ACT Seccion English (25 questions)

1)  For beginning climbers, that is any who have not already scaled several major mountains, Mount Everest seems too difficult to tackle.

What correction should be made to this sentence?
change the spelling of several to sevaral
change seems to seem
insert a comma after is
change Mount Everest to mount everest
no correction is necessary
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2)  Last Fall, Congressman Smith from Nebraska had five relatives arrive for Easter, with no notice at all.

What correction should be made to this sentence?
change Fall to fall
change Congressman to congressman
change Nebraska to nebraska
change arrive to arrives
change Easter to easter
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3)  Small companies offer a new employee more responsibility, and there health benefits are generous.

What correction should be made to this sentence?
change companies to companys
change responsibility to responsability
change there to their
change change are to is
no correction is necessary
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4)  (1) People who live in the city often wonders what it would be like to live in the country. (2) Some believed that they would get bored and lonely. (3) Others think that they would breathe fresh air and get lots of rest and relaxation. (4) No one ever says that life in the country is unfulfilling. (5) You can spend your time doing gardening. (6) Life in the country is relaxing and enjoyable. (7) Its nice to get away from the busy city life.

People who live in the city often wonders what it would be like to live in the country.

Which of the following is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence?
wonders
is wondering
wonder
wondering
can wonders
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5)  (1) People who live in the city often wonders what it would be like to live in the country. (2) Some believed that they would get bored and lonely. (3) Others think that they would breathe fresh air and get lots of rest and relaxation. (4) No one ever says that life in the country is unfulfilling. (5) You can spend your time doing gardening. (6) Life in the country is relaxing and enjoyable. (7) Its nice to get away from the busy city life.

Some believed that they would get bored and lonely.

Which of the following is the best way to write the underlined portion of this sentence?
believed
believe
believing
are believed
still believed
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6)  During a family crisis, it is often a member of the immediate family whom calls the Police Department.

Which one of the following is correct?
NO CHANGE
who
whoever
whomever
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7)  A parent must decide weather to buy his child a new or used car.
Which of the following is correct?
NO CHANGE
when
if
whether
how
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8)  Bob hopes that his car will last at least until the end of the month.
Which of the following is correct?
NO CHANGE
would
could
shall
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9)  The City Council, Tuesday night, approved the 450-acre North Mudville annexation by a 5 to 0 vote over the loud denouncements of area residents that the council was "shogunning in" the measure.
Protesting residents filled the Council Chambers. But their verbal attacks and threatening an injunction could not alter the fact that the two petitions they submitted at the council's Feb. 20 meeting did not have the punch to call for an election.
The protesters needed signatures from at least 25 percent of the registered voters in the area or signatures from 25 percent of the property owning at least 25 percent of the assessed value to require an election.
No Change
renunciation
announcements
retractions
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10)  The City Council, Tuesday night, approved the 450-acre North Mudville annexation by a 5 to 0 vote over the loud denouncements of area residents that the council was "shogunning in" the measure.
Protesting residents filled the Council Chambers. But their verbal attacks and threatening an injunction could not alter the fact that the two petitions they submitted at the council's Feb. 20 meeting did not have the punch to call for an election.
The protesters needed signatures from at least 25 percent of the registered voters in the area or signatures from 25 percent of the property owning at least 25 percent of the assessed value to require an election.
No Change
threats of
also threats of
threatening of
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11)  The City Council, Tuesday night, approved the 450-acre North Mudville annexation by a 5 to 0 vote over the loud denouncements of area residents that the council was "shogunning in" the measure.
Protesting residents filled the Council Chambers. But their verbal attacks and threatening an injunction could not alter the fact that the two petitions they submitted at the council's Feb. 20 meeting did not have the punch to call for an election.
The protesters needed signatures from at least 25 percent of the registered voters in the area or signatures from 25 percent of the property owning at least 25 percent of the assessed value to require an election.
No Change
power
verve
wherewithal
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12)  The City Council, Tuesday night, approved the 450-acre North Mudville annexation by a 5 to 0 vote over the loud denouncements of area residents that the council was "shogunning in" the measure.
Protesting residents filled the Council Chambers. But their verbal attacks and threatening an injunction could not alter the fact that the two petitions they submitted at the council's Feb. 20 meeting did not have the punch to call for an election.
The protesters needed signatures from at least 25 percent of the registered voters in the area or signatures from 25 percent of the property owning at least 25 percent of the assessed value to require an election.
No Change
owners
leasing
owners owning
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13)  The Treasury Department is taking a new look at regulations limiting the number of interest that bank and savings, and loan associations can pay on deposits. And a likely beneficiary of changes under study was the small depositor who is now cut off from the higher interest rates that attract wealthier investors.
The stultifying weight of government regulation keeping interest rates down for the small saver is surely the main reason the rate of saving is so lowly in this country, less than 5 percent of personal income. The saving rate is by far the lower of any modern industrialized country and is a major factor to causing our high rate of inflation.
No Change
amount
numerosity
numbering
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14)  The Treasury Department is taking a new look at regulations limiting the number of interest that bank and savings, and loan associations can pay on deposits. And a likely beneficiary of changes under study was the small depositor who is now cut off from the higher interest rates that attract wealthier investors.
The stultifying weight of government regulation keeping interest rates down for the small saver is surely the main reason the rate of saving is so lowly in this country, less than 5 percent of personal income. The saving rate is by far the lower of any modern industrialized country and is a major factor to causing our high rate of inflation.
No Change
savings
saving
saving,
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15)  The Treasury Department is taking a new look at regulations limiting the number of interest that bank and savings, and loan associations can pay on deposits. And a likely beneficeary of changes under study was the small depositor who is now cut off from the higher interest rates that attract wealthier investors.
The stultifying weight of government regulation keeping interest rates down for the small saver is surely the main reason the rate of saving is so lowly in this country, less than 5 percent of personal income. The saving rate is by far the lower of any modern industrialized country and is a major factor to causing our high rate of inflation.
No Change
beneficiary
beneficent
beneficence
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16)  The Treasury Department is taking a new look at regulations limiting the number of interest that bank and savings, and loan associations can pay on deposits. And a likely beneficiary of changes under study was the small depositor who is now cut off from the higher interest rates that attract wealthier investors.
The stultifying weight of government regulation keeping interest rates down for the small saver is surely the main reason the rate of saving is so lowly in this country, less than 5 percent of personal income. The saving rate is by far the lower of any modern industrialized country and is a major factor to causing our high rate of inflation.
No Change
would be
whoever
whomever
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17)  The Treasury Department is taking a new look at regulations limiting the number of interest that bank and savings, and loan associations can pay on deposits. And a likely beneficiary of changes under study was the small depositor who is now cut off from the higher interest rates that attract wealthier investors.
The stultifying weight of government regulation keeping interest rates down for the small saver is surely the main reason the rate of saving is so lowly in this country, less than 5 percent of personal income. The saving rate is by far the lower of any modern industrialized country and is a major factor to causing our high rate of inflation.
No Change
whom
whoever
whomever
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18)  The Treasury Department is taking a new look at regulations limiting the number of interest that bank and savings, and loan associations can pay on deposits. And a likely beneficiary of changes under study was the small depositor who is now cut off from the higher interest rates that attract wealthier investors.
The stultifying weight of government regulation keeping interest rates down for the small saver is surely the main reason the rate of saving is so lowly in this country, less than 5 percent of personal income. The saving rate is by far the lower of any modern industrialized country and is a major factor to causing our high rate of inflation.
No Change
Stunting
stuntifying
fructifying
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19)  The Treasury Department is taking a new look at regulations limiting the number of interest that bank and savings, and loan associations can pay on deposits. And a likely beneficiary of changes under study was the small depositor who is now cut off from the higher interest rates that attract wealthier investors.
The stultifying weight of government regulation keeping interest rates down for the small saver is surely the main reason the rate of saving is so lowly in this country, less than 5 percent of personal income. The saving rate is by far the lower of any modern industrialized country and is a major factor to causing our high rate of inflation.
No Change
lowesome
lower
low
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20)  The Treasury Department is taking a new look at regulations limiting the number of interest that bank and savings, and loan associations can pay on deposits. And a likely beneficiary of changes under study was the small depositor who is now cut off from the higher interest rates that attract wealthier investors.
The stultifying weight of government regulation keeping interest rates down for the small saver is surely the main reason the rate of saving is so lowly in this country, less than 5 percent of personal income. The saving rate is by far the lower of any modern industrialized country and is a major factor to causing our high rate of inflation.
No Change
lowest
lower
lowsome
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21)  The Treasury Department is taking a new look at regulations limiting the number of interest that bank and savings, and loan associations can pay on deposits. And a likely beneficiary of changes under study was the small depositor who is now cut off from the higher interest rates that attract wealthier investors.
The stultifying weight of government regulation keeping interest rates down for the small saver is surely the main reason the rate of saving is so lowly in this country, less than 5 percent of personal income. The saving rate is by far the lower of any modern industrialized country and is a major factor to causing our high rate of inflation.
No Change
in
on
for
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22)  The number of local armed robberies in the past week jumped two more Tuesday night, but a suspect by Mudville police in an earlier holdup was arrested this morning they reported.
At custody in county jail is Monroe Spaulding, 21, of 7648 Mountain View Drive. He was arrested for investigating the February 20 robbery of the Mor-Gas Filling station at 871 Lowpoint Boulevard.
No Change
and jumped
jumping
to jump
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23)  The number of local armed robberies in the past week jumped two more Tuesday night, but a suspect by Mudville police in an earlier holdup was arrested this morning they reported.
At custody in county jail is Monroe Spaulding, 21, of 7648 Mountain View Drive. He was arrested for investigating the February 20 robbery of the Mor-Gas Filling station at 871 Lowpoint Boulevard.
No Change
but a suspect in an earlier holdup by Mudville police was arrested this morning.
but a suspect in an earlier holdup was arrested by Mudville police this morning they reported.
but a suspect in an earlier holdup was arrested this morning by Mudville police, they reported.
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24)  The number of local armed robberies in the past week jumped two more Tuesday night, but a suspect by Mudville police in an earlier holdup was arrested this morning they reported.
At custody in county jail is Monroe Spaulding, 21, of 7648 Mountain View Drive. He was arrested for investigating the February 20 robbery of the Mor-Gas Filling station at 871 Lowpoint Boulevard.
No Change
At custody at county jail
In custody at county jail
In county jail custody
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25)  The number of local armed robberies in the past week jumped two more Tuesday night, but a suspect by Mudville police in an earlier holdup was arrested this morning they reported.
At custody in county jail is Monroe Spaulding, 21, of 7648 Mountain View Drive. He was arrested for investigating the February 20 robbery of the Mor-Gas Filling station at 871 Lowpoint Boulevard.
No Change
investigating
for investigation of
after investigating