The first week, strong winds had blew daily, and Arnesen and Bancroft sailed 210 miles in just five days.
(A)NO CHANGE
(B) blow
(C) blew
(D) blown
Each role requires a certain physical type. So, while auditioning, performers tend to possess the same general physical characteristics.
(A)NO CHANGE (B) Thus possessing the same physical characteristics, the performers tend to audition. (C) So, the performers who audition tend to possess the same general physical characteristics. (D) So, the same general physical characteristics tend to be in the possession of the performers who audition.
Correct Answer: C
Grandpa said that, in their old age, he and Grandma had often stumbled on those rough-hewn cobblestones.
(A)recited (B) explained (C) pointed out (D) stated
Correct Answer: A
Perhaps the best endorsement of the Iroquois "three-sisters" system is that it has worked for over four centuries.
(A)NO CHANGE (B) system, is (C) system is, (D) system is:
Correct Answer: A
More ACT English Exam Questions
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- 2Anderson wrote that she was in her autobiography so nervous she barely remembered that day.
- 3Bidding became brisk. Townspeople felt compassion for the soldiers fighting in the eastern United States. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
- 4As the sun cpmes up later and later each winter morning, many people's initiation lowers.
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