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ACT of the Day

the final performance of one last 1 After practice landing, the French instructor nodded to the young African-American woman at the controls and jumped down to the ground. Bessie Coleman was on her own now. A. NO CHANGE B. one finally ultimate C. one final D. one last final

ACT of the Day the final performance of one last 1 After practice landing, the French instructor nodded to the young African-American woman at the controls and jumped down to the ground. Bessie Coleman was on her own now. A. NO CHANGE B. one finally ultimate C. one final D. one last final 1. The best answer is C, which concisely conveys the idea that the practice landing referred to was the last one in a series. In contrast, the other choices are redundant. Choice A belabors the point that "the final performance" was indeed the "last" performance (and confusingly suggests that there was more than one performance of a single landing). Choice B pointlessly repeats the notion of finality in the redundant phrase "finally ultimate" (and confusingly suggests that all the landings strove to be ultimate, but only the last landing succeeded). Choice D is simply redundant because the words last and final in the sentence are synonymous.

ACT of the Day Bessie Coleman was on her own now. She lined the nose of the open cockpit biplane on the runway's center history. (2) A. NO CHANGE B. off C. along D. OMIT the underlined portion. up 2

ACT of the Day (2) A. NO CHANGE B. off C. along D. OMIT the underlined portion. 2. The best answer is A. It offers the only idiomatically acceptable wording. The verb phrase line up is often used to mean "align." Choices G and H are clearly wrong here. We would never hear someone say that "she lined off the nose of the... biplane on the runway's center mark" or that "she lined along the nose of the... biplane on the runway's center mark." Choice J, which proposes deleting the underlined portion, also sounds improbable: "She lined the nose of the... biplane on the runway's center mark." This sentence suggests that Bessie Coleman is doing something with the nose of the plane, but whatever it is, it doesn't make sense in terms of the rest of the information in the sentence. Bessie Coleman was on her own now. She lined the nose of the open cockpit biplane on the runway's center history. up 2

ACT of the Day Bessie Coleman was on her own now. She lined up the nose of the open cockpit biplane on the runway's center gave the engine full throttle, and took off into history. (3)A. NO CHANGE B. mark, C. mark, Coleman D. mark that mark, she 3

ACT of the Day Bessie Coleman was on her own now. She lined up the nose of the open cockpit biplane on the runway's center gave the engine full throttle, and took off into history. (3) A. NO CHANGE B. mark, C. mark, Coleman D. mark that mark, she 3 3. The best answer is B. This sentence presents a series of three verb phrases—three things that Bessie Coleman did. The subject for all three of the verb phrases is the pronoun She at the beginning of the sentence. The third verb phrase in the series ("took off into history") has no subject, so it would be inconsistent and illogical to state the subject of the second verb phrase in the series, as Choices A and C propose. Choice D proposes that, rather than being the second in the series of verb phrases, this should be a subordinate adjective clause describing the preceding noun, but there's no logical support for saying, "the runway's center mark... gave the engine full throttle."

ACT of the Day It was a long journey from the American born in 1893, to these French skies. (4) A. NO CHANGE B. Southwest that she'd been C. Southwest, where she'd been D. Southwest, she was Southwest she’d been 4

ACT of the Day It was a long journey from the American born in 1893, to these French skies. (4) A. NO CHANGE B. Southwest that she'd been C. Southwest, where she'd been D. Southwest, she was Southwest she’d been 4 4. The best answer is C. It provides the relative pronoun and the punctuation that effectively relates this subordinate adjective clause to the main clause of this sentence. The main clause is as follows: "It was a long journey from the American Southwest to these French skies." The subordinate clause is describing or defining the American Southwest: "where she'd been born in 1893." Since this clause occurs in the middle of the main clause and is not essential or restrictive information, it must be set off from the main clause. Choices A and B fail to do so. Choice D does set the phrase off with commas but fails to provide a pronoun that would effectively relate this clause to the main clause.

ACT of the Day It was a long journey from the American Southwest, where she’d been born in 1893, to these French skies. There hadn't been much of a future for her in Oklahoma then. (5) A. NO CHANGE B. It is now just about a century since the year of her birth. C. Just about a century has passed since the year of her birth. D. OMIT the underlined portion. The year in which she was born was about a century ago. 5

ACT of the Day It was a long journey from the American Southwest, where she’d been born in 1893, to these French skies. There hadn't been much of a future for her in Oklahoma then. (5) A. NO CHANGE B. It is now just about a century since the year of her birth. C. Just about a century has passed since the year of her birth. D. OMIT the underlined portion. The year in which she was born was about a century ago The best answer is D. The most appropriate decision is to delete the information—presented in Choices A, B, and C in different phrasings—that Bessie Coleman was born about a century ago. This information is a mere digression in terms of the focus or development of this essay. It sidetracks the readers. Besides, it provides information that readers could easily infer on their own, since they are told in the previous sentence that Coleman was born in 1893.

ACT of the Day After at Langston Industrial College, Coleman headed for Chicago to see what could be done to realize a dream. Ever since she saw her first airplane when she was a little girl, Coleman had known that someday, somehow, she would fly. (6) A. NO CHANGE B. a year C. a year like two full semesters D. one year filled with two semesters both semesters of the two-semester year 6

ACT of the Day After at Langston Industrial College, Coleman headed for Chicago to see what could be done to realize a dream. Ever since she saw her first airplane when she was a little girl, Coleman had known that someday, somehow, she would fly. (6) A. NO CHANGE B. a year C. a year like two full semesters D. one year filled with two semesters both semesters of the two-semester year 6 6. The best answer is B. It is the only choice that doesn't propose irrelevant or redundant information. Choices A, C, and D all propose unnecessarily long- winded and wordy ways of saying that Coleman headed for Chicago after a year at Langston Industrial College. It is just not important for readers to know that a year at Langston consisted of two semesters of schooling.

ACT of the Day Try as she might, however, Coleman could not obtain flying lessons anywhere in the city. Then she sought aid from Robert S. of the Chicago Weekly Defender. The newspaperman got in touch with a flight school in France that was willing to teach this determined young woman to fly. (7) A. NO CHANGE B. Abbott: C. Abbott, whose D. Abbott; Abbott 7

ACT of the Day Try as she might, however, Coleman could not obtain flying lessons anywhere in the city. Then she sought aid from Robert S. of the Chicago Weekly Defender. The newspaperman got in touch with a flight school in France that was willing to teach this determined young woman to fly. (7) A. NO CHANGE B. Abbott: C. Abbott, whose D. Abbott; Abbott 7 7. The best answer is A. No punctuation is needed here between the noun ("Robert S. Abbott") and the prepositional phrase describing that noun ("of the Chicago Weekly Defender"). The use here of the colon (Choice B) or the semicolon (Choice D) is not called for. Choice C incorrectly proposes setting this prepositional phrase off from the main clause and introducing it with the relative pronoun that expresses possession (whose).

ACT of the Day While one of her instructors Anthony Fokker, the famous aircraft designer. (8) A. NO CHANGE B. they're C. there, D. there, she had as they’re, she had as one 8

ACT of the Day While one of her instructors Anthony Fokker, the famous aircraft designer. (8) A. NO CHANGE B. they're C. there, D. there, she had as they’re, she had as one 8 8. The best answer is D. It proposes the correct form of the adverb (there) and ensures that the main clause is a complete sentence. Choices A and B are both wrong because they propose using the contracted form of they are. Although they're sounds like there, it has a different meaning, which would not make sense in the context of this sentence. Choice C proposes the correct adverb but also proposes deleting "she had as," which would create a sentence fragment: "While there, one of her instructors Anthony Fokker, the famous aircraft designer."

ACT of the Day Bessie Coleman took a quick course in French, her affairs, and sailed for Europe. (9) A. NO CHANGE B. as if to settle C. to settle D. settled should she settle 9

ACT of the Day Bessie Coleman took a quick course in French, her affairs, and sailed for Europe. (9) A. NO CHANGE B. as if to settle C. to settle D. settled should she settle 9 9. The best answer is D. It logically presents this sentence as a series of three verb phrases, all in the simple past tense. Choices A, B, and C all incorrectly attempt to relate the second phrase in this series to the first phrase. There is no information in this essay nor any logic to support the idea that "Bessie Coleman took a quick course in French, to settle her affairs" (Choice C) or "took a quick course in French, as if to settle her affairs" (Choice B). Likewise, the sense of probability or expectation or futurity that might be expressed by "should she settle her affairs" has no logical support in the context of this essay.

ACT of the Day Coping with a foreign language and flying in capricious, unstable machines held together with baling wire was daunting, but Coleman persevered. (10) A. NO CHANGE B. (Place after with) C. (Place after flying) D. (Place after in) daily 10

ACT of the Day Coping with a foreign language and flying in capricious, unstable machines held together with baling wire was daunting, but Coleman persevered. (10) A. NO CHANGE B. (Place after with) C. (Place after flying) D. (Place after in) daily The best answer is C. This question asks the test-taker to decide the best placement of the word daily in the sentence. This word has the flexibility to serve as either an adverb or an adjective. Here, the most logical and appropriate place for this word would be after the word flying. In this arrangement, the word daily serves as an adverb modifying the verb preceding it: "Coping with a foreign language and flying daily in capricious, unstable machines held together with baling wire was daunting, but Coleman persevered." None of the other proposed placements make sense in the context of this sentence: Choice A would have daily functioning as an adjective ("a daily foreign language"). Choice B would seem to have the word functioning as an adverb, but it's hard to tell what the adverb would be describing ("Coping with daily a foreign language"). Choice D would have daily functioning as an adverb defining an adjective ("in daily capricious, unstable machines").

ACT of the Day [1] While there, she had as one of her instructors Anthony Fokker, the famous aircraft designer. [2] Bessie Coleman took a quick course in French, settled her affairs, and sailed for Europe. [3] Coping with a foreign language and flying daily in capricious, unstable machines held together with baling wire was daunting, but Coleman persevered. (11) Which of the following sequences of sentences will make Paragraph 4 most logical? A. NO CHANGE B. 1, 3, 2 C. 2, 1, 3 D. 3, 2, 1

ACT of the Day [1] While there, she had as one of her instructors Anthony Fokker, the famous aircraft designer. [2] Bessie Coleman took a quick course in French, settled her affairs, and sailed for Europe. [3] Coping with a foreign language and flying daily in capricious, unstable machines held together with baling wire was daunting, but Coleman persevered. (11) Which of the following sequences of sentences will make Paragraph 4 most logical? A. NO CHANGE B. 1, 3, 2 C. 2, 1, 3 D. 3, 2, The best answer is C. It is the only choice that places Sentence 2 as the first sentence in the paragraph. Sentence 2 should logically precede Sentences 1 and 3 because, while Sentences 1 and 3 describe Bessie Coleman's experiences in Europe, Sentence 2 tells readers that she sailed for Europe (and describes the things she did prior to making the trip). Choices A and D are wrong because they keep Sentence 2 in the second position, and Choice B is wrong because it puts Sentence 2 in the final position.

ACT of the Day issued by the International Aeronautical Federation. Not only was she the first black woman to win her pilot's wings, she was the first American woman to hold this coveted license. (12) A. NO CHANGE B. Coleman earned an international pilot's license C. Coleman, earned an international pilot's license D. Coleman earned an international pilot's license; Coleman, earned an international pilot’s license, 12

ACT of the Day issued by the International Aeronautical Federation. Not only was she the first black woman to win her pilot's wings, she was the first American woman to hold this coveted license. (12) A. NO CHANGE B. Coleman earned an international pilot's license C. Coleman, earned an international pilot's license D. Coleman earned an international pilot's license; Coleman, earned an international pilot’s license, The best answer is B. It offers the correct punctuation decisions for this sentence. Choices A and C are incorrect because they propose putting a comma between the subject ("Bessie Coleman") and the predicate or verb phrase ("earned an international pilot's license"). Choice D is incorrect because it proposes putting a semicolon between the direct object noun ("an international pilot's license") and the subordinate clause defining that noun ("issued by the International Aeronautical Federation"). It might help to realize that, between the words license and issued, the words that were are not expressed but are understood or implied.

ACT of the Day She was ready for a triumphant return to the United States to barnstorm and that if the will is strong enough, one's dream can be attained. (13) A. NO CHANGE B. lecture and proof C. lecture, proof D. lecture proof, lecture proof 13

ACT of the Day She was ready for a triumphant return to the United States to barnstorm and that if the will is strong enough, one's dream can be attained. (13) A. NO CHANGE B. lecture and proof C. lecture, proof D. lecture proof, lecture proof The best answer is C. This is a difficult question in a rather complex sentence. The clause beginning with proof serves as an appositive, a phrase that describes or defines a preceding noun. Appositives are set off from the main clause with commas and, in most cases, immediately follow the noun they are describing. Here, the appositive occurs at the end of the sentence but describes the subject at the beginning of the sentence (She). "She was ready for a triumphant return to the United States to barnstorm and lecture, proof that... one's dream can be attained." The punctuation decisions offered by Choices A and D would both produce an illogical phrasing because they propose that proof should serve as the direct object of the verb lecture ("She was ready... to barnstorm and lecture proof..."). Choice B is equally illogical because it proposes that proof could function as a verb ("She was ready... to barnstorm and lecture and proof that... one's dream can be attained.")

ACT of the Day She was ready for a triumphant return to the United States to barnstorm and lecture, proof that if the will is one's dream can be attained. (14) A. NO CHANGE B. stronger than C. strongly enough, D. strong enough, strong enough for 14

ACT of the Day She was ready for a triumphant return to the United States to barnstorm and that if the will is one's dream can be attained. (14) A. NO CHANGE B. stronger than C. strongly enough, D. strong enough, lecture proof The best answer is D. It effectively coordinates the various elements of this noun clause, which is functioning as an appositive for the subject of the main clause of this sentence. The entire noun clause should read: "proof that if the will is strong enough, one's dream can be attained." You will see that within this noun clause, which is already serving a secondary role in terms of the main clause of the sentence, there is a main clause ("one's dream can be attained") and a subordinate clause related to that main clause by the conjunction if ("the will is strong enough"). Choice C is wrong because it proposes an adverb (strongly) where a predicate adjective is required. Choices A and B are both wrong because they coordinate these clauses in ways that don't make sense and that make clause fragments: "if the will is strong enough for one's dream can be attained" (Choice A) and "if the will is stronger than one's dream can be attained" (Choice B). strong enough for 14

ACT of the Day Bessie Coleman: In Flight [1] After one final practice landing, the French instructor nodded to the young African-American woman at the controls and jumped down to the ground. Bessie Coleman was on her own now. She lined up the nose of the open cockpit biplane on the runway's center mark, gave the engine full throttle, and took off into history. [2] It was a long journey from the American Southwest, where she’d been born in 1893, to these French skies. There hadn't been much of a future for her in Oklahoma then. After a year at Langston Industrial College, Coleman headed for Chicago to see what could be done to realize a dream. Ever since she saw her first airplane when she was a little girl, Coleman had known that someday, somehow, she would fly. [3] Try as she might, however, Coleman could not obtain flying lessons anywhere in the city. Then she sought aid from Robert S. Abbott of the Chicago Weekly Defender. The newspaperman got in touch with a flight school in France that was willing to teach this determined young woman to fly. [4] While there, she had as one of her instructors Anthony Fokker, the famous aircraft designer. Bessie Coleman took a quick course in French, settled her affairs, and sailed for Europe. Coping with a foreign language and flying daily in capricious, unstable machines held together with baling wire was daunting, but Coleman persevered. [5] On June 15, 1921, Bessie Coleman earned an international pilot's license issued by the International Aeronautical Federation. Not only was she the first black woman to win her pilot's wings, she was the first American woman to hold this coveted license. [6] She was ready for a triumphant return to the United States to barnstorm and lecture, proof that if the will is strong enough, one's dream can be attained.

ACT of the Day The writer intends to add the following sentence to the essay in order to provide a comparison that would help underline the challenges that Bessie Coleman faced: Her dream of becoming the world's first black woman pilot seemed as remote in Chicago as it had been in Oklahoma. In order to accomplish this purpose, it would be most logical and appropriate to place this sentence after the: (15) A. first sentence in Paragraph 2. B. first sentence in Paragraph 3. C. last sentence in Paragraph 3. D. first sentence in Paragraph 5. Bessie Coleman: In Flight [1] After one final practice landing, the French instructor nodded to the young African- American woman at the controls and jumped down to the ground. Bessie Coleman was on her own now. She lined up the nose of the open cockpit biplane on the runway's center mark, gave the engine full throttle, and took off into history. [2] It was a long journey from the American Southwest, where she’d been born in 1893, to these French skies. There hadn't been much of a future for her in Oklahoma then. After a year at Langston Industrial College, Coleman headed for Chicago to see what could be done to realize a dream. Ever since she saw her first airplane when she was a little girl, Coleman had known that someday, somehow, she would fly. [3] Try as she might, however, Coleman could not obtain flying lessons anywhere in the city. Then she sought aid from Robert S. Abbott of the Chicago Weekly Defender. The newspaperman got in touch with a flight school in France that was willing to teach this determined young woman to fly. [4] While there, she had as one of her instructors Anthony Fokker, the famous aircraft designer. Bessie Coleman took a quick course in French, settled her affairs, and sailed for Europe. Coping with a foreign language and flying daily in capricious, unstable machines held together with baling wire was daunting, but Coleman persevered. [5] On June 15, 1921, Bessie Coleman earned an international pilot's license issued by the International Aeronautical Federation. Not only was she the first black woman to win her pilot's wings, she was the first American woman to hold this coveted license. [6] She was ready for a triumphant return to the United States to barnstorm and lecture, proof that if the will is strong enough, one's dream can be attained.

ACT of the Day 15. The best answer is B, which provides the intended comparison by placing the sentence in the most logical location. Choice B underlines or emphasizes the challenges Coleman faced by comparing her hopes and expectations with the reality she met in Chicago. On the contrary, Choice A spoils the logical sequence that Choice B establishes, because the end of the first sentence in Paragraph 2—"these French skies"—does not support the intended comparison. Choices C and D delay making the comparison until too late in the essay. In Choice C, the comparison is weakened because, by the end of Paragraph 3, Coleman is already on her way toward flight school. In Choice D, a comparison intended to "underline the challenges" no longer is pertinent, because Coleman has already met the challenges.