English
Ironically, the creator of these exquisite sculptures destroyed books—cutting them up with refashioning them into elaborate works of art—as “a tiny gesture in support of the special places.”
A. NO CHANGE
B. And
C. Nor
D. So
B. And
Let the function f be defined as f(x) = 5x2 − 7(4x + 3).
A. −18
B. −26
C. −33
D. −60
E. −75
D. 60
For the narrator, compared to practicing in the outdoor pool, practicing in the indoor pool is:
A. more productive.
B. more liberating.
C. less appealing.
D. less competitive.
C. less appealing
What is the dependent variable?
A. the variable scientist are manipulating
B. the variable that is reacting
C. the variable that stays the same
D. it depends on the experiment
B. the variable that is reacting
What are the score ranges for the ACT?
A. 0-36
B. 5-36
C. 0-30
D. 5-36
A. 0-36
Pollack eventually received cork donations from a cork-importing company based in Portugal.
A. NO CHANGE
B. donations, from a cork-importing company,
C. donations, from a cork-importing company
D. donations from a cork-importing company,
A. NO CHANGE
In the standard (x,y) coordinate plane, what is the midpoint of the line segment that has endpoints (3,8) and (1,−4) ?
A. (−2,−12)
B. (−1,−6)
C. 1 ,− 2
D. ( 2,2)
E. ( 4,−12)
D. (2,2)
PASSAGE 2
The statement “That’s where you’re going, now hurry up” (lines 35–36) can most directly be attributed to the:
A. cheering boy, as he verbally criticizes the narrator’s efforts.
B. cheering boy, as he shouts encouragement to the narrator.
C. narrator, as he speculates about what the cheering boy meant when the boy pointed at the pool
D. narrator, as he angrily contemplates his response to the cheering boy.
C. narrator, as he speculates about what the cheering boy meant when the boy pointed at the pool
What is the independent variable?
A. the variable scientist are manipulating
B. the variable that is reacting
C. the variable that stays the same
D. it depends on the experiment
A. the variable scientist are manipulating
True or false
The ACT penalizes you for incorrect answers.
FALSE
To bind clusters together and shaping them into flexible columns proved to be both efficient and architecturally sound.
A. NO CHANGE
B. Binding clusters together and to shape
C. Binding clusters together and shaping
D. Binding clusters together and shape
C. Binding clusters together and shaping
In Cherokee County, the fine for speeding is $17 for each mile per hour the driver is traveling over the posted speed limit. In Cherokee County, Kirk was fined $221 for speeding on a road with a posted speed limit of 30 mph. Kirk was fined for traveling at what speed, in miles per hour?
A. 13
B. 17
C. 43
D. 47
E. 60
C. 43
PASSAGE 3
The author of Passage B uses the phrase “whittle away” to refer to the way that apple varieties have been:
A. gradually lost from nursery catalogs, farmers’ markets, and the American table.
B. modified by plant breeders, entomologists, and pathologists to meet specialized needs.
C. weeded out by scientists until only the few thousand most resilient varieties remained.
D. pared down in 1904 to the few varieties that nursery catalogs wanted to feature.
A. gradually lost from nursery catalogs, farmers’ markets, and the American table.
On what axis is the dependent variable almost always graphed?
A. X-axis
B. Y-axis
C. Not graphed
D. In the data field
B. Y-axis
How many times can you take the ACT?
A. 1
B. 3
C. 5
D. 12
D. 12
But at a length of twenty-two feet, Pollack’s masterpiece was best suited with a grand voyage.
A. NO CHANGE
B. most well suited to
C. better suited for
D. best suited as
C. better suited for
What is the slope of the line through (−2,1) and (2,−5) in the standard (x,y) coordinate plane?
A. 3/2
B. 1
C. −1
D. −3/2
E. −4
D. -3/2
PASSAGE 4
It can most reasonably be inferred from the third paragraph (lines 74–79) that “centers of crop diversity” become crucially important when:
A. plant breeders would like to learn more about the plant species of central Asia.
B. problems with a cultivated crop require experts to research a new variety of the crop.
C. consumers would like more variety in grocery produce departments.
D. disputes among plant breeders, pathologists, and entomologists lead to a reduction in crop variety.
B. problems with a cultivated crop require experts to research a new variety of the crop.
Scientists wanted to know if Gatorade improved athletes' performance more than water. They divided sprinters at a track meet into two groups, one that drank water and one that drank Gatorade, then measured their 100m sprint times.
What was the purpose of the experiment?
A. measuring sprint times
B. dividing the sprinters into two groups and giving them different drinks
C. finding out if Gatorade improved performance more than water
D. the track event stayed the same
C. finding out if Gatorade improved performance more than water
True or false
Colleges will either take your highest composite score (called a single sitting) or your highest score from each section (called a super score)
True
A fulgurite is created in one explosive second by fusion and pressure as sand heated by a lightning blast melts, and becomes glass.
A. NO CHANGE
B. sand, heated (by a lightning blast) melts
C. sand, heated by a lighting blast melts,
D. sand heated by a lightning blast melts
D. sand heated by a lightning blast melts
The length of a rectangle is 5 inches longer than the width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 40 inches. What is the width of the rectangle, in inches?
A. 7.5
B. 8
C. 15
D. 16
E. 17.5
A. 7.5
PASSAGE 5
It can reasonably be inferred that the problem the author mentions in line 32 refers to:
A. a particular aspect of Bailin’s theory for which there is little evidence.
B. a mathematical computation that led Bailin to focus on the Sagittarius Dwarf.
C. the question of which physical processes caused the warp in the Milky Way.
D. the potential impact of wobbly gyrations on the Milky Way’s rotation.
C. the question of which physical processes caused the warp in the Milky Way.
Scientists wanted to know if Gatorade improved athletes' performance more than water. They divided sprinters at a track meet into two groups, one that drank water and one that drank Gatorade, then measured their 100m sprint times.
What were the methods of the experiment?
A. measuring sprint times
B. dividing the sprinters into two groups and giving them different drinks
C. finding out if Gatorade improved performance more than water
D. the track event stayed the same
B. dividing the sprinters into two groups and giving them different drinks
How many total questions are there on the ACT?
A. 150
B. 215
C. 240
D. 300
B. 215
75 English
60 Math
40 Reading
40 Science