ACT English - Section 1 - Test 3

1. Question

The writer wants to suggest that the art of the fresco had been in decline previous to Rivera on (1). Which choice best accomplishes that goal?

A. NO CHANGE
B. engaged in
C. influenced
D. revived

2. Question

Choose the best alternatives for the underlined part (2). If you think the original version is best, choose “NO CHANGE.”

A. NO CHANGE
B. that catered
C. while catering
D. and catered

3. Question

Choose the best alternatives for the underlined part (3). If you think the original version is best, choose “NO CHANGE.”

A. NO CHANGE
B. Rivera should wield more political power for his belief that controversy attracted the working class.
C. Rivera for his controversy attracted belief that the working class should wield more political power.
D. Rivera attracted controversy for his belief that the working class should wield more political power.

4. Question

Choose the best alternatives for the underlined part (4). If you think the original version is best, choose “NO CHANGE.”

A. NO CHANGE
B. that he was interested in
C. that he focused on
D. DELETE the underlined portion.

5. Question

Choose the best alternatives for the underlined part (5). If you think the original version is best, choose “NO CHANGE.”

A. NO CHANGE
B. then
C. as
D. if

6. Question

Choose the best alternatives for the underlined part (6). If you think the original version is best, choose “NO CHANGE.”

A. NO CHANGE
B. Many
C. Each
D. Any one

7. Question

Choose the best alternatives for the underlined part (7). If you think the original version is best, choose “NO CHANGE.”

A. NO CHANGE
B. history; the
C. history, the
D. history—the

8. Question

Choose the best alternatives for the underlined part (8). If you think the original version is best, choose “NO CHANGE.”

A. NO CHANGE
B. if it were
C. was
D. if it was

9. Question

Choose the best alternatives for the underlined part (9). If you think the original version is best, choose “NO CHANGE.”

A. NO CHANGE
B. various, prestigious,
C. various, and prestigious
D. various and prestigious,

10. Question

If the underlined phrase (10) 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.

11. Question

Choose the best alternatives for the underlined part (11). If you think the original version is best, choose “NO CHANGE.”

A. NO CHANGE
B. since
C. thus
D. and

12. Question

Choose the best alternatives for the underlined part (12). If you think the original version is best, choose “NO CHANGE.”

A. NO CHANGE
B. depict
C. depicting some
D. had depicted

13. Question

The writer is thinking of adding the following phrase to the end of the preceding sentence (13) (changing the period after industries to a comma):

such as medicine, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals.

Should the writer make this addition there?

A. Yes, because it offers relevant examples that help to specify a broad term.
B. Yes, because it helps explain how the panels were physically constructed.
C. No, because it provides a sampling of industries rather than a full listing.
D. No, because it digresses from the main point of the sentence.

14. Question

Choose the best alternatives for the underlined part (14). If you think the original version is best, choose “NO CHANGE.”

A. NO CHANGE
B. that,
C. while,
D. that was,

15. Question

Choose the best alternatives for the underlined part (15). If you think the original version is best, choose “NO CHANGE.”

A. NO CHANGE
B. Despite this,
C. Regardless,
D. DELETE the underlined portion.