Take this Quiz: ACT English — order, transitions and saying it in fewer words | Zestly

Question 1

(1) The Zylos Corporation opened four offices in the northern provinces last spring. (2) The firm now holds the largest share of the northern market. (3) Such rapid growth had seemed impossible to the managers who planned it. (4) Staffing them took five hundred new employees, all hired within a single month. The paragraph does not read smoothly as written. Where should sentence 4 be placed?

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After sentence 1

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It should remain where it is

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Before sentence 1

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After sentence 2

Question 2

(1) The team at ArisTech spent months rebuilding the software's navigation. (2) They cut the number of menus from twelve to three. (3) These efforts were rewarded when the program launched to warm reviews. (4) That reduction was matched by a second one: the time a large file takes to open fell from nine seconds to two. Which sentence is out of place, and where does it belong?

Accepted Answer

Sentence 4, which belongs after sentence 2

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No sentence is out of place

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Sentence 2, which belongs at the end of the paragraph

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Sentence 3, which belongs before sentence 2

Question 3

(1) Dr. Aris Thorne announced a new mineral in the caves of Mount Vora. (2) The account he finally published settled the argument in his favor. (3) Other geologists dismissed the announcement as guesswork. (4) This skepticism sent him back to the caves with better instruments. The writer wants to move sentence 2. Where does it belong?

Accepted Answer

To the end of the paragraph, after sentence 4

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Between sentences 3 and 4

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To the beginning, before sentence 1

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Sentence 2 should not be moved

Question 4

(1) The city council approved the new park project last Tuesday. (2) Residents had been asking for such a space for over a decade. (3) The construction will begin in early spring. (4) Several local firms have already promised to donate materials for the playground. Which of these sentences should open the paragraph?

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Residents had been asking for such a space for over a decade.

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The construction will begin in early spring.

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Several local firms have already promised to donate materials for the playground.

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The city council approved the new park project last Tuesday.

Question 5

(1) The harvest at Miller Farm was unusually large this year. (2) Farmers attributed this success to the heavy rainfall of the spring months. (3) They had also cleared the lower field for planting the previous autumn. (4) The local market felt the difference within a week. Which of these sentences should open the paragraph?

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The local market felt the difference within a week.

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The harvest at Miller Farm was unusually large this year.

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Farmers attributed this success to the heavy rainfall of the spring months.

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They had also cleared the lower field for planting the previous autumn.

Question 6

(1) The architect designed the building with sustainability in mind. (2) She used recycled brick for the exterior cladding. (3) The project reached the point of completion at a time that was within the schedule originally agreed. (4) The building is now a model for new construction in the district. Which option best revises sentence 3 to be more concise while keeping everything it says?

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The project finished on schedule.

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The project finished.

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The project reached completion at some point within the agreed schedule.

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The schedule for the project had been agreed in advance.