ACT Compass Writing Test Prep - Question List

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21. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

As a result, drinkable water has become a region of conflict that could eventually lead to greater hostilities between nations.
  1. region
  2. source
  3. place
  4. course
22. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

If two or more nations which disagree on water rights or building projects, conflicts can emerge.
  1. If two or more nations which disagree
  2. If two or more nations, which disagree
  3. If two or more nations disagree
  4. If two or more nations that disagree
23. Which section of the following passage needs to be edited for incorrect spelling, incorrect grammar, inappropriate word choice or wordiness?
  1. Susan’s primary criteria
  2. for choosing a new car
  3. is low gas mileage;
  4. she isn’t interested in aesthetics.
24. Which course of action most improves the following sentence?

The novel affected great personal growth when I was a teenager; I have recommended it to a large number of teens since then.
  1. Change teenager to teen-ager.
  2. Change the semicolon to a comma.
  3. Change number to amount.
  4. Change affected to effected.
25. Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

It is important to greet each other, and inquire about each others situation before other matters are discussed.
  1. greet each other, and inquire about each others situation
  2. greet each other and inquire about each others situation
  3. greet each other and inquire about each other’s situation
  4. greet each other, and inquire about each others situation

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