American College Testing, ACT Prep (Reading) ANSWERS FOR (SOCIAL SCIENCE PASSAGES (articles)) for Jan intake
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American College Testing, ACT Prep (Reading)
ANSWERS FOR (SOCIAL SCIENCE PASSAGES (articles))
for Jan intake
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Instructions
Reading: 35 minutes, 40 questions
Questions
1. The authors attitude toward the main subject of the passage can best be described as:
A. complete fascination
B. reasoned concern
C. mild interest
D. detached appreciation
2. According to the passage, CRISPR is considered the:
F. only precise form of genetic engineering.
G. least dangerous gene therapy.
H. most effective type of genetic modification.
J. easiest genome editing technique to use
13. As it is used in line 36, the phrase weighing up most nearly means:
A. pricing
B. evaluating
C. measuring out
D. seeking
,14. The passage states that compared to current gene therapies, germ-line alternations are:
F. much more risky
G. much less risky
H. ethically accepted
J. more efficient
15. The word manipulated, as it is used in line 57, most nearly means which of the following?
A. Deceived
B. Maneuvered
C. Altered
D. Plotted
16. according to the passage, most regulators do NOT allow genetic modifications on:
F. the human germ-line
G. any human cells
H. non-inheritiable cells.
J. most plants
17. One of the main purposes of the final paragraph is to:
A. prove that proposed genetic alterations are safe
B. describe potential uses for genetic modifications
C. summarize the negative possibilities associated with genetically modifying animals
D.outline one of the major concerns about the adoption of genome editing
18.In lines 50-54, the authors refers to /Gattaca/ and /Brave New World/ most likely to emphasize that:
F. the types of genetic engineering they depict are currently possible using CRISPR
G. Changes to human genes that were once impossible could become achievable
H. works of fiction can influence the use of genome editing in modern society.
J. the altered human traits demonstrated in these works are highly contentious
,19. It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that:
A. some types of genetic modification are allowed on plants but not humans.
B. CRISPR is the only method scientist use for genome editing
C. the demand for germ-like alterations has led to numerous scientific breakthroughs
D. no genome editing research is currently performed in the United States
20. The passage indicates that CRISPR and genome editing could lead to both:
F. decreased research on genetic diseases and new moral questions.
G. potential health benefits for humans and expanded ethical debates
H. the selection of desirable genetic traits and fewer gene therapies.
J. more genetically modified crops and fewer restrictions on their use
1. Which of the following can we infer describes the
narrator?
A. A traveler on a visit to the town of Mercer
B. A former resident of Mercer recollecting the town
C. A current townsperson residing in Mercer
D. A poet who says people wont choose to die in
Mercer
2. What attribute of the lace does NOT make it a
fitting metaphor for the ideas being expressed in
paragraph 1 (lines 1-13)?
F. its frailty
G. its complexity
H. its color
J. its thickness
3. Based on the circumstantial description in the
passage as a whole, what substance can we infer is
most likely being mined in the town of Mercer?
A. Diamonds
B. Silver
C. Bronze
D. Coal
4. The recollections of the narrator are best described
as which of the following?
F. Clear
, G. Absent
H. Hazy
J. Imaginary
5. Which of the following can we infer that the
narrator would most likely believe about the nature of
existence?
A. Mental processes alone are not real; there must be
physical reality
B. Mental processes alone can be real; the physical
reality needs no longer to exist
C. Mental events are the only reality
D. Physical events are the only reality
6. The metaphorical comparison between light and the
tide in lines 76-81 is best paraphrased as which of the
following?
F. Just as the light of memories fades over time, so the
tide will eventually return waters to the sea
G. Just as the light fades throughout the day, so the
tide will provide new life at night
H. Just as light disappears over time, so the tide will
disappear when it hits the land
J. Just as the light of memories can clearly be seen, so
too is the ocean clear when the tide comes in
7. In line 64, to what do the words "desolate zeroes"
refer?
A. Numbers in the night sky
B. The glow of the rotating Ferris wheel
C. The shapes of the incandescent bulbs
D. The white-hot glow of furnaces
8. How might we infer that the "starlight" referred to
in lines 75-76 most like the narrator's memory of
Mercer?
F. It can still be perceived although it is not there
G. It is extremely far away in both time and distance
H. The initial source of the light and memory is
extremely beautiful
J. Perception of both is easiest at night time
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