ACT Past Papers with Answers

Source question 2. achieved implemenied in 96 days. [1] 'Monihs before their expedition, Arnesen and Bancroft began tTainino by learning io ski behind sails p2rachute-like devices that tan pull a skler 102ded with supplies about Six ITiiles per hour in steady winds. [2] On Novernber 13, 2000, the p2ir boarded a sm211 plane in Souih Africa and took a six-hour fliohr to Blue One Runway, it is a solid-lce airslrip oli the Ailanlic coast or

Source question 4. when while each woman pulled a sled that wei<7hed more than ACT46F GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. ?60 pounds. [5] The. sleds carried all the women's supplies, includinu a ienl, & one-burner camp stove, diaries, two sets of skis, a lapiop computer, ond a snow shovel. r]

. A. NO CHANGE Ihem itself the field has marked himself as one of the oreatest 65 humanitarians i n professional sports. Tragically, Èt was durinty one of his goodwill missions that Clemente's life GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. ACT.66F was cut short. In 1972, Cleinenie died iii a plane cric sh

Source question 7. C, blew desert. The first week, stronty winds had blew daily, alid the ie2m sailed ?lQ miles in just tile davs, For the.nexi

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Source question 11. Ihey climbed climbing oN'er a 10,200-foot-hioFi glac'ier llamed Tita,4 Dome. ACT.66F GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. Foi"tuiiately. Ihe ivind ivas iviih iliem Ihe final few miles, and during those last Iniles of Ihe ti'ip, Ihey Niere able 10

Source question 12. and.'durins* those,fortunate moments, so.lhe Kvi nd c,qrried ilieiii, aiid and 13 ski off il?e continent itself and onto ihe Ross Ice Shelf. O

,The best plao.ement for the underlined word would be: where it i's now. . 14. .before ihe'iword slianded. 14 .Question. 15 :asks l about.the 'precEding passage as a whole,

:. If Ithe'.Wriier w,ere t'p deleie .the.,'final: paraoraph of .tkis ie'ssay,:'Ihe:.es5ay w.oElld.primarily'lose'information ihat: explains,.why Arnesen and'.Bancroft were unable to ski to Mcmurdo Siaiion, thtir fiilal destination. explains.vihy skiii)o io Mcmurdo Staiion was part of Arnesen and Bancrofc's original plan. eni times of ihe year on Ihe Ross Ice Shelf. indicates Arnesen and Bancroft's reaction to having io be airlified io Mcmurdo Station. PASSAGE 11 Working at the Bait & Tackle Shop [1] Most folks who live in our littJ¢ bayside viljaoe work ai a job having somethino 10 do wiih fishing or lourism. 2nd I'm no different. [2] The shop opens at six in the morning, l arrivc thirty 16 minuies early io set up. On many mornings, Ihe sky

Source question 16. morning• however, morning, but morning ACTfjSF GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. is adorned with peach-and-melon-colored ribbons as

Which of the following aliernatives lo the undcrlined porlion would be LEAST acceptablc? ribbons at'the same tim¢ that iibbons in order that ,ribbons while .rÈbbons, and

,:.Which"choice would be most,consistent wÈth,Ihe..figu- ralive description provided 'elsewhere in. Ihis £enlence4 17 a blazinrT solar sun beoins to peek ower the 18 horizon. Walking toivard the docks. radianl orange Ihe seaoulls are wheeling and swooping. Their 19 hiuh-pitched cries sound like rusly door hintres.

Source question 19. watching the seagulls ivheel and swoop, their C, I wiaich Ehe seaoulls wheel and swoop. Their Ihe Seagulls wheel and swoop. Their 13] Usually, as I, m openino the door, Carney, the nioht security guard at the marina, walks 2U "by on his way home and offer5 me a.£leepy hello.

Source question 20. H: , Carney the nighc security ouard.at .the markna, [4] The shop smells salty, like the bay, iiself 21 and the creaky oak floor is griEIy W3th sind. I

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Source question 23. is sittinLY sets sit lures. The wide variety of fishing equipment attracts both 24 the serious anLFler and the casual vacationer. If I nolice any 24

Source question 25. straiohtened ihem siraiohtened those traiohten theni GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. ACT-¢6F [5] Nlext, I lurii on Ihe eleLiric urii io heat water for liot lea, and I qtai"t a fresh pot of coffee. When I fill Ihe bowl 26 of fugar cubes. take ihe lid off ilie poivdered creanier. and add tea baos to tlie assortnieiit in the basket on the couniei..

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If the i¥riter were to delete the phrase 'wiili a smile from Ihe preceding sentence, the sentence would pri- maiily lost: information that contrasts the narrator's mood wilh that of the customers. detail that describes ihe narraior's attilude ioward ihe customers. a description that refers to a point made in ihe pre- ceding paraoraph. noihing ai all, since ihis detail is clearly stated elsewhere in this paragraph. them start their day. Question 30 asks about the preceding passage as a whole.

Upon reviewino the essay and realiz741g ihai some key information has been lefi out, the wriier comp05es ihe followino senience incorporaiing IhaE information: I work ai Stoney's Bait & Tackle Shop. This sentence would most logically be placed after the lasi sentence in Paragraph: Acf.66F GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. PASSAGE 111 A Few Words about Bats The movie Draciila, feazuring il's batlike title 31 character who feeds on human blood. is jilst one of many

Source question 31. wilh its who's sou¥ces of people's ideas boui bals IhaL are flawed. The

Source question 32. ideas that are mistaken aboui bats. erioneous ideas aboui bats. mistaken ideas ihey have about bats.

Source question 33. nuinerous trroup opeTation of the 1112chine makes jiou so gick aL heaTI Iliat you can't take part 2nd you ve oot to nidke il slop.. Thai day, Savio and 800 oiher protesiers wei'e

Source question 35. they bile sleepin(r cattle and horses. Ihey bite cattle and.horses when they, are asleep.. ' while:asleep, they bitty Catile and horses. verEebraies, and fish. Some people believe bais are Todents" others think 36 bats are a kind of bird. Althouoh wintred, bats are noi

Source question 36. rodents, others, rodents others rodents and others, related to birds, because c￿en if a bat's small, furry body

Source question 37. whether and although seeing as may appear mouselike, bats are noi rodenig eiiheT. Rather, bats are a unique order of mamma15 called Chiroptera, the 38

Source question 39. is able to iruly fly. can Iruly fly. only mammals that ti'uly flies. 39 While soine species of bals are blind, most are noi. However, bals that hunt at IijohL use sound more than sight to orient themselves in Ihe dark. These bats sendino out hioh-freqiiency sounds and usintr the echoes thal bounce back from objects to locale iheir prey and to

Source question 40. sending out hioh-frequency sounds and use senl Out high-frequency sounds to use send out high-frequency sounds and use navivate. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. ACT.66F In addilion 10 beiii<y fascinalino ci-eaiui'es, bals arL useful to l)uinaii£, e<i)ec7ally f2rnier£, iesl coiisunie ,41., G:jven-:Ihai'all..Ihe,folloii.inu.slaiemeiiis:are Ii'.ue,, ,Iiich '.oiie': pi'ov3de5 tlie-Ino.sr,. relev,211t,,info¥iiiatio.n-'-at.,this poiiit'in ihc ¢S%ay A, -Like-al}.,iiijld aniinals..bais Iiiay,bite if liaiidled. ,C. .Soiiie planis hai'e deiieloped special meLliaTJiSiiiS to aiii-aci bat%. .D.. Bats liai'e eyes:adapted for poor li ¢rhtiii o coiiditioiii, beetles and Inoths ihat attack crops, reducing our reliasice on cljeniical insecticides., in addition, ba[ di'oppintss al'e useful for fe¥tilizin(F field5 cqiid c>a¥dens. There is one sad piece of newis about bats: their liabirais are being desTro}ied by huinans. For exaniple, bat caves are bein(y disiufft'bed or I"uined as h11yh￿)ayS and housing developmenis are buili. s a consequence,

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The wriier is considering deleting tlie pi'ecedi3]o sen- tence from ihis paraoraph. If the i¥riter made ihis dele- tion, the paragraph would priinarily lose: 'information ihat, disti'acts .froin the Inessaoe aboLIt .the extinction of soiiie bat speLies. . an .example of .wasis readers can., slop the deslruc- lion of bat habitais. ,.scientific proof of the::siatenient that bat habiiais aTe being destroyed. ,.evidence.for .Ilie. claim Ihai bai.habi121s. are being destroyed. several bat species face extinction. Ive should protect bats ,. because, ,thoucvh they inight.see.m ihreatenino ihey ére.:an. 1:43.-::T.he..;i)iriter:,waiits to. provide a,phrase ..here.'Ihat.Ivill..tie conclusion. of :,Ihe, essay to..iiS begiiining.,Which choice,does'th2t.best? in]poi-taiit and beneficial paFt of life. -thouoh thesl lnostly.come auÉ al nitsht, eiien if we rarely see Iheni, Quesiions 44 and 45 ask about the preceding passage as a whole.

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The Wrlter is considering deletino the last sentence of tl)e first paraoraph of ihe essay. If the writer were to make Ehis deleiion, the essay would primarily lose a statement that: iniroduces ihe organi7.aiion of the next three paraoraphs. summarizes points made earlier in ihe paragraph. been compared to. adds a much-needed iouch of humor to the essay,

GiN'en that all the Choices are true, which one most effectively introduces ihis.senience.by describino what the Free Speech Movenient was? G, A coalition of civil riohts groups and oiher politi- cal organizations, H, .At the. center'of.a.conflict wilh university officials, workino_class parenis, Savio <rrew up in Queens, New York. [5] He had volunteered to do civil rights work in Mississippi, the Iwenlieth state admiLted to the Union, 47

Source question 47. the stalc of:.'hlis5issippi (also. knowll'as the Maono- lia State),

.,F...',INO CHANGE 1964. before ~durinu the Freedom Summer .of 1964 before reiurnin(T 4¥ to classes ihat fall. [6] Along wilh many others, Savio reacted fiercely when the unlversity banned civil rights (rroups from &eitin2 up informaLion tabl¢s on the campus p11L za. [7] That stuff led to a studeni 49

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Source question 57. made for makes for Sludents, right to freedom of speech. li also popularized 58

Source question 59. sit-in as a protesi tactic and sit-in, as a protesi tactic, it sit-in as a protest taciic rallies and prolests across the couniry. As for Mario Savio, he went on to earn a master's degree in physics. He ACT4f F 10 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. then tauohi maihematics and physics in high schools

r. NO CHANGE thcn, tauoht mathematics f>0 and, for his last Six years, ai Sonoma State Unii?ersity. where he led proiests apainst student lee increases. Wheiher a student or a leacher, Savio applied the belief that ordinary people bandintr tooether can make chantse happen. PASSAGE V Roberto Clemente in Right Field [1] Roberto Clemente, the Piiisburgh Pirates right fielder from 1955 to 1972. was one of baseballs mosl 61

Source question 61. one, of baseball's one, of baseballs one of baseball's gifted aihleies. He was entitled the National League ,BLqttino Champion,four times, Ihe National League Most Valuable Player (MVP) in .1966, aiid the World Series MVP.,in 1971. In recooniLion of his fieldin<r skills,.he 63 was awarded iwelve conseciltive Gold.Gloves. In, 1973, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. 62, F. NO CHANGE awarded named ,, 63.. A. ,NO CHANGE in':1.971 :w.as aYJarded Èo.Clemenie. award..in,.197. l.'w.enl, 10.:Clemente. award was given to him in 1971. [2] While Clemente's achievemenis in Ihe sport of baseball are impressiN'e. His charity work off 64

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Source question 64. impressive, but hi5 impressii'e and his impressive, his

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.. The..best placement;for.Ihe. underlined,.portion, ￿:OUld 70 where it is now. afier the ￿)0rd Iheln. afier ihe word comple.1. after ihe word lioineland (endinty the sentence with a period).

For ihe sake of the looic and ¢oherence of this para- graph, Sentence 4 should be placed: where it is now. afier Sentence l. after Sentence 2. 71 complex In his honiel2nd. O [4] In 1993, Clemente's eldest son, Roberto Clemente Jr., established lh¢ Roberio Clemente Foundaiion. The foundation's primary fundinc* project, the RBI (Revivino Baseball in the Inner City) Prooram, offers baseball, softball, and educational opporlUS1iiie5 for disadvantaoed Piiisburgh-area ieenaoers. GO ON TO THE NEXT PA.GE. A¢TI6F 12 [5] Clemente's example has also motivated major leagueis io participate in humaniiarian projects. Si nce L970, Major League Baseball has presented an aivard annual reeognizino the player

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. Which choice would best help Ihis.sentence to sunima- rize'key'p'oints'.made in.the.e.%say . 74 -inspirin .ballplayers and improving the lives of young people. 'and we.can:learn more aboui him in the Baseball Hall of Fame. regardless. of ..whether the .Piltsburgh team makes. the playoffs or not. Question 75 asks about'lhe preceding passage as a whole. 75, Upon reviewing notes for this essay, the writer comes across Ihe followin(y true siaLemeni: Recent recipients of this honor include Sammy Sosa, Tony Gwynn, and Curi Schillinv. If the writer were to use Ehis senlence, the most looical place to add li would be at the end of Paratrraph: END OFTEST 1 STOP! DO NOT TURN THE PAGE UNTIL TOLD TO DO SO. 13 ACT.66F

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