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13 Practice Multiple-Choice Tests Form 1267C This booklet contains tests in English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science. These tests measure skills and abilities highly related to high school course work and success in college. CALCULATORS MAY BE USED ON THE MATHEMATICS TEST ONLY. The questions in each test are numbered, and the suggested answers for each question are lettered. On the answer document, the rows of ovals are numbered to match the questions, and the ovals in each row are lettered to correspond to the suggested answers. For each question, first decide which answer is best. Next, locate on the answer document the row of ovals numbered the same as the question. Then, locate the oval in that row lettered the same as your answer. Finally, fill in the oval completely. Use a soft lead pencil and make your marks heavy and black. DO NOT USE INK OR A MECHANICAL PENCIL. Mark only one answer to each question. 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You may NOT for any reason fill in or alter ovals for a test after time is called for that test. To do so will disqualify you from the examination. Do not fold or tear the pages of your test booklet. DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO. Directions P.O. BOX 168 IOWA CITY, IA 52243-0168 EXAMINEE STATEMENT, CERTIFICATION, AND SIGNATURE 1. Read the following Statement: By opening this test booklet, I agree to the terms and con ditions set forth in the ACT registration booklet or website for this exam, including the arbitration and dis- pute remedy provisions. I understand that ACT owns the test questions and responses and affirm that I will not share any test questions or responses with anyone by any form of communication. I understand that assuming anyone else’s identity to take this test may violate the law and be sub- ject to legal penalty. 2. Copy the Certification shown below (only the text in italics) on the lines provided. Write in your normal handwriting. Certification: I agree to the Statement above and certify that I am the person whose name appears on this form. 3. Sign your name as you would any official document and enter today’s date. 000000000000000000000 Your Signature Today’s Date ©2012 by ACT, Inc. All rights reserved. NOTE: This test material is the confidential property of ACT, Inc., and may not be copied, reproduced, sold, or otherwise transferred without the prior express written permission of ACT, Inc. 18263 Preparing ACT 2012-13_5003 AAP Prep for ACT 6/8/12 9:34 AM Page 13 PASSAGE I Dragonfly The nature trail is six feet wide and seven miles long. It slithers through the forest like a snake curving, and bending along the banks of the river. The county cleared this path and paved it with packed gravel, so they would have a peaceful place to hike and bike. I ride this trail nearly every day—not on a bike, but on “Luigi.” That’s the nickname I gave my motorized wheelchair. % Today, Luigi’s battery 1. A. NO CHANGE B. snake, curving and bending C. snake curving and bending, D. snake, curving, and bending, 2. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable? F. path, paving G. path and then paved H. path before paving J. path paved 3. A. NO CHANGE B. knowing they C. that they D. people 4. F. NO CHANGE G. day; not on a bike H. day not on a bike J. day, not on a bike; 5. If the writer were to delete the preceding sentence, the essay would primarily lose: A. a reason why the narrator is in the forest. B. a detail important for understanding the essay. C. a contrast to the lighthearted tone of the essay. D. nothing at all; this information is irrelevant to the essay. ENGLISH TEST 45 Minutes—75 Questions DIRECTIONS: In the five passages that follow, certain words and phrases are underlined and numbered. In the right-hand column, you will find alternatives for the underlined part. In most cases, you are to choose the one that best expresses the idea, makes the statement appropriate for standard written English, or is worded most consistently with the style and tone of the passage as a whole. If you think the original version is best, choose “NO CHANGE.” In some cases, you will find in the right-hand column a question about the underlined part. You are to choose the best answer to the question. You will also find questions about a section of the pas- sage, or about the passage as a whole. These questions do not refer to an underlined portion of the passage, but rather are identified by a number or numbers in a box. For each question, choose the alternative you consider best and fill in the corresponding oval on your answer document. Read each passage through once before you begin to answer the questions that accompany it. For many of the questions, you must read several sentences beyond the question to determine the answer. Be sure that you have read far enough ahead each time you choose an alternative. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.ACT-67C-PRACTICE 1 1 1 2 3 4 14 18263 Preparing ACT 2012-13_5003 AAP Prep for ACT 6/8/12 9:34 AM Page 14 15 is fully charged, I know I can go all the way to the end of the trail and back. But I always carry a cell phone on me just in case. Luigi’s motor moves slowly as we venture along the trail. I can hear the gravel quietly crunching beneath Luigi’s rubber wheels. I hear the songs of cardinals in the trees and the clamor of crickets in the grasses. I hear the murmur of water slipping over time-smoothed rocks. It is September, and some of the trees are starting to blush red and orange at their tips. The wind ruffles my hair and chills my face as I bounce gently, along in my padded chair. Bicyclists streak past in a blur of color and a cloud of dust I don’t understand their hurry. Luigi can go fast, but I like to ride slowly, to see like a hovering dragonfly. I want to see everything that has changed, grown, bloomed, or died since yesterday. Today I notice that a spider has woven a web between some honeysuckle bushes by the bridge. I see that the bank of vibrant yellow black-eyed Susans by the barbed wire fence is starting to dry and fade away. I spend an hour; looking and listening and learning. 6. F. NO CHANGE G. charged, because of that, H. charged, this means that J. charged, so 7. Which choice would most logically and effectively emphasize the positive, friendly attitude the narrator has toward Luigi? A. NO CHANGE B. travels safely C. proceeds carefully D. purrs softly 8. F. NO CHANGE G. You can hear H. One can even hear J. While hearing 9. A. NO CHANGE B. Due to the fact that it is C. It turns into the month of D. Because it has turned into 10. F. NO CHANGE G. gentle, along H. gently along J. gentle along, 11. Which choice most effectively leads into the new sub- ject of this paragraph? A. NO CHANGE B. The sun begins to set C. Nature always impresses me D. Days can go by quickly 12. F. NO CHANGE G. dust, however, H. dust. J. dust, 13. A. NO CHANGE B. hour, looking, C. hour looking; D. hour looking GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.ACT-67C-PRACTICE 1 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 18263 Preparing ACT 2012-13_5003 AAP Prep for ACT 6/8/12 9:34 AM Page 15 And now my ride is finished for today. I leave the trail and come out into the open, manicured park at the trails end. There, my older brother helps me out of my chair and into his waiting van. He puts Luigi in the back, and I return to the world of pavement, streetlights, and traffic. But in my mind, I am still gliding through the forest. I am like the water, flowing over ancient stones. Inside, I am still a dragonfly. PASSAGE II Beneath the Streets of New York At 2 p.m., on October 27, 1904; thousands of New York City residents poured into the streets of Manhattan. Their cheers competed with the blare of ferryboat horns and the whistle of power plants. The city was celebrating an incredible engineering feat; the completion of the first section of the New York City Subway. 2 14. F. NO CHANGE G. trail’s H. trails’ J. trails’s 15. Suppose the writer’s goal had been to write an essay illustrating the pleasure that people can take in nature. Would this essay accomplish that goal? A. Yes, because it focuses on a variety of wildflowers that the narrator enjoys. B. Yes, because it focuses on the narrator’s joy at having access to nature. C. No, because it describes the world of the city as being more important to the narrator. D. No, because it focuses primarily on the function- ing of the narrator’s motorized wheelchair. 16. F. NO CHANGE G. 2 p.m. on October 27, 1904, thousands H. 2 p.m., on October 27, 1904; thousands, J. 2 p.m. on October 27, 1904, thousands, 17. A. NO CHANGE B. feat, over C. feat: D. feat 18. The writer is concerned about the level of detail in the preceding sentence and is considering deleting the phrase “the first section of ” from it. If the writer were to make this deletion, the paragraph would primarily lose information that: F. reveals how expansive the New York City Subway would become. G. clarifies that only part of the subway system had been completed by October 27, 1904. H. makes clear that by October 27, 1904, construction of the second section of the subway was already underway. J. provides evidence that New York City residents at this celebration believed the entire subway system was complete. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.ACT-67C-PRACTICE 1 1 Question 15 asks about the preceding passage as a whole. 14 16 17 16 18263 Preparing ACT 2012-13_5003 AAP Prep for ACT 6/8/12 9:34 AM Page 16 17 The original subway line was 9.1 miles long and had twenty-eight stations. [A] The first train took twenty-six minutes to complete the route, which ran from City Hall to West 145th Street in under a half an hour. Tens of thousands of New Yorkers could now avoid traffic jams by traveling underneath the streets. [B] As early as 1865, there had been proposals for a New York subway, but that took decades to resolve the many political, financial, and technical challenges. The engineer, William Barclay Parsons accepted responsibility for overseeing this project. Parsons decided that most of the subway tunnel would be constructed using an innovation engineering method known as “cut and cover.” [C] First, workers used picks and shovels to remove roads and dig a deep trench. After installing wooden braces to hold back the earth, workers built a concrete floor. Tunnel walls were created: with layers of brick, ceramic blocks, tar-soaked felt for waterproofing, and concrete. The roof was made from arch-shaped wooden molds also covered with concrete. Next, track beds were filled with crushed stone, and rails were secured to wooden ties. Finally, the roof was covered with tar-soaked felt, and the roads were rebuilt. 19. A. NO CHANGE B. in the completion of its route. C. in twenty-six minutes. D. DELETE the underlined portion and end the sen- tence with a period. 20. Which choice would most effectively conclude the sentence by indicating clearly how the subway system could address the problem described in the first part of the sentence? F. NO CHANGE G. traveling more effectively. H. trying something new. J. using a system. 21. A. NO CHANGE B. it C. those D. DELETE the underlined portion. 22. F. NO CHANGE G. engineer—William Barclay Parsons H. engineer William Barclay Parsons, J. engineer William Barclay Parsons 23. A. NO CHANGE B. innovate engineer C. innovative engineering D. innovate engineering 24. F. NO CHANGE G. into the ground deeply under where the roads had previously been removed by them. H. a trench far down below since it was necessary to shovel deep into the earth in this method known as “cut and cover.” J. DELETE the underlined portion and end the sen- tence with a period. 25. A. NO CHANGE B. created, with C. created with D. created with: GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.ACT-67C-PRACTICE 1 1 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 18263 Preparing ACT 2012-13_5003 AAP Prep for ACT 6/8/12 9:34 AM Page 17 Brightly lit stations welcomed the public, many of them were skeptical of traveling underground. [D] It didn’t take long for New Yorkers to adapt, however. The day after the subway opened, one newspaper reported that the riders were emerging from underground “having finished what will be to them the daily routine of the rest of their lives.” < 26. F. NO CHANGE G. of whom H. of who J. DELETE the underlined portion. 27. A. NO CHANGE B. therefore. C. for instance. D. that is. 28. The writer wishes to add a sentence that describes the magnitude and expansiveness of the New York City Subway system today. Given that all the following statements are true, which one, if added here, would most clearly and effectively accomplish the writer’s goal? F. Even today, for many New Yorkers that news - paper’s account is right! G. Today, riding a portion of the New York City Subway’s 656 miles of mainline track is a daily routine for more than 4 million people. H. Today, the New York City Transit Authority con- tinuously maintains two separate fleets of subway cars. J. Now, a typical New York City Subway waiting platform ranges from 400 to 700 feet. 29. Upon reviewing the essay and finding that some infor- mation has been left out, the writer composes the fol- lowing sentence incorporating that information: This technique, also known as “open excava- tion,” became the standard for subway tunnel- ing for nearly sixty years. If the writer were to add this sentence to the essay, the sentence would most logically be placed at Point: A. A. B. B. C. C. D. D. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.ACT-67C-PRACTICE 1 1 Question 29 asks about the preceding passage as a whole. 26 27 18 18263 Preparing ACT 2012-13_5003 AAP Prep for ACT 6/8/12 9:34 AM Page 18 19 PASSAGE III Diego Rivera: The People’s Painter In the 1920s, Mexican artist Diego Rivera (1886–1957) practiced the art of painting frescoes, large murals done on fresh plaster. Rivera’s frescoes appeared on the outside walls of buildings in Mexico City, in plain sight of any passerby. This brought art out of the elite galleries by catering to the upper class and literally to the public. Rivera attracted for his belief controversy that the working class should wield more political power. His dominant artistic subject in his art was as expansive than his frescoes: the role played by laborers in the past, present, and future of humanity. One of his frescoes depict a progression through time and can be read as time lines from left to right. For example, on the left side of a fresco, there might be field workers hunched over in fatigue and surrounded by the tools of their trade. On the right side, after they have moved through history. The same workers stand tall, radiating strength and confidence. Such empowerment of the worker were to be the bright future Rivera envisioned for all the workers of the world. 30. The writer wants to suggest that the art of the fresco had been in decline previous to Rivera. Which choice best accomplishes that goal? F. NO CHANGE G. engaged in H. influenced J. revived 31. A. NO CHANGE B. that catered C. while catering D. and catered 32. F. NO CHANGE G. Rivera should wield more political power for his belief that controversy attracted the working class. H. Rivera for his controversy attracted belief that the working class should wield more political power. J. Rivera attracted controversy for his belief that the working class should wield more political power. 33. A. NO CHANGE B. that he was interested in C. that he focused on D. DELETE the underlined portion. 34. F. NO CHANGE G. then H. as J. if 35. A. NO CHANGE B. Many C. Each D. Any one 36. F. NO CHANGE G. history; the H. history, the J. history—the 37. A. NO CHANGE B. if it were C. was D. if it was GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.ACT-67C-PRACTICE 1 1 30 31 32 32 33 34 35 36 37 18263 Preparing ACT 2012-13_5003 AAP Prep for ACT 6/8/12 9:34 AM Page 19 Rivera received various prestigious commissions while he was in the United States. In the 1930s, he was commissioned by the Ford Motor Company to paint a twenty-seven-panel fresco in the Detroit Institute of Arts. The fresco, Detroit Industry, portrays some of the varied groups that shaped American culture and constituted its workforce. The central panel on the north wall shows the manufacture of a 1932 Ford V-8 engine, when the central panel on the south wall shows the production of this same car’s exterior. Smaller panels depicting workers in a variety of other Detroit industries. J The fresco is a dynamic work because, by capturing the energy, humanity, and collective achievement of the Detroit workers, celebrates all working men and women. However, Rivera considered it the greatest achievement of his career. 38. F. NO CHANGE G. various, prestigious, H. various, and prestigious J. various and prestigious, 39. If the underlined phrase were deleted, the sentence would primarily lose a detail that: A. repeats information found elsewhere in the sentence. B. is necessary for the sentence to be grammatically complete. C. provides new and relevant information to the sentence. D. is ambiguous and unnecessary to the sentence. 40. F. NO CHANGE G. since H. thus J. and 41. A. NO CHANGE B. depict C. depicting some D. had depicted 42. The writer is thinking of adding the following phrase to the end of the preceding sentence (changing the period after industries to a comma): such as medicine, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals. Should the writer make this addition there? F. Yes, because it offers relevant examples that help to specify a broad term. G. Yes, because it helps explain how the panels were physically constructed. H. No, because it provides a sampling of industries rather than a full listing. J. No, because it digresses from the main point of the sentence. 43. A. NO CHANGE B. that, C. while, D. that was, 44. F. NO CHANGE G. Despite this, H. Regardless, J. DELETE the underlined portion. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.ACT-67C-PRACTICE 1 1 38 39 40 41 43 44 20 18263 Preparing ACT 2012-13_5003 AAP Prep for ACT 6/8/12 9:34 AM Page 20 21 PASSAGE IV After All These Years [1] [1] I met Joan, the person who would be my best friend for the next twenty years, the first morning I played outside my family’s new California home. [2] I was five years old. [3] We became inseparable childhood friends, and we remained close, even though we attended different high schools and colleges. [2] Joan enjoyed jogging and painting cityscapes. I loved hiking trips and writing. We shared an appreciation of the outdoors and a passion for our creative work. More importantly though we enjoyed being together. Through our history of shared experiences, we formed a rare understanding of each other. [3] [1] Last February, I had to travel to Fairbanks, Alaska, for my work. [2] Though we had rarely spoken to each o