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Source question 1. proved to be too high. sophomore. clear.

ANO CHANGEBthe sophomore could not clear the bar, which hadCclearing the bar had proved to be too high for theDthe bar had proved too high for the sophomore to

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Source question 2.

ANO CHANGEBthemselvesChimselfDoneself

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Source question 3.

ANO CHANGEBover, and,Cover and,Dover, and

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Which choice most effectively introduces the main focus of the essay? ketball and football teams. events that Fosbury tried. himself.

ANO CHANGEBFosbury had also tried playing on his school’s bas-CThe high jump was one of many track-and-fieldDFosbury was determined to clear that height

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Source question 5.

ANO CHANGEB1963, most high jumpers usingC1963. Most high jumpers usingD1963; most high jumpers used

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ANO CHANGEBand then launchCand launchingDthen launches

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Source question 7.

ANO CHANGEBhis or her headsChis or her headDtheir heads

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Source question 8.

ANO CHANGEBFosbury soCFosbury,DFosbury

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Source question 9.

ANO CHANGEBthe jumper liftingCthe jumper liftsDDELETE the underlined portion.

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ANO CHANGEBNot only hadCEitherDDELETE the underlined portion.

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The writer wants to emphasize the effort Fosbury put into executing the scissor kick technique. Which choice best accomplishes that goal?

ANO CHANGEBjump after jumpCto clear the barDto jump

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Source question 12.

ANO CHANGEBair his head, and shoulders, would tilt back,Cair, his head and shoulders would tilt backDair his head and shoulders, would tilt back

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Source question 13. 3 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. ACT-Z14 1 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 But by the time he had won the gold medal and broken the Olympic record (with a height of 7′4″), Fosbury was the fan favorite and an inspiration to a new generation of high jumpers. After his victory in Mexico City, Fosbury never again qualified for the Olympics. PASSAGE II Flamenco Flair With an audience of hundreds chanting enthusiastically, flamenco dancer Mercedes Ruiz swishes her ruffled red dress over the Villamarta Theatre stage. Her footwork, proclaiming joy as she kicks up a heel and exuding passion as she stamps across the floor, creates a complex pattern. Meanwhile, guitarists strum flurries of bright notes then musicians seated nearby begin punctuated clapping to the music. Captivated by the show, cheering is prompted as Ruiz spins.

ANO CHANGEBhimself for theCfor the 1968Dfor the

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The writer is considering deleting the underlined por- tion (adjusting the punctuation as needed). Should the underlined portion be kept or deleted? Fosbury jumped than did the silver and bronze medalists. jump had improved as a result of the Fosbury Flop. Fosbury used the Fosbury Flop method for his record-breaking jump. explanation of Fosbury’s high-jumping form.

AKept, because it indicates how much higherBKept, because it shows how much Fosbury’s highCDeleted, because it fails to indicate whetherDDeleted, because it interrupts the paragraph’s

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Given that all the choices are true, which one best con- cludes the essay? Olympic medal in the high jump has done so with the Fosbury Flop. Johnny Carson show along with comedian Carol Burnett. Flop in a television commercial.

ANO CHANGEBSince 1972, every athlete who has won anCAfter winning the gold, Fosbury appeared on theDDecades later, a car company featured the Fosbury

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Source question 16.

ANO CHANGEBdancer, Mercedes Ruiz,Cdancer, Mercedes RuizDdancer Mercedes Ruiz,

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Source question 17.

ANO CHANGEBnotes, otherCnotes, andDnotes,

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Source question 18. audience. 4 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. ACT-Z14 1 1 14 15 15 16 17 18 She offers beguiling smiles, seamlessly transitions between movements that are each interesting and unique. Together, the performers drive the rhythm to a fast, feverish celebration of one of Spain’s most treasured art forms: flamenco. Ruiz’s lively performance took place in 2011 at Spain’s Festival de Jerez, an annual celebration of flamenco. Originally, the art form first blossomed between Spain’s Andalusian population in the eighteenth century. Flamenco has inspired a wide variety of flamenco dance costumes. The form, in its many interpretations, ranges in the light, humorous chico style to the serious jondo style. : Despite the genre’s varied influences and styles, three basic elements combine to create flamenco: music, dance, and clapping. Typically, a flamenco guitarist provides a musical foundation through the use of strumming, improvised plucking, and steady rhythm.

ANO CHANGEBeach of Ruiz’s spins prompts cheering from theCRuiz’s spins prompt cheering from the audience.Dthe audience cheers with each of Ruiz’s spins.

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Source question 19.

ANO CHANGEBsmiles, then seamlessly transitioningCsmiles and seamlessly transitionsDsmiles. Seamlessly transitions

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At this point, the writer wants to emphasize the range of movements Ruiz makes while dancing. Which choice best accomplishes that goal? graceful.

ANO CHANGEBsharp and forceful and those that are flowing andCpracticed and display her expertise.Dall equally beautiful.

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Source question 21.

ANO CHANGEBIn the beginning, theCInitially, theDThe

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ANO CHANGEBamongCintoDby

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Given that all the choices are accurate, which one most clearly provides information about the origins of flamenco? percussion instrument.

ANO CHANGEBis often mistaken for a dance that uses castanets, aCcan take place in both formal and informal settings.Ddraws from Arab, Indian, and Jewish influences.

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Source question 24.

ANO CHANGEBtheirCit’sDits’

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ANO CHANGEBfromCforDof

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At this point, the writer is considering dividing the paragraph into two. Should the writer begin or not begin a new paragraph here, and why? here to discuss the specifics of the three main ele- ments of flamenco. here to compare the various cultural influences on flamenco. would disrupt the explanation of the chico and jondo styles of flamenco. would overemphasize the guitarist’s role in the fla- menco performance. 5 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. ACT-Z14 1 1 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 The dancer who conveys the mood with neverending arm maneuvers and with brushing and striking footsteps. Additional performers called palmistas participate through a form of clapping called palmas, their sounds enhancing quiet or exciting moments. Adding to the intensity is duende, the collaborative ambiance created among the participants. This duende infuses Ruiz’s energetic appearances, whether they are formal concerts or casual events. Ruiz even led a group of festivalgoers in a choreographed flash mob at the 2013 Festival de Jerez, inspiring visitors from across the globe to step into the world of flamenco. PASSAGE III Charles Cushman’s Kodachrome America [1] On September 3, 1938, he traveled up the Pacific coast, hobbyist photographer Charles Cushman loaded his first roll of Kodachrome color film into his 35-millimeter camera. [2] He began by photographing his shiny red Ford coupe, the newly painted crimson-orange Golden Gate Bridge in the background. [3] A hazy, pale-blue sky filled out the frame. [4] Though color film for cameras was introduced in the mid-1930s, for decades afterwards most photographers continued to work in black and white.

ABegin a new paragraph, because the essay shiftsBBegin a new paragraph, because the essay shiftsCDO NOT begin a new paragraph, because doing soDDO NOT begin a new paragraph, because doing so

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Source question 27.

ANO CHANGEBwho, conveyingCconveyingDconveys

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Source question 28.

ANO CHANGEBconsecutive, calculated locomotion of the armsCarm moves that just go on and onDcontinuous arm movements

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Source question 29.

ANO CHANGEBhis or herCwhoseDour

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Suppose the writer’s primary purpose had been to offer a biographical overview of a successful dancer. Would this essay accomplish that purpose? defined Ruiz’s career and made Ruiz a star in the dance world. dance experiences to her appearance at a 2013 fla- menco festival. flamenco is, using Ruiz’s festival performances as an example. amateur flamenco artists.

AYes, because it describes the performances thatBYes, because it profiles Ruiz from her childhoodCNo, because it instead focuses on describing whatDNo, because it instead focuses on Ruiz’s work with

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Source question 31.

ANO CHANGEBhe was travelingCwhile travelingDtravel

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Source question 32.

ANO CHANGEBphotographer, Charles Cushman,Cphotographer, Charles CushmanDphotographer Charles Cushman,

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Source question 33. 6 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. ACT-Z14 1 1 Question 30 asks about the preceding passage as a whole. 27 28 29 31 32 33 [5] But capturing street scenes, buildings, and landscapes in vivid color became Cushman’s passion. [6] From 1938 to 1969, he traveled up and down again and again, driving over a half-million miles to take thousands of photographs with color film. D A body, Cushman’s documentary-style shots vibrantly show Depression-era America’s transition to an age of industrial development and metropolitan growth. He captures historical details in brilliant color. A 1930s photo taken near an Indiana farm depicts a gleaming black-and-yellow locomotive heading one way, not a scratch visible on its surface.

ANO CHANGEBIt’s true that colorCStill, colorDColor

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Source question 34.

ANO CHANGEBone photographer’sCtheirDhis

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Source question 35.

ANO CHANGEBwent one way and then another over the country,Ccrisscrossed the country,Dmade passes,

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The writer is considering adding the following sen- tence to this paragraph: Color film was expensive, and many promi- nent photographers of the day argued that color in photographs was distracting, even silly. If the writer were to add this sentence, it would most logically be placed after:

ASentence 1.BSentence 2.CSentence 4.DSentence 5.

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Source question 37. once, as a singular element,

ANO CHANGEBTaken as a body of work that someone may view atCIn its essence as a collected body of work together,DAs a body of work,

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Source question 38.

ANO CHANGEBis showingChas shownDshows

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Given that all the choices are accurate, which one most strongly emphasizes that the 1930s photo is an exam- ple of Cushman capturing America during a time of transition? in the other. cab. 7 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. ACT-Z14 1 1 34 35 37 38 39 In a 1949 picture, four young Chicago girls, one wearing a red-and-white gingham dress and then wrapped in a blue shawl, line up to buy confections out of a rusty green cart. A majestic old building is shown half-demolished in a 1950 image—piles of crushed gray stone rest among cracked beams of wood darkened by rain to a rich mahogany. Cushman never sought either to display or to be recognized for his work during his lifetime. So, meanwhile, his 14,500 color images and a dozen (of his notebooks) that include annotations for each are archived and celebrated at his alma mater, Indiana University. To view Cushman’s photographs is to see a long-gone era, one typically presented to us through black-and-white photography, in our now-familiar backdrop of full color. L An unreachable past feels eerily close when Cushman reminds us that the sky on a clear, autumn day, has always been blue, even during the Depression.

ANO CHANGEBwhile a man leads a tan horse and weathered cartCas a train engineer, wearing a white hat, sits in theDalmost appearing to be gaining speed after a stop.

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Which choice makes clear that the clothing of two of the four girls in the photo is being described in the sentence?

ANO CHANGEBanotherCalsoDDELETE the underlined portion.

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Source question 41.

ANO CHANGEBwere in lineCwas linedDlines

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Source question 42.

ANO CHANGEBBut in that case,CYet similarly,DBut now,

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Source question 43. tions for each) tions for each) tations for each

ANO CHANGEB(and a dozen of his notebooks that include annota-Cand a dozen of his notebooks that include (annota-Dand (a dozen of his notebooks) that include anno-

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At this point, the writer is considering adding the fol- lowing true sentence: “Buena Vista Inn on Buena Vista East of Haight St. San Francisco” is the annotation on a 1953 image. Should the writer make this addition here? annotated every photograph he took, he didn’t like to philosophize about his work. the relevance of his photographs. Cushman’s photographs might make a viewer feel. explains Cushman’s feelings about the Buena Vista Inn.

AYes, because it makes clear that although CushmanBYes, because it verifies that Cushman was aware ofCNo, because it interrupts the discussion of the wayDNo, because it doesn’t provide information that

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Source question 45. 8 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. ACT-Z14 1 1 40 41 42 43 43 45 PASSAGE IV Keys for Community [1] Jostling with the crowds on a busy city morning, I hardly expected to hear the delicate notes of a piano étude. [2] There, a woman without sheet music or traditional concert attire played on an old piano. [3] What I thought must be coming from a storefront’s speakers but it was actually drifting from the city square. [4] Drawing closer, I read the message scrawled in crayon across the piano’s keys: “Play Me, I’m Yours.” P From London and Sydney, to Los Angeles and Cincinnati; street pianos are filling cities like mine with music. Founded by British artist Luke Jerram, the “Play Me, I’m Yours” project aims to promote interaction among city dwellers, whom Jerram perceives as coexisting, but not communicating. Secondhand pianos—strategically placed in sights with high pedestrian traffic, encourage people to stop a moment and interact with others.

ANO CHANGEBclear autumn dayCclear, autumn, day,Dclear autumn day,

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If the writer were to delete the underlined portion, the sentence would primarily lose details that: piano played by famous musicians. neous and informal. run-down.

Aindicate that the narrator was used to seeing thisBcharacterize the woman’s playing as unexceptional.Csuggest that the woman’s performance was sponta-Dsupport the description of the piano as old and

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Source question 47.

ANO CHANGEBspeakers turned out to beCspeakers, it was actuallyDspeakers, instead it was

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For the sake of logic and cohesion, Sentence 3 should be placed:

Awhere it is now.Bbefore Sentence 1.Cafter Sentence 1.Dafter Sentence 4.

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Source question 49.

ANO CHANGEBSydney, to Los Angeles and CincinnatiCSydney to Los Angeles, and CincinnatiDSydney to Los Angeles and Cincinnati,

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Source question 50.

ANO CHANGEBa range of cities, including these but also my own,Ccities like mine (in that they have street pianos)Dthese cities and others in between, like mine,

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Source question 51.

ANO CHANGEBpianos,Cpianos;Dpianos

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Source question 52. 9 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. ACT-Z14 1 1 46 47 49 50 51 52 49 Often, Jerram has learned, a song is all the spark people need to greet longtime neighbors or find new friends. Street piano projects also offer a second chance to pianos that might otherwise be scrapped. Given rising costs of maintenance, making piano owners likely to throw their old instruments away rather than have them repaired for sale or donation. Street pianos, though, need not be kept in perfect condition. A piano with a few worn keys can still introduce children to the instrument or provide students with practice opportunities. Easy to spot, a street piano can also reveal the gifted musicians in our midst. Harmonies wafted on the air. People drifted away from storefronts. Lifting her fingers from the keys, letting the last chord ring, the woman rose to leave. She was brought to a halt by her now plentiful audience and its fervent cheers—mine loudest among them. Now, the next player took the bench, and the next, the two of us chatted about music, the city, and ourselves. The shuffling of foot traffic faded. Replacing it were the lively strains of “Happy Birthday” and holiday tunes, Billy Joel and Bach, all underscored by the hum of conversation.

ANO CHANGEBon sightsCto sitesDat sites

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Source question 53.

ANO CHANGEBJerram has discovered as the project’s founder,Cwhat Jerram finds is frequently thatDas per Jerram,

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Source question 54.

ANO CHANGEBneighbors or allowing them toCneighbors by which theyDneighbors, also,

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Source question 55.

ANO CHANGEBwhich have made piano ownersCas a result, piano owners areDpiano owners are

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Which choice best returns the essay to the point of view presented in the first paragraph?

ANO CHANGEBFor listeners, like me,CJerram has said thatDLocated downtown,

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Source question 57.

ANO CHANGEBbountifulCspaciousDsizeable

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Source question 58.

ANO CHANGEBMeanwhile,CThenDAs

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Which choice best concludes the sentence and the essay by referring to Jerram’s main purpose in found- ing the street piano project? 10 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. ACT-Z14 1 1 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 PASSAGE V More Than Meets the Eye [1] [A] In 1963, the year Shiv Kumar, an astronomer studying stars of very low mass, theorized that the process that forms stars could also create a new class of smaller objects, distinct from both stars and planets. These “brown dwarfs,” as astronomer Jill Tarter later termed them, raised essential ponderings about how matter in the universe evolves. [2] [B] More massive than Jupiter, brown dwarfs are not massive enough to fuel the fusion reactions that make stars brightly shine, brown dwarfs are too dim to be observed through telescopes due to their lack of brightness.

ANO CHANGEBshowing that music is indeed important after all.Cwith people of all ages receiving a free concert.Dperformed by a number of talented musicians.

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Suppose the writer’s primary purpose had been to eval- uate a particular musician’s technique. Would this essay accomplish that purpose? person’s response to a piano performance. song performed by a street pianist. piano project and one person’s encounter with it. fine arts opportunities offered in a particular city.

AYes, because it provides a firsthand account of oneBYes, because it describes several attributes of aCNo, because it focuses more directly on the streetDNo, because it instead gives an overview of the

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Source question 61.

ANO CHANGEBwhen Shiv Kumar, an astronomer who studiedCShiv Kumar, an astronomer studyingDan astronomer, Shiv Kumar, studied

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Source question 62.

ANO CHANGEBdwarfs,” as astronomer, Jill Tarter,Cdwarfs” as astronomer, Jill TarterDdwarfs” as astronomer Jill Tarter

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Source question 63.

ANO CHANGEBforemost quandariesCkey questionsDmajor basics

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Source question 64.

ANO CHANGEBbrown dwarfs do not have enough massCtheir mass is not enoughDbut not massive enough

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Source question 65. tence with a period). 11 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. ACT-Z14 1 1 Question 60 asks about the preceding passage as a whole. 61 62 63 64 65 61 Astronomers had to rely on advanced ways of finding these delusive orbs. [C] [3] Their first clue lay in the process of nuclear fusion. [D] While brown dwarfs, like stars, initiate fusion, they cannot sustain the constant fusion that causes stars to burn at high temperatures. Still, brown dwarfs lose their heat, cooling over time to temperatures between those of planets and those of stars. An infrared telescope can detect heat signatures in this range, thus helping astronomers home in on potential brown dwarfs. [4] With these candidates identified, astronomers were then able to search for a telltale variation in brown dwarfs’ chemistry. Fusion reactions rapidly burn through lithium in stars’ cores. It follows from the fact that brown dwarfs cannot sustain these reactions, though, most never deplete their lithium supply. An object’s spectrum can show which elements, lithium tacked on, remain present. It was by running a spectrum analysis that the first brown dwarfs were confirmed in 1995—the culmination of three decades of research and collaboration. 12 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. ACT-Z14 1 1 66. Which choice best emphasizes that astronomers had no existing methods that would allow them to detect brown dwarfs?

ANO CHANGEBbecause they are not as easily seen as stars.Cdespite being quite massive.DDELETE the underlined portion (ending the sen-ENO CHANGE6devise more sophisticated7use their most creative8pick the newest

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Source question 66. Refer to the source image.

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AChoice F — see source imageBChoice G — see source imageCChoice H — see source imageDChoice J — see source image

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Source question 67.

ANO CHANGEBelucidatingCelusiveDallusive

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Source question 68.

ANO CHANGEBIn any case,CLastly,DRather,

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Source question 69.

ANO CHANGEBallotment,Cportion,Dextent,

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Source question 70. capitalization as needed).

ANO CHANGEBLogically,CBecauseDDELETE the underlined portion (adjusting the

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Source question 71.

ANO CHANGEBincluded,Ccomprised,Dto boot,

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If the writer were to delete the underlined portion (ending the sentence with a period), the paragraph would primarily lose a detail that: years of dedicated work from many contributors. the object discovered in 1995 was a brown dwarf. should have begun studying brown dwarfs earlier. years after they were theorized to exist. 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 72 [5] Since then, hundreds of brown dwarfs have been found and studied, shedding light on how stars, planets, and brown dwarfs differ while also revealing surprising similarities. Some brown dwarfs, for instance, have planetlike weather patterns—clouds made of sand—swirl in their atmospheres, bringing rain of liquid iron. j 13 ACT-Z14 1 1

Aemphasizes that locating brown dwarfs relied onBindicates how long scientists took to confirm thatCconveys the writer’s opinion that astronomersDsuggests that brown dwarfs were not studied until

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Source question 73. atmospheres; atmospheres, atmospheres,

ANO CHANGEBpatterns, clouds made of sand swirl in theirCpatterns: clouds made of sand swirl in theirDpatterns, clouds made of sand, swirl in their

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Which of the following sentences, if added here, would best conclude the paragraph and the essay? red light that a few astronomers have been lucky enough to spot. even account for the “missing matter” problem in physics. discoveries these “invisible” objects will bring to light. dwarfs the universe holds compared to visible stars.

AYoung brown dwarfs can actually give off a weakBMany people wondered if brown dwarfs mightCAstronomers hope these are just the first of manyDMany questions remain, such as how many brown

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The writer wants to add the following sentence to the essay: Locating these objects, however, proved difficult. This sentence would most logically be placed at: Question 75 asks about the preceding passage as a whole. END OF TEST 1 STOP! DO NOT TURN THE PAGE UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO. 73 73

APoint A in Paragraph 1.BPoint B in Paragraph 2.CPoint C in Paragraph 2.DPoint D in Paragraph 3.

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