ACT Past Papers with Answers

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Source question 3. rcs¢4irLher% Jian&i Li. HaushLng Chen. and H(?ward Stone in ?013 re4earcher% JianbT Li, Ha05hLng Chcn. and H()ward Sione in ?013, re%e&irchers, Ji4in& Li. Ha(?sh¢nb Clien. und Howard Stone, in ?013 Chen. How41rd Sione, in ?013 revealed that worL"er Used a surpri%ing meilll% ol" Iriill.5porlation; rfl sledLie pulled

Source question 4. Iran%porialion on ILC. [A] GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. The doLuinent Ihai later Lriinsldled by Jiang,

Source question 5. Ihal was Lhe %Jmc one Ihdi dL%Lribed thc u%¢ of ¢1 sledgTe Ha()%hen&y. and Ston¢ slaled ihai in Janu41ry 1.557 a ieam ()f iiien hauled J l ?3-ion 4lune l() Ihe Forbidden Cil), i)n il slcdgve (d platform with ivoodLn runner.%). l Bl Th¥ men pullLd IhL %lcdbiL foriy-Iii'L mile4 in iu'enty-eib?hi day.%, m()vin&? abouL Iw'Lniy Icel per minuie. Jiang. Ha04hengT, and SionL wondered why ihe w'orkL'rs Lhuse tu slide ihe 41()ne4 ()n sledgTcN in,%lL41d ()f u.sing

Source question 7. to .100 tons. 10 300 ion% iiiore rel i iiblc. Bul Iic)IV Lould u i¢am ol. niL"n ()nly dra&v il heilvy

The wrilcr ivaiils lo emplia4iTL ihat a fcw wcck"% wus hi)rt pcriod of tinie in which io move a 51cdgie forty- rivL mile.£. Whicli placeinL'ni of ihe underlined porlion .slcdgL' Ii)riy-I ii'L niile.4 in "a few wLL'L%'. l DI Tlie .1. Af'ier ihe ii'ord iii rL%LafLIIL'rs d i IL Iii erLd ihat t() Loii fr()iii I riLli()n,

Source question 9. Lounier IIIL worKer4 L fLalL'd iirti fil id l ILL puilis tliiil P()urLd

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Ycb. heLau%e thL revi%ion.% add 41 levcl ()t teLhniLiil dLtai l io (In nther¥vi.4e Lusudl e.s.%ily. IhL bFr()up Lily belonbY% (o ha.% beLn lar&?ely ineff¢ctivL. Live dyer'4 wi)Jd hd.s been in N¢lontdna. Specidlly IriiineLI dog% can dig oui Ihe iiny. youn

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If thL ivriiLf w'LfL Iii deletL thL underliiiL'd piiriion ladju41inbi ihL punLlualion nLLdLd). Ihc essay w()uld pri mari [}' l(J%L' in fc)riiialinii th41l: iiddli Inc)rL dLliiil dbi)ul tlic niLtliod WL)rkerh u?icd li) di&¥ WLIIs 4111)iig ihL" roiilL. il lu%iralc.s why Liirt.s wL'rL inLIILLIivL' at Iransport- in&v Ihc 4ic)nc4. IhL ILL. rL•%'L£il.% thL' iiieihods wi)rKLr% uscd lo pour WaiLr l)I'Lr ihe ILL,. aiLr lubriLaii()n were lo niLan thal a %iiiall 14 tcsim of work'er5 Lould niove ihL mas%iwe %lnne%

r. NO CHANGE ¥'LfL' U4ed %() nicani qUiLK-ly and safLly. These arLiI Icial iLe patli% madL po%sible tlie construLlion ot" Ihc Forbidden City. unL ol"China'.% mn.%i enduringv Idndinark-%. Questlon 15 asks about the preceding passage as a whole.

J,. NO CHANGE inglLad. DELETE Ihe undLrliiied pc)rlion. held beliel. in her cho.4en field Wds that the stiirs. inLludin& IhL. Sun, varied widL'ly in it% LC)mpo4iLioii. HLr PIID the.%i4.

Source question 17. IhLir OIIL published in 19?5, a.%seriing ihal, unlikL ilIL plunel.%. all

r. NO CHANGE ¢l%%L'rlLd that. In &1%4L)rt ion, as%eriLd tars arc l(Irgely compobed ot hydrogLn und heliuni ThL idea i11%141nily tnL'I wilh velienicnl opi)i).%iti(In fitTrni hci LolleagFuch'. ACT.B04 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. 111 Wiihin 41 fcii, yLar.s. h()u'LvL'r. sludiLS by uthLr

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Source question 21. Lon.4idcred in be writlcn i n iLsironuniy. 22

WhiLh .4equcncc ol. 4eniL'llLe% make% ihi4 p;IrJgrapli mo41 lobiical'l To JLL(Iii)plish ihL gvroundbredK'iii¥* w(Irk (If hL'r ihc¥i.s. publi.4heLI in 19?5, P:iync-G&lPO%Llikin

Source question 23. will) J publiL&iiion yeur of 19?5. 41 191.5 publiLati()n. had JppliLd a.41rophy.siLi.sl Me&hniid Sdlia's iiL'ivly devL,l(Ipcd IhLC)ry i)( i()n iJalii)11 l(? Ihe .4t udy of .%lL Ilar &iim(),4phLrL'.S. IAI SIIL labiir¢d by ivhat w'a% at Ihe liinL' ?4. r. NO CHANGE up(In oi'er IIIL. IV()rld's lur" L.il LolleLtii)n ol .%lL'II.ar .%PLL Iril i)n

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Source question 27. huwL'd her Ihai indiL&ilLd whcr GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. She L()nLludLd. ultiinaiely that thL i &iriation.% union&

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TIIL ivrilLr wdnl% Ici add ilic fiillc)win& IruL sliltLmLnl I Ihe prLLL'ding paragvraph: Thc p% rLpre%cni ilie LhLmiLal LILniL'll14 in 4lar'% iiltncTr%pherL ihdl ¢ib41)rb the light. ThL' sLniLnLL would mo%1 Ic)IpiLdlly bL pldcLJ at: Point D. PASSAGE111 TheatLir In tho Small For a bricl: Lrip in ?01 l. Tlic'cilrL'fcg1' Oiie Wil 31 4iiuaied in New York City's Tinie.% SquarL, just a

Source question 31. diring rLW steps from Broddw&ly'.s m&iinstrciin) Ihcater%. Thi.% ruur-by-eighi-f()ol black bi)oth, trimmed in %tLel Jnd linL'd in red velvet. it served ihc localL for tivL play.%. EaLh 39 F. NO CHANGE veli'tst. whicli velvei and VLI vcl. play had 41 %ing?le aLiur and a .%in&lc &iudicnce menibcr. 3)

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It. the wriier werL tii delL'IL th¥ preLeding ￿.ntellLe, the c4.4ay would prirnarily lu.sL': a nolL' abou( Ihe main %imilaritic.% betlVLen Tlii'éifrL fijr Oiii, and thL mainstrcJm thealers of Brolidwdy, Ll detail ihut help% L'onvey tlie .%mall .4cule ot- the tive Tlié'iiirL']iJr Oiie play%. 'I dL4Lripiion ot. huw the audienL'e beLame invi)Ived in tlie plily. iin cxpl(InallC)n ol- the inspir(Ili(In lor intimaie thcalL)r. And inirigTuing7ly. eJch dL'in:Inded ihe 4pL'LI'ItL)r'.4

Source question 34. inifi¥Fuingly: Liich iniriiiuingly; eJLh inirigluingly eaLh, involvemeni. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. In m&ikillg Ihc JULliencL a Piiri of Ihe plily, Tlii'(IlrL' Jc)r Oiie epitomi7.e% 'inlimaie ihcJler.' a tnoi'einent Ihal hu.% .seLn a recent rise in populiirity. Meanth'hile. intim4lte Iheliicr c£)Ilupse% ihL 'Wdll" .4eparaiing the audienLe froin

Source question 36. being verbal in.4lL'ad. physiLiil or vcrbal. bc by either a phy5iLal or ¥'erbdl mLJihod ()f involvemeni. hall4 c)f the 1893 Baiierseu Arls Ceiiire while scene4 3? from ihe %lury played oul in i'aric)u.s rooms. PcoplL

Source question 38. Iliai wa4 411reJdy in the proce.4.% uf bein& perfc)Imcd for anyone lliho mighi LntLr proce%4 of pcrforming yet fini%hc(I before a sLene fini4hL'd. ALlor.s drew ihe .5PCLtaic)r.s in by iii:Ikin&7 eyL coniaLI, IOULhinby s1)mec)ne'4 arm, or bcLkoning %onieonc to fi)Ilow ihem tc) J new loLaiic)n. A per4nn's shc)W. %PCLifically. IiuitL liierully depL'nded

Source question 39. Ihercfore. ()n )'our own pdrtiLular moveinenig. 4•

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Source question 43. amonbT &illusion or Edinbur&vh, intimale theatcr is dLtinitcly noi Broadv*'ay.

WhiLh LhoiLe betst LonLludes the es.%ay by linLin& buLk 10 an idca prc%enicd in ihe fir.4l sentence ot" the cK%ay. with many actors or jusi J few, theatiiclll PL'rfor- mancc% are tilways fun. intiinate theaier appe411N to &1 widL ranLL Ot PLopIe. play can help you sce things from a new angile. Queslion 45 asks about the preceding passage as a whole.

V. NO CHANGE woad Ihe plant is woad. ii.. woad it'.$ 41 weL'd ihe two Jre .%earchin&v for the wildfluwer-SPLcklcd 47 hi115i(Je ot Mount Seniincl in Moniana. Lily'% aLIlion5 also

Source question 47. onat trigLiers the GPS unit aiiached to her harnc.ss lo record IIIL dob,. prccise Ic)LJllC)n. Oncc Hurt catches up io Lily,

Source question 48. is i mportillit for irigg7eri ng LhL rclriever giels ready for what's ncxt. Hurt can tlien lind 4•

Which choice provide.% ihc belt tran￿li10n from thi5 senicnce lo Ihe following .sentence'l wags her iail, ghe always Joes whLn Hurt uppiouches. is no longer pcrmitted io bark inces.suntly. Ihe one-inLlI-tall plant. pulling IL UP 414 %he waichc%, anlicipaiing7 lier reiv41rd. In 'a few ￿leL.￿4. Ihe leam will reiurn io ihc .%pol Io Lonfirm ih411 ihL' weed ha% not

Source question 50. .1. you waich, rL.%prouied. Lily i,$ onc uf ,sevcral du&14 {)n ilie Lrew of IVorkin%i Dogvs for Con%crvdii()n, u ni)llprofit rgTdni/diiun ba.%eLI in Three Fork%. Mont.ana. The Troup irains (lo¥ys and worL$ wilh humdill,4 a varie(y 51 ol" c()n4eTvaliun-relaled initialive%. In ?nlO. Ilie

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In the preceding? %eniencL, Ihe writer il+ con%idLrin rL'I'i%ing ilie phra.4L "LhiikLd out" lo the WLird 'h41rffted" nLI the word 'ovLrrun" 10 ihc word "(IfieLlcd.' Should Ihe writer make thL.4e rcvi.sions. lor Lhe iniiiaiive% io remove dyL'r's woad from Monlana.

Which chc)ice best rLinlcirLes the way ihL dubV4 W()rK- 10 rind woad 115 Cstablishcd in ihe c.%%ay a.s il wholc.) nitt out unLover pecimen.% ot dyer'4 woad ihai hurnan.% ol.len mi%.%. 55 With ihc dobi.%' help, conserv¢ilioni4t.4 dre beller able 55, A. NO CHANGE %peLimen4, of dyer'% woad, speLimens. ot" dyLr'.% wodd pccimen% of dycr'5 WU41d, lo locale and remove woad. bcfore li maiure% and 54 r¢pruduLL%, rL'lca%in&v thousands of %eed%.

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Source question 56. Wndd, before il matures, WO¢id bL'forc it, maiures woad bcfore it mature Hurt thank4 Lily by tos.%in&y tenni4 ball for her ti) chil.%e: Lily's lonb-lime fdvorile reward for idenli fying 57 tlie %cent of dyer's woad. A former shelier dog noiv living

Source question 57. Lhase. which is with one of her handlers. Lily WdS 41.s%igYned to the dyer's woad project r()r her ¢ibility much like a poliLe do&T'.% Io SH ignore all other.licenis whilL .4he is working. Afier Lily

Source question 58. abiliLy muLh lik'e a police dog .$ abilily-muLh lik'e a police dog,. abiliiy much lik.e a policc dogi'_%, rLturn4 iviih her ball. she and Hurl continue on IhLir 4earL'h. Lily'4 nose. lik'e the noses of a hmall numbcr

Source question 59. Ihcm bclongiing lo D, Ihe nose ol. (If (Ithcr Lon.%erYaiion dog%, ha4 hclped hum¢in lind a new ivay til .strengihen iheir bond.4 wilh dog%.

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. Given that illl ihe choiLes iiie iiccuratc. which (Trne Yould m().%t cflcctivcly Lonclude this pardgriiph and Lhe lind even traLk" the blunL-no%ed Jeopard lizard. alinusi compleiely weed DUI dyer'5 woad in .seN'eral areaq of Montana. make girides with iniliatii'e ihat has bLen p(Jpu- lar in Montanii. A¢T.8D4 10 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. PASSAGE V RidL'f5 011 the Slorm 11] But exactly liow ihesL tiny LreiiiurL%'aioid being knoLked ()Ul (If tlie air duringT %lorm.4 were puL21in&7 to cniomol()IT 1,51% 1i)r yedrs.121 WliilL a iypical mosquito Ineasure.s aboui ihrce millimetLr.4 in lenbiih, d rainLlrop is

WhiLh L.hoice proi'ide% ihe cleare.%t (Ind mosl %pccific informaiion liboul how ofien u mosciuilo is struck duringi a moderatc rdinstorml? approxim411ely evcry twenty 5CC()ncL% di a sirik'in&ly higli ratc of IrcquenLy nuinbLr of iimL% every minuie dLin't dudgc raindrop.%. fi3. For ihe %()ke of lugiL and cohc.%ion. SentenLe 5 should be pluLed: where li 1% now. aficr Scnt¢nce l. uiier ScntenLe To study how niosquiloe.% Loni¢nd with raindrop.s, meLhaniLal eiiginc¢r and biolo&?i.¥i Dr. DJvid Hu placcd musquitoe.4 inside il clcar acryliL box with mc%h OVLr the lop. IAI He ihen sprayed wJier ihroubyli the Tnesh <lt I'aryi ii&T inlcnsilies 10 sim ulale raiii.%li)rnLS and u.%cd lii&h-%pL'ed i idL'I)girJpliy i() filni ihL mo.4quiioe4 in

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Source question 64. L.le4ir, 'acryliL, box wiih, Lleiir aLrylic. box wilh clear.'dLryliL box. with ILlic)n. IBI Vheii %lruLk in Ihe IL&.$ (tliL m().%l coinincin poini i)t' i iiipuLI ), u nio.%qUllL) .4imply rc)Il% %idewJy.% dnd ihen re,suinL% fLbular fii&ihi.

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Tr". NO CHANGE ofl". freL of IhL dri)plei. ft.. freely c)n 11% own. aW&ky. nt'.sLpJration I)CLU￿ %() quickly that IhL mLLh'inics

Source question 69. ciu ickly ihat remain unLlear. Thc entire intcrJciion, Iherefore. la414

Source question 70. only sl fractiun of a.beLond. ICI (ifter all. howcv¢r. 141 DLspite the unceridiinties. it 1.4 LILdr that the feaiures that would .%eLni io pui the mosquito di risk" in .storm.s its si/.e Lind low weighi tn comparison with the 71 drop.4 arL' preLi.4L'ly what allow il lo effeciivcly elude ihe lorLe of an impact by ridinb? a riiindrop. Thi% invesligalion ha% yielded inlornidlion that. perhaps .%urprisingly, c()uld

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WhiLlI LhoiLC be%l Loncludes the paragraph and ihe thc smaller and lig?htL'r tlie bndy, IhL m()rc durablL' il may be in rainslorTn%. il is ¢1 tough tabk. to figure (Trut how lo miikc some- thing fly. nilture. AGT fljl 12 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. Questions 74 and 75 ask about the precedlng passage as a whole.

The writer is Lon4iderin&i adding ihe followingv .scn- ienLe lo ilie e%say: Thi% LonirullL'd Ln% iroiiinLnt and d(ILuineni:i- lion ￿'¢re nccc%sdry hccau%e Lapiuring? fooiage of m().4quili)es flying ilir()ugh .stornis in naLure