ACT English Practice Test 47
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Unfulfilled Promises
If you have ever entered a contest of any sort—you Q1 are well aware of the legal requirements, exclusions, and disclaimers that always accompany Q2 the contest’s entry form. Many laws today regulate a contest sponsor’s responsibilities to the entrants, and courts are filled with lawsuits asserting with non-compliance Q3 on both sides. However, this was not always the case.
In 1896, a contest motivated a Norwegian immigrant, Helga Estby, to travel nearly 3,500 miles on foot Q4 from the state of Washington to New York City. Unfortunately, as is still sometimes true, Helga won the competition only to find that the promise Q5 $10,000 award was mysteriously absent.
[1] Helga had been living Q6 on her farm with her husband and nine children in Spokane, Washington, when she read of a $10,000 prize being offered to a woman who was willing to walk across the country. [2] Because the Estby farm was facing foreclosure, Helga decided that walking across the country in a bicycle skirt for that kind of money was a small price to pay for a greater rewarding Q7 . [3] At the time, this style of skirt was considered to be inappropriate because it revealed the female ankle. [4] The only requirement, from all accounts, was that she wear a modern, newfangled bicycle skirt as she traveled. Q8
So, in May of 1896, Helga and her 18-year-old daughter, Clara, had set off Q9 on their long journey.
Helga carried a revolver and a spray gun containing red pepper for protection. Q10 Presumably, Helga and Clara found food and shelter along the way, and they arrived in New York City in December, seven months after their departure. The contest sponsors, however, were to be found nowhere Q11.
This story of bravery and persistence had therefore been kept a secret Q12 for nearly a century, primarily because Helga’s seven-month absence from the farm wreaked havoc on her family. Two of her children died of diphtheria while she was gone. Even worse, her husband had sequestered the surviving children in an unheated shed, thinking that this was the only way to keep them from being infected with the disease. Since the contest sponsor failed to award Helga the money, the Estbys ended up losing the farm; her expedition had been a disaster.
At the time, Helga’s trip was considered an embarrassment by the Norwegian-American community and was kept utterly quiet. After Helga’s death, her own children burned the hundreds of pages Helga had written through the years, leaving only Q13 a small scrapbook of newspaper clippings and very few details of Helga’s life or her ill-fated trip. Looking back 100 years, one can only marvel at the boldness and bravery that must have energized Helga Estby to make that journey on foot across the country in an effort to save her family farm. Q14Q15
Question 1
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sort; you
sort you
sort, you
Question 2
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always are accompanying
accompany always
are accompanying
Question 3
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lawsuits asserting non-compliance
lawsuits of non-compliance asserting
non-compliance lawsuits asserting
Question 4
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on foot, 3,500 miles
3,500 miles on feet
3,500 miles per foot
Question 5
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promise for the
promised
promising
Question 6
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been living
has been living
had lived
Question 7
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greatly rewarding
great reward
greatest reward
Question 8Which of the following sequences of sentences makes this paragraph most logical?
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1, 3, 2, 4
3, 2, 4, 1
1, 4, 3, 2
Question 9
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have set off
set off
went to set off
Question 10
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For protection, Helga carried a revolver as well as a red pepper-containing spray gun.
Helga, for protection, she carried a revolver and a spray gun containing red pepper.
Carried by Helga for protection were a revolver and a spray gun containing red pepper.
Question 11
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were nowhere when found
to be found nowhere
were nowhere to be found
Question 12
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had been kept a secret
had been actually kept a secret
had in fact been kept a secret
Question 13
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years leaving only
years; leaving only
years leaving only,
Question 14Given that all of the choices are true, which one would best conclude the sentence while providing the reader with the most specific explanation for Helga’s motivation to walk across the country?
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to win $10,000.
in an effort to save her children from diphtheria.
to help her daughter Clara gain experience.
asks about the preceding passage as a whole Question 15 asks about the preceding passage as a wholeAt this point, the writer is considering adding the following sentence: In 1984, Helga’s great-great-grandson wrote a story about his ancestor for a history assignment. Should the writer make this addition here?
Yes, because it links the ending of the essay to its introduction.
Yes, because this information is highly relevant to the rest of the essay.
No, because this story might not focus on Helga’s farm.
No, because this information introduces a new subtopic of the essay
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