Act Prep English (Practice Questions) Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

At the very low tides of the full moon, when almost all the water was sucked away, we found the hideaways where crabs, snails, starfish, and sea urchins hid in order not to be seen. Choose the best replacement answer for this part of the sentence: "hideaways where crabs, snails, starfish, and sea urchins hid in order to not be seen." A. NO CHANGE B. hideouts where crabs, snails, starfish, and sea urchins concealed and hid themselves. C. places where crabs, snails, starfish, and sea urchins were stashed away. D. hiding places of crabs, snails, starfish, and sea urchins. {Ans: D (It offers the clearest and most concise wording for the underlined portion and avoids redundancy.)}Later, we would see her sitting at the kitchen table, peering at a drop of water through the lenses of her microscope from the bottle—watching the thousands of tiny swimming organisms. The best placement for the underlined portion would be: (The part of the sentence that was underlined was "at a drop of water") A. NO CHANGE B. after the word lenses C. after the word microscope D. after the word bottle (but before the dash) {Ans: C (It is the only choice