ACT Usage/Mechanics

1. 

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• someone
• a potter
• OMIT the underlined portion

2. The writer would like to suggest the potter’s cautious pace and sense of anticipation in opening the kiln. Given that all the choices are true, which one best accomplishes the writer’s goal?

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• removes bricks by hand
• removes one brick at a time
• experiences great anticipation and removes bricks

3. 

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• rewarding
• reward
• as a reward for

4. 

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• of many
• mostly of
• for most

5. 

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• with the passing of time,
• gradually,
• OMIT the underlined portion. 

6. 

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• the brick structure is
• a brick structure
• brick

7. The writer is considering deleting the phrase “and transform glazes to glorious colors” from the preceding sentence. Should the phrase be kept or deleted?

• Kept, because it emphasizes that painting pottery is a time-consuming process.
• Kept, because it is relevant to the essay’s focus on the role of kilns in making pottery.
• Deleted, because the appearance of the pottery is not as important to the essay’s focus as how kilns function.
• Deleted, because this level of detail is not consistent with the essay’s description of a kiln firing.

8.

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• stoops to carefully arrange
• bends over to arrange with care
• carefully stoops over to arrange

9.

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• morning, using twigs for kindling,
• morning, using twigs for kindling; 
• morning using twigs, for kindling,

10. The writer would like to indicate that at this point the fire is extremely intense. Given that all the choices are true, which one best accomplishes the writer’s goal?

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• the fire is stronger than ever
• there is more heat being produced
• a kind of intense blaze takes place