ACT Success - English Practice #2
Question 1a
NO CHANGE
little than
fewer then
little more than
Question 1b
NO CHANGE
stay during
stay the night
staying at
Question 1c
NO CHANGE
kept
are keeping
have kept
Question 1d
NO CHANGE
why I set out on this journey in the first place
why I had set out on this journey in the first of all
why I set out for this journey at the first place
Question 2a
NO CHANGE
unbroken line,
unbroken, line
unbroken’s line,
Question 2b
NO CHANGE
untangling thoughts and memories that
untangling those thoughts, and memories which
untangle thoughts and memories that
Question 2c
At times, I longed for the company of others, but the silence was overwhelming.
Though I had met many kind locals, I spent much of my time alone on the road.
My feet ached from the walking, and I found myself missing the mountain air.
As I walked, I frequently thought of the next village and the people I might meet there.
Question 2d
After the rugged beauty of the Sierra de Grazalema, the vast, flat plains of the Meseta were a stark contrast. (Paragraph [4])
The days on the Meseta tested my endurance, but they also brought unexpected moments of beauty. (Paragraph [7])
Walking through this landscape, I felt a profound sense of solitude. (Paragraph [5])
One afternoon, as I approached a small village, I noticed a group of elderly men gathered under a shady tree. (Paragraph [6])
Question 2e
Yes, because it would give readers a better understanding of the narrator's emotional connection to the Meseta.
Yes, because it introduces the Meseta before describing its appearance.
No, because it would disrupt the chronological flow of the journey.
No, because paragraph [7] provides an important conclusion to the narrator’s reflections.
Question 2f
It introduces the narrator’s first experiences with locals on the journey.
It provides a detailed description of the landscapes of Andalusia.
It offers insight into the narrator’s emotional connection to the Sierra de Grazalema.
It foreshadows the challenges the narrator will face later in the journey.
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