If you were to ask my mother what she remembers most vividly about my birth. She might tell you about the gift my father brought me while I was still in the hospital: a soccer ball.
(A)NO CHANGE
(B) birth. Then she
(C) birth, which she
(D) birth, she
If a feather breaks off with the stub of its hollow quill shaft still in place, the bird's body mistakenly believes the feather is whole. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
(A)sound. (B) complete. (C) total. (D) intact.
Correct Answer: C
When I emerged on the other side, I pulled over to fill my water bottle at a drinking fountain looking up at the sky.
(A)NO CHANGE (B) and looked (C) to look (D) giving a look
Correct Answer: B
However, the real money comes in the form of "residuals": performers are paid again each time their commercial airs on television. More than $50,000 could be earned by a commercial if a performer runs for a year.
(A)NO CHANGE (B) If the performer runs for a year, a commercial could earn more than $50,000. (C) If the commercial runs for a year, the performer could earn more than $50,000. (D) Commercials could earn more than $50,000 if the performer runs for a year.
Correct Answer: C
More ACT English Exam Questions
- 1When storyteller Mary Carter Smith practices her art and everybody listens.
- 2As people gathered at the store her first day there, a wonderful outpouring of tales begun as members of the crowd vied for their turn to tell stories.
- 3Though Hernandez died in 2000, her legacy: the Ballet Folklorico—lives on, as an outstanding dance company.
- 4Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would be LEAST acceptable?
- 5"Where have you been?" the grown-ups would ask us as we stumbled in the back door after one of our gritty excursions.