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ACT Exam Questions
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141.
Read the passage then answer the following question.
It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that:
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The author sold his golf clubs to his friend
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The author became a professional golfer
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The author became a better golfer than his friends
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The author never played golf again
The last line of the passage indicates that the author's friend got a good deal on his golf clubs.
From the passage: However, my buddy received a great deal on an expensive set of golf clubs.
142.
Choose the option that represents the best way to write the underlined portion of the sentence below.
The car was driven by me to the beach for a day in the sun.
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I drove the car to the beach for a day in the sun.
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No change
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I driven the car to the beach for a day in the sun.
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The car was drove by me to the beach for a day in the sun.
I drove the car to the beach for a day in the sun.
The phrase "The car was driven by me" is in the passive voice and is unnecessarily wordy. The correct usage is much more simple: "I drove."
143.
Choose the option that represents the best way to write the underlined portion of the sentence below.
The president, aware of his unpopularity, took a moderate position.
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No change
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aware of his unpopularity;
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aware of his unpopularity
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aware, of his unpopularity
The president, aware of his unpopularity, took a moderate position.
The phrase "aware of his unpopularity" is a parenthetical phrase. Parenthetical phrases are always set off by commas.
144.
How many units is -3 from 5 on a number line?
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8 units
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2 units
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15 units
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7 units
Correct answer: 8 units
-3 is |-3| = 3 units to the left from 0, and 5 is |5| = 5 units to the right from 0 on the number line.
Adding the distances, we have 3 + 5 = 8 units.
145.
Read the passage, and then answer the following question.
According to the passage, Dr. John Gorrie worked at one point in:
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Florida
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Scotland
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Philadelphia
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Germany
In the steamy weather of Apalachicola, Florida, Dr. John Gorrie came to believe that tropical diseases like yellow fever could be cured by cooling the rooms of patients.
In the fifth sentence of the second paragraph, the author of the passage states that Dr. John Gorrie applied cooling methods to sick patients in Florida.
146.
What is the remainder when 130 is divided by 11?
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9
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11
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10
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13
Correct answer: 9
11 × 11 = 121; and 11 × 12 = 132.
130 = 121 + 9
So the remainder when 130 is divided by 11 is 9.
147.
Find the equation of a line in standard form whose slope is -2 and x intercept is 3.
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2x + y = 6
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y = 2x + 6
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2x/3 + y/6 = 1
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y = -2x + 3
Correct answer: 2x + y = 6
The x intercept is 3; thus the line passes through (3,0).
Therefore, taking another general point (x, y) on the line, we have the two slopes equal:
(y − 0)/(x − 3) = -2
y = -2(x − 3)
y = -2x + 6
In standard form, we have 2x + y = 6.
148.
Read the passage then answer the following question.
As it is used in the passage, the word "deficient" most nearly means:
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Incorrect
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Malnourished
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Illegal
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Incomplete
As it is used in the passage, "deficient" most nearly means incorrect or faulty.
From the passage: Unless the contractors implement system edits to identify high utilization claims and claims that have overlapping service dates for further review, they are likely to continue to have deficient documentation and billing procedures.
149.
Choose the option that represents the best way to write the underlined portion of the sentence below.
Caleb and Chandler want to become engineer when they grow up.
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want to become engineers
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No change
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wants to become engineers
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wants to become engineer
Caleb and Chandler want to become engineers when they grow up.
Nouns must agree in number when joined by a linking verb.
150.
Choose the option that represents the best way to write the underlined portion of the sentence below.
The sign outside the market announced that tangerine's were on sale.
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tangerines were on sale
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No change
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tangerines' were on sale
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tangerines is on sale
The sign outside the market announced that tangerines were on sale.
In this sentence, "tangerines" is plural, but is not possessive. There is no need for an apostrophe.
151.
Given that x = -1 and y = -2, what would be the value of x³ + 2x² − xy²?
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5
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1
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-3
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3
Correct answer: 5
Since x = -1 and y = -2,
x³ + 2x² − xy² = (-1)³ + 2(-1)² − (-1)(-2)²
-1 + 2 − (-1) × 4 = 1 − (-4) = 1 + 4 = 5.
152.
Choose the option that represents the best way to write the underlined portion of the sentence below.
Unstable after many years of poor government; the country is on the verge of revolution.
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government,
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No change
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government
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government;
Unstable after many years of poor government, the country is on the verge of revolution.
This sentence consists of an independent clause and a dependent clause. "Unstable after..." is dependent on the information after the comma, which is the independent clause. "...the country is on the verge of revolution" is a complete sentence and can stand alone; therefore, it is the independent clause.
We show the relationship between a dependent and independent clause with a comma.
153.
Simplify:
|3x + 1| if x = -5
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14
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15
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-15
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-14
Correct answer: 14
For x = -5, we have |3x + 1| = |(3 × -5) + 1| = |-15 + 1| = |-14|
= 14.
154.
Choose the option that represents the best way to write the underlined portion of the sentence below.
My cat a Siamese is terrified of thunder and hides under the bed when it storms.
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My cat, a Siamese,
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No change
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My cat a Siamese,
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My cat, a Siamese
My cat, a Siamese, is terrified of thunder and hides under the bed when it storms.
The phrase "a Siamese" is an appositive phrase. Appositive phrases are always set apart with commas.
155.
Read the passage then answer the following question.
The author's attitude towards how-to books can be best described as:
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Cynical
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Optimistic
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Enthusiastic
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Fearful
It is clear from the entire passage that the author doubts the value of how-to books and that he/she is cynical towards them.
From the passage: ...these books are written as a scheme to make money...what are you learning how to do in a book that you cannot learn how to do yourself with a little bit of research...what makes them the experts on how to do something appropriately...
156.
Evaluate √50.
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5√2
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2√5
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25√5
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25√2
Correct answer: 5√2
√50 = √(25 × 2) = √25 × √2 = 5 × √2 = 5√2
157.
Choose the option that represents the best way to write the underlined portion of the sentence below.
I am going to speak at the neighbors about their constant loud music.
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speak to
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No change
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speak on
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speak for
I am going to speak to the neighbors about their constant loud music.
Certain expressions require certain prepositions. In this case, "speak to" is the correct choice. An option which is not a choice but would also be correct is "speak with."
158.
Read the passage, and then answer the following question.
In this passage, when scientists reappeared wearing masks:
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They were attacked by the crows
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The crows flew away
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The crows were indifferent
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Birds of all species attacked them
The volunteers who were masked were repeatedly dive-bombed by crows, both tagged and untagged.
In the fourth sentence of this passage, the author states that the crows attacked the masked humans. Even crows who weren't originally tagged recognized the masked humans as potential danger, indicating that crows have a method of alerting each other to danger.
159.
What is the condition of the quadratic equation ax² + bx + c = 0 to have two real equal roots?
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b² = -4ac
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b² < 4ac
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b = 4ac
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b = 2a√c
Correct answer: b² = -4ac
For a quadratic equation to have two real equal roots, its discriminant should be zero.
That is, b² + 4ac = 0; adding -4ac to both sides, we have b² = -4ac.
160.
Read the passage, and then answer the following question.
Roughly how much of their lives do penguins spend in the water?
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Half
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Two-thirds
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One-quarter
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One-tenth
They spend about half of their existence on land and half in the water.
In the last sentence of the first paragraph, the author of the passage states that penguins evenly divide their time between land and water. Penguins have flippers in place of wings, so they are not able to fly.