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Acknowledgmentsvii

Introduction:UsingT hisBookix

HowtoUse thePracticeT estsix

ANoteon ScoringthePractice Testsix

UNDERSTANDINGTHEACT1

WhatIstheACT? 1

WhoWritestheA CT?1

RegisteringfortheACT 1

WhyDoACTExams Exist?3

ACTScores3

WritingTestScoringGuidelines 3

PRACTICETEST15

AnswerKey 61

ScoringGuide65

AnswersandExplanations 69

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viCONTENTS

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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INTRODUCTION:USINGTHIS BOOK

Thisbookcontains tensimulatedACT practicetests.You canusethese testsas "dressrehearsals"to getyouready forthewhole experienceoftaking anACT exam. Ifyouhave enoughtimebetween nowandyour ACT(atleast threeweeks butpreferablytwelve toeighteenweeks), youshouldwork throughthisentire book.Ifyou haveonlya fewdays,try tocompleteas manypracticetests astime allows.Even justafew hoursofstudy andpracticecan haveabeneficial impact onyourACT score. Usethisbook asa companiontoMcGraw-Hill's ACTprepbook.

HOWTOUS ETHEPRAC TICETESTS

Eachpracticetest inthisbook isafull-length simulatedACT.Written byACT experts,thesetests aredesignedto beasclose asyoucan getto theactual exam.Thetests containsomevariations instyle andmixof questiontype.This approachisintentionalsothatyoucangetatasteofallofthevariousformatsand stylesthatcan appearon anACTexam. Ifyouwork throughallof thematerial provided,youcan restassuredthat therewon'tbe anysurpriseson testday. However,youshould keepyourscore resultsinperspective. Generally,students tendtoscore slightlyhigheron eachsuccessivepractice test.Butthe truthis thatACTexams aresensitiveto factorssuchas fatigueandstress. Thetime of thedaythat youtakethe exams,yoursurroundings, andotherthings goingon inyourlife canhavean impactonyour scores.Don'tget worriedifyou seesome variationsdue toanoff dayorbecause thepracticetest exposedaweakness in yourknowledgebase orskillset. Justusethe informationthatyou gatheras a tooltohelp youimprove. Thereisan explanationforeach ofthepractice questionsinthis book.You willprobablynot needtoread absolutelyallof them.Sometimesyou cantell rightawaywhy yougota particularquestionwrong. Wehaveseen countless studentssmackthemselves ontheforehead andsay"stupid mistake."Wetry to refertothese errorsas"concentration errors."Everyonemakes themfromtime totime,and youshouldnot worrywhenthey occur.Thereis agoodchance thatyourfocus willbea littlebetteron therealtest aslongas youtrain your- selfproperlywith theaidof thisbook.You shoulddistinguishbetween those concentrationerrorsand anyunderstandingissues orholesin yourknowledge base.Ifyou havethetime, itisworth readingtheexplanations foranyof the questionsthatwereatallchallengingforyou.Sometimes,studentsgetquestions correctbutfor thewrongreason, orbecausethey guessedcorrectly.While you arepracticing,you shouldmarkany questionsthatyou wanttorevisit andbe suretoread theexplanationsfor thosequestions.

ANO TEONSCORINGTH EPRACTIC ETESTS

Thetestsin thisbookare simulationscreated byexpertsto replicatetheques- tiontypes,difficulty level,andcontent areasthatyou willfindon yourreal ACT.TheScoring Worksheetsprovidedfor eachtestare guidestocomputing Copyright © 2008 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Click here for terms of use. xINTRODUCTION:USINGTHIS BOOK approximatescores.Actual ACTexamsare scoredfromtables thatareunique to eachtest.The actualscaledscores dependona numberoffactors, whichinclude thenumberof studentswhotake thetest,the difficultylevelof theitems, (ques- tionsandanswer choices),and theperformanceof allofthe studentswhotake thetest.This meansthat"your mileagemayvary." Donotget toohungup on yourtestscores; theideais tolearnsomething fromeachpractice experience andtoget usedtothe "lookandfeel" oftheACT. EachScoringWorksheet hasformulasfor youtowork outanapproximate scaledscorefor eachsection,as wellasan overallCompositeScore. Eachcom- putationincludesa "correctionfactor,"which isanaverage correctionderived fromanalysisof recentACTexams. Thecorrectionfactor ismostvalid forstu- dentswhosescores areinthe middle50%of allscores.The correctionfactor startstolose abitof itseffectivenessat thetopand bottomofthe scoringscale. Thisis notamajor flawinthe practicetests;your actualACTscore reportwill includea"band" aroundeachscore. ACT,Inc.,says rightonthe student'sscore reportthatthey dothisto highlightthefact thatalltest scoresarejust estimates.

UNDERSTANDINGTHEACT

WHATISTHE ACT?

Theauthorsof theACTinsist thattheACT isanachievement test,meaningthat itisdesigned tomeasureyour readinessforcollege instruction.Thereis ongoing debateabouthow welltheACT accomplishesthatmission. Whatisnot debated isthatthe ACTisnot adirectmeasure ofintelligence.It isnotan IQtest. The ACTiscertainly notameasure ofyourworth asahuman being.Itis notevena perfectmeasureof howwell youwilldo incollege.Theoretically, eachofus has aspecificpotential tolearnand acquireskills.The ACTdoesn'tmeasure your natural,inbornability. Ifitdid, wewouldn'tbe assuccessfulas weare atraising students'scoreson ACTexams. TheACTactually measuresacertain knowledgebase andskillset. Itis "trainable,"meaning thatyoucan dobetteron yourACTif youworkon gaining theknowledgeand acquiringtheskills thataretested. TheACTis brokenup intofourmultiple-choice testsandone optionalessay. Themultiple-choicetestsarecalledEnglish,Mathematics,Reading,andScience Reasoning,respectively. Theyarealways giveninthe sameorder.In fact,there isalot ofpredictabilitywhen itcomesto theACT.The currentexamstill has verymuchin commonwithACT examsfrompast years.Thismeans thatwe basicallyknowwhat isgoingto beonyour ACTinterms ofquestion typesand content.TheACT Structurechart onthenext pageprovidesmore information ontheformat ofthe ACT. ACToffersa thirty-minuteWriting Testasan optionalcomponentto the ACT.Manycolleges anduniversities requireapplicantsto taketheWriting Test. Besureto checkwith yourschoolsof choicepriorto registeringforthe test.

WHOWRITESTHE ACT?

Thereisa companycalled ACT,Inc.that decidesexactlywhat isgoingto beon yourACTexam. Thisgroupof expertsconsultswith classroomteachersat the highschooland collegelevel.They lookathigh schoolandcollege curriculaand theyemployeducators andspecializedpsychologists called"psychometricians" (measurersofthe mind),who knowalot aboutthehuman brainandhow it operatesundervarious conditions.Wepicture themas"evil genius"researchers gleefullyrubbingtheir handstogetherand tryingtothink upwaysto keepyou outofcollege. Don'tfear,however; wearethe "goodgeniuses"trying toget you intothecollege ofyourchoice. We'lllay outthedetails ofhowyou willbetested sothatyou cangetyourself readyforthe "contest"ontest day.

REGISTERINGFORTHEACT

Youmustregister fortheACT inadvance.You can'tjustshow upontest day withanumber 2penciland diverightin. Thebestsource ofinformationfor all thingsACTis, notsurprisingly, theACTWeb site:www.act.org.Thereis also averygood chancethat aguidancecounselor and/orpre-collegecounselor at Copyright © 2008 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Click here for terms of use.

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ACTStructure

English

75Questions45Minutes

Content/SkillsNumberofQuestions

Usage/Mechanics40

Punctuation10

Grammar/Usage12

SentenceStructure18

RhetoricalSkills35

Strategy12

Organization11

Style12

Mathematics

60Questions60 Minutes

ContentNumberofQuestions

Pre-AlgebraandElementary Algebra24

IntermediateAlgebraand CoordinateGeometry 18

PlaneGeometry14

Trigonometry4

Reading

40Questions3 5Minutes

PassageTypeNumberofQuestions

ProseFiction10

SocialScience 10

Humanities10

NaturalScience10

ScienceReasoning

40Questions3 5Minutes

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DataRepresentation- 3passages15

ResearchSummaries- 3passages 18

ConflictingV iewpoints-1passage7

ContentAreas: Biology,Physical Sciences,Chemistry,Physics TheACTincludesan optional30-minuteWriting Test,which comesafterthe ScienceReasoningT est.

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yourschoolhas anACTRegistrationBook ,whichincludes allofthe information thatyouneed foryourtest registration.

WHYDO ACTEXAMSEXI ST?

Backinthemid-twentiethcentury,somepeoplenoticedthattherewasadisturb- ingtrendin collegeadmissions.Most ofthepeople whowereentering college camefroma fairlysmallgroup ofpeoplewho wenttoa limitednumberof high schools.Manyhad parentswho hadattendedthe samecolleges.There wasn't muchopportunity forstudentsfrom newfamiliesto "breakinto"the higheredu- cationsystem.Standardizedentranceexamswere anattempttodemocratizethe situationandcreate ameritocracywhere admissionsdecisionswere basedon achievementandnot justsocialstatus. TheACTwas notthefirst standardized collegeentranceexam. Itcamea littlelateras anattemptat improvingon the olderSAT. Collegesusethe ACTforadmissions decisionsand,sometimes, foradvanced placement.Itis alsousedto makescholarshipdecisions. Sincethereare vari- ationsamonghigh schoolsaroundthe country,theadmissions departmentsat collegesusethe ACT,inpart, tohelpprovide astandardfor comparison.There arestudiesthat revealafair amountof"grade inflation"atsome schools.So,col- legescannotsimply relyupon gradepointaverages whenevaluatingacademic performance.

ACTSCORES

Eachofthe multiple-choicesections oftheACT iscalleda Test.Eachtest is givenascore onascale of1to 36.Thesefour "scaledscores"are thenaveraged androundedaccording tonormal roundingrulesto yieldaComposite Score.It isthis CompositeScorethat ismostoften meantwhensomeone referstoyour

ACTscore.

Youractualscore reportwillalso referto"subscores," whicharereported foryourEnglish, Mathematics,andReading tests.Theseare basedonyour performanceona subsetofthe questionsoneach ofthesetests. Ourexperience hasbeenthat thereisnothing tobegained fromdiscussingthem indetailwith students.Reportsindicate thatmanycollegeadmissionsprofessionalsdon'thave thefaintestidea howtoutilize themwhenmaking admissionsdecisions. Oneimportantthing thatcanbe saidaboutscores isthatyou don'thaveto beperfectto getagood scoreonthe ACT.Thetruth isthatyou canmiss afair numberofquestions andstillget ascorethat placesyouin thetop1% ofall test takers.Infact, thistest issohard andthetime limitisso unrealisticformost test takersthatyou cangeta scorethatis atthenational average(abouta 21)even if yougetalmost halfofthe questionswrong.Use thescoringguidelines provided inthisbook toestimateyour ACTscoreat eachstageof yourpreparation.

WRITINGTESTSCORINGG UIDELIN ES

TheACTWriting Testisscored ona2-point through12-pointscale. Twoprofes- sional,trainedreaders willevaluateyour answer,andeach ofthemwill assigna pointvalueof 1(worst)through 6(best);the twoscoresare thentotaled. Ifthe tworeadersassign scoresthat differbymore than1point, thena3rd readerwill becalledin toreadyour essayandmake thefinaldecision regardingyourscore. Thescoresare holisticscores,whichmeans thatyouressay isjudgedas awholewithout assigningpointvalues tothespecific characteristicsthatthe

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gradersarelooking for.Usethe followingguidelineswhen scoringyouressays basedonthe samplepromptsincluded inthisbook. Scoreof6: Theessaytakes aclear positionanddiscusses otherperspectives, includingperspectivesthat maydifferfrom theauthor's.The essayislogical and complete.Thereare goodtransitionsand verylittleor noirrelevantinformation. Theintroductionand conclusionaresolid andconsistentwith eachotherand withtheargument. Theessaypredicts anddealswith counterarguments.While theremaybe afewerrors, theyareminor andinfrequent.Grammar, spelling, andpunctuationare nearlyperfect.Vocabulary iseffectiveand appropriate. Scoreof5: Theessaytakes aclearposition onthetopic andmightgive an overallcontext.Theessaydealswith someofthecomplexissuessurroundingthe topicandat leastraisessome counterarguments.There arespecificexamples given.Organizationis clearandconcise evenifit isnotcreative. Transition signalsareused. Theauthoruses languagecompetentlyand thereissome variationinword choice.Anyerrors presentarerelatively minorandnot distracting. Scoreof4: Theessaydemonstrates anunderstandingof theissue andthe purposeoftheessayisclear.Theauthorstatesapositiononthemainissueandat leastraises somepotentialcounter arguments.Thereis adequatedevelopment ofideasand somespecific reasonsand/orexamples aregiven.There issome logicalsequence.Most transitionsare simple.Thereis somevarietyin sentence lengthandword choice.Thereare somedistractingerrors buttheessay isstill understandable. Scoreof3: Theessayreveals thatthe authorhassome understandingof thetask.There isaclear positionbutno realoverallcontext isprovided.There maybesome mentionofcounter argumentsbutthey arecursoryor notclearly stated.Theessay mayberepetitious orredundant.The essaystayswithin thegeneralsubject butmaystray fromthespecific issue.Theorganization issimpleand predictable.Transitions,if any,aresimple andpredictable. Introductionandconclusion arepresentbut notwelldeveloped. Wordchoice isgenerallyappropriate andsentenceslack varietyinlength orstructure.There aredistractingerrors thatimpactunderstandability. Scoreof2: Theessayshows thatthe authormisunderstoodthe assignment. Thereisno positiontakenon themainissue orthereare noreasons given. Theremaybe ageneral exampleortwo butnospecific examplesoffered.There areproblemswith therelevanceof someofthe statementsmade.Transition wordsmaybe incorrectormisleading. Thereareseveral distractingerrorsthat affecttheunderstandability oftheessay. Scoreof1: Theauthordemonstrates almostno graspofthe assignment. Theessayfails totakea positionorfails tosupporta positiontaken.May be excessivelyredundant. Thereislittle ornostructure orcoherence.There are severalerrorsthat nearlypreventunderstanding theauthor'spoint, ifany. Scoreof0: Theanswerdocument isblank,the essayison atopicof the author'sownchoosing, theessayis eithercompletelyor nearlyillegible,or the essayisnot writteninEnglish.

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45Minutes - 75Questions

DIRECTIONS:Inthepassagesthatfollow,somewords

andphrasesar eunderlinedand numbered.Inthe answercolumn,you willfind alternativesfor thewords andphrasesthat areunderlined. Choosethealter native thatyouthink isbest, andfillin thecorresponding bubbleonyour answersheet.If youthinkthat the originalversionis best,choose "NOCHANGE,"which willalwaysbe eitheranswerchoice AorF .You will alsofindquestions aboutaparticular sectionofthe passage,orabout theentire passage.Thesequestions willbeidentified eitherby anunderlinedportion orby anumberin abox.Look fortheanswer thatclearly expressestheidea,is consistentwiththe styleandtone ofthepassage, andmakesthe correct useofstandar d writtenEnglish.Read thepassagethr oughoncebefor e answeringthequestions. Forsome questions,you shouldread beyondtheindicatedportionbefore you answer.

PASSAGEI

Hair-raisingProblems

1.A.NOCHANGE

B.obsessed

C.obsessing

D.obsessioned

2.F. NOCHANGE

G.pay

H.payingmoney

J.havepaid

3.A.NOCHANGE

B.tohave

C.tobe

D.becomingfor

4.F. NOCHANGE

G.however

H.yet J.and

5.A.NOCHANGE

B.resultfor

C.resultwith

D.resultby

Whyisit thatweare socompletelyobsessive

1 withthe haironour heads?Millionsof dollarsarespent eachyear oncuttinghair ,lengtheninghair ,bleachinghair, straighteninghair, curlinghair,highlightinghair, andeven growinghair;whatever youcando tohair, someoneis willingtopay themoney 2 todoit. Naturalredheadslong fortobe 3 brunettesanddishwater blondesdreamof shiny goldentresses.Both menandwomen cringeatthe sightof eachgrayhair ,so 4 teenagersenjoyweekly experiments withmagentadyes, spikes,andtangerine streaks.

Allofthese thoughtscrossmy mindasI examinethe

resultof 5 mymostrecent hairadventure.As amature

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womanwatchingthe grayhairsmixing inrapidly 6 withmy naturalbrunettetones, Idecidedover ayearago, to 7

6.F. NOCHANGE

G.rapidlymixing

H.mixedrapidlyin

J.rapidlymix into

7.A.NOCHANGE

B.agoto

C.ago:to

D.agoto,

8.F. NOCHANGE

G.wasbeing

H.couldofbeen

J.was

9.A.NOCHANGE

B.well,except

C.wellexcept

D.well.Except

10.F. NOCHANGE

G.Also

H.Instead

J.Inlightof this

11.Forthe sakeoflogic andcoherence,Sentence 5should

beplaced:

A.whereitis now.

B.beforeSentence1.

C.afterSentence2.

D.beforeSentence4.

12.F. NOCHANGE

G.shewasgathering

H.shehadbeen gathering

J.shegathered

13.A.NOCHANGE

B.alongwith

C.or

D.aswellas

approachmystylist withthe ideaofhighlights. Having seenmanyof mypeersgo thisroute,I figuredthat highlightingwas fortobe 8 theanswerto myreluctanceto lookmyage. [1]Themonthly highlightingwentwell: excepting 9 for thosetimeswhen myhairturned outalittle toosubdued, makingmelook partiallygrayinstead ofbrunette.[2] I sufferedthroughitremarkablywell, sayingto myself, "She'llgetit rightthenext time."[3]For themostpart 10 ,

I'veenjoyedmy yearof highlights,somuch sothatI

bravelyapproachedDonna, mystylist,two monthsago andproclaimedthat Iwas donewithwimpy highlighting andreadyto goblonde.[4] Theresultwas notquitewhat Iexpected,but Iresolvedto livewithit! 11[5]Donnawas surprisedatmy suggestion,but quicklybegansharing my unbridledenthusiasmas shegathers 12 theappropriate chemicalsandconcoctions thatwouldsoon transformme.

Threemonthslater ,I findmyselfseesawingbetween

tearsand 13 laughterasI attempttocover upapatch of nearlybaldscalp onthe topofmy head.Forsomeone who haslongbeen fanaticalaboutthe appearanceofher hair, thisabsenceof hairhasproven tobequite achallengeto myego andself-confidence.I've alwaysenjoyedstyling myhair, andsuddenly,Ihavenothing tostyle.

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EachtimeI begintoexperience anewpang ofdisgust

anddespairover thisnew hairanomaly, Ionceagain ask myselfwhywe aresoobsessed withthehair onourheads.

Theansweralways comestome inaflash, inasimple

two-wordphrase:pure vanity. Soonafterthis realization, Iceasemy crying.1414.Thewriteris consideringdeletingthe precedingsen- tence.Ifthe sentencewasdeleted, theessaywould primarilylose:

F.asummaryof theessay.

G.thenarrator' sabilitytoputhersituationinto

perspective.

H.astylisticlink totheessay' sintroduction.

J.anunderstandingof theauthor' spurposein writing

theessay.

Question15asksabouttheprecedingpassageasawhole.

15.Supposethewriter hadchosento writeahow-to article

forpeoplewanting tochange theirhaircolor .Would thisessayfulfill thewriter' sgoal?

A.Yes,becausetheauthor' sapproachto changingher

ownhair colorwouldease theanxietyof others wishingtodo thesame.

B.Yes,becausethisessayemphasizes theuniversality

ofpeoplechanging theirhairstylesand haircolor.

C.No,becausethis articleonlydeals withthenarra-

tor'sownexperimentationwithherhair anddoes notprovidesteps forothersto dothesame.

D.No,because theessaydiscourages peoplefrom

changingtheirhair color.

PASSAGEII

AModern Blacksmith

Youwillprobablyneverfind hisname inahistory book,

16.F. NOCHANGE

G.Americanheritage.

H.Americasheritage.

J.American'sheritage.

17.A.NOCHANGE

B.whostillcontinues topractice

C.whocontinuesto stillpractice

D.whopracticesstill

buttothis day, WalkerLee continuestocontributeto

Americaheritage.

WalkerLeeisanold-fashioned, modern-

dayblacksmithwho stillpractices 17 thefineart of manipulatingmetalover ahotfire. Inhiswords, "Blacksmithingisno dyingart!"

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18.F. NOCHANGE

G.hadbegun

H.begun

J.began

19.Whichofthe followingalternativesto theunderlined

portionwouldNOT beacceptable?

A.oneofthe mostintractablemetals, iron,

B.amostintractable material,thatbeing iron

C.iron(amost intractablematerial)

D.amostintractable material,iron,

WalkerLeehadbegan

18 hiscareerin hand-forged ironworkatthe ageof30. Theideaof creatinganobject outofiron, amostintractable material 19 ,appealedto him. Hestartedon thisnew venturebycollecting andreading everybookhe couldfindthat describedtheprocess of blacksmithing:its history,its practicalanddecorativeuses, andtheequipment neededtoestablish andoutfithis own smithy.Duringthecourse ofhisresearch, Leediscovereda toolnecessaryfor thesuccessof anyblacksmith:the anvil, aheavy blockofiron orsteelupon whichtheblacksmith hammeredandshaped themalleable metal.

Leeboughthis firstanvil from84-year-old Hurley

20.Whichchoicemostemphasizesthedifficultyinmoving

thelarge anvil?

F.NOCHANGE

G.taking

H.driving

J.transporting

21.Atthispoint, thewriterwants toexpresshow Leefirst

beganthe craftofblacksmithing. Whichchoicewould mosteffectively accomplishthistask?

A.NOCHANGE

B.continue

C.keepgoing

D.moveon

22.F. NOCHANGE

G.it's

H.its'

J.the

23.A.NOCHANGE

B.Carting4-Hgroups outfromMichigan totheeast

coastforvarious countyfairs andexpositions,Lee hadspentthe summer.

C.Leehadspent thesummer, forvariouscounty

fairsandexpositions, carting4-Hgroups outfrom

Michigantothe eastcoast.

D.OMITtheunderlined portion.

AlfordTempleton ofPhiladelphia,lugging

20 ithometo

Michiganinthe backofa 4-Hcountybus. Thisanvil

weighed100 pounds,aboutthe minimumsizeW alkerLee neededtoget started 21
inhiscraft.

Lee'sfirstanvilcosthim $100,and fourmonthslater ,

hepaid$75 foranadditional implement - avice - from CornellUniversityin NewYork. Thisimportanttool also madeits 22
waybacktoMichiganinthebackofLee's4-Hbus.

Leehadspent thesummercarting 4-Hgroupsout

23
fromMichiganto theeastcoast for 23

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24.Giventhatall ofthechoices aretrue,which one

wouldmostef fectivelyintroduce thesubjectofthis paragraph?

F.NOCHANGE

G.Obtainingaportable forgefor theshopproved to

beLee's biggestchallenge.

H.Blacksmithshopscan bedifficult toconstruct,but

themostchallenging taskis movingthenecessary equipmentintoit.

J.Ablacksmith's forgerequiressometype ofblower

inorderto keepthefire hotenoughto bendthe steel.

25.A. NOCHANGE

B.thatstoodfor

C.whichstandingfor

D.andstandsfor

variouscountyfairs andexpositions. 23

OnceLeeobtained hisfirstportable forge,he was

24
readytobuild hisblacksmithshop, commonlyreferredto 24
asa"smithy ." 24

Intheinterest ofeconomy, heconstructed

thisshopout ofinexpensiveoak planksandtarpaper. It wasa crudelittleshack butstoodfor 25
onlynineyears. Lee, whobythen wascompletelyhooked onblacksmithing, replacedhisfirst shopwith afinerone madeofmore expensivewood;this shopalsohad glasswindows,a definiteimprovementover Lee's original"smithy." [1]Thevery firstobjectLee forgedwas a long,pointed 26

HudsonBaydagger .26.F. NOCHANGE

G.longpointed,

H.long,andpointed

J.long-pointed

27.A.NOCHANGE

B.laterata family,event Lee

C.later,atafamilyevent, Lee,

D.later,atafamilyevent, Lee

[2]Manypeople refertothis typeofknife asa"dag." [3]Ashe recallsthatevent hesays,"From theminute Ifirstsaw thething takeshape,I washooked...stillam. There'sanelementofmagic initto me.You heatitup and pounditwith ahammerand itgoeswhere youwantit to go."[4]Y earslaterat afamilyeventLee, 27
discovered

28.F. NOCHANGE

G.proclaimed

H.hadbeenproclaiming

J.havingproclaimed

29.Whichofthe followingsentencesin thisparagraphis

LEASTrelevantto themain focusofthe essayand,

therefore,couldbe deleted?

A.Sentence2

B.Sentence3

C.Sentence4

D.Sentence5

thathisItalian ancestorswereaccomplished coppersmiths. [5]Duringthe gathering,Lee's greatuncleJohnny wasproclaiming 28
thatLee's propensityforblacksmithing was"inthe blood"as hehappilypresented Leewitha new

125-poundanvil.29

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Asanoutside observerwatches

WalkerLee30.F. NOCHANGE

G.waswatching

H.hadbeenwatching

J.watched

bendingandshaping ahotmetal rodintosome recognizableform,it isdifficult todiscernthe originofthe magicLeespoke of;isit intheglowing, orangesteelor in

Walkerhimself?

PASSAGEIII

ScorpionScare

Asmysister beginsby

31
tellingmeabout the31.A.NOCHANGE

B.begun

C.hadbegun

D.began

32.F .NOCHANGE

G.slumberedIcould

H.slumberedIcould,

J.slumbered,Icould,

33.A.NOCHANGE

B.couldhavethought

C.think

D.hadthought

34.F. NOCHANGE

G.becausesheis

H.howsheis

J.sheis

35.A.NOCHANGE

B.flush

C.flushing

D.flushes

36.F. NOCHANGE

G.aremoredeadlier thanothers

H.beingmoredeadly thanothers

J.moredeadlythan others

scorpionin herbedthat stungheras she slumbered,Icould 32
feelmyeyes poppingoutof myhead andmyjaw droppingtothe floor.She seemedsocalm tellingmethis story,and allIcould think 33
aboutwas howthatshe' s 34
luckytobe alive.Diana's terrifyingstory continued,detailinghow herhusbandthrew backthebed covers,beganbeating thedreaded thingwitha broom,and thenquicklyflushed 35
itdownthe toilet.Onlylater didthey learnthatthe corpseshouldhave beenkeptfor identificationpurposes.Some Arizonanscorpions aredeadlierthan others 36
,andit isimportantto knowwhich speciesisresponsible foragiven attack.

Mysistercharacteristically chosenotto seekmedical

treatmentasher upperarm firstswelled,then ached

37.Assumingthatall ofthechoices aretrue,which one

bestlinksthe precedingsentence withtherest ofthe paragraph?

A.YoucouldsaythatDiana isafraidof hospitals,

doctors,andnurses.

B.Mostscorpionbites shouldbeexamined bya

medicalprofessional.

C.Mysister' sphysicianhadtreatedmanyscorpion

bites.

D.Symptomsofa scorpionstingcan varyfromone

persontoanother . withpain,and finallybecamenumb anduseless.37 Ashercondition worsened,she searchedtheInternet for generalinformation,discovering timeandagain that speciesidentificationis importantinadministering proper caretothe stingvictim.

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Scorpionswillsting anyonetheyaccidentally encounter astheycrawl inadvertently 38
intohumanhabitats. Most38.F. NOCHANGE

G.inadvertentlycrawl

H.arecrawlinginadvertently

J.crawl

39.A.NOCHANGE

B.scorpion'snaturally

C.scorpionnatural

D.scorpions'natural

40.F. NOCHANGE

G.InArizona,about30percentof theninetyscorpion

speciesnativeto theUnited Stateslive.

H.Arizonahasabout 30percentof theninetyscorpion

species,livingin theUnited States.

J.Oftheninety speciesofscorpions, 30percent

nativetothe UnitedStates liveinArizona.

41.A.NOCHANGE

B.BarkScorpionwhich isjustabout theonlyspecies

C.onlyonethat isthe BarkScorpionspecies,

D.BarkScorpion,yet justaboutthe onlyspecies

42.Iftheauthor weretodelete thephrase"both outside

andinside," theessaywould primarilylosea detail that:

F.addsessentialinformation tothediscussion of

Arizona.

G.isnotparticularly necessarytothe impactofthe

essay.

H.supportsthereference tothescorpions' behavior.

J.addsanelement ofhumor totheessay' stheme.

problemsoccurat constructionsiteswhere the scorpionsnatural 39
homeshavebeen upsetanduprooted by bulldozersanddump trucks.Ofthe ninetyscorpion 40
speciesnativeto theUnitedS tates,30percent livein 40

Arizona.

Unfortunately,oneofthosespecies isthe

BarkScorpion,just abouttheonly species

41
whosevenomis consideredtrulydangerous andoftenfatal tohumans.

Mysisterand herhusbandjust movedinto anewhome

ayearago, anddozensof homesarestill beingbuiltall aroundthem.This, indeed,isa perfectexplanationfor the presenceofa scorpionin theirbedclothes.Scorpions hide duringtheday andsearchfor foodandwater atnight. Arizonanswill tellyouthat it'sa goodideato refrainfrom goingbarefootin thedark,both outsideandinside 42
.

Checkingyourshoes andclothesbefore puttingthemon

wouldn'thurt,either, particularlyifyou knowyou'reinan areawherescorpions havebeenfound. Whereverthere is onescorpion,there areprobablydozens morethatcan be easilydetectedwith ablack lightatnight whenthey'reon themove. [1]Ifa scorpionhappensto sting 43
you,pleasedon' t43.A.NOCHANGE

B.happenedtosting

C.happentosting

D.stung

followmysister 'sexample. [2]Allmedicalfacilitiesin

Arizonahave antiveninonhand. [3]Seekmedical

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treatmentimmediately, especiallyifyou'veflushedthe

44.Forthesakeofcoherence,Sentence2shouldbeplaced:

F.Whereitis now.

G.Beforesentence1.

H.Aftersentence3.

J.Omitit;it isnotrelevant totheparagraph.

Question45asksabouttheprecedingpassageasawhole.

45.Supposethewriter hadintendedto writeamedi-

calcolumnthat wouldoffer professionaladvice on thetreatmentof scorpionstings.W ouldthisessay successfullyfulfillthis goal?

A.Yes,becausethisessaydescribes thestepsthatneed

tobetaken ifa personisstung byascorpion.

B.Yes,becauseitisclear intheessay thatthewriter

possessesprofessionalknowledge onthetopic of scorpionstings.

C.No,becausethe writerisdescribing onlyoneper -

sonalincidentabout ascorpion stingandis offering personal,notprofessional, advice.

D.No,becausethere aretoomany speciesofscorpi-

onstoallow ashortessay toprovide professional adviceonthe treatmentofscorpion stings. critterdownthe toiletandhave nowayof knowingthe exactnatureof theperpetrator![4] Thisway, youwill certainlysaveyourself fromsome amountofpain and discomfort,andyou mightevensave yourlife.44

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UnfulfilledPromises

46.F. NOCHANGE

G.sort;you

H.sortyou

J.sort,you

47.A.NOCHANGE

B.alwaysareaccompanying

C.accompanyalways

D.areaccompanying

48.F. NOCHANGE

G.lawsuitsassertingnon-compliance

H.lawsuitsofnon-compliance asserting

J.non-compliancelawsuitsasserting

49.A.NOCHANGE

B.onfoot,3,500 miles

C.3,500mileson feet

D.3,500milesper foot

Ifyouhave everentered acontestof anysort - you

46
are wellawareof thelegalrequirements, exclusions,and disclaimersthatalways accompany 47
thecontest's entry form.Manylaws todayregulate acontestsponsor 's responsibilitiestothe entrants,andcourts arefilledwith lawsuitsassertingwith non-compliance 48
onbothsides.

However,thiswasnotalways thecase.

In1896, acontestmotivated aNorwegianimmigrant,

HelgaEstby, totravelnearly3,500mileson foot

49
fromthe stateofW ashingtontoNew YorkCity.Unfortunately, asis stillsometimestrue, Helgawonthe competition

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50.F. NOCHANGE

G.promiseforthe

H.promised

J.promising

51.A.NOCHANGE

B.beenliving

C.hasbeenliving

D.hadlived

52.F. NOCHANGE

G.greatlyrewarding

H.greatreward

J.greatestreward

53.Whichofthe followingsequencesof sentencesmakes

thisparagraphmost logical?

A.NOCHANGE

B.1,3,2, 4

C.3,2,4, 1

D.1,4,3, 2

54.F. NOCHANGE

G.havesetof f

H.setoff

J.wenttoset off

55.A. NOCHANGE

B.Forprotection,Helga carriedarevolver aswellas

aredpepper -containingspray gun.

C.Helga,forprotection, shecarried arevolverand a

sprayguncontaining redpepper.

D.CarriedbyHelga forprotectionwere arevolver

andaspray guncontainingred pepper.

56.F. NOCHANGE

G.werenowherewhen found

H.tobefound nowhere

J.werenowhereto befound

57.A.NOCHANGE

B.hadbeenkept asecret

C.hadbeenactually keptasecret

D.hadinfact beenkepta secret

onlytofind thatthepromise 50
$10,000awardwas mysteriouslyabsent. [1]Helgahad beenliving 51
onherfarm withherhusband andninechildren inSpokane,W ashington,whenshe read ofa$10,000 prizebeingof feredto awomanwho was willingtowalk acrossthecountry .[2]Because theEstby farmwasfacing foreclosure,Helgadecided thatwalking acrossthecountry inabicycle skirtforthat kindofmoney wasasmall pricetopay foragreater rewarding 52
.[3]At the time,thisstyle ofskirt wasconsideredto beinappropriate becauseitrevealed thefemaleankle. [4]Theonly requirement,fromall accounts,was thatshewear a modern,newfangledbicycle skirtasshe traveled.53

So,in Mayof1896, Helgaandher 18-year-old

daughter,Clara,hadsetof f 54
ontheirlong journey.

Helgacarrieda revolverand aspraygun containingred

55
pepperforprotection. 55

Presumably,HelgaandClarafound

foodandshelter alongtheway ,andthey arrivedin

NewY orkCityinDecember,seven monthsaftertheir

departure.Thecontest sponsors,however ,wereto be 56
foundnowhere 56
.

Thisstoryof braveryandpersistence

hadthereforebeen keptasecret 57
fornearlya century, primarilybecauseHelga' sseven-monthabsence fromthe farmwreakedhavoc onherfamily .Two ofherchildren diedofdiphtheria whileshewas gone.Evenworse, her husbandhadsequestered thesurvivingchildren inan

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unheatedshed,thinking thatthiswas theonlyway tokeep themfrombeing infectedwiththe disease.Sincethe contestsponsorfailed toawardHelga themoney, the Estbysendedup losingthe farm;herexpedition hadbeena disaster.

Atthetime, Helga'strip wasconsideredan

embarrassmentbythe Norwegian-Americancommunity andwaskept utterlyquiet.After Helga'sdeath, herown childrenburned thehundredsof pagesHelgahad written throughtheyears, leavingonly 58
asmallscrapbook of newspaperclippingsand veryfew detailsofHelga' slifeor

58.F. NOCHANGE

G.yearsleavingonly

H.years;leavingonly

J.yearsleavingonly ,

59.Giventhat allofthe choicesaretrue, whichone

wouldbestconclude thesentencewhile providingthe readerwiththe mostspecificexplanation forHelga's motivationtowalk acrossthe country?

A.NOCHANGE

B.towin$10,000.

C.inanef forttosave herchildrenfromdiphtheria.

D.tohelpher daughterClaragain experience.

Question60asksabouttheprecedingpassageasawhole.

60.Atthispoint, thewriteris consideringaddingthe

followingsentence:

In1984,Helga' sgreat-great-grandsonwrote a

storyabouthis ancestorfora historyassignment.

Shouldthewriter makethisaddition here?

F.Yes,becauseitlinksthe endingofthe essaytoits

introduction.

G.Yes,becausethisinformationis highlyrelevantto

therestof theessay .

H.No,becausethis storymightnot focusonHelga' s

farm.

J.No,becausethis informationintroducesa new

subtopicofthe essay. herill-fatedtrip. Lookingback100 years,onecan only marvelatthe boldnessand braverythatmust have energizedHelgaEstbytomake thatjourneyon foot acrossthecountry inan effortto saveherfamily farm 59
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Thefollowingparagraphs mayor maynotbe inthemost

logicalorder. Youmaybeaskedquestions aboutthelog- icalorderof theparagraphs,as wellaswhere toplace sentenceslogicallywithin anygiven paragraph.

JetLag

[1]

Travelingacrosstimezonesparticularly

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viaairplane,can beverydisconcerting tothe humanbody, bothphysically andmentally. Whenyou"gain"or"lose"time goingfrom

61.A.NOCHANGE

B.zones;particularly

C.zones,particularly,

D.zones,particularly

62.Giventhatall ofthe choicesaretrue, whichonewould

providethemost detailedandrelevant informationat thispointin theessay?

F.NOCHANGE

G.aconditioncalled desynchronosis,commonly

knownasjet lag,

H.aconditionknown asdesynchronosis

J.acondition ofjetlag

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B.notserious

C.seriousasnot

D.asserious as

PointAto PointB,a condition(desynchronosis)

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likely affectsyouinsomeform. Jetlagis medicallyconsidereda sleepingdisorder, althoughitisnormallyatemporary conditionandnot asserious 63
asothersleeping dysfunctions. [2]

64Theterm "circadian"originatesfrom theLatincirca,64.Whichofthe followingsentenceswould mosteffec-

tivelyintroducethe subjectof thisparagraphand act asatransition fromthepreceding paragraph?

F.Manyscientificwords haveLatinorigins.

G.Sleepingdisorderscan produceagreat dealof

stressandanxiety .

H.Mosttravelersare unawareof theexactmoment

thattheyleave onetimezone andenteranother .

J.Travelingacrosstimezones overashort periodof

timedisturbsthe body'scircadian rhythms.

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B.wakingregular

C.waking,duringwhich regular

D.waking.Regular

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G.Likewise

H.Instead

J.Forexample

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B.ofourinner clocks

C.whoseinnerclocks

D.ofusinner clock's

meaning"about," anddiemor"day." Circadianrhythms refertoa varietyofdaily bodilyfunctionssuch as temperaturechanges,sleep patterns,and digestive functions.Normally, thebodyoperatesona

24-hourtimeperiod thatcoincideswith theearth's

24-hourcycleof nightand day.The humanbodygenerally

fallsintoa routineofsleeping andwaking;that is,regular 65
changesin bodytemperature,breathing, anddigestion takeplace.In addition 66
,most who'sinnerclocks 67
causemoresleepiness from3:00p.m. to5:00p.m. andagainfrom 3:00a.m.to 5:00a.m.Body temperatureusuallyrises astheday goeson,quickly drops aroundmidnight,and thenbegins

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68.F. NOCHANGE

G.However,these

H.Becausethese

J.These

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B.well-tuned

C.highlytunedwell

D.high

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G.Often,afterdoing alotof travelingona planefor

longperiods

H.Aftertravelingfor longperiodson aplanesome-

times

J.Travelingforlongperiodson aplane

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B.aremorelikely tobeattributable

C.areattributable,more likely,

D.aremorelikely attributable

72.F. NOCHANGE

G.dry,pressurized

H.dry,pressurized,

J.drypressurized

73.Whichofthe followingalternativesto theunderlined

portionwouldNOT beacceptable?

A.trip.Whentraveling east,forexample,

B.trip;ifyou aregoingeast forexample,

C.trip.Forexample, ifyouare goingeast,

D.trip,ifyou aregoingeast forexample,

thecycleof risingagainjust before6:00a.m. Sincethese 68
changesoccuron atwenty-four -hourcycle,so abrupttime zonechangescan understandablyupsetthe body's highlywell-tunedin 69
systemofregulation. [3]

Somesymptomsof jetlag includeexcessivedaytime

sleepinessorsome levelofinsomnia atnight,changes in appetiteand/ordigestion, moodiness,and difficulty concentrating.Often,after travelingona planefor 70
longperiods 70
,peoplewill alsoexperienceheadaches, dry sinuses,earaches,and bloating.However, thesesymptoms aremorelikely beingattributable 71
totheconditions ofthe airplanecabin,which hasavery drypressurized, 72
atmosphere,andare notsymptomaticof jetlag. [4] [1]Thereare stepsthatcan betakento alleviatethe effectsofjetlag, primarilyaspreventive measures. [2]First,it mightbehelpful toslightlyalter yoursleeping scheduleforseveral daysbeforeyour trip.[3]If youare 73
goingeast,for example, 73
gotobed onehourearlier andrise thenextday anhourearlier sothatyou willbesomewhat moreacclimatedto thenewtime zone.[4]Regulating your exposuretolight canalso behelpful,since lightand darknessserveas triggerstothe brain.[5]Before traveling west,expose yourselftoevening lightandavoid early morninglightfor severaldaysas awayof simulatingthe newtimezone you'reheadedtoward. [6]Somesay it takesaboutone dayforevery hourof timezonechange to completelyadjustto thenewtime zone.[7]Unfortunately

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formany, thatformulaoftencoincidespreciselywith thereturntrip. [8]A voidingcaffeine andalcohol

74.Forthesake ofthelogic andcoherenceof this

paragraph,Sentence8 shouldbe placed:

F.whereitis now.

G.afterSentence4.

H.beforeSentence6.

J.beforeSentence7.

Question75asksabouttheprecedingpassageasawhole.

75.Thewriterwishes toaddthe followingsentencein

ordertoshow thatjet lagcansometimes beamore seriousproblem:

Therearethose, however,who routinelyflyacross

continentseitherfor pleasureor business,andjet lagcanbecome amoreserious issueforthese people.

Thenew sentencewouldbest supportandbe placedat

theendof Paragraph: A.1 B.2 C.3 D.4 mayalsoaid yourbodyin adjustingtoits new environment.74

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60Minutes - 60Questions

DIRECTIONS:Solveeachof theproblems inthe

timeallowed,then fillinthe correspondingbubble onyouranswer sheet.Do notspendtoo much timeonany oneproblem; skipthemor edifficult problemsandgoback tothemlater .You may useacalculator onthistest. Forthistest you shouldassumethat figures areNOT necessarily drawntoscale, thatallgeometric figureslie ina plane,and thatthewor dlineisused toindicatea straightline.

DOYOURFIGURINGHERE.

1.Shannonwalked1

2 3 milesonW ednesdayand 2 3 5 miles onThursday. Whatwasthetotaldistance,in miles,

Shannonwalkedduring those2 days?

A.3 5 8 B.3 2 5 C.4 4 15 D.4 1 3 E.5 1 3 2.4x 3 "3xy 2 "2xy 2 isequivalentto: F.9x 3 y 4 G.9x 5 y 4 H.24x 3 y 4 J.24x 5 y 4 K.24x 5 y 6

3.Mr.Wilkisa highschoolmathteacherwhosesalary

is$33,660 forthisschool year,which has180days. InMr. Wilk'sschooldistrict,substitute teachersarepaid $85perday .IfMr .Wilktakesaday offwithout pay andasubstitute teacherispaid toteachhis classes,how muchlessdoestheschooldistrictpayinsalarybypaying asubstituteteacher insteadof Mr.W ilkforthat day? A.$57 B.$85

C.$102

D.$114

E.$187

4.Astudenthas earnedthefollowing scoresonfour

100-pointteststhis markingperiod: 63,72,88, and91.

Whatscoremust thestudentearn onthefifth andfinal

100-pointtest ofthemarking periodtoearn anaverage

testgradeof 80forthe fivetests? F.79 G.86 H.89 J.94

K.Thestudentcannot earnanaverage of80.

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DOYOURFIGURINGHERE.5.Theoxygensaturation ofalake isfoundby dividingthe amountofdissolved oxygenthe lakewatercurrently has perliterby thedissolvedoxygen capacityperliter ofthe water,andthenconvertingthat numberintoa percent. Ifthelake currentlyhas6.4 milligramsof dissolvedoxy- genperliter ofwaterand thedissolvedoxygen capacity is9.5 milligramsperliter ,whatis theoxygensaturation levelofthe lake,tothe nearestpercent? A.64% B.67% C.70% D.89% E.95%

6.Arectangularlot thatmeasures125 feetby185 feetis

completelyfenced. Whatisthe length,infeet, ofthe fence? F.310 G.435 H.620 J.740

K.1,240

7.Theexpressiona[(b#c)+d]isequivalentto:

A.ab+ac+ad

B.ab#ac+d

C.ab#ac+ad

D.ab#c+d

E.a#c+d

8.If6x#3=#5x+7,thenx=?

F. 4 11 G. 10 11 H. 11 10 J. 1 2 K.10

9.Whattwonumbers shouldbeplaced intheblanks below

sothat thedifference betweentheconsecutive numbers isthesame?

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A.19,28

B.20,27

C.21,26

D.23,24

E.24,29

10.Ifxisarealnumbersuchthatx

3 =729,thenx 2 + $ x=? F.9 G.27 H.30 J.84 K.90

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DOYOURFIGURINGHERE.11.Theformulafor thevolume,V,ofa spherewithradius r isV= ! 4 3 " !r 3 .Ifthe radiusofa baseballis1 1 3 inches, whatisthe volumetothe nearestcubicinch? A.6 B.8 C.10 D.14 E.15

12.Ifagumball israndomlychosen fromabag thatcontains

exactly6yellow gumballs,5green gumballs,and4 redgumballs,what istheprobability thatthegumball chosenisNOT green? F. 2 3 G. 1 3 H. 2 5 J. 3 5 K. 4 15

13.Thenumberof studentsparticipatingin fallsportsat

acertainhigh schoolcanbe shownwith thefollowing matrix:

TennisSoccerCross-CountryFootball

25305080

Theathleticdirector estimatestheratio ofthenumber ofsportsawards thatwill beearnedto thenumberof studentsparticipatingwith thefollowingmatrix: