English Act Questions

One Sunday morning in September, I convinced several friends to accompany me to a wildlife preserve famous for the remarkable number of Canada geese that stop during their annual migration there.

The best placement for the underlined phrase would be:

• where it is now

• after the word "preserve"

• after the word "geese"

• after the word "there," ending the sentence with a period.

One of them was for children a sports complex in his homeland.

The best placement for the underlined portion would be:

• where it is now

• after the word "them"

• after the word "complex"

• after the word "homeland," ending the sentence with a period

Of course, these days even an entire untouched penny hardly lying on the sidewalk is worth bending over to pick up.

The best placement for the underlined portion would be:

• where it is now

• after the word "days"

• after the word "is"

• after the word "worth"

However, the real money again comes in the form of "residuals": performers are paid each time their commercial airs on television.

The best placement for the underlined portion would be:

• where it is now

• Before the word "performers"

• Before the word "each"

• Before the word "television"

Anderson wrote that she was in her autobiography so nervous she barely remembered that day.

The best placement for the underlined portion would be:

• where it is now

• After the word "wrote"

• After the word "nervous"

• After the word "day," and end the sentence with a period

Between March and November of 2011, an anonymous donor left intricately crafted paper sculptures at various cultural institutions in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Which choice most effectively emphasizes the complexity of the paper sculptures?

• NO CHANGE

• impressively

• terrifically

• superbly

He used a foam template to assemble a group of corks into a pretty interesting shape.

Which choice provides the most specific description of the assembled groups of corks?

• NO CHANGE

• hexagonal

• certain

• DELETE the underlined portion

Dozens of friends expedited this proper process by volunteering to help with the construction of the boat.

Which choice best indicates that constructing the cork boat was challenging?

• NO CHANGE

• authentic

• rigorous

• grim

Their interiors, though, are smooth, clear glass stained with tiny bubbles formed by air and moisture trapped during the rapid cooling of the melted sand after the lightning strike.

Which choice makes clearest the light, sporadic arrangement of the bubbles in the glass?

• NO CHANGE

• pointed

• speckled

• covered

But you should always remember that the ACT test makers like  the shortest answers.

• no change

• have a habit of liking.

• habitually tend to like.

• are in the habit of liking.