SAMPLE ACT QUESTIONS

ENGLISH

1) Choose the correct grammar option: Modern broadcasting began to develop after the First World War. Before 1920, radio was simply a useful way to send electrical signals ashore from a ship at sea, or, from one “ham” operator to another.

A. No change

B. ship, at sea, or

C. ship at sea or;

D. ship at sea or

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MATH

2) A rectangle is twice as long as it is wide. If the width of the rectangle is 3 inches, what is the rectangle’s area, in square inches?

A. 6

B. 9

C. 12

D. 15

E. 18

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SCIENCE

3) Which of the following assumptions is implicit in the Phlogiston Theory?

A. All combustible substances combine with phlogiston as they burn.

B. All substances that burn contain phlogiston.

C. Metals cannot be broken down by chemical means.

D. The loss of phlogiston by a substance will always result in the production of heat and light.