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Chemistry US History

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Ministry of Education - Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 2020-2021 Contents Introduction…………………………....................……..….3

Calculators & Guidelines………………......................…. 4

Biology Sample Questions…………………....………..… 5

Chemistry Sample Questions…………….......…….……..7

Physics Sample Questions………………………......…… 9

Math I Sample Questions………………………….....….. 11

Math II Sample Questions………………………….....…..13

English I Sample Questions…………………………...…..15

English II Sample Questions…………………………..…..19 US History Sample Questions……………………………..23

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U.S. History Biology U.S. History test covers a detailed overview of Biology test questions ask students to solve United States history, from the country’s problems and demonstrate understanding of beginnings to the post–World War II era. Test topics including: Biochemistry and the Cell, questions ask student to show knowledge and Genetics and Evolution, and Animal and Plant insight into the forging of the new nation, the systems and Ecology. sectional conflicts that nearly tore it apart, and the Civil War and Reconstruction. Student Chemistry needs to know topics such as: nineteenth- Chemistry test questions ask students to solve century industrialization and urbanization, the problems and demonstrate understanding of growth of the West and the “New South,” and topics such as: states of matter and phase political efforts to reform capitalism. Student changes, mole concept, chemical formulas, should be able to investigate and interpret past chemical equations, stoichiometry, gas laws, events, and apply what you have learned to atomic structure, periodicity, chemical real-world situations. bonding, solution properties. Chemistry test questions ask students to apply proportional English I / English II reasoning and other mathematical thinking to ACT Subject tests for English 1 and 2 assess solve problems. students’ knowledge, skills, and abilities as readers and writers. Questions use a diverse Physics collection of authentic, high-quality texts that Physics test questions ask students to solve have been taught in successful classrooms problems and demonstrate understanding of across the United States, including drama, topics such as: forces and motion (e.g., fiction, nonfiction, and poetry texts, as well as displacement, velocity, acceleration, film scripts. The English tests also assess momentum, force, impulse, Work-Energy knowledge and skills required to write theorem, power, work), fundamental forces effectively in high school and college (e.g., Newton’s law of gravitation, Coulomb’s law. Physics test questions ask students to apply proportional reasoning, graphical models, and other mathematical thinking to solve problems.

Mathematics I (Algebra, Geometry)

Students can affirm the Algebra and Geometry skills typically developed through the first years of secondary school. These skills include solving equations, drawing conclusions from data, finding areas and volumes, and making judgments about proofs. Calculators are

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4 Sample Questions

Below are 10 sample multiple choice questions from the ACT International Subject Test: Biology

1. Chan wants to determine how much the mass of fungus growing on a nutrient agar plate changes over an 8 hour period. What is the most appropriate unit of measure for him to use?

a. Kilogram b. Kilometer c. Milligram d. Millimeter

2. Which experiment design would provide scientists with the best data for investigating which type of feed yields the greatest gain in lean muscle mass in cattle?

a. Test 5 different types of cows with the same feed mixture and measure their weight gain at the end of a 6 week trial. b. Test 5 similar groups of cows with 5 different feed mixtures and measure their weight gain at the end of a 6 week trial c. Test 5 similar groups of cows with the same feed mixture, give each group varying amounts of feed, and measure their weight gain at the end of a 6 week trial. d. Test 5 different types of cows with 5 different feed mixtures give each group varying amounts of feed and measure their weight gain at the end of a 6 week trial

3. Shown below is a growth curve for Paramecium grown in a 1.0L flask containing pond water at 20°C The pond water is continually filtered to remove waste products, and nutrients are added at a constant rate.

How could the experiment be modified to determine whether temperature influences the population size of Paramecium?

a. Repeat the procedures described using 1 flask, and increase the temperature to 25°C for Days 10-15 b. Repeat the procedures described using 1 flask, and vary the temperature randomly during the entire incubation time. c. Repeat the procedures described using 2 flasks incubate 1 flask at 15°C and the other at 25°C. d. Repeat the procedures described using 2 flasks incubate both flasks at 20° C

4. A researcher counted the number of eggs a single fruit fly laid in 24 hours for 5 days and recorded the findings in this table:

5 What is the average number of eggs laid per day over the 5 days? a. 5 b. 10 c. 25 d. 50

5. Ella told her sister the sun would set at 6:30 pm and there would be a full moon on Thursday night. Under which basic assumption of science is she operating?

a. Nature is orderly b. Knowledge is superior to ignorance c. Nothing is self-evident d. All phenomena have natural causes

6. Edison studies the effects of temperature on starch digestion in a test tube. He adds 2g of starch and 1ml of enzyme suspension to a test tube and incubates it at 25°C for 20 min. To accurately test the effects of temperature, Edison should begin a second test with 2g of starch in a test tube and continue with which set of conditions?

a. 1 mL of enzyme suspension incubated at 25°C for 10 min

b. 1 mL of enzyme suspension incubated at 37°C for 20 min c. 2 mL of enzyme suspension incubated at 25°C for 20 min d. 2 mL of enzyme suspension incubated at 37°C for 10 min

7. Which processes generates most of the ATP produced during cellular respiration?

a. Electron transport chain

b. Fermentation c. Glycolysis d. Krebs Cycle

8. Which functional group found in amino acids is absent from monosaccharides, polysaccharides, fatty acids and glycerol?

a. –C00H b. –NH2 c. –OH d. –PO4

9. Stephanie adds cycloheximide to cells grown in a test tube. Within minutes, she identifies short incomplete segments of proteins in the cells. On which organelle does cycloheximide act?

a. Endoplasmic reticulum b. Golgi apparatus c. Nucleus d. Ribosome

10. When comparing 2 populations of animals, which state most likely indicates that they are the same species?

a. They produce fertile offspring

b. They inhabit the same general area c. Their outward appearance is similar d. They consume the same type of diet

6 Sample Questions

Below are 10 sample multiple choice questions from the ACT International Subject Test: Chemistry

1. What is volume, in mL, of a sample of glycerol with a density of 1.20 g/mL and a mass of 43.7g? a. 36.4 b. 42.5 c. 44.9 d. 52.4

2. Which representation is a structural formula?

a. O b. HO c. H2O2 d. H-O-O-H

3. Which statement correctly describes 1 mole of iodine (I2)

a. Its mass is 126.9 g b. Its mass 380.7 g c. It contains 6.02 x 1023 atoms d. It contains 6.02 x 1023 molecules

4. Which balanced chemical equation is a single replacement reaction?

5. A student measures the mass of an American nickel on an analytical balance and records a results of 4.947g in her laboratory notebook. The US Mint has a specification of 5.000g for the mass of a nickel. Assuming the US Mint’s specification is the actual mass of a nickel, what is the percent error associated with the student’s measurement? a. 1.071% b. 1.060% c. 0.01071% d. 0.01060%

6. At high temperatures, tantalum(V) oxide(Ta2O5) reacts with carbon (C) to produce tantalum (Ta) and carbon dioxide (CO2)

2 Ta2O5(s) + 5 C(s) → 4Ta(s) + 5 CO2(g)

Greg adds 2.34g of Ta2O5 to an excess of C in a crucible. Using a Bunsen burner, he heats the mixture until CO2 is no longer released Greg isolates 1.75g of Ta. What is the percent of yield of Ta for this reaction? a. 37.4% b. 54.6% c. 74.8% d. 91.3%

7. Which type of bond involves the transfer of electrons?

a. Covalent bond? b. Hydrogen bond c. Ionic bond d. Metallic bond 8. The representations show 4 different types of atomic orbitals. Which type of atomic orbital contains the outermost electron in a neutral neon (Ne) atom?

9. Which list contains elements arranged in order of increasing electronegativity?

a. Be, B, C, F b. Br, Se, Ga, K c. N, P, As, Sb d. O, Ge, In, Hg

10. Which is the Lewis dot structure of arsenic triiodide (AsI3)

8 Sample Questions

Below are 10 sample multiple choice questions from the ACT International Subject Test: Physics

1. Which statement about the velocity and acceleration of an object traveling in a circle at a constant speed is true? a. Neither the velocity nor the acceleration is constant b. Both the velocity and acceleration are constant c. The acceleration is constant, but the velocity is not d. The velocity is constant, but the is not acceleration

2. A 15kg crate initially at rest on a horizontal floor requires 60.0 N of horizontal force to move. Determine the coefficient of static friction between the crate and the floor. a. 0.25 b. 0.41 c. 2.5 d. 4.0

3. Four identical springs evenly support a steel bock of weight W. The elastic constant of each spring is k. Which expression gives the distance of compression from equilibrium? 𝑊 a. √ 2𝑘

8𝑊 b. √ 𝑘

𝑊 c. 4𝑘

4𝑊 d. 𝑘

4. In which situation is mechanical energy conserved?

a. A parachutist jumps from an airplane and comes to terminal velocity due to air friction b. A box is kicked across a level floor and stops after sliding a few feet c. A spring oscillates up and down without any change in amplitude d. A ball is dropped to the floor and bounces back to half the height from which it was dropped

5. Robert’s mass is 55.00kg during soccer practice he runs up a set of stairs in 5.00s. The total vertical height of the stairs is 6.00m. What is Roberto’s power output, in watts? a. 66.00 b. 108.00 c. 647. d. 3234

6. A 2000 kg spaceship is 11.00 x 105 m above Earth’s surface. What is the gravitational force, in Newtons acting on the spaceship? a. 1.65 x 104 b. 1.90 x 104 c. 1.23 x 1011 d. 1.35 x 1011

7. What is the equivalent resistance, in ohms in this circuit?

a. 0.11 b. 9.09 c. 90.0 d. 110

9 8. Mima prepares 4 identical foam beads, each carrying same charge +q. She places 1 beat at each of 3 corners and 1 bead at the center of a square of diagonal length 2r, as shown in this figure.

What is a magnitude of the net force on the bead t the center of the square?

9. A laser beam travels from water with an index of refraction of 1.33 into glass with an index of refraction 1.50. The angle of refraction is 40 °. What is the angle of incidence? a. 34.7° b. 46.5° c. 58.7° d. 74.6°

10. A light wave has an intensity of 200 W/m2 The amplitude of the light wave is tripled. What is the intensity of the light, in W/m2? a. 22.2 b. 66.7 c. 600 d. 1800

10 Sample Questions

Below are 10 sample multiple choice questions from the ACT International Subject Test: Math I

1. The amount, a, earned by Hari and Desmond by depositing money for a period of time, t, is the solution to these equations:

2a = 1600t + 20000 1.5a = 1280t + 14500

What is the solution to this system of equations?

a. t = 0.2, a = 20, 320

b. t = 0.2, a = 10, 160 c. t = 6.25, a = 30,000 d. t = 6.25, a = 15,000

2. In the coordinate plan,⃡𝑛 passes through the points (-1, 4) and (5,2) and⃡𝑚 passes through the points (2,1) and (4,y). For what value of y is 𝑛 ⃡ perpendicular to 𝑚 ⃡? 1 a. − 3

1 b. 3

c. 5

d. 7

3. Two unique rays determine an angle. How many different angles do 10 rays with a common endpoint determine?

a. 17 b. 20 c. 45 d. 55

4. In rectangle PRST, ̅̅̅̅

𝑄𝑇 ⊥ ̅̅̅̅ 𝑆𝑄 Given that all of the triangles are similar which statement is correct?

a. △ 𝑄𝑇𝑆 ~ △ 𝑃𝑄𝑇 b. △ 𝑄𝑇𝑆 ~ △ 𝑅𝑄𝑆 c. △ 𝑃𝑄𝑇 ~ △ 𝑆𝑄𝑅 d. △ 𝑃𝑄𝑇 ~ △ 𝑅𝑄𝑆

̅̅̅̅ is an altitude. What is AC, in centimeters?

5. In the right triangle △ 𝐷𝐴𝐵, 𝐴𝐶

a. 7 b. 2√15 c. 13 d. 6√10

11 1 𝑥 𝑥2 6. What is the value of the expression 1 + + + for x = -4 𝑥 𝑥2 𝑥3 1 a. 4

19 b. 24

1 c. 1 12

3 d. 1 4

1 1 7. Evaluate this expression for x = and y = 2 3 x2y –(x2-y2) +xy2

a. 0 1 b. 23

2 c. 35

2 d. 9

8. What is the product of x+2y + z and 2z2 + 1

a. x + 2y + 2z3+1 b. 2xz2 + 4yz2 + 2z3+1 c. 2xz2 + 4yz2+2z3+x +2y+z d. 2xz2 + 4yz2+2z2+x+2y + z

9. When a student subtracts 18 from a number, the result is ¼ of the number. What is the number?

a. 6 b. 18 c. 24 d. 36

10. At a sawmill, the circumference of the base of a con-shaped pile of sawdust is 50ft. The cone rises at an angle of 40 . To the nearest tenth of a foot, how tall is the pole of sawdust? (Note  =3.14)

a. 5.1 b. 6.1 c. 6.7 d. 9.5

12 Sample Questions

Below are 10 sample multiple choice questions from the ACT International Subject Test: Math II

1. Hunter’s Transport Company has 7 dump trucks, 5 cement trucks, and 9 drivers. Dump trucks haul 6 tons, while cement trucks haul 10 tons. The company has a contract to transport 360 tons of gravel and cement per day to a road construction site. The dump trucks can make 8 trips a day, while the cement trucks can make 6 trips a day. A dump truck costs $30 per day, and a cement truck costs $42 per day. If all 9 drivers work on this job, using how many trucks of each type will minimize the cost?

a. 4 dump and 5 cement trucks

b. 5 dump and 4 cement trucks c. 6 dump and 3 cement trucks d. 7 dump and 2 cement trucks

2. What is the area of the figure determined by this system of inequalities?

-4≤ 𝑥 ≤ 0 -6≤ 𝑦 ≤ 0 a. 6 b. 15 c. 24 d. 2

3. For the equation x2 – 4x + 4 = 9, determine the discriminant

a. -36 b. 0 c. 6 d. 36

4. If c –d = 7 and c= 3-4i, what is d?

a. -4-4i b. -4+4i c. 4-4i d. 4+4i

5. What is the value of

a. 1+i√3 b. 2(1+i√3) c. 2(√3+i) d. 4(1+i√3)

6. Which expression is equivalent to:

cos 𝜃+𝑐𝑜𝑠2 𝜃 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃−𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 ?

𝜃 a. cot 𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑡 2 2 𝜃 b. tan 𝜃𝑡𝑎𝑛2 2 c. cot 𝜃𝑐𝑜𝑠 2 2𝜃 d. tan 𝜃𝑡𝑎𝑛2 2𝜃 3 7. Which function has an x-intercept at (-1, 0) and a horizontal asymptote of y =- ? 2 3𝑥 2 −7𝑥+1 a. 2𝑥 2 +2

6𝑥 2 −7𝑥+1 b. −4𝑥 2 +2

12𝑥 2 −13𝑥+1 c. −8𝑥 2 +3

15𝑥 2 +16𝑥+1 d. −2𝑥 2 +7

1 8. Evaluate ∑∞ 𝑛=1 (−3) −𝑛 2 1 a. − 4 1 b. − 8

1 c. 8

3 d. 4

9. Which equation has a graph which is symmetric with respect to the origin? a. y=|x| b. y=x3-2x 4 c. y= 2 𝑥 d. y= -3x4

10. Simplify logb a3 - logba2

a. logba b. logba5 c. logba6 d. logba3/2

14 Sample Questions Below are 10 sample multiple choice questions from the ACT International Subject Test: English I

Directions: Each passage in this test is followed by several questions. After reading a passage, choose the best answer provided for each question and circle the corresponding letter. You may refer to the passages as often as necessary.

Our House in the Last World and apricot ice cream topped with hot fudge, cocoanut, and a high swirl of fresh Down in the cool basement of the whipped cream. This being served, Alejo hotel restaurant, Alejo Santinio looked picked out the plumpest cherry from a over a yellowed newspaper clipping bowl and nimbly placed it atop the dating back to 1961. He had not looked 45 dessert. 5 at it recently, although in the past had always been proud to show it to visitors. Delighted, the premier whispered to And why? Because it was a brief moment the translator, who said, “The premier of glory. In the picture Alejo and his wishes to thank you for this friend Diego were in their best dress 50 masterpiece.” 10 whites standing before a glittering case As Diego and Alejo bowed, lightbulbs of desserts. Beside them was a fat, cheery beaming face, the Soviet premier and cameras flashed all around them. Nikita Khrushchev, who was attending a They were ready to wheel the cart back luncheon in his honor at the hotel. when the premier rose from the table to 55 shake Diego’s and Alejo’s hands. Then Alejo always told the story: The through the translator he asked a few 15 governor and mayor were there with the questions. To Alejo: “And where do you premier, who had “great big ears and a come from?” bright red nose.” The premier had dined on a five-course meal. The waiters and “Cuba,” Alejo answered in a soft 60 voice. 20 cooks, all nervous wrecks, had fumbled around in the kitchen getting things in “Oh yes, Cuba,” the premier said in order. But outside they managed an halting English. “I would like to go there orderly composed appearance. After the one day. Cuba.” And he smiled and meal had been served, the cooks drew patted Alejo’s back and then rejoined the 25 lots to see who would wheel out the 65 table. A pianist, a violinist, and a cellist dessert tray. Diego and Alejo won. played a Viennese waltz. Alejo put on his best white uniform Afterward reporters came back into the and apron and waited in the foyer, while, kitchen to interview the two cooks, and outside, news reporters fired off their 30 cameras and bodyguards stood against 70 the next morning the Daily News carries a picture of Alejo, Diego, and the walls, watching. Alejo and Diego did Khrushchev with a caption that read: not say anything. Alejo was bewildered DESSERT CHEFS CALL PREMIER by the situation: Only in America could a HEAP BIG EATER. It made them into worker get so close to a fat little guy with celebrities for a few weeks. enormous power. 35 75 When the time came they filled up Adapted from Oscar Hijuelos, Our House in the shiny bowls with ice cream, brought out Last World. © 1983 by Oscar Hijuelos. the sauces and hot fudge, and loaded them all onto a dessert cart. Alejo was in 40 charge of cherries. They went out behind the maitre d’ and stood before the

premier’s table. They humbly waited as the smiling

premier looked over the different desserts. Through a translator the premier asked for a bowl of chocolate

15 1) What indicates that the events described in the first paragraph happened long ago?

A. Alejo is alone in the hotel and not working.

B. Alejo had not read a newspaper recently.

C. The newspaper clipping has yellowed.

D. Alejo was no longer proud of the event.

2) As suggested by the passage, why do the kitchen staff compete for the right to wheel out the dessert tray?

A. They do not like each other very well.

B. They wanted to poke fun at the premier.

C. It was difficult to make a decision because they looked nervous.

D. It was an honor to serve the premier.

3) What does “composed” most nearly mean as used in line 23?

A. Agitated

B. Desperate

C. Organized

D. Poised

4) Which word best describes the presentation of dessert in lines 36-517

A. Ceremonial

B. Frantic

C. Informal

D. Uncomfortable

5) What do lines 15-65 contribute to the passage?

A. They explain why Alejo asked for the photograph to be taken.

B. They tell the story that goes with the photograph.

C. They show how much Alejo has changed.

D. They reveal Alejo's current job at the restaurant.

16 The Indian Dog I was crushed at the time, but When I was growing up I lived in a strangely reconciled, too, as if I had pueblo in New Mexico. There one day I perceived intuitively some absolute truth bought a dog. I was twelve years old, the beyond all the billboards of illusion. bright autumn air was cold and delicious, and the dog was an unconscionable The Indian dog had done what it had 5 to do, had behaved exactly as it must, bargain at five dollars. 50 had been true to itself and to the sun and It was an Indian dog; that is, it moon. It knew its place in the scheme of belonged to a Navajo man who had things, and its place was there, with its come to celebrate the Feast of San right destiny, in the tracks of the wagon. 10 Diego. It was one of two or three rangy In my mind’s eye I could see it at that 55 animals following in the tracks of the very moment, miles away, plodding in the man’s covered wagon as he took leave familiar shadows, panting easily with of our village on his way home. Indian relief, after a bad night, contemplating dogs are marvelously independent and the wonderful ways of man. 15 resourceful, and they have an idea of 60 Caveat emptor. But from that themselves, I believe, as knights and philosophers. experience I learned something about the heart’s longing. It was a lesson worth The dog was not large, but neither many times five dollars. was it small. It was one of those 20 unremarkable creatures that one sees in Adapted from N. Scott Momaday, “The Indian every corner of the world, the common Dog.” © 1997 by N. Scott Momaday. denominator of all its kind. But on that day—and to me—it was noble and brave and handsome.

25 It was full of resistance, and yet it was

ready to return my deep, abiding love; I could see that. It needed only to make a certain adjustment in its lifestyle, to shift the focus of its vitality from one frame of 30 reference to another. But I had to drag my dog from its previous owner by means of a rope. Its bushy tail wagged happily all the while.

That night I secured my dog in the

35 garage, where there was a warm clean pallet, wholesome food, and fresh water, and I bolted the door. And the next morning the dog was gone, as in my heart I knew it would be; I had read such 40 a future in its eyes. It had squeezed through a vent, an opening much too small for it, or so I had thought. But as they say, where there is a will there is a way—and the Indian dog was possessed 45 of one indomitable will.

6) What literary device does the author use in the underlined portion of lines 13-17?

A. Alliteration

B. Metaphor

C. Oxymoron

D. Personification

17 7) What does the use of the word “resourceful” (line 15) suggest about Indian dogs?

A. They can adapt to different situations.

B. They are very loyal to their owners.

C. They seem to be proud of themselves.

D. They are braver than other dogs.

8) Based on the third paragraph (lines 18-24), which word best describes the appearance of the dog?

A. Attractive

B. Ordinary

C. Skinny

D. Uncommon

9) What does the author mean when he says that the dog must “shift the focus of its vitality from one frame of reference to another” (lines 28-30)?

A. It must become more dependent on its owner.

B. It must get used to living with its new owner.

C. It must put its energy into pleasing people.

D. It must understand the author's personality.

10) What does the author suggest when he says “I had read such a future in its eyes” (lines 39-40)?

A. He saw that the dog did not like rules.

B. He saw that the dog did not like him.

C. He knew that the dog would not eat its food.

D. He knew that the dog would not be confined.

18 Sample Questions Below are 10 sample multiple choice questions from the ACT International Subject Test: English II Directions: Each passage in this test is followed by several questions. After reading a passage, choose the best answer provided for each question and circle the corresponding letter. You may refer to the passages as often as necessary.

The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life

The other day an acquaintance of Loneliness is most acutely felt with

mine, a gregarious and charming man, other people, for with others, even with a told me he had found himself loved one sometimes, we suffer from our unexpectedly alone in New York for an 45 differences of taste, temperament, mood. 5 hour or two between appointments. He Human interaction often demands that went to the Whitney Museum and spent we soften the edge of perception, or the “empty” time looking at things in withdraw at the very instant of personal solitary bliss. For him it proved to be a truth. Alone we can afford to be whatever shock nearly as great as falling in love to 50 we are, and to feel whatever we feel 10 discover that he could enjoy himself so absolutely. much alone. I am lonely only when I am overtired, What had he been afraid of, I asked when I have worked too long without a myself? That, suddenly alone, he would break, when for the time being I feel discover that he bored himself, or that 55 empty and need filling up. And I am there was, quite simply, no self there to lonely sometimes when I come back 15 meet? But having taken the plunge, he is home after a trip, when I have seen a lot now on the brink of adventure; he is of people and talked a lot, and am full to about to be launched into his own inner the brim with experience that needs to be space, space as immense, unexplored, 60 sorted out. and sometimes frightening as outer 20 space to the astronaut. His every Then for a little while the house feels perception will come to him with a new huge and empty, and I wonder where my freshness and, for a time, seem self is hiding. It has to be recaptured startlingly original. For anyone who can slowly by watering the plants, perhaps, see things for himself with a naked eye 25 65 and looking again at each one as though becomes, for a moment or two, it were a person, by feeding the two cats, something of a genius. With another by cooking a meal. human being present vision becomes double vision, inevitably. We are busy It takes a while, as I watch the surf 30 wondering, what does my companion see blowing up in fountains at the end of the or think of this, and what do I think of it? 70 field, but the moment comes when the The original impact gets lost, or diffused. world falls away, and the self emerges again from the deep unconscious, “Music I heard with you was more bringing back all I have recently than music.” Exactly. And therefore experienced to be explored and slowly 35 music itself can only be heard alone. 75 understood, when I can converse again Solitude is the salt of personhood. It with my hidden powers. brings out the authentic flavor of every experience. Adapted from May Sarton, “The Rewards of Living a Solitary Life.” ©1974 by The New York “Alone one is never lonely: the spirit adventures, Time 40 walking/In a quiet garden, in a cool house, abiding single there.”

1) What is the purpose of the first paragraph?

A. To describe the amount of time people spend in museums B. To suggest that most people visit museums alone C. To provide a positive example of solitude D. To explain why it is best to live alone

19 2) What literary device does the author use to compare inner and outer space in lines 16-21?

A. Analogy B. Foreshadowing C. Onomatopoeia D. Personification

3) What does the sentence “Music | heard with you was more than music” (lines 33-34) suggest

A. It is easier to appreciate music when one listens with others.

B. People have different but equally important interpretations of music. C. Music allows people to connect with each another more fully. D. The presence of others detracts from one’s experience of music.

4) What type of evidence does the author use to support her arguments about the solitary life?

A. Interviews B. Observations C. Statistics D. Surveys

5) What does the author imply about the feeling of loneliness in lines 52-677

A. Traveling alone causes it.

B. Engaging in daily activities helps relieve it. C. It is the result of meeting others who are lonely. D. It happens most to those who do not know themselves well.

20 My Grandmother’s Love Letters

There are no stars tonight

But those of memory. Yet how much room for memory there is In the loose girdle of soft rain.

5 There is even room enough

For the letters of my mother’s mother, Elizabeth, That have been pressed so long Into a corner of the roof 10 That they are brown and soft, And liable to melt as snow.

Over the greatness of such space

Steps must be gentle. It is all hung by an invisible white hair. 15 It trembles as birch limbs webbing the air. And I ask myself:

“Are your fingers long enough to play

Old keys that are but echoes: Is the silence strong enough 20 To carry back the music to its source And back to you again As though to her?”

Yet I would lead my grandmother by the hand

Through much of what she could not understand 25 And so I stumble. And the rain continues on the roof With such a sound of gently pitying laughter.

Hart Crane, “My Grandmother’s Love Letters.” ©

1986 by Marc Simon.

6) Which word best describes the speaker's mood in lines 1-4?

A. Anxious

B. Puzzled

C. Reflective

D. Sorrowful

7) What does the speaker imply when he observes that letters are as “liable to melt as snow” (line 11)?

A. They are fragile.

B. They are illegible.

C. They are forgettable.

D. They are uninspired.

21 8) What is the meaning of “space” as used in line 12?

A. Air

B. Memory

C. Silence

D. Stars

9) What does the speaker imply in lines 17-227

A. Childhood is not worth remembering.

B. Memories are not important.

C. Art cannot stand the test of time.

D. Memories can bring the past to life.

10) What literary device does the poet use in lines 25-267?

A. Hyperbole

B. Onomatopoeia

C. Personification

D. Simile

22 Sample Questions Below are 10 sample multiple choice questions from the ACT International Subject Test: US History Directions: Choose the best answer provided for each question and circle the corresponding letter.

1) Which statement best describes President Jefferson’s feelings about Louisiana Purchase?

A. He believed the U.S. had a destiny to expand to the West.

B. He was reluctant to claim lands that were occupied by Indians. C. He was concerned the development might foster increased political opposition. D. He feared territorial expansion would encourage the extension of slavery.

2) What social movement does this nineteenth-century magazine illustration represent?

A. Nativism B. Prohibition C. Suffrage D. Temperance

3) Why did many Northerners strongly object to the 1846 war with Mexico?

A. Because most Yankees were outspoken pacifists

B. Because the likelihood of unparalleled carnage was so great C. Because a U.S. victory could result in the expansion of slavery D. Because U.S. defeat would mean the loss of Texas to Mexico

23 4) Prior to United States entry into World War |, what factor most challenged its neutrality?

A. Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare

B. Mexico's support of the Central Powers C. Russia’s withdrawal of troops after the Bolshevik Revolution D. Great Britain’s blockade of European ports

5) A first-generation German immigrant living in the United States in 1917 would most likely have faced which challenge?

A. Threat of arrest for supporting Socialist presidential candidate Eugene V. Debs

B. Repression and possible deportation for objecting to the war in Europe C. Discrimination resulting from the widespread racism associated with social Darwinism D. Anger from antiwar groups targeting supporters of President Wilson

6) What was the goal of President Wilson's Fourteen Points?

A. To impose punitive measures on aggressor nations

B. To provide a plan for a just and lasting peace C. To distribute colonial possessions equitably D. To implement a comprehensive reparations plan

7) The following statements from the 1880s express the sentiments of suffragettes prior to the advent of the Progressive Era.

“The ignorance and indifference of the majority of women, as to their status as citizens of a republic, is not remarkable, for history shows that the masses of all oppressed classes, in the most degraded conditions, have been stolid and apathetic until partial success had crowned the faith and enthusiasm of the few”

“But when at last woman stands on an even platform with man his acknowledged equal everywhere, with the same freedom to express herself in the religion and government of the country, then, and not until then. . . will he be able to legislate as wisely and generously for her as for himself.”

Using your knowledge of the Progressive Era (1890s-1920s), write an essay in which you assess whether or not attempts by the progressive movement to achieve equality for women were successful. In your essay, discuss TWO of the following to support your analysis:

• Birth control • The Seventeenth Amendment (Direct election of senators) • The Nineteenth Amendment (Women’s suffrage)

You may include any additional subject/examples to support your analysis.

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