humanities, Natural Sciences, Poetry, and Prose Fiction

A. Prose Fiction, Social Studies, Humanities, and Natural Sciences

100

This Disney princess sings "I've Got A Dream."

Rapunzel

200

The moon being aligned with Earth and the sun when full or new, so its gravity combines with the sun’s gravity to create an even stronger gravitational pull.

  1. NO CHANGE

  2. Since the moon is

  3. The moon is

  4. The moon,

C. The moon is

200

According to the third paragraph (lines 25–39), Emily Dickinson’s career was helped by Helen Hunt Jackson, who: 

  1. published her; Mabel Loomis Todd, who transcribed her writing; and Lavinia Dickinson, who discovered her poems in a cabinet.

  2. encouraged her; Mabel Loomis Todd, who transcribed her work using a bizarre machine; and Lavinia Dickinson, who rescued her work from oblivion.

  3. encouraged her sister to keep writing; Mabel Loomis Todd, who convinced her to use a typewriter; and Lavinia Dickinson, who rescued her poems from a dresser drawer.

F. encouraged her; Mabel Loomis Todd, who transcribed her work using a bizarre machine; and Lavinia Dickinson, who rescued her work from oblivion.

200

When x = 3 and y = 5, by how much does the value of 3x2 – 2y exceed the value of 2x2 – 3y ?

F. 4

G. 14

H. 16

I. 20

J. 50

G. 14

200

For the math portion of the ACT, approximately what percent is middle school content?

A. 10%

B. 20%

C. 25%

D. 40%

D. 40%

200

This band provided an original song for the Disney film, Big Hero 6, and the theme song for the Disney series, Spidey and His Amazing Friends.

Fall Out Boy

300

The moon being aligned with Earth and the sun when full or new, so its gravity combines with the sun’s gravity to create an even stronger gravitational pull.

  1. NO CHANGE
  2. one's

  3. it's

  4. its'

 

E. NO CHANGE

300

Which of the following most clearly distinguishes between the “two ways” suggested by the author’s assertion that “we can’t have it both ways” (line 54)?

  1. Women haven’t until recently been allowed to see the depths in Shakespeare, but nobody bothers to read Shakespeare anyway

  2. Women haven’t written as well as men because they’ve been too busy being spouses, but nobody takes time to read women writers anyway.

  3. Women haven’t written as well as men because they have not had the same educational opportunities, yet there are many great women writers no one reads.

C. Women haven’t written as well as men because they have not had the same educational opportunities, yet there are many great women writers no one reads.

300

What is the value of x when 2x + 3 = 3x – 4 ? 

A. -7

B. -1/5

C. 1

D. 1/5

E. 7

E. 7

300

When I am given a time warning near the end of a test, it’s best to

A. Stop what I'm doing

B. Answer the unanswered questions

C. Take a drink of water or have a snack

D. Crack my knuckles and brace myself for the finish.

B. Answer the unanswered questions

300

This man founded the media company that produced the film, Beauty and the Beast.

Walt Disney

400

Having studied, my mother is a marine biologist.

  1. NO CHANGE
  2. As my mother’s interest is science, she is

  3. My mother’s occupation is that of

  4. My mother is

D. My mother is

400

Which of the following best states the author’s response to Matthew Arnold’s view of the function of criticism (lines 65–76)? 

  1. It makes her reflect on why criticism is always so negative, yet she knows that most people don’t read criticism.
  2. It makes her uncomfortable because so many respect Matthew Arnold, yet she realizes his ideas about poetry are now irrelevant.

  3. It makes her wonder who decides what is good, yet she knows most readers think they know what good poetry is and don’t have time to read bad poetry.

C. It makes her wonder who decides what is good, yet she knows most readers think they know what good poetry is and don’t have time to read bad poetry.

400

What is the greatest common factor of 42, 126, and 210 ? 

F. 2

G. 6

H. 14

I. 21

J. 42

J. 42

400

TRUE or FALSE: On the math portion of the ACT, if the question involves variables, you can often substitute a number in for a variable to help you answer the question. 

A. True

B. False

A. True

400

This comic book writer appeared as a cameo in all films of the MCU.

Stan Lee

500

Which of the following is the correct use of a semi-colon:

A. Introducing a list

B. Separating two independent clauses

C. Separating an independent and dependent clause

D. NONE OF THE ABOVE

B. Separating two independent clauses

500

Which of the following most nearly paraphrases Helen Hunt Jackson’s statement to Emily Dickinson that “it is wrong to the day you live in, that you will not sing aloud” (lines 35–36)? 

  1. It is unacceptable for you to continue writing; you should become a singer.
  2. It is stingy and wrong of you not to read out loud to those who like your work.

  3. It is unfair to this age that you do not share your poetry with the world.

G. It is unfair to this age that you do not share your poetry with the world.

500

F. are equal

G. are NOT equal

H. sum to 300

I. sum to 450

J. sum to 600

F. are equal

500

What is the Pythagorean theorem?

a2 + b2 + c2

500

This actor played Tristan Ludlow in the 1995 film, Legends of the Fall.

William Bradley Pitt, born on December 18, 1963, in Shawnee, Oklahoma