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1 Abbreviated EXPLORETest Title PageEnglis
Abbreviated EXPLORETest Title PageEnglish Test.................................................................. EXPLOREÐ1Mathematics Test......................................................... EXPLOREÐ3Reading Test................................................................ EXPLOREÐ8Science Reasoning Test............................................ EXPLOREÐ10Answer Key................................................................ EXPLOREÐ13Abbreviated PLANTest Title PageEnglish Test......................................................................... PLANÐ1Mathematics Test................................................................ PLANÐ4Reading Test..................................................................... PLANÐ10Science Reasoning Test................................................... PLANÐ12Answer Key....................................................................... PLANÐ17Abbreviated ACT AssessmentTest Title PageEnglish Test................................................

2 ........................... ACTÐ1Mathema
........................... ACTÐ1Mathematics Test.................................................................. ACTÐ4Reading Test....................................................................... ACTÐ10Science Reasoning Test..................................................... ACTÐ12Answer Key......................................................................... ACTÐ15 An ACT Program for Educational PlanningAbbreviated Test Booklet NOTE: The following three blank pages have been deleted from the PDF version ofthis booklet: pp. EXPLORE-12, PLAN-16, ACT-9. AbbreviatedEXPLORE EXPLORE-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.TEST1:ENGLISHTESTDIRECTIONS:Inthepassagethatfollowsinthisabbreviatedversionofthetest,certainwordsandphrasesareunderlinedandnumbered.Intheright-handcolumn,youwillfindalternativesfortheunderlinedpart.Youaretochoosetheonethatbestexpressestheidea,makesthestatementappropriateforstandardwrittenEnglish,oriswordedmostconsistentlywiththestyleandtoneofthepassageasawhole.Ifyouthinktheoriginalversionisbest,chooseN

3 OCHANGE.Youwillalsofindquestionsaboutase
OCHANGE.Youwillalsofindquestionsaboutasectionofthepassage,oraboutthepassageasawhole.Thesequestionsdonotrefertoanunderlinedportionofthepassage,butratherareidentifiedbyanumberornumbersinabox.Sometimestheparagraphsorthesentencesofaparagraphwillbenumberedandreferredtointhesequestions.Foreachquestion,choosethealternativeyouconsiderbestandthencirclethatanswerinthetestbooklet.Readthepassagethroughoncebeforeyoubegintoanswerthequestionsthataccompanyit.Formanyofthequestions,youmustreadseveralsen-tencesbeyondthequestiontodeterminetheanswer.Besurethatyouhavereadfarenoughaheadeachtimeyouchooseanalternative.PASSAGEITheBoiseNatureCenterr1]InBoise,Idaho,awaterfallspillsintoarockypool,thenformsaclearmountainstream..2]Thestreambecomesariverandtwistedacrossasemi-aridplateau..3]Fromtheretheriverwandersthroughfarmlandandthenvanishesunderground.d.4]Amazingly,allofthisriver’sactivitytakesplacewithintheshadowoftallofficebuildingsafewfeetfromacitypark..5]Theriver,yousee,isthecenterpieceofBoise’sNatureCenter..6]Whenatlastitsurfaces,i

4 tfallsfromarockcliffintowetlands.TheCent
tfallsfromarockcliffintowetlands.TheCenterreproducesfourenvironmentalsystemsfoundinIdaho;theheartofeachistheriver.Althoughittravelsonly550feet,ducks,geese,mink,squirrels,andquailcallhome.Keepingthemcompanyarefish:salmon,sturgeon,bass,andtrout.Andthefish,morethananythingelse,drawvisitorstotheCenter.1.A.NOCHANGEhastwistedtwiststwistingForthesakeofunityandcoherence,Sentence6shouldbeplaced:whereitisnow.beforeSentence2.beforeSentence3.beforeSentence4.3.A.NOCHANGEarecallitcallfor4.F.NOCHANGElikeeverythingelse,similartoeverything,likeanything, EXPLORE-Forafish-eyeviewoftheworld,peerthroughanunderwaterwindow.Fatrainbowtroutpatrolbetweenterritory,chasingsmallerfishfromprimefeedingareas.Inthetanglesofasunkenlog,athree-foot-longsturgeonfloats,motionless.Atthebottom,naturallyvacuumingcleanerthesuckerfeedsonalgaeandwaste.Steptoanotherwindowandsuddenlyyoualongsidethespawninggrounds.Safewithinredds(shallowgravelnests),tinyeggsbobinthecurrent.Lookmorecloserforadarkdotintheorangeegg.Ifyoucomebackintwoweeks,thedotwillbeaneye,

5 theeggwillhaveatail,andawitnessforthefir
theeggwillhaveatail,andawitnessforthefirststagesofatroutslife.Builtentirelywithvolunteerlaborandpaidforbydonations,theBoiseNatureCenterisunique.Plentyofcitieshaveaquariums.Othershavezoos.Stillothershavewildliferefuges.OnlyBoisehasblendedthemalltogetherinafascinatingandeducationalmix.5.A.NOCHANGEtheirhis6.F.NOCHANGEnaturevacuumnaturesvacuumnaturesvacuum7.A.NOCHANGEcloselymostcloserinclosing8.F.NOCHANGEthenwitnessyoullhavewitnessedwitness9.A.NOCHANGEstagesofatroutstagesofatroutstagesforatroutsQuestion10asksabouttheprecedingpassage asawhole. ThewriterhasbeenaskedtowriteanessaythatwouldbepartofabrochureonenjoyablethingstodoandseeinBoise,Idaho.Wouldthisessaysuccessfullyfulfillthatassignment?Yes;theessayfocusesonmammals,whichareapparentlyofthegreatestinterestforvisitorsattheBoiseNatureCenter.Yes;theessayemploysalotofvividdescriptionsofanimalsandfishthatvisitorstoIdahocanseeinzoosincitiesacrosstheU.S.Yes;theessayprovidesaconciseandinformativedescriptionofoneofBoisesattractivefacilities.No;theessaydoesnottellreaders

6 howmuchitcoststogototheCenterorhowcrowde
howmuchitcoststogototheCenterorhowcrowdedtheCentertypicallyis.ENDOFTEST1 EXPLORE-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.TEST2:MATHEMATICSTESTDIRECTIONS:Solveeachprobleminthisabbreviatedversionofthetest,choosethecorrectanswer,andthencirclethatanswerinthetestbooklet.Donotusetoomuchtimeonanyoneproblem.Solvetheonesyoucandoquickly;thenreturntotheothersinthetimeyouhaveleft.Youshouldhaveacalculatortouseforthistest.Youmayuseyourcalculatorforanyproblemsyouchoose,butsomeoftheproblemsmaybestbedonewithoutusingacalculator.Note:Unlesstheproblemstatesotherwise,youshouldassumeallofthefollowing.1.DiagramsareNOTnecessarilydrawntoscale.2.Geometricfigureslieinaplane.3.Thewordlineindicatesastraightline.4.Thewordaverageindicatesarithmeticmean.Forexample,theaverageof2,6,and7is  [Thespaceforfiguringisforyourconvenienceonly.SuchspaceisnotprovidedinanactualEXPLOREtestbooklet.]Whatistheremainderwhen189,540isdividedby27?0,000,000,07,020WhatistheleastexpensiveshowerheadonthechartbelowthatwillNOTdelivermorethan3gallonsofwaterperminute(gpm)?InformationfromCo

7 nsumerReports,HowtoSaveWater.©1990byCons
nsumerReports,HowtoSaveWater.©1990byConsumersUnionofU.S.,Inc.BrandandModelPriceMaximumgpmSears20173$233.4Teledyne5SM-3U$432.6Alsons462PB$112.6Alsons45C$582.7Moen3981$952.4=23,then[4)]+2 DOYOURFIGURINGHERE. EXPLORE-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.Whatisthecoordinateofpointshownontherealnumberlinebelow? 4–3–2– 3 343 142 342 Thelengthofeachsideofthepentagonshownbelowis17millimeters.Whatistheperimeterofthepenta-goninmillimeters? CarmenwasexcitedaboutthepossibilityofearningtheMayfieldMathAward.Inordertodothisshemusthaveanaveragescoreofatleast92onherfirst5tests.Ifherfirst4scoreswere96,90,89,and97,whatisthelowestpossiblescoreCarmencouldhaveonthe5thtestandstillearntheaward?Kaneboughtabagoftaffyatthecandystore.Hegot10vanillaforhismom,15chocolateforhisdad,6licoriceforhissister,and22peppermintforhimself.Onthewayhome,Kanessistergrabbedapieceoutofthesackwithoutlooking.Whatarethechancesthatshepulledoutalicoricepiece? 6 DOYOURFIGURINGHERE. EXPLORE-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.Aprimenumberisawholenumbergreaterthan1thathasonly1anditselfasfactors.All

8 otherwholenum-bersgreaterthan1areconside
otherwholenum-bersgreaterthan1areconsideredcomposite.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthenumber51?51isprimebecauseithasnofactorsotherthan1and51.51isprimebecauseitisanoddnumber.51iscompositebecauseithas3asafactor.51iscompositebecauseithas13asafactor.Itisnotpossibletotellwhether51isprimeorcomposite.Whichofthefollowingnumbersisthegreatest? 0.2324 0.2324 0.2324 0.23240.2324Oneofthepoints,labeledthrough,showninthestandard()coordinateplanebelowhascoordinates1,2).Whichpointisit? 2 2DOYOURFIGURINGHERE. EXPLORE-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.Whatisinthefigurebelow? 40518940 Atthemovietheater,popcorncosts$1.75perbucket,softdrinkscost$1.50each,andthepriceofadmissionis$3.75forallages.Ifisthenumberofpeoplewhobuy1ticket,1bucketofpopcorn,and1softdrink,whichofthefollowingisanexpressionforthetotalnumberofdollarsspentatthemovietheaterbythepeople?3.253.753.25+3.753.25+3.75=0.7,whichofthefollowingvaluesofmakestheequationbelowtrue?=9.752.53.1253.144.056.25DOYOURFIGURINGHERE. EXPLORE-Inthefigurebelow,themeasureofisequaltothemeasureof.Also,

9 themeasureofandthemeasureofDBEis85.Whati
themeasureofandthemeasureofDBEis85.WhatisthemeasureofDBC AB ? Pacowantstoredecoratehisroom.Ononewallhewantstoputupnewwallpaper.Thewallisa13-by-11-footrectangleandhasadoorwhichtakesupa7-by-3-footrectangulararea.Aftertheareaofthedoorissubtracted,howmanysquarefeetofwallremaintobecovered?ENDOFTEST2DOYOURFIGURINGHERE. EXPLORE-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.TEST3:READINGTESTDIRECTIONS:Thereisonepassageinthisabbreviatedversionofthetest.Thepassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Afterreadingthepassage,choosethebestanswertoeachquestionandcircletheanswerinthetestbooklet.Youmayrefertothepassageasoftenasnecessary.PassageISOCIALSCIENCE:ThispassageisadaptedfromthearticleLandoftheCandyBarbyRayBroekel(©1986byForbesInc.).ThecandybarasweknowitwasborninAmerica.Sotoo,manycenturiesearlier,waschocolateitself.Mexicannativescultivatedthecocoabeanformorethantwenty-fivehundredyearsbeforeHernnCortstookittoSpainwithhimin1528.Spanishroyaltydrankacold,sweetenedbeveragemadefromthebeans,buttheylikeditsomuchtheykeptitasecretfromtherestofEuropefortheremainde

10 rofthecentury.Notuntilthe1840sdidaBritis
rofthecentury.Notuntilthe1840sdidaBritishfirmmakethefirstchocolatebar.Thecandybar,agglomeratingavarietyofflavorsandtexturesalmostalwaysincludingchocolateinonepiece,wasapurelyAmericaninvention,and(asofthiswriting)itstillnotonehundredyearsold.MiltonSnavelyHershey,thefatherofthemoderncandybar,hadalreadybuiltasuccessfulbusinessincaramelswhenhefirstsawGermanchocolate-makingmachinesatthe1893Chicagoworldsfair.HeorderedsomeforhisfactoryinLancaster,Pennsylvania,andbeganturningoutchocolatebarsthenextyear.Bytheturnofthecenturyhewasthroughwithcaramels.Hemadenotjustplainchocolateandmilk-chocolatebarsbutalsoinnovativeitemslikealmondbars,kisses,andchocolatecigars.By1911hiscompanyhadsalesoffivemilliondollarsayear;by1921itwasmakingfourtimesthat.Suchdazzlingsuccessbegatswiftcompetition,andsoonamultitudeofcompanieswasmakingbarsofchoc-olatecombinedwithcaramel,marshmallow,peanuts,crispedrice,andanythingelsethatmightsell.Throughoutthefirsttwodecadesofthecentury,abewilderingvarietyofcandybarsappearedonshelvesacrossthecountry,mosto

11 fthemfleetingly.Therehaveprobablybeenmor
fthemfleetingly.TherehaveprobablybeenmorethanonehundredthousanddifferentcandybarssoldintheUnitedStates,includingsomethirtythousandthatexistedonlyintheyearsjustafterWorldWarI.Nearlyeveryconfectionerinthelandturnedoutacandybar,choosinganamethatmightreflectanewsorsportsevent,apopularhero,afood,aplace,orevenapopularsayingoftheage.TheindustrybeganontheEastCoastbutquicklyfannedoutacrossthecountry.Sincethebasicingredientsweredairyproducts,Chicagobecamethenaturalhubforcandybars,andMilwaukeeandMinneapolisweremajorproducers.TheDepressionbroughtleantimestothecandy-barbusiness,andnotuntilthelate1930sdidtheindustrybegintorecover.Whenwarstruckagain,themakersofcandybarsoncemorewerepressedintoservicesupplyingthetroops.HersheymadefieldrationD,refinedchocolatethatdidntmeltathightemperatures,anditwaspackedinkitsforsoldiers,sailors,andMarines.Onthehomefront,asthesupplyofchocolatedwindled,manufacturersstruggledtoconcoctnewbarsfromingredientssuchaspeanutsandmarshmallowsandgavethempatrioticnameslikeTorpedo.IfWorldWarImadecandybars

12 amajorindustry,WorldWarIImadethemaworldw
amajorindustry,WorldWarIImadethemaworldwidesymbolofAmerica.TheGIhandingoutcandybarstochildrencametostandforliberationeverywhere.Hersheybarsbecameaninternationalwartimecurrency. EXPLORE-Thepassagementionsallofthefollowingascandy-baringredientsEXCEPT:crispedrice.caramel.raisins.almonds.What,accordingtothepassage,didHernnCortcontributetothedevelopmentofthecandybar?HeintroducedthecocoabeantoSpain.HeprotectedthesecretofcocoafromtheabusesofEurope.HediscoveredthecocoabeangrowingwildinMexico.Heutilizedchocolateasaninternationalcurrency.Why,accordingtothepassage,didChicagobecomethehubforcandy-barproduction?ItwaslocatedatthemidpointbetweenMinneapolisandLancaster,Pennsylvania.ItwasthetransportationcenteroftheU.S.Themajorityofthepopulationwasfoundinthispartofthecountry.ManydairyproductscamefromtheregionaroundChicago.Asitisusedinline33,thewordfleetinglymeans:ofpoorquality.lastingonlyabrieftime.similarintaste.becomingpermanent.Themainideaofthepassageisthat:chocolatehasbeeninusesincethesixteenthcentury.chocolate,asymbolofr

13 oyalty,waskeptasecretforalongtime.thecan
oyalty,waskeptasecretforalongtime.thecandybarhascometooccupyanimportantplaceinAmericanlife.thecandybarplayedapartintheoutcomesofthetwoworldwars.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowinghistoricaleventshelpedtostimulatedemandforthechocolate-andcandy-barindustry?I.WorldWarIII.WorldWarIIIII.TheDepressionIonlyIandIIonlyIandIIIonlyIIandIIIonlyItcanmostreasonablybeinferredfromthepassagethatbytheturnofthecenturyHersheywasthroughwithcaramels(line21)because:hesawalargermarketforchocolatebars.theydidntworkinhisnewchocolate-makingmachines.toomanyothercompanieswerecompetingfortheirsales.theirtasteclashedwiththechocolatehehadbeguntouse.Thepassageindicatesthatthefirstchocolatebarwasmadebythe:Mexicans.Spanish.British.Americans.Accordingtothepassage,wheredidMiltonSnavelyHersheylearnaboutchocolatemaking?AtaGermanchocolate-makingfactoryAthisownplantinLancaster,PennsylvaniaAtaBritishchocolate-barfactoryAtthe1893ChicagoWorldsFairThepassageindicatesthatcandybarshavebeennamedafterallofthefollowingEXCEPT:patrioticthings.wartimecur

14 rency.popularsayings.sportingevents.ENDO
rency.popularsayings.sportingevents.ENDOFTEST3 EXPLORE-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.TEST4:SCIENCEREASONINGTESTDIRECTIONS:Therearetwopassagesinthisabbreviatedversionofthetest.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Afterreadingapassage,choosethebestanswertoeachquestionandcircletheanswerinthetestbooklet.Youmayrefertothepassagesasoftenasnecessary.PassageIObservationsofthreedifferentbeehivesweremadeoveratwo-weekperiodinthespring.Thehiveswerelocatedindifferentareascontainingbloomingflowers.Theactivitiesoftheworkerbeeswereobservedforeachhiveatthesametimeofdayforeachdayduringthestudyperiod.Thepopulationandaverageweightoftheworkerbeesineachhivewerealsodetermined.Thedataobtainedfromthisstudyaredisplayedinthefollowingfigures,identifiedasHive1,Hive2,andHive3. thehivepercenttime population=20,000averageworkerweight=30mgHive1 thehivepercenttime population=30,000averageworkerweight=25mgHive2 thehivepercenttime population=40,000averageworkerweight=20mgHive3AccordingtothedataforHive1,onecanconcludethatthebeesspendmoretimeflyingthan:re

15 sting.grooming.gatheringpollen.tendingth
sting.grooming.gatheringpollen.tendingthehive.AccordingtothedatapresentedforHive3,theper-centageoftimespentbytheworkerbeestendingthehivewasapproximately:Accordingtothefigures,thegreatestpercentageoftimespentbyworkerbeesingatheringnectarisapproximately: EXPLORE-Accordingtothefigures,whatistherelationshipbetweentheweightoftheindividualworkerbeesandtheamountoftimespentflying?Thelighterthebee,themoretimespentflying.Theheavierthebee,themoretimespentflying.Lighterbeesarefaster,solesstimeisspentflying.Heavierbeesarefaster,solesstimeisspentflying.PassageIISeveralfactorsaffecttherate(howfastthechemicalsreact)atwhichachemicalreactionproceeds.Reactionrateisaffectedbytheconcentrations(relativeamountsperunitvolume)ofthechemicalsbeingreactedandthetemp-eratureatwhichthereactiontakesplace.Theadditionofcatalyst(substancethataffectstherateofareactionwithoutitselfbeingusedup)canalsoincreasethereactionrate.WhenSolutionsAandB(twocolorlessliquids)aremixed,areactiontakesplace.Whenthereactioniscom-leted,themixtureturnsdarkblue.Expe

16 riment1Studentsmixed20mleachofSolutionsA
riment1Studentsmixed20mleachofSolutionsAandBat22.2C,andstirredthemixtureasthereactionproceeded.Thestudentsrecordedthetimethatittookforthemixturetoturndarkblue.Thiswasrepeated4moretimes.Theaveragetimeforthe5trialswas29seconds(sec).Thestudentsthenmixed20mlofSolutionA,10mlofSolutionB,and10mlofdistilledwater,allat22.2C.Theaveragereactiontimefor5trialswas71sec.Thestudentsthenmixed10mlofSolutionA,10mlofdistilledwater,and20mlofSolutionB,allat22.2C.Theaveragereactiontimefor5trialswas72sec.Experiment2Thestudentsmixed20mleachofSolutionsAandBat3differenttemperatures.Eachtime,theystirreduntilthereactionwascomplete.Theaveragereactiontimesfor5trialsareshowninthetable.TemperatureTimeuntilreactionwascompleted(sec) 12.258 22.229 32.215 Experiment3Thestudentsadded5dropsofcoppersulfate,acatalyst,to20mlofSolutionA.Whenthiswasmixedat22.2Cwith20mlofSolutionB,theaveragereactiontimefor5trialswas19sec.HowistheexperimentaldesignofExperiment1dif-ferentfromthatofExperiment2?Experiment1variestheconcentrationofthesolu-tionsandExperiment2

17 variesthetemperatureofthemixture.Experim
variesthetemperatureofthemixture.Experiment1variesthetemperatureofthemix-tureandExperiment2variestheconcentrationofthesolutions.Experiment1variestheconcentrationofthesolu-tionsandExperiment2addsacatalyst.Experiment1addsacatalystandExperiment2variesthetemperatureofthemixture.BasedontheresultsofExperiment2,whatistherela-tionship,ifany,betweenthetemperatureofthemix-tureandthereactiontime?Asthetemperatureincreases,thereactiontimedecreasesonly.Asthetemperatureincreases,thereactiontimestaysthesame.Asthetemperaturedecreases,thereactiontimeincreases,thendecreases.Thereisnorelationshipbetweenthetemperatureandthereactiontime.Whichofthefollowingindicatedthatthereactionwascompletedintheexperiments?SolutionAwasaddedtoSolutionB.Thetwosolutionswerestirred.Themixedsolutionsturnedclearandcolorless.Themixedsolutionsturneddarkblue.BasedontheresultsofExperiments2and3,whichofthefollowingconditionswouldmostlikelyleadtothelongestreactiontime?Areactiontemperatureof50CandtheuseofacatalystAreactiontemperatureof50CandnocatalystAreacti

18 ontemperatureof30CandtheuseofacatalystAr
ontemperatureof30CandtheuseofacatalystAreactiontemperatureof10CandnocatalystBasedontheresultsofExperiment2,onewouldpredictthatifthereactionwasrepeatedat2.2C,thereactiontimewouldbeapproximately:8sec.30sec.60sec.116sec.WhichofthefollowingconditionswasdirectlychangedbythestudentsinExperiment1?TotalvolumeofthemixtureConcentrationofeachsolutioninthemixtureTemperatureofthemixtureReactionrateENDOFTEST4 EXPLORE-AbbreviatedEXPLORETestAnswerKey EnglishTest QuestionAnswer 10H MathematicsTest QuestionAnswer 8H 9D 10F 11C 12K 13A 14F 15C ReadingTest QuestionAnswer 4G 9D 10G ScienceReasoningTest QuestionAnswer 10G AbbreviatedPLAN PLAN-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.ENGLISHTESTDIRECTIONS:Inthepassagethatfollowsinthisabbre-viatedversionofthetest,certainwordsandphrasesareunderlinedandnumbered.Intheright-handcolumn,youwillfindalternativesfortheunderlinedpart.Inmostcases,youaretochoosetheonethatbestexpressestheidea,makesthestatementappropriateforstandardwrittenEnglish,oriswordedmostconsistentlywiththestyleandtoneofthepassageasawhole.Ifyout

19 hinktheoriginalversionisbest,chooseNOCHA
hinktheoriginalversionisbest,chooseNOCHANGE.somecases,youwillfindintheright-handcolumnaquestionabouttheunderlinedpart.Youaretochoosethebestanswertothequestion.Youwillalsofindquestionsaboutasectionofthepassage,oraboutthepassageasawhole.Thesequestionsdonotrefertoanunderlinedportionofthepassage,butratherareidentifiedbyanumberornumbersinabox.Foreachquestion,choosethealternativeyouconsiderbestandthencirclethatanswerinthetestbooklet.Readthepassagethroughoncebeforeyoubegintoanswerthequestionsthataccompanyit.Formanyofthequestions,youmustreadseveralsentencesbeyondthequestiontodeterminetheanswer.Besurethatyouhavereadfarenoughaheadeachtimeyouchooseanalternative.PASSAGEIAnExtensionofMyFingersIlearnedtoeatwithchopstickswhenIwassevenyearsold.Accordingtomygrandparents,whowerebroughtupinChina,Iwasterriblyoldtobelearningsuchabasicskill.ChildreninChinanevereatwithforks,grandfathersaid.Chinesechildrenlearntoeatwithchopsticksfromthebeginning.Thinkofthechopsticksasanextensionofyourfingers,mygrandmotheradvised.Youcanlearntocontro

20 lthemaswellasyoucontrolyourownfingers.In
lthemaswellasyoucontrolyourownfingers.Inmyexperience,though,thebamboostickswerenothinglikemyfingers.1.A.NOCHANGEskill,ChildrenskillChildrenskillchildrenThewriterisconsideringaddingherethefollowingsentence:Whenhetoldmethis,Iwasinthesecondgrade.Wouldthisbearelevantadditiontomake?Yes,becausethesentencemakesitclearthatthenarratorwasolderthanmostChinesechildrenarewhentheystartusingchopsticks.Yes,becausethesentencegivesinformationthatisnecessarytounderstandingtheparagraphthatfollowsit.No,becausethesentencegivesinformationthatissimilartowhathasalreadybeengivenearlierintheparagraph.No,becausethesentenceshouldopenthenextparagraph,notconcludethisparagraph.Threeofthesechoicesareacceptablehere.WhichoneisNOTacceptable?NOCHANGEYetinmyexperience,However,inmyexperience,Inmyexperience,therefore, PLAN-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.Withacertainamountofclumsiness,Iwouldmanagetowedgeapieceoffoodbetweenthelong,stiffchopsticks.Then,asIrosethefoodtomymouth,thechopstickswouldsuddenlysliporshiftbeyondcontrolandthatmydinnerwouldlandonthetablewith

21 anembarrassingplop.Foralongtime,Icouldno
anembarrassingplop.Foralongtime,Icouldnotfinishamealwithoutcreatinggreasyblotchesaroundmyplate.AsIbegantotrymynewskillinChineserestaurants,Idiscoveredthroughnecessitythedifferenttechniquesrequiredtomanagethemanytypesofchopsticksavailable.Eachtypepresentinganotherchallenge.Bonechopsticksthick,andsquare,andheavy,wereconsideredappropriateforformaloccasionsbutdefinitelywereespeciallydifficultformychildishhands.Whencomplainingtomygrandmother,shesaidthatthemostdifficultchopsticksofallhadappearedathousandyearsagointheemperorscourt.Whichchoicewouldbestemphasizethesensethatthewritermadeaseriousattempttolearnhowtomanipu-latethechopsticks?NOCHANGEThrougharduousconcentration,Animpatientperson,Beingconsiderate,5.A.NOCHANGEaroseraiseraised6.F.NOCHANGEcontrolinwhichmydinnerlandedcontrol,andmydinnerwouldlandcontrol,andlandingmydinner7.A.NOCHANGEavailable,eachtypepresentedavailable.Eachtypepresentedavailable.Eachtypehavingpresented8.F.NOCHANGEchopsticksthickandsquareandheavychopsticks,thickandsquareandheavy,chopsticks,thicks

22 quareandheavy,9.A.NOCHANGEitwasafactthat
quareandheavy,9.A.NOCHANGEitwasafactthattheywereitwaswere10.F.NOCHANGEWhenIcomplainedIcomplainedComplaining11.A.NOCHANGEyearsagointheemperoryearsagointheemperoryearsagointheemperors PLAN-Inthoseancienttimes,mygrandmothersaid,thetestforanywomanwantingtomarryaprincewastoeatamealofpigeonseggswithdelicatesilverchopsticks.Managingtheslippery,marble-sizedeggswiththegleaming,pointedchopsticksrequiredasensitivityatthatofmostnormalpeople.IknewthenthatIdidnotwanttobeaprincess.12.F.NOCHANGEtowardbeyondQuestion13asksabouttheprecedingpassage asawhole. Supposethewriterhadchosentowriteabriefessayaboutaparticularexperiencefromchildhoodthatchangedthewaysheviewedhergrandparents.Wouldthisessaysuccessfullyfulfillthewritersgoal?Yes,becausethewriterrealizedthathergrand-parentswantedhertoexperienceChineseculture.Yes,becausethewritersuddenlysawthathergrandparentsweremorestrictthanherparents.No,becausetheessayindicatesthatthewriterwasunabletolearnwhathergrandparentsweretryingtoteachher.No,becausetheessaygivesnoindicationthattherelat

23 ionshipbetweenthewriterandhergrand-paren
ionshipbetweenthewriterandhergrand-parentschangedinanyway.ENDOFTEST1 PLAN-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.MATHEMATICSTESTDIRECTIONS:Solveeachprobleminthisabbreviatedversionofthetest,choosethecorrectanswer,andthencirclethatanswerinthetestbooklet.Donotlingeroverproblemsthattaketoomuchtime.Solveasmanyasyoucan;thenreturntotheothersinthetimeyouhaveleftforthistest.Youarepermittedtouseacalculatoronthistest.Youmayuseyourcalculatorforanyproblemsyouchoose,butsomeoftheproblemsmaybestbedonewithoutusingacalculator.Note:Unlessotherwisestated,allofthefollowingshouldbeassumed.1.IllustrativefiguresareNOTnecessarilydrawntoscale.2.Geometricfigureslieinaplane.3.Thewordindicatesastraightline.4.Thewordaverageindicatesarithmeticmean.Tenboxesofbooksweredeliveredtotheschoollibrary.Therewere50booksineachbox,exceptforthelastbox,whichcontainedonly40books.Howmanybooksdidthelibraryreceiveinthisdelivery?Ina1-weekperiodinSt.Louis,Missouri,thehightemperaturesrecordedeachdaywere72,67,77,78,65,and65,respectively.Whatwastheaverageofthedailyhightemperaturesd

24 uringthatperiod,tothenearestwholedegree?
uringthatperiod,tothenearestwholedegree? DOYOURFIGURINGHERE. PLAN-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.Robinasked50classmatestonametheirfavoritecolorandgatheredthefollowinginformation.Favoritecolorbluepurpleredyellowgreen Numberofclassmates18116510 Robindecidedtodisplaytheinformationinabargraphongraphpaperasshownbelow.Ifthebarlabeledblueis9blockstall,howmanyblockstallshouldthebarlabeledgreenbe? 18 number of classmatesredyellowgreenfavorite color 2 124 1255 If3+7=28,then 10 DOYOURFIGURINGHERE. PLAN-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.Whatisthenextterminthefollowinggeometricsequence? 83,– 8 3 27 27 106Whatisthesumofthe2polynomialsintheadditionproblembelow? DOYOURFIGURINGHERE. PLAN-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.Whichofthefollowinglinesegmentsinthestandard)coordinateplanehasthegreatestslope? Whichofthefollowingliststhefractions 7, 5 9 ,and inorderfromleasttogreatest? 3 47 5 9 7 5 2 7 2 5 9 2 4 7 47 Thecoordinatesoftheendpointsof ontherealnumberlineare4and20.Pointisthemidpointof .WhatisthecoordinateofDOYOURFIGURINGHERE. PLAN-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.Whichofthefollow

25 inggraphsrepresentsall,andonly,therealnu
inggraphsrepresentsall,andonly,therealnumbersthatsatisfy 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Inthecirclecenteredatbelow, isadiameter,andliesonthecircle.IfthemeasureofACD,whatisthemeasureof Thelengthsofthesidesinthetrianglebelowaregivenincentimeters.Ifyouwanttoconstructasimilartrianglewithaperimeterof30centimeters,howmanycentimeterslongshoulditslongestsidebe? 20.019.016.514.513.5DOYOURFIGURINGHERE. PLAN-Therectangularfieldshownbelowis39mwideand80mlong.FrancesandBonitaareatpoint.Franceswalkstopointbywalkingalongtheedgeofthefieldthroughpoint.Bonitagetstopointbywalkingdiagonallyacrossthefield.AbouthowmanymetersmoredoesFranceswalkthanBonita? Oneofthenumbersintheset{2,3,4}ischosenatrandomandraisedtothepowerofadifferentoneofthesenumbers,alsochosenatrandom.Whatistheprobabilitythattheresultingnumberwillbeeven? 6 3 2 Thefigurebelowshowsaparallelogramthatiscomposedofasquareand2righttriangles.

26 Theperimeterofthesquareis32centimeters,a
Theperimeterofthesquareis32centimeters,andthelengthsofthebasesofthetrianglesareasindicated.Whatisthearea,insquarecentimeters,oftheparallelogram? CannotbedeterminedfromthegiveninformationENDOFTEST2DOYOURFIGURINGHERE. PLAN-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.READINGTESTDIRECTIONS:Thereisonepassageinthisabbreviatedversionofthetest.Thepassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Afterreadingthepassage,choosethebestanswertoeachquestionandcircletheanswerinthetestbooklet.Youmayrefertothepassageasoftenasnecessary.PassageISOCIALSCIENCE:ThispassageisadaptedfromanessaybyEllenGoodmanthatappearedinKeepinginTouch(©1985byTheWashingtonPostCompany).Twentyyearsago,whenValentinaTereshkovawentintospace,shewasfollowedbyanappallingtrailofwords.TheRussianssmilingcosmonetteanddimpledspacesisterhadherfemininecurveshiddeninaclumsyspacesuit.Yougettheidea.SallyRide,inturn,sufferedsomebeforeshewentupintheChallenger.JohnnyCarsonquippedthatthelaunchwasbeingpostponeduntilSallycouldfindthepursetomatchhershoes.ATimemagazinewriteraskedifsheweptwhenthingswentwrong.Bylif

27 t-off,however,themediawerejustaboutas(1)
t-off,however,themediawerejustaboutas(1)tamed,(2)repressed,or(3)enlightenedaswecouldhavehoped.Indeed,itwasSallyRidesnamewhichseemedtoprovidemoretwists,puns,andplaysonwordsforheadlinewritersthanhersex.Towit:Ride,SallyRide,SallyRidesHigh,andSallysJoyRide.Still,whatwearewitnessingisaclassiccaseofFirstWomanitis,asocialdiseasethatcomeswithprolongedexposuretothespotlight.SallyRide,FirstAmericanWomaninSpace,istakingthistriprightintohistorywhilehermalecompanionsaredestinedforthetriviashows.Sheisalso,likeitornot,joiningalargesororitywhoseranksincludeElizabethBlackwell,thefirstwomantobegraduatedfromanAmericanmedicalschool,in1849,andRuthWilson,thefirstwomanhiredasastreetcleanerbythePhiladelphiaSanitationDepartment,in1976.Whenallissaidanddone,SallyRideisjustanotherFirstWoman.Rideisluckierthanmanyoftheothersinthissorority.Peoplearerootingforher,ratherthanagainsther.Buttheinitiationritesarebynowfamiliar.AsaFirstWoman,sheiswatchedandcalledupontoexplainherveryexistenceinawaythatherco-travelersarenot.Sheisaskedopinionsonever

28 ythingfemalefromfashiontofeminismandever
ythingfemalefromfashiontofeminismandeveryoneoffersopinionsaboutherfromherfashionstoherfeminism.Nearlyalloftheselecthavefeltthisglareofextraordinariness,evenintheirmoreearthlypursuits.Nearlyallofthemhavesighed,atsomemoment,asRidedid,Itmaybetoobadthatoursocietyisntfurtheralongandthatthisissuchabigdeal.ButmostFirstWomensharesomethingelse:aspecialconflict.Thereisthedesiretobeacceptedasaself-madewoman,apersonwhowasandisjudgedonindividualmerit.Thereistherealizationthateachcarriesaloadofotherwomensfrustrationsandhopes.Ridehasbornethedisappointmentsofwomensuchasthosewould-beastronautsof1961,thedozenwhosespacefutureswerecanceledoutbecausethetimeswerenotripe.Shehasalsotakenonthehopesofagenerationofyounggirlsinsearchofheroines.Whenitallgetstobetoomuch,sheflipstheswitchmarkedoblivious.MaybeFirstWomenwearthatswitchlikeasororitypin.Inanycase,Rideisnowinitiated.Sheslearnedtherules.Beingafull-fledgedFirstWomanmeanscarryingyourselfasasecondjob.BeingaFirstWomanmeanstakingeverystepforwomankind.Itsnoteasy,butthecompanyisfine. P

29 LAN-Itmaybereasonablyinferredfromthepass
LAN-ItmaybereasonablyinferredfromthepassagethatSallyRidereceivedfromthemedia:moreattentionthanhermalecounterparts.lessattentionthanhermalecounterparts.thesameattentionashermalecounterparts.noattentionuntiltwentyyearslater.ThepassagestatesthatwhileSallyRideistakingatripintohistory,hermalecounterpartsaredestinedfor:futureeconomicsuccess.futurespacetrips.newsheadlines.triviashows.Itmaybereasonablyinferredthattheinformationinthesecondparagraph(lines711)isincludedbytheauthortoillustratehow:enlightenedthemediahasbecome.powerfulthemediahasbecome.societystereotypeswomen.SallyRidedelayedtheshuttlelaunch.ThepassageindicatesthatRideisluckierthanmanyotherFirstWomenbecause:shegottotravelinspace.herfuturewasnotcanceledout.theinitiationriteswerefamiliar.peoplewereonherside.Throughoutthepassage,beingaFirstWomaniscom-paredtobeing:inasorority.onarideintospace.marriedtothePresident.insearchofheroines.ThewordsusedtodescribeValentinaTereshkovainthefirstparagrapharepresentedbytheauthorasexamplesoflanguagethat:describestheskillsan

30 dabilitiesofwomen.respectsthesuperiority
dabilitiesofwomen.respectsthesuperiorityoffemaleattributes.claimsequalityforwomenintheworkplace.devaluestheroleofanaccomplishedperson.Asitisusedinline16,thephrasetowitmostnearlymeans:stereotypically.nevertheless.thatis.therefore.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestsummarizesthemainpointofthepassage?Societyhasmademarkedprogressinsex-rolestereotyping.Male-dominatedfieldsshouldmakeanefforttorecruitmorewomen.Womenshouldattempttoexpandprofessionallyintomorefields.Womenwhopioneerinmale-dominatedfieldscarryanunusualburden.ENDOFTEST3 PLAN-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.SCIENCEREASONINGTESTDIRECTIONS:Therearetwopassagesinthisabbrevi-atedversionofthetest.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Afterreadingapassage,choosethebestanswertoeachquestionandcircletheanswerinthetestbooklet.Youmayrefertothepassagesasoftenasnecessary.YourareNOTpermittedtouseacalculatoronthistest.PassageITheheatingrateisdefinedastheamountofheatabsorbedbyamaterialinagiventimeperiod.Whenamaterialabsorbsheat,itstemperaturemayrise.For50geachofvariousliquids,initiall

31 yat20Table1liststhetemperaturechangewhen
yat20Table1liststhetemperaturechangewheneachliquidabsorbsheatfor10secataheatingrateof60watts(W).Table1 LiquidMassHeatingrate(W)(sec)Temperaturechange Benzene5060106.9 Ethyleneglycol5060105.0 Methanol5060104.7 Mercury50601086.3 For50gor100gofwater,initiallyat20C,Figure1showsthetemperaturechangesthatoccurwhenthewaterisheatedfor10secatvariousheatingrates,andFigure2showsthetemperaturechangesthatresultforwaterataheatingrateof60Wforvariousamountsoftime. 5060708090100 100 g, 10 sec 50 g, 10 sec Figure1 1020304050 50 g, 60 W 100 g, 60 W Figure2ToproducethedatagiveninFigure2,differentamountsofwaterwereused,mostlikelytoshowthatthetemperaturechange:forwaterdependedontherateofevaporation.forwaterdependedonthemassofwaterused.of1gofwaterdependedonwatersrateofheatabsorption.of1gofwaterdependedontime.AccordingtoTable1,howmuchbenzenewasbeingheated?6.9g PLAN-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.ForbothsetsofobservationsgraphedinFigure2,waterabsorbedheatatarateof:10W.50W.60W.100W.AccordingtothedatainTable1,whichofthefol-lowinglistsranksthe4liqui

32 dsinorderofdecreasingtemperaturechange?B
dsinorderofdecreasingtemperaturechange?Benzene,ethyleneglycol,methanol,mercuryEthyleneglycol,benzene,mercury,methanolMethanol,ethyleneglycol,benzene,mercuryMercury,benzene,ethyleneglycol,methanolAccordingtothedatainFigure1,if25gofwaterwereheatedatarateof60Wfor10sec,thetemp-eraturechangeofthewaterwouldbeclosesttowhichofthefollowingvalues?0.71.52.25.7BasedonthedatainFigure2forwateratagivenheatingrate,thelargesttemperaturechangewillbeobtainedwhenwhichofthefollowingamountsofwaterisheatedforhowlong?100gofwaterfor100sec100gofwaterfor1,000sec1,000gofwaterfor100sec1,000gofwaterfor1,000sec PLAN-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.PassageIIHerbicidesarechemicalsthatkillplants.Astudywasconductedtoexaminetheeffectsof2herbicides(HerbicidesAandB)onbothcropandweedplantspecies.Tenidentical10m10mplotswereestablishedinafield.Onerowofseedsofeachof5cropspeciesand5weedspecieswasplantedineachplot.Oneherbicideat1of2concentrationswasthenaddedtoeachplot(seeTable1).Plantswereobserved2weeksafterapplicationoftheherbicides.Plots15wereusedinExperiment1and

33 Plots610wereusedinExperiment2.Table1 Plo
Plots610wereusedinExperiment2.Table1 PlotHerbicideConcentration 1and6Alow 2and7Ahigh 3and8Blow 4and9Bhigh 5and10None Experiment1Herbicideswereappliedtotheplotsimmediatelyaftertheseedswereplanted(pre-emergenceapplication).TheresultsareshowninTable2.(Note:[X]indicatesthattheplantsdiedand[]indicatesthatplantswerenotaffected.)Table2 Plot 12345 Crops corn––– cucumberXXX oatsXX––– tomato wheatXX––– Weeds crabgrassXX––– quackgrassXX––– foxtail––––– ragweedXXXX velvetleaf Experiment2Theherbicideswereappliedtotheplotsonlyaftertheplantshademergedfromthesoilandwere612cmtall(post-emergenceapplication).Table3presentstheresults.(Note:[I]indicatesthattheplantswereinjuredbytheherbicide.)Table3 Plot 678910 Crops corn––– cucumberIX oatsXX––– tomatoII wheatXX––– Weeds crabgrassXX––– quackgrassXX––– foxtail ragweedIXIX velvetleafIX––– Attheendoftheexperiments,allplotswereseededwithbluegrassinordertopreventsoilerosion.WhichoftheplotsservedasthecontrolinExperi-ment2?PlotPlotPlotPlot10InwhichofthefollowingwaysweretheproceduresofEx

34 periments1and2different?Herbicideconcent
periments1and2different?HerbicideconcentrationsSizeoftheplotsPlantspeciestestedTimingofherbicideapplication PLAN-BasedontheresultsofExperiment1,onecanconcludethatHerbicideAhasnoeffectonwhichofthefollowingcropspeciesafterpre-emergenceapplication?CucumberOatsTomatoWheatThestudyplotsusedintheexperimentswereasidenticalaspossibleinordertoensurethatthe:environmentalconditionsineachoftheplotswasaboutthesame.herbicidescouldbeappliedattheappropriatetimeduringthegrowingseason.cropandweedspecieswouldrespondtotheherbicides.numberofplantswhichemergedcouldbecounted.ENDOFTEST4 PLAN-AbbreviatedPLANTestAnswerKey EnglishTest QuestionAnswer 3D 4G 5D 6H 9D 10G 11C 12J 13D MathematicsTest QuestionAnswer 8K 10G 11B 12K 13E 14K 15A ReadingTest QuestionAnswer ScienceReasoningTest QuestionAnswer 6G 7D 10F AbbreviatedACTAssessment 1 ACT-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.ENGLISHTESTDIRECTIONS:Inthepassagethatfollowsinthisabbre-viatedversionofthetest,certainwordsandphrasesare 1 ACT-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE.Despitetheobstaclesthatshefacedinschool,Cisneroscomp

35 letednotonlyhighschoolbutalsocollege.Her
letednotonlyhighschoolbutalsocollege.Herpersistencepaidoffinhertwenties,whenCisneroswasadmittedprestigioustotheWritersWorkshopattheUniversityofIowa.Cisnerossoonobservedthatmostofherclassmatesattheuniversityseemedtohaveacommonsetofmemories,basedonmiddle-classchildhoods,fromwhichtodrawintheirwriting.Cisnerosfeltdecidedoutofplace.Shedecidedtospeakfromherownexperience.Hervoice,whichbybeingoneofaLatinalivingoutsidethemainstream,foundalargeandattentiveaudiencein1984withthepublicationofherfirstshortstorycollection,TheHouseonMangoStreet.Today,thisbookisreadbymiddleschool,highschool,andcollegestudentsacrosstheUnitedStates.Thebestplacementfortheunderlinedportionwouldbe:whereitisnow.beforethewordadmitted.beforethewordWriters’.beforethewordWorkshop.6.F.NOCHANGEfurthermoreneverthelesstherefore7.A.NOCHANGECisnerosherself,Cisneros,herselfCisneros,8.F.NOCHANGEdecidingdecidedlydecidedlyandWhichofthefollowingtruestatements,ifaddedhere,wouldbestserveasatransitionbetweenthechal-lengesCisnerosfacedasanaspiringwriterandhersuccess

36 inmeetingthosechallenges?Shedidnotknowwh
inmeetingthosechallenges?Shedidnotknowwhattodo.Thenshehadabreakthrough.AtthatpointshealmostwenthometoChicago.Shewonderedwhethershewasintherightfield.10.F.NOCHANGEvoicethatofaLatinalivingoutsidethemainstreamvoice,beingoneofaLatinalivingoutsidethemainstream,itvoiceinwhichitwasaLatinalivingoutsidethemainstream11.A.NOCHANGE1984.With1984;with1984,with, 09 1 ACT-CisnerosusesherinfluenceasasuccessfulwritertohelpotherLatinaandLatinowritersgettheirworkspublished.Buthavingmadetheargumentthat,inorderforlargenumbersofyoungLatinostoachieveliterarysuccess,theeducationalsystemitselfmustchange.Cisneroshintsthatshesucceededinspiteoftheeducationalsystem.mtheexception,sheinsists,nottherule.12.F.NOCHANGEshearguesthat,arguingthat,shearguesthat,whenWhichchoicebestshowsthatCisnerosisemphaticaboutexpressingthebeliefstatedinthissentence?NOCHANGEsayssupposesassertsThewriterisconsideringdeletingtheprecedingsentence.Ifthewriterdecidedtodeletethissentence,theparagraphwouldprimarilyloseastatementthat:enhancesthesubjectandthesetting.provi

37 dessupportforapointpreviouslymade.humoro
dessupportforapointpreviouslymade.humorouslydigressesfromthemaintopicoftheparagraph.contradictsCisnerossclaimmadeearlierintheessay.Question15asksabouttheprecedingpassage asawhole. Thewriterisconsideringaddingthefollowingsentencetotheendofthefirstparagraph:Tothepleasureofherreaders,Cisneroswork,whichusesbothEnglishandSpanish,isasinterestingasthetitlessuggest.Shouldthewritermakethisaddition?Yes,becauseitexpandsonthedescriptionofCisnerossworkbeyondthementionofthetitles.Yes,becausethisistheonlyplaceintheessaywhereCisnerossreaderspleasureismentioned.No,becausetheessaydoesnotmentionelsewherethatCisnerosusesEnglishandSpanishinherwork.No,becausethewritercannotprovethatmostreadersofCisnerossworkenjoythetitles.ENDOFTEST1 2 ACT-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE. MATHEMATICSTESTDIRECTIONS:Solveeachprobleminthisabbreviatedversionofthetest,choosethecorrectanswer,andthencirclethatanswerinthetestbooklet.Donotlingeroverproblemsthattaketoomuchtime.Solveasmanyasyoucan;thenreturntotheothersinthetimeyouhaveleftforthistest.Youarepermittedtouseac

38 alculatoronthistest.Youmayuseyourcalcula
alculatoronthistest.Youmayuseyourcalculatorforanyproblemsyouchoose,butsomeoftheproblemsmaybestbedonewithoutusingacalculator.Note:Unlessotherwisestated,allofthefollowingshouldbeassumed.1.IllustrativefiguresareNOTnecessarilydrawntoscale.2.Geometricfigureslieinaplane.3.Thewordindicatesastraightline.4.Thewordaverageindicatesarithmeticmean.AntonwenttoMexicoduringsummervacationwithhisSpanishclass.Herecordedthenumberofpesoshespenteachdayinatable,asshownbelow.Whatwasthemeannumberofpesoshespentperday?July12345 Pesosspent250100150100400 =10,thenwhichofthefollowingrepresents8,003?Abagcontains4redjellybeans,5greenjellybeans,and3whitejellybeans.Ifajellybeanisselectedatrandomfromthebag,whatistheprobabilitythatthejellybeanselectedisgreen? 5 7 DOYOURFIGURINGHERE. ACT-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE. Anearringmanufacturingcompanyhasfixedcostsof$10,000permonthandproductioncostsof$0.60foreachpairofearringsitmakes.Ifthecompanyproducespairsofearringsinamonth,whichofthefollowingexpressionsrepresentsthetotalofthecompanysmonthlycosts?$10,000$10,

39 000+$10,000+$0.60$10,000+$0.60($10,000+$
000+$10,000+$0.60$10,000+$0.60($10,000+$0.60)Forwhatvalueof=3asolutiontotheequation+3=+9?1.51.5QuadrilateralABCDhasvertices(1),(4,3),(5,2),and(1,3)inthestandard()coordinateplane.SupposeABCDistranslated2unitstotheleftand1unitdown,formingquadrilateral.Whichofthefollowingshowsthecoordinatesoftheverticesof2),(2,4),(3,1),(3,2)3),(3,5),(4,0),(2,1)2),(4,4),(5,1),(1,2)(0,0),(6,2),(7,3),(1,4)(4,2),(8,6),(4),(2,Thescalesonbothaxesofthestandard(coordinateplanebelowarethesame.Ofthefollowing,whichisthebestestimatefortheslopeof Oxy AB 4 1 4 DOYOURFIGURINGHERE. ACT-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE. Atrucksprangaleakatthebottomofitsradiator,whichheld480ouncesoffluidwhenitstartedtoleak,andstartedlosingradiatorfluidataconstantrateof4ouncesperminute.Supposethattheradiatorcontinuedtoleakatthisconstantrateandthatthetruck,travelingat35milesperhour,couldcontinuetravelingatthisrateuntilitsradiatorwascompletelyempty.Inhowmanymileswouldtheradiatorbeempty?13.717.535.070.0120.0For isequivalentto:below,points,andarecollinear, isperpendicularto ,and bi

40 sectsDAB.IfthemeasureofCBAis40,whatisthe
sectsDAB.IfthemeasureofCBAis40,whatisthemeasureofACB 112.5107.5Youhaveenoughmaterialtobuildafence40meterslong.Ifyouuseitalltoencloseasquareregion,howmanysquaremeterswillyouenclose? DOYOURFIGURINGHERE. ACT-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE. Oneneonsignflashesevery6seconds.Anotherneonsignflashesevery8seconds.Iftheyflashtogetherandyoubegincountingseconds,howmanysecondsaftertheyflashtogetherwilltheynextflashtogether?Abaseballteamplayeditsfirst20gamesandwon12ofthem.Then,theteamwentonalosingstreakandlostitsnext4games.Howmanyconsecutiveadditionalvictoriesdoesthebaseballteamneedinordertobringitswinningpercentagebacktoatleastwhatitwasjustbeforethis4-gamelosingstreak?Theareaofthetrapezoidbelowis16squareinches,thealtitudeis2inches,andthelengthofonebaseis3inches.Whatisthelength,,oftheotherbase,ininches? 2 DOYOURFIGURINGHERE. ACT- TheradiostationWESTiserectinganewtransmittingtowerthatis280feettall.Asupportwirewillbeattachedtothegroundatpointandtothetower250feetupatpoint,asshownbelow.Thewiremustbeatleastaslongas .Whichofthefollowingexpre

41 ssesthelengthof ,infeet?  250cos70250
ssesthelengthof ,infeet?  250cos70250sin70250tan70 250cos70 250sin70ENDOFTEST2DOYOURFIGURINGHERE. 4 ACT-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE. SCIENCEREASONINGTESTDIRECTIONS:Therearetwopassagesinthisabbrevi-atedversionofthetest.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestions.Afterreadingapassage,choosethebestanswertoeachquestionandcircletheanswerinthetestbooklet.Youmayrefertothepassagesasoftenasnecessary.YourareNOTpermittedtouseacalculatoronthistest.PassageIHerbicidesareusedtocontrolthegrowthofweeds.Anherbicidethatmaybeusedsafelywithonecropspeciesmaydamageanothercropifthelattercropisplantedinsoilcontainingresidualamountsoftheherbicidefromanearlierapplication.Twoexperimentswereperformedtostudythiseffect.Experiment1Abotanistfilled90potswithSoilType1.Noherbi-cidewasaddedtothesoilin10pots.Theotherpotsweredividedintogroupsof10andthesoilineachgroupwastreatedwith10,20,50,or100ppmofeitherHerbicideAorB.Allotherfactorswereheldconstant.Tenseedsofacornhybridwereplantedineachpot.After40days,theplantswereuprooted,oven-dried,andweighed.Theresultsa

42 reshowninTable1.Table1 Averagemassofplan
reshowninTable1.Table1 Averagemassofplants(g) Herbicidedose(ppm)HerbicideAHerbicideB 1014.115.6 2012.413.7 509.312.1 1005.59.3 Note:Averageplantmassinuntreatedsoilwas16.0g. Experiment2Experiment1wasrepeatedwith90potsofSoilType1and90potsofSoilType2.Thesameherbicidedosesandcornhybridwereused.Allotherfactorswereheldconstant.After40days,theheightsoftheplantsweremeasured.TheresultsareshowninTable2.Table2 Averageheightofplants(cm) SoilType1SoilType2 Herbicidedose(ppm)HerbicideHerbicideHerbicideHerbicide 1046.349.050.352.5 2042.047.044.447.0 5034.139.440.642.3 10019.622.730.936.4 Note:AverageplantheightinuntreatedSoilType1was50.6cm;averageplantheightinuntreatedSoilType2was52.7cm. InformationonthetwosoiltypesusedisgiveninTable3.Table3 SoilTypepHOrganicmatterClay 16.95.016.3 26.29.57.9 4 ACT-GOONTOTHENEXTPAGE. TheresultsofExperiment2indicatethat,ateveryherbicidedose,averageplantheightwaslowestunderwhichofthefollowingconditions?HerbicideAandSoilType1HerbicideBandSoilType1HerbicideAandSoilType2HerbicideBandSoilType2Whi

43 chofthefollowingsetsofplantsservedasthec
chofthefollowingsetsofplantsservedasthecontrolinExperiment1?PlantsgrowninuntreatedsoilPlantsgrowninsoiltreatedwith10ppmofHerbicideAPlantsgrowninsoiltreatedwith10ppmofHerbicideBPlantsgrowninsoiltreatedwith100ppmofHerbicideAWhichofthefollowingbestexplainswhytheherbicideswereappliedtothesoilinsteadofdirectlyontothecornplants?Cornplantsarenotaffectedwhenherbicidesareapplieddirectlyonthem.Cornplantsusuallydieimmediatelyuponapplicationofherbicides.Theexperimentsweretestinghowherbicidespresentinthesoilaffectcorngrowth.TheexperimentsweretestinghowsoilpHaffectscorngrowth.Assumethatasecondcornhybridwasgrowninsoiltreatedwithvaryingdosesofathirdherbicide(HerbicideC).Basedontheresultsoftheexperiments,whatprediction,ifany,abouttheeffectofHerbicideConthegrowthofthissecondcornhybridcanbemade?HerbicideCwouldhavenoeffectonthegrowthoftheseplants.HerbicideCwouldinterferewithplantgrowth,butonlyatdosesabove50ppm.HerbicideCwouldinterferewithplantgrowthatlowdoses,buthavenoeffectathighdoses.Nopredictioncanbemadeonthebasisoftheresult

44 s.AnothersetofcornseedswasplantedinSoilT
s.AnothersetofcornseedswasplantedinSoilType1underthesameconditionsasExperiment1,exceptthatthesoilwastreatedwith150ppmofHerbicideA.BasedontheresultsofExperiment1,onewouldpredictthattheapproximateaveragemassofacornplantafter40dayswouldbe:lessthan5.5g.between6.0gand9.3g.between9.4gand14.1g.greaterthan14.1g.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthehypothesistestedinExperiment2?Growingtimeaffectsplantheight.Soiltypeinfluencesherbicideeffects.Theamountofsoilmoistureaffectsherbicidetoxicity.Acombinationofherbicideshasagreatereffectonplantgrowththandoindividualherbicides.WhichofthefollowinggraphsbestillustratestherelationshipofaverageplantmassandherbicidedoseinExperiment1? Herbicide A average mass of plants (g) average mass of plants (g) average mass of plants (g) average mass of plants (g) AccordingtoTable3,SoilType2differsfromSoilType1inwhichofthefollowingways?SoilType2islessacidicthanisSoilType1.SoilType2hasahigherpercentorganicmatterthandoesSoilType1.SoilType2hasahigherpercentclaycontentthandoesSoilType1.SoilType2

45 containshigherlevelsofHerbicidesAandBtha
containshigherlevelsofHerbicidesAandBthandoesSoilType1. 4 ACT- PassageIICrustalplates(sectionsofEarthscrust)lieontopofadenserlayerofmaterialknownasthemantle,whichextendstoadepthof2,900km,wherethecorebegins.MantlematerialmovesbyaprocessknownasconvectionInconvection,moltenorsemisolidmaterialisheatedfrombelow,risesaslargeplumes,spreadshorizontally,cools,andthensinks,creatingaconvectioncell.Platesarecar-riedalongbytheconvectioncellsandplateedgesmaybeforceddownintothemantlecreatinglarge,cold,sinkingslabsofcrust.Belowaretwoopposingviewsaboutthenatureofmantleconvection.Viewpoint1Themantleiscomposedof2layersthatarechemicallydistinctanddonotmix.Thelowermantleisdenser,hotter,enrichedinironandsilicon,andundergreaterpressurethantheuppermantle.Convectioncellsexistonlyinthe600kmdeepuppermantle.Onlyheatpas-sesbetweenthe2layers;noactualmaterialisexchanged.Theboundarybetweenthemantlelayerscanbedetectedwithseismic(earthquake)waveswhichspeedupsignif-icantlyatandbelowadepthof600km.Thesinkingslabsaredenseandcoldenoughtosinkintot

46 heuppermantlebutnotintothelowermantle.Ea
heuppermantlebutnotintothelowermantle.Earthquakeshavebeendetectedinthesinkingslabs,butnonebelowadepthof600km.Scientistswhobelievethatslabspenetratedeeperaremisinterpretingtheirseismicdata.Viewpoint2Thewholemantlecirculatesinconvectioncellsandmixingoccursthroughout.The600kmdeepboundarymerelyaplacewherepressuretransformsthecrystalstruc-tureofthemantlematerial.Differentcrystalstructuresdonotprecludemixingoftheentiremantle.Seismicstudieshavedetectedsinkingslabsofcolderrockthathadpene-tratedthemantletodepthsbetween600and1,400kminmanypartsoftheworld.Mathematicalmodelshaveshownthatthetiltangle(angleatwhichsinkingslabsdescendintothemantle)ofknownsinkingslabscorrespondsmuchmorecloselytothatexpectedforwholemantleconvectionthantotiltanglesexpectedforonlyuppermantleconvection.AccordingtoViewpoint1,anascendingplumeofhotmantlematerialthatoriginatesnearadepthof2,900kmwouldbeabletorise:allthewaytothebottomofthecrust.allthewaytothesurfaceofEarth.onlytothebottomoftheuppermantle.onlyafewkmabovethatdepth.Whichofthefollowingstat

47 ementsbestdescribeshowthe2viewpointsarea
ementsbestdescribeshowthe2viewpointsarealike?Botharebasedonthenatureofrocksamplesfromthedeepseafloor.Bothagreethatmaterialfromthelowermantlemixeswiththeuppermantle.Bothagreethatthemantlehasthesamepropertiesthroughoutitsdepth.Bothdependtosomeextentonstudiesusingseismicwaves.Whichofthefollowinghypothesesprovidesthebestcompromisebetweenthe2viewpointsonthecurrentstructureofthemantle?ConvectiontookplaceonlyintheuppermantlewhenEarthwasnew,butbillionsofyearslater,theentiremantlewasinvolved.ConvectiontookplacethroughouttheentiremantlewhenEarthwasnew,buttoday,convec-tionislimitedtotheuppermantle.Mantleconvectionhasceasedandthemantleisnowalayerofuniformtemperatureanddensity.Onlythehottestpartofthematerialascendingfromthelowermantlerisespastthe600kmboundary,soonlypartofthelowermantlemixeswiththeuppermantle.ENDOFTEST4 ACT-AbbreviatedACTAssessmentTestAnswerKey EnglishTest QuestionAnswer 4G 10G 11A 12G 13D 14G 15A MathematicsTest QuestionAnswer 10F 11B 12G 13C 14J 15E ReadingTest QuestionAnswer 10J ScienceReasoningTest Qu