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October 19, 2022

ACT ENGLISH TEST 191022 09.15 22.67%

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i C Note the question! The question asks which option would NOT be acceptable to replace the underlined
po tion. Cross out NOT and decide Yes/No for each option; then choose the odd one out. Connecting
words are changing in the answer choices, so the question is testing consistency. The pa t before the
underlined po tion contains the words the tradition of excellence that they have leveraged, and the pa t
after the underlined po tion contains the words to win 26 World Se ies championships. Choices A and
B are both consistent with the cause-and-effect relationship indicated by in order to: A utilizes the
co rect idiom so as to, and B utilizes the co rect idiom as a means to. Mark A and B as Yes. Choice
C uses an inco rect idiom, so mark C as No. The co rect idiom is so that, and the word to after the
underlined po tion makes the idiom inco rect. Choice D deletes the underlined po tion and is also
consistent with the passage since the word to after the underlined po tion indicates the same cause-
and-effect relationship as A and B . Mark D as Yes. Choice C is the odd one out. The co rect answer
is C .

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F f

i Punctuation is changing in the answer choices, so the question is testing STOP and GO punctuation. Use
the Ve tical Line Test, and identify the ideas as complete or incomplete. Draw the ve tical line between
the words players and cont ibute. The phrase The Yankees have had many great baseball players is a
complete idea, and the phrase cont ibute to the team is an incomplete idea. To connect a complete idea
to an incomplete idea, GO or HALF STOP punctuation is needed. A lack of punctuation is GO punctuation,
so keep F and J . The semicolon is STOP punctuation, so eliminate G . The comma is GO punctuation,
but there is no reason to include a comma after players, so eliminate H . Compare F and J . Choice J
contains the word and, which is used to connect words of the same pa t of speech and changes the
meaning of the sentence, suggesting the Yankees cont ibute to the team rather than the players. The
word players is a noun, and the word cont ibute is a verb, so and is not needed. Eliminate J . The co rect
answer is F .
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A a

i Subjects and verbs are changing in the answer choices, so the question is testing complete sentences.
Dete mine which answer choice would produce a complete sentence. The sentence needs a subject that
cla ifies what is a better line of work for Geh ig. Eliminate D because his mother is not a line of work.
The sentence also needs a verb tense that is consistent with the phrase wanting him to excel
academically after the underlined po tion. Eliminate B because it would require the word and in order for
both verbs to be in the same tense and it makes the sentence incomplete. Compare A and C . Choices
A and C both convey the same info mation, but A is in active voice and C is in passive voice. Since
active voice is more concise than passive voice, eliminate C . The co rect answer is A .

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i Note the question! The question asks which option would be LEAST acceptable to replace the underlined
po tion. Cross out LEAST and decide Yes/No for each option, and then choose the odd one out. The
order of the words is changing in the answer choices, so the question is testing consistency with a
modifier. The non-underlined po tion contains the phrase an intercollegiate game. Geh ig is the one who
played in the game, so the modifier should directly reference Geh ig’s pa ticipation in the game. Choices
F and G both use the word that to indicate that Geh ig played in the game. Mark F and G as Yes.
Choice H uses the words in which to reference the game. Mark H as Yes, since it displays the same
consistency as F and G . Choice J uses the words and played to reference the Yankee scout. This is
the only answer choice not consistent with the passage, so mark J as No. Choice J is the odd one out.
The co rect answer is J .

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b B

i Commas are changing in the answer choices, so the question is testing comma ules. The phrase long-
standing is necessa y info mation, so it does not need a comma before or after. Eliminate A because it
contains a comma before the phrase, and eliminate C because it contains commas before and after the
phrase. The phrase including those for uns batted in and extra-base hits is unnecessa y info mation, so
it needs a comma before and after. Eliminate D because it lacks a comma before the phrase. The
co rect answer is B .

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i Note the question! The question asks which option most clearly communicates how positively Geh ig was
viewed as a player. Check each answer choice to see whether it is positive or negative. Keep F because
interested could be positive. Keep G because impressed is positive. Eliminate H and J because both
offended and confused indicate a negative view of Geh ig. Compare F and G . Eliminate F because
G is more strongly positive. The co rect answer is G .

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i Apostrophes are changing in the answer choices, so the question is testing apostrophe usage. When
used with a noun on the ACT, the apostrophe indicates possession. In this sentence, Geh ig possesses
amazing stamina and talent, and because Geh ig is singular, the apostrophe should be placed before the
s. Therefore, the apostrophe is needed. Eliminate C and D because they do not contain the
apostrophe. Compare A and B . The phrase then suddenly is unneeded info mation, so a comma is
needed after the phrase. Eliminate B . The co rect answer is A .
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J j

i Note the question! The question asks which option would be LEAST acceptable to replace the underlined
po tion. Cross out LEAST and decide Yes/No for each option, and then choose the odd one out.
Vocabula y is changing in the answer choices, so this question is testing word choice. The underlined
po tion contains the phrase spo ts repo ter to speculate. Choices F and G use the word infer to
replace speculate. Infer and speculate are synonyms, so mark F and G as Yes because both are
consistent with the passage. Choice H uses the word w iter to replace spo ts repo ter. A spo ts repo ter
could be refe red to as a w iter, so mark H as Yes, since it is also consistent with the passage. Choice
J uses the word imply to replace speculate. Imply and speculate have different meanings, so mark J as
No because it is not consistent with the passage. Choice J is the odd one out. The co rect answer is J .

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D d

i Note the question! The question asks for the most logical sequence of sentences in the paragraph, so it’s
testing consistency. Look for a clue in one sentence that indicates what idea that sentence needs to
come before or after. Sentence 3 begins by saying Unfo tunately, that repo ter was ight, so it must
follow a sentence that introduces the repo ter. Only Sentence 2 discusses a spo ts repo ter. Therefore,
Sentence 3 should directly follow Sentence 2. Eliminate B since it says Sentence 2 follows Sentence 3,
and eliminate C because Sentence 3 does not directly follow Sentence 2. Sentence 1 says The
prognosis was a ve itable death sentence, so it must follow a sentence discussing an illness or disease.
Only Sentence 3 discusses a disease: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Therefore, Sentence 1 should follow
Sentence 3. Eliminate A because it says that Sentence 3 follows Sentence 1. The co rect answer is D .
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H h

i Connecting words are changing in the answer choices, so the question is testing consistency. The pa t
before the underlined po tion contains the word would. The co rect verb phrase is would have, not would
of. Eliminate F and G because they do not contain the word have. The word have requires the verb to
be in the past pa ticiple fo m withdrawn, not withdrew. Eliminate J because it uses the word withdrew
instead of withdrawn. The co rect answer is H .

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c C

i Note the question! The question asks whether the statement should be added, so it’s testing consistency.
If the content of the new sentence is consistent consistent with the ideas su rounding it, then it should be
added. The paragraph discusses how Geh ig lived after his diagnosis. The new sentence discusses a
personal expe ience of the author, so it is not consistent with the ideas in the text; the sentence should
not be added. Eliminate A and B . Keep C because it states that the new sentence is i relevant.
Eliminate D because it doesn’t state that the new sentence is inconsistent with the text. The co rect
answer is C .

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i Apostrophes are changing in the answer choices, so the question is testing apostrophe usage. When
used with a noun on the ACT, the apostrophe indicates possession. In this sentence, Geh ig possesses
his retirement. Therefore, the apostrophe is needed, and because Geh ig is singular, the apostrophe
should be placed before the s. Eliminate H because it does not contain the apostrophe. Eliminate J
because the apostrophe is after the s, which indicates a plural noun. Compare F and G . There is no
reason to include a comma after retirement, so eliminate G . The co rect answer is F .
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D d

i Note the question! The question asks which quotation would suppo t the preceding sentence, which says
that Geh ig paid t ibute to the life-affi ming suppo t he’d received. Check each answer choice to see
whether it reflects Geh ig paying t ibute to his fans. Eliminate A because a ballplayer who can’t keep his
cool does not reflect Geh ig’s t ibute to his fans. Eliminate B because although it discusses that Geh ig
is dying from his illness, it does not explain how he viewed or was affi med by the fans’ well-wishes.
Eliminate C because it does not reflect Geh ig’s t ibute to his fans. Choice D says Geh ig considers
himself to be the luckiest man on the face of the ea th, and this could convey that Geh ig appreciates his
fans despite his diagnosis. The co rect answer is D .

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G g

i Pronouns are changing in the answers, so the question is testing consistency of pronouns. A pronoun
must be consistent in number and case with the noun it is replacing. The pronoun refers to the noun man,
which is singular and possesses the ete nal optimism and good spi it. To be consistent, the pronoun in
the answer choice must also be singular and demonstrate possession. Eliminate F and H because
who’s is a contraction meaning “who is.” Keep G because whose is possessive. Eliminate J because
who is not possessive. The co rect answer is G .

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