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Form B04 · Reading Test · 40 questions

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Paper 23 · ACT April 2019 · Form B04 · Reading Test

% l)LIIILf IiiLdiiiiii iliaii de5eri-i i)¥ (}[- ni()fi allcnli()ii, 35 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. Passage IV yielJL'd IhL .4Jnic ionipc)uiid%, Nature Th'"Il% pfL"diLt- &ible 4ind therLfcirL' niiil ILiible. NATURAL SCIENCE: This passage 15 adapted from Losi Dls- coveries., The Ancient Roots ol Modern Science-lrom the c4 Babylonlans io the Maya by DSck Terest (C12002 by Dick Teresi)- 55 AnLiLni Chine.%e ulLli¥illy. LirLJ 31J() [() ?()() B.C. buili arnund the L"C)llLLPI ol. I1) c)ppiJ%in& prinLj- pIL.%. Tl)LsL ciiuld bc. li)r exwiniplL. aitivL aiid pd%%ivL. InalL aiid tinialL, or siin lind m()i)n. ThL' dlilitimi,4l.4 n'iLurL' a4 havingi a LifLuldr hdlaiiLL. Suh%lsillLC.4 Loiild 60 bL Ir41n.sf()rtnLd I rolli i)nL' prinLipIL II) Lin()IhLf• &inLI then rLnderLd bilLk' ic) IhLir ()rii?in&il slLIIL. Anloine-LaurL'ni Ldii()i%ier (1743-1794) w'a,£ a findnL iLr. e.%tabl iihLd a ?4y.%ILllI cil, Iveigihi% anJ tnea4UTe.% thal lcd i() IhL meiriL %y%lLni. IivLd thruui,h ihL Ldrly iurm()i I i)r IhL frLnLlI Rei'()ILiliI)n, dnd ivas il pioneer in 5 %cieniifiL &igiriLuliure. He bLL'll LallL,d ihe t'aiher ()t' llic)dL'rn LhL'mi%lry. and. iii thL LOLir%L' ol. hi% husy lite, lie brouipht EurupL l)ul ul. Ihe dJrk' 4117L% l)I' Ihat %L iLnLe. A prime L'xainplL 1% Linn.Ihdi-, ktiown L(ImiiiL)nly Iliday a4 InLrcuric %ulliLIL, a IiL'41iy fLd IninL'f&il Ihai is the priiiLipal ure (if mLrL'ury. U%in& lire, the.%L L'¢irly 6S il IL IIL ni i deL I)111 PC).%¢LI L"1 n1141b¢if i li i() niLfL u ry and suifur dio.xidL.. ThLn tIiL') Iiiund ilidi mcrLiiry %i'uulLI Lc)InbinL iviih %ullur ic) ILirni a blaLK' sub%lanLL Ldllcd ITILlaLinn6ibar, 'ii'hiLh tliLll Lan bc %ubliniL'd inio ils (Iri41inal %lJtL. IIIL hri&l)I rLd LiiinJb'ir, whL'll L)llLL 111()re 70 h¢ulL(I." ULLcirdin¥v tD %LILllLL hi%li)ri&in W(IniY Kuike. Both niLfLUry'S liquid qiialiiy and the LYLIIL tran%lor- Indlii)n I'ri)111 Linn*ibar li) InLrLiiry dnd bdLk agi&iin giap VL li lab7iLal qualitiL.s. Kuike Liills nicrLury 'liiiuiiél(iii, a LycliLally Irdn%lorniLd rL)&yencr(Itii'e Llixir" i1SSQLi&lted 75 iviih Ii)n¥?L'ViLy. ThLSL 41nLiL'nt praLlili()ner.% beL(Ime familiar iviih ihc LonLepi Iliai KubsEallLC% could be Ir41n%f()riiiL'd sinJ thL'n L()tnL' lull LirLle lo iheir ()ribwill&il tilte. Thcy developed LXilLI proporlii)ns q)I' IhL &ini()unls of merLury iind sull"ur. 11% WLII reLiP¢V* lur ihc LXULI 80 Icng7ih and inton%ily l)t' IhL hL'aliniv requirLd. Mo%1 imporiani, JLcording ti) Kuikc, IhL%e opcralion% could be perlormLd 'withoul tlie %liLlIlLSt l()%.% ol. tliL' l(Ilal wLi&ihi. OnL of LaK'(iit>ier"% L'drly Lonlribution.s re%ulted tr()m hi% boilinby ThilliLr lor long pL'riod4 ()I' iinie. In 10 eiiilitLcnil)-LL'niury Eurc)PL. many SLienti%15 bL'liL'ved in trdnsmuiaiion. They ihi)u&hi. l()r in.st(Ince, Ihcil wdlLr L()uld be triinsmuted inii) L6irth. iimonLy oihLr ihing.%. ChiL'f am()ng Ihc evidenLC ft'or ihiji Wd% Watcr b()il ing7 in pot. Solid residue t'i)rms un the inside .%urfaLe. Scien- 15 li.sl% pr(?claiiMed thi.% to bL walLr turnin&7 Into d new ele- nienl. RobLri Boylc. Ihc L7rial SCVLnieLnth-Lentury British Lhcmi%t and phyKici&it whc) nouri%hLd il hundred year% bcfurL Ldvoi%ier, believed in Iran.4inucatiun. H¢ll'in&7 walclied planth &Troiv by .%(iak-in&i up ivaler, IIL 20 LonLludcd. as many hiid bel()rL him. thill Willer Liin bL Irun%furmeLI int() ledvL's. tlowers, und bcrries. In thL wurilli of Lhemikii Hdruld Goldwhile. of Caliturnia StdlL Univcr%iiy. Lo4 AnbTele%. 'Boyle wa4 an aLiive (IILhcmIL.. 25 Ldi'oi%icr noLiLed that weighi wu.% ihe k.ey. lind that mcakurcmcni criiical. He poured di.stilled water into a special -lea k-etilc" Lalled a pelican, an enLlosed pol with il spheriLal cdp. whicl) cau&yhi the water vapor und rLturneil it lo ihe ba%c ol thL pot via two hundlclike 30 tubes. He boiled thL Ivdter for l O I ddys dnd found sub- 41aniial residue. He WL'igihcd ihe wJier, thL' rL'sidue, and Ihe peliLan. The ivaler weibvhed exacily ihe satne. ThL' pelican weighed .slighily le%5, din &imount equal to ihe wei&ht of ihe residue. Thus. Ihe re.%idue wa% not a tran.s- 35 mulalion. hui parl nt" the pc)i-dig4olved gla%.4, 4iIiLJ, and ()ther matler. li w(iuld appLar Ihal Ihe anLieni chine.se 85 411Lliemi4t% werL empiriLdlly fdmil idr iviih ihL Lon%erva- lion ol. tittLcn huiidred year.% beforc Lavoi%ier'4 experiiiieni. He dnd hi.% alLhemi.41 prLLur%()r% dikiLC)wereil Ihal the ivei&ht nf ilie proLIuLiS in a LheiniLal reaLtion cqual ihc weigihi ot. IhL rcacianis,. As sLientiSls Lontinued to believe that watcr a bu%iL element, Lavoisier performLd anoiher L'ruLldl expLriment. He ini'enied a deviLe wilh iwo n07.1.IL14 Jnd 40 .4quiried dil'l'erent from one into the uiher, tu seL wh¢lt ihey made. One day, lie Inixed oxygyen with hydro- yen. CXPCLÈin& to gci dLid. Hc gol wuler. He perL'olaicd the water through a glun bdrrL'I lilled with hol iron ringTS, plittingi the WaiLr baL'k inio hyLlro&Ten and oxygen and 45 confirTniti& that watcr wa% nol (In element.

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Paper 23 · ACT April 2019 · Form B04 · Reading Test

Which (If ilic followinb .%tiiicmvnLs abc)ut Minc)an Jilc)r% 1% nio.%l strongly .%upporiLd by ihc pas%dge'l ,1. TIILY PiiinlLd elaborille desion.s on thLir 4hip.s, ?U. Ba.scd on ihc pas%agc, the .slaiemcni ihai ihe ship di.s- Lovered ai Uluburun ,4anL ivhcn ihe cargo .5hified in 'a %lurm can be.si be described ds a: r. tilct supported by ilic damuge thdl the ship'% hull su%tained in ihe slorin. rLLofLIs. re(Isoncd jud&Tmcnt supporied by Ilie cvidencc of Ihe heavy Ioiid tlie ship wa.s carrying. red.4aned judgmeni supporled by liow ihc cdrg?o wa.s .spread ciut i)n ihc %eaflcior. ACT.JO4 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. Passage111 50 li IllL.% .%hc ILII ihilt it pdinlinb1i41d rL'dchcd a poinl ivliere ID &y() t-uytlier wi)uld .%p(iil il. Iii .%i)11)L in,%lcinLcs .%lic pdiniL'd a %LLniiil ILr%ioll. Uliiinaiclj ii,l)sli niaiiLrcd i() NLL'I i¥'as 1() kLep ihL paiiiiingi IrLsh and alii'L. HUMANITIES: Passage A is adapied from the artlcle "Heroes (4 and Wretches" by Suzie Mackenzie IIJ2004 by Guardian News and Media Lirnitedl. Passage B Is adaptad from Iho article "Alice Neel: The Art Modernisrn Neglecled. by Jeremy Lewison 11>2010 by Telegraph Medla Group Llmlled) In (jur prLSLni Lf&l P()rlrilitiirL' bLLii rLIeli[clj i() 55 11 niin(Ir iifi. Tlie pilrtfiilt .%iiriivcs lari* .cly in iliL Ii'ncidcn pJiniing% Ll)lllllli54i()iieLI bb, dLadeniiL LiIIIL'ge.s or iilii)nal porlrai I gv¥al ILfiL'5 tri)m ar( i 51.4 1¥'11() liai'L I dLi l i ly bui liiilL fldir c)i- P4}'LIIL)I(I&TiL&il uiidLr.%l<indin(i ()r vi.%i()n. Passage A by Suzie Mackenzie rr'iiiL'i& BaL()n u.4Ld i() .%ds' 11)a( n() artist ii) IIIL'ir lilLIiiiiL' Lan pi)%%ibly k-ni)ii' IiLiher ()r n(Il hL'i,4hL IS <iny v(Icid, Only liniL. IIL %did, L()Lild .snri uiii iIIL tivii) tK'ril. Il)ai bL5Lt L'l'cr), artist: IliL()r)', by M'l)icli 'm().%l PL(IpIL 5 L'n(Lf d paiiilin Iiid 1&1shii)ii i¥,l)iil an uudiL'ncL ILLI5 it %hoiild ()r .%li(Itild n()1 bL IiillV¢d hy. BJLI)n reLk'()IlL(I tli]% '%'(Irl c)ul" PL'riod ici bL %()iiie,lerl. belween 7.5 Jnd I11() )'e&ir%. by wl)icli tiiiic iIiL drii%t ii'ould ii)().%l likely hL dLdd. Fi)r ihi.s rL'ci%on, IIL ul%{) %di(I, .IilLLe.%4 in clll iifii%l'.% 10 lilLiiiiie 1% n(1 inLiicali)r of &ii'L'atne%5 (In IIIL Loniriir). Evcr>' drli.%t work-% wiiliiii sl I'()id 'an(I will nL'I'Lr k.ill). Plii)tii4• riiphy Iiu4 rLplIlL LXI paiiiiin" 60 L1141iLL' Inr p()rirailiirL hui pli(Itoi7rapliy 1.4 Li)ncerned i'iih L:IPliiriii41 iIiL' Iii()IllLI)i. I)ainlinl 1% %ibc)Lll Ilie %s'n- IIILSi% ()I' liniL. ftrl(?rL'()L'r a ph()lobiraph, li iih ils .sni¢)oih refiLLtive .%url-ULL. prinlecl by il LlIL'niiLcil rLaLtioii c)r Lljiiji'ill), maiiip151ai¥d il'itli no ni<ilLfiiil dL'pili or pre%- 6S eiiLL. 1.% LntirLIy LlillL'fLni Iri)111 &1 painted pi)rtrJit. NLL'I 4 iv(Trrk &ill &ll.siniilaliiill ol" 1114lliy difierL'nt Inonienl.S lind iiii)i)d.%, d di%tillaii()n of 11)iiny hiiur% ()[" .4Lfuiiny (If il)L %iihjLLI Ihiil L()iicludLS ili d sinivle SLllll- iiiari%inbT im:IbvL' ii'liLre IliL' iniprL'%4ion4 Lapiiired ()ver 70 Iii)IL lire rL'l¢ilLiI iiiil %iiJii)l}' Ihrc)iib'li :Iii ilii:ILTe bui Ihr()ugli tl)e i1l411Lrial Iiualily uf Pliiiil. Il)L I'IiLk".N (Il. IliL' ii'ri.41 lind ilic Iiiii%'LlliLlli.s ()1" ui) uriii. Pilillt liiid i)n hasii ly anLI L()ni()Iir4 (iiiilinl'd 41(iii'ly. Iii thi% sLnsL, il. nil ()IhLr, tl)L AnieriLI'in prJrlr&iil dfii.41 AIiLe NLLI Laii bL .%aid l(I li&ll'L bcLll IULKY. .$1)L Laii nevL'r hai'c had ny expL'Lldiions, bcL'4lUSL l() bL £1 15 i)1ii4111 and 41n drtisl on ihL Lu%p ()I' IhL ?Oih Leniury li 11) )'c)ur.SLII' inl() il i'()id. NeLI born in l (J{){i. into il liii(IdlL-c141%% Pliil4idLlphia fanii Iy, &lt (I limc ivliLII. FIL'iiry J41mLs hiid ()bseri'¢LI i)nly l () yL&ir% edrliLr. i() l)L a l&idy iva4 l() bL .1 porirail. SIIL. wi)rLed all IiLr l(iii 20 lilL d&iain%l IhL pievailiii&T tlieory ()t' IvliJi li 11) bc 41 'cTrinilli. Ilial it li'as not heconiing Ic)r a ivnman Ic) be an iirti.%t. lo hdi'e u public lili, tli&il ivonicn wLrc I r41med lor tlie inlL'rinr. An(1 in%i i(Ishion' .4hL rLmuined a fig•ur41- tll'L' drlist ,hl'n Ilic rL%l lif ilie New York :Iri e%iJbli4h. 25 iiient in tlIL' grip i)I' ab%tracl expressioni.4111. NL'LI doesn't seLni ei'er If) Ii&ll'C I)iid any nc)lic)n ul bLL()11)- ing" dll cirli%l. ur ei'Ln 'bcin¥" illi driisl. Shc siinply ivas Jn &ifiis1. EvL'n al'ter ihL Inid- IlJ7()%, whLin she I'iii&ill)' did beL()n)e 'fa.4hionablL hL'lpeLi by a inaj()r rLilr()- 30 .%peLlikt ¢ii Neiv Yurk"'% WhiliiL'y Mu%eum ()f AnieriLan Ari in 1974 NCL'I rJrLIy look LC)niiiii%%i()n&. Slie P¢li ntLd t()r hLr.%el r. NLLI'.% iirt di%pla>'% li rJn&vL Ill" riiiirk% iiiadc in tlic 75 %L'rviLL (if ciimniuiiiLaiinsi ali iniagc riiiliLr Il)an ai lh¢ i)LIILliI ot, any LOlILL'piual proiraiiinie, l()r NL'LI is a nut- ur'il PailiiLr dnd ilpp'irenily un%Lllinn£Lious. L(i()kin" ¢11 NL'LI s work iii)Iv 1.% l() SL'e ll review or tlie tW'LlItiLilI Lelliury in NLII. Y()rk. She reprL.8en15 80 Lli'ingiL_% in laglii()n Jiid %i)Ll:Il niore.s, raLial and giendcr is.%ue%, cl.1%5 diffL'reniial. p(IliiiLal abiL'nda.%, femini.%i iidi'anLL.s: in sh()rt hL'r ii'i)rk- erri)rtlc.451y retleLt.% J Len- tury ol" LhanbL' ilki niucl) i15 Ihkil ut" &iny pli()l()¥r&iphcr rrc)In iliL' cra. Wilh the abandunniLlli c)1" IIIL. mod- 85 eriii%i projeLI, Inuseunis and &7allerie4 noiv niJKe room rcir niuliiplL VOiLL.s lo hL' hcdrd, t(1 unL()i'er thL art of thiTrbL wli()iii iii()dL riii Niii nL"&lcctLd. Ai th¢ ViLI()ri41 Mir() Gallery in L()ndi)n is Ihe lir4l Lver solc) exhibilioii ol. NL'LI's work in EurupL il Ll)l- 35 leLlion spanniii& ilireL (ILLiidL4. cur(Ilcd by JL'reniy LLwi%on. Lo()kin&' l)aLk now, ?0 yeur% atier NeLI's dL'ath, it 1% po%.siblL lu %L'L hom, %he i()c>k sl quinie%.%Ln- iially bourbiei)i.4 1()rill LhL porLraii and radically Iran.4furined it. whilL niak'in& Ilie innatc Lon%lraint% ul" 40 pnrtrciilurL W()rk l()r her. HLfts &irL n()t p()rtr4iils &i>i 4idvLr- iisin&', IliLy don't fiaiiLr ihL ,%iiier or in%pirL' eni'y in thL' viL'w'L'r. Yi)u di)ii'l Ii)(Ik- Jt a Nleel pdiniing 41nd rLL(Igni4c poivL'r, dl"I'lucnLe, beauiy Ihou&ih ilic&L ingrLdieni% niay be iliLrL. HLr bTfLalL%I jl"1414 a pc)rtrdilis'1. Le i%()n 45 sJ)'%. is licr p%yLh()IobvjL&il ilLUitS. Passage B by Jeremy Lewison Questions 21-23 ask about Passage A. ? I. TIIL 11)ain purpi)SL ()I' thL' lJi'%l Piifiigraph ()f Pil%.%abie A L%iabli%li ihc iclLa tlicii art14l% w'lio are pi)pulJr durini? IlILir lii'L.4 ILnd i(1.4iand ilie Icgi ()f iiiiiL. Liueslion BaL(>n'% idLJ% dbcjut 4ortisl4' lon&y-term ULLe%_4 and be&Jin l() dL.biiiik Iheni. Irgvue thdl arti%1% wlii) rnana&ie lo .sJti.%fy both tlILory iind lii%lii i)n 1%, ill l ikLly bc sucLc%.%fu l. bL' l lire L()n%ideri iibv ()IlL' I)Lirti Qu Idf 41rli.41. NeLI had a naluTJI flair l()r painl. SIIL painlL'd IliiLk' and thin. dr), lind ii'et, and in ihc IdtLr %til"L'% Ill" hLr L&irccr igvii()red uii). Lclni'ent ion.s ()I' l ini%h. riilher decid- ing li)r her%LII' M,IILll &1 11(Irk LciniplclL eni)ui7h. At ACT 804 34 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. ?? WIIL'II IhL' auilior ()f PJ.%s'JgTL' A .sliilc.s iliai durin 'ii'(I In cn ii'crc fr41 iiied I'i)r Ilic i ill cri nr." (line% ?? ?.l). .%lic iii().sl IILLirly ineilll.s Ilial ii'oniei) ?7. ALL'()rdingv l{) Pas%agiL' B. Ll)mpJiLJ li) arl niu4L'Um. duriiig ihe era il'lien 11)()dL'I'ni.%iii iva.4 JI Il% hcigvhi. l(Idu> '5 Jrl niuscuiii.s ure: tl. InorL lik'ely i() 61L'quirL ilIL l)L,%t n)oderni.4L work%. iiic)re likely lo fe411ure prLW iously nL&ileLleJ aril %t,%. ()fieii tlie %uhjccl.4 ()f LC)niini.i41 L)i)ed porlrail.4. L,xpecled ic) lead priTr',Ile Iivc.4 iii ilic liiiinL. incligiblL' I(} Piii ni porl rdi1.5 (Il publ IL figiire.%. ?3. A,4 il 1.4 u%cd iii linc ?5. Ilic plira%c 'in Ilic Erip (Il. In()s1 IlC41rly iiiLlJd 11.5: ii)isled by.

ATlie), frc(IULnily baltled ilie PhoeniLian%.BTliejp irJded only ii'iih GreLLe and Egypi.CThey sailed cinly during Ilie dayiime.Dfaci .£upporied by an eniry in ancient %hippinEprc4Lni ll philibs1)phy of cvalu,Ilinn artj.%liC .succL.S.S6likcly ic) inLlude ihe iii)rk.% ()f female ilrtisl.%.7IL.S.51 ikL'Iy ic) e Ali ibii phi)Icibvr4iphiL porlrdi1.5.8Ihi)uglii li) lidi'c .%uperii)r ii)IL rii)r dL.$1 &?n .%ki11.s.

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