ENGLISH ACT

Each pipe is individually rolled to create the proper pitch before being bound to the other pipes. Choose the best answer. NO CHANGE being binded been bounded been bound

NO CHANGE

Having tried and failed, my father was unable to make a gardener of me. I had no qualms, of course, Choose the best answer. *NO CHANGE *More important, I had no qualms *It stands to reason, then, that I certainly would have no qualms *I had no qualms, as a consequence of it,

NO CHANGE

I grew up with buckets, shovels, and nets waiting by the back door; hip-waders hanging in the closet; tide table charts covering the refrigerator door Choose the best answer. NO CHANGE waiting, by the back door, waiting by the back door, waiting by the back door

NO CHANGE

The moon being aligned with Earth and the sun when full or new, so its gravity combines with the sun's gravity to create an even stronger gravitational pull. Choose the best answer. NO CHANGE one's it's its'

NO CHANGE

known as "walkless-talkless parades," had been adopted by national woman suffrage organizations in Washington Choose the best answer. NO CHANGE have been having been OMIT the underlined portion.

NO CHANGE

planned a "silent parade" without movement or music or speech. Choose the best answer. NO CHANGE movement or music or, movement or, music or, movement: or music or

NO CHANGE

to nominate candidates for the presidency and vice-presidency and to establish a platform Choose the best answer. NO CHANGE for, the presidency for: the presidency for the presidency,

NO CHANGE

Accordingly, St. Peter's Basilica, the largest cathedral in the Northern Hemisphere Choose the best answer. NO CHANGE Indeed, For instance, OMIT the underlined portion

OMIT the underlined portion

Each player holds a set of pipes so that both sets are connected to the other set by Choose the best answer. NO CHANGE in such a way that both sets are with both sets being OMIT the underlined portion.

OMIT the underlined portion.

large number of sites with great historical, artistic, and which have religious significance. Choose the best answer. NO CHANGE having as well as OMIT the underlined portion.

OMIT the underlined portion.

Our household might have been described as uncooperative. Which choice would most effectively introduce the rest of this paragraph? Individual Question NO CHANGE There seemed to be no explanation for why Mom ran our household the way she did. Our household didn't run according to a typical schedule. Mom ran our household in a most spectacular manner.

Our household didn't run according to a typical schedule.

Therefore, suffragists (those who advocated extending voting rights to women) Choose the best answer. NO CHANGE Similarly, suffragists However, suffragists Suffragists

Suffragists

The moon being aligned with Earth and the sun when full or new, Choose the best answer. NO CHANGE Since the moon is The moon is The moon,

The moon is

This tiny country—about one-sixth of a square mile in all—is also home to a disproportionately large number of sites with great historical, artistic, and which have religious significance. If the writer were to delete the words tiny and disproportionately from the preceding sentence, the sentence would primarily lose: *elements of the setting of the essay. *a contrast emphasizing the unusual number of sites. *details that stress how important the sites are. *a comparison between Vatican City and Rome.

a contrast emphasizing the unusual number of sites.

most likely worked in groups, coordinating the timing and pitch of their instruments to extend the range of sounds produced. If the writer were to delete the phrase "coordinating the timing and pitch of their instruments" from the preceding sentence, the sentence would primarily lose: *a description of how musicians overcame the limitations of the antara. *an indication that music was an important element in Incan life. *the idea that the antara was a key feature of Incan music. *nothing of significance, because the phrase is redundant.

a description of how musicians overcame the limitations of the antara.

My father was an avid gardener, he still is: and every Saturday morning he would put on his work clothes, pick up his hoe and trowel, and would head out the back door. If the word Saturday were deleted from the preceding sentence, the essay would primarily lose: *evidence that the father was an avid gardener. *a detail that changes the meaning of the sentence. *support for a point made earlier. *a crucial link to the following paragraph.

a detail that changes the meaning of the sentence.

The Vatican Museums house a great many valuable paintings, sculptures, Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable? in addition to besides also there is and also

also there is

At the end of the "Golden Lane," as the event was also called, The writer is considering revising the preceding part of this sentence ("At the end of the 'Golden Lane,' as the event was also called,") to read as follows: At the end of the parade, If the writer did this, the essay would primarily lose: *an indication that Edna Gellhorn preferred the term "Golden Lane" to the term "walkless-talkless parade." *a possible point of confusion, as the proposed revision eliminates a term that was not explained. *another historical detail about the parade described in the preceding paragraph. *details that help establish the time and place of the essay.

another historical detail about the parade described in the preceding paragraph.

Due to the limited number of notes that can be played on an antara, early musicians' most likely worked Choose the best answer. NO CHANGE antara, early musicians antara early musicians' antara early musician's

antara, early musicians

The antara consists of a connected row of hollow, vertical pipes of varying lengths, which are then lined up. Given that all of the choices are true, which one provides the most significant new information? *NO CHANGE *thus forming this musical instrument. *arranged from shortest to longest. *which are fastened together.

arranged from shortest to longest.

Evidence about how musicians played the instrument have come from painted images on Incan ceramic pottery Choose the best answer. NO CHANGE are coming comes come

comes

The few times that I've helped a friend with yard work has given me the joy of touching the soil with an open palm, Choose the best answer. NO CHANGE have given has gave have gave

have given

we found the hideaways where crabs, snails, starfish, and sea urchins hid in order not to be seen. Choose the best answer. *NO CHANGE *hideouts where crabs, snails, starfish, and sea urchins concealed and hid themselves. *places where crabs, snails, starfish, and sea urchins were stashed away. *hiding places of crabs, snails, starfish, and sea urchins.

hiding places of crabs, snails, starfish, and sea urchins.

The pipes, which can vary numerously from three to fifteen, Choose the best answer. *NO CHANGE *in quantity of numbers *number-wise *in number

in number

His glowing smile are evidence of his pride in the onions Choose the best answer. NO CHANGE is were OMIT the underlined portion.

is

Whether its bright and jaunty or haunting and melancholic Choose the best answer. NO CHANGE they're it's its'

it's

Scholars often probe the museums' Choose the best answer. NO CHANGE grab an eyeful of check out pry

no change

me the joy of touching the soil with an open palm, to get the earth under my fingernails, Choose the best answer. NO CHANGE with getting of getting got

of getting

Unfortunately, the music of the Incas can probably never be exactly re-creating. Choose the best answer. NO CHANGE re-created exactly. exact re-created. re-created exact.

re-created exactly.

and a microscope was sitting on the kitchen table Choose the best answer. NO CHANGE would sit sitting sat

sitting

Yet one can hear in the music of their descendants, beautiful variations on a musical sound that has survived for If the writer were to change the pronoun one to we in the preceding sentence, this closing sentence would: *indicate that the writer is a descendant of the Incas. *suggest that the essay's audience are all musicians *take on a somewhat more personal tone. *become more clearly a call to action.

take on a somewhat more personal tone

This group held out manacled hands to them as a reminder that, without the vote, women were deprived of their freedom. Choose the best answer. *NO CHANGE *the passing delegates to remind the men *them as a way to remind them *remind them

the passing delegates to remind the men

The Vatican Museums house a great many valuable paintings, sculptures, pieces of jewelry, and tapestries Given that all of the choices are true, which one best emphasizes the extent and worth of the museums' holdings? NO CHANGE thousands of invaluable numerous important a group of precious

thousands of invaluable