A few ACT Questions

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<p>Which choice would most precisely sharpen the focus of this paragraph, in keeping with the way the writer develops the argument in the rest of the essay?
A. NO CHANGE
B. listeners
C. Parents
D. Omit underlined portion
Many people believe that today's rock music lyrics are immoral. Even parents who grew up listening to early rock tunes often need to wear earplugs when recent songs are played. Some parents have been moved by worries about the lyrics' influence on their children to be motivated to seek ways of restricting access of songs they deplore...</p>

<p>The correct answer is supposedly C, but isn't that a bit redundant? I chose D...</p>

<p>Three distinct lines, all contained in a plane, separate the plane into distinct regions. What are all of the possible numbers of distinct regions of the plane that may be separated by any 3 such lines?</p>

<p>(Note: Do NOT include any of the points on the 3 lines in your count of distinct regions.)</p>

<p>A. 3, 4, 7
B. 3, 6, 7
C. 4, 5, 6
D. 4, 5, 7
E. 4, 6, 7</p>

<p>I chose C, but the correct answer is E...</p>

<p>A desperate plea for help. So...please help.</p>

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<p>The first one is C because:</p>

<p>A) Would not make sense because it is talking specifically about parents, as indicated about by the following sentence.</p>

<p>B) Listeners is also the same as A.</p>

<p>D) Would not make it unclear who the sentence is referring to.</p>

<p>Therefor...C) would be correct because it correctly identifies who the paragraph is talking about (parents in general), while the following sentence talks about specific parents (those who grew up listening to early rock tunes..)</p>

<p>Hope this helped.</p>

3

<ol>
<li><p>The question asks:

[quote]
Which choice would most precisely sharpen the focus of this paragraph

[/quote]

Not "Which choice is the least redundant?"</p></li>
<li><p>These are the only possibilities:</p></li>
</ol>

<p>



All three lines are parallel (no intersections)</p>

<pre><code>   1
</code></pre>

<hr>

<pre><code>   2
</code></pre>

<hr>

<pre><code>   3
</code></pre>

<hr>

<pre><code>   4
</code></pre>

<p>Two lines are parallel (the other must intersect both)</p>

<p>\
 1 \  2
_<strong><em>_</em></strong>___
 3   \  4
___<strong><em>_</em></strong>_
   5   \ 6
        \</p>

<p>No lines are parallel, and they intersect at different points</p>

<pre><code> \  1 /
  \  /
</code></pre>

<p>2   \/  3
       /\
      / 4\
__<strong><em>/</em></strong><em>_</em>___
  5 /  6   \ 7
   /        \</p>

<p>No lines are parallel, and they intersect at one point</p>

<pre><code> \      /
  \  2 /
</code></pre>

<p>1    \  /  3
_____<strong><em>\/</em></strong>_____
        /\
   4   /  \   6
      / 5  \
     /      \

</p>

4

<p>yes, the par is focused on Parents. Just using the term 'Many' could include music artists themselves, studio execs, government officials, etc. etc. But, that just leaves the reader guessing as to whom the writer is writing about, and does not sharpen/focus the essay on Parental concerns.</p>