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    1) The narrator learned about tides from their mother, who was interested in observing the especially low and high tides that occurred during a full moon due to the moon's stronger gravitational pull. 2) The narrator and their brother often accompanied their mother on adventures at low tide, where they found hiding places of marine animals. They also dug in the mud to see worms. 3) For plankton observation, the mother would lower a cone-shaped net used by marine biologists into the water, then examine samples under her microscope later at home.

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    1) The narrator learned about tides from their mother, who was interested in observing the especially low and high tides that occurred during a full moon due to the moon's stronger gravitational pull. 2) The narrator and their brother often accompanied their mother on adventures at low tide, where they found hiding places of marine animals. They also dug in the mud to see worms. 3) For plankton observation, the mother would lower a cone-shaped net used by marine biologists into the water, then examine samples under her microscope later at home.

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    1) The narrator learned about tides from their mother, who was interested in observing the especially low and high tides that occurred during a full moon due to the moon's stronger gravitational pull. 2) The narrator and their brother often accompanied their mother on adventures at low tide, where they found hiding places of marine animals. They also dug in the mud to see worms. 3) For plankton observation, the mother would lower a cone-shaped net used by marine biologists into the water, then examine samples under her microscope later at home.

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    Homework Worksheet 4
    ACT Writing Question:

    DIRECTIONS: In the passage that follows, certain words and phrases are underlined and
    numbered. You will find alternatives for the underlined part. In most cases, you are to choose
    the one that best expresses the idea, makes the statement appropriate for standard written
    English, or is worded most consistently with the style and tone of the passage as a whole. If
    you think the original version is best, choose "NO CHANGE." In some cases, you will find in
    the right-hand column a question about the underlined part. You are to choose the best
    answer to the question.

    I have great respect for my mother.6 I learned early that the moon
    affected the tides. Mom was always waiting for a full moon, when low tide
    would be much lower than usual and high tide much higher. The moon being
    closer7 to the earth when full, so its8 gravitational pull is stronger. I knew that
    it took about eight hours for the tides to change from high to low, sixteen
    hours for a complete cycle of tides. 9 I didnt have to wait to learn these
    things in school. In our house they were everyday knowledge.
    [1] Often, my brother and I,10 joined our mother on her adventures into tidal
    lands. [2] At the very low tides of the full moon, when almost all the water
    was sucked away, we11 found the hideaways where crabs, snails, starfish,
    and sea urchins hid in order not to be seen.12 [3] Sometimes we would dig
    with shovels in the mud, where yellow and white worms lived in their
    leathery tunnels. 13
    For plankton tows, we would stand on the bridge while Mom lowered a
    cone-shaped net that is often used by marine biologists.14 Then we would
    patiently wait. After a while, she would pull up the net, and we would go
    home. Later, we would see her sitting at the kitchen table, peering at a drop
    of water15 through the lenses of her microscope from the bottlewatching
    the thousands of tiny swimming organisms.
    6. Which choice most effectively signals the shift from paragraph 1 to
    paragraph 2?
    F. NO CHANGE
    G. Our lives were likewise affected by the phases of the moon.
    H. A relationship exists between the moon and the tides.
    J. The moon is a mysterious orb afloat in the sky.
    7.
    A. NO CHANGE
    B. Since the moon is
    C. The moon is
    D. The moon,

    8.
    F. NO CHANGE
    G. ones
    H. its
    J. its
    9. If the writer were to delete the phrase sixteen hours for a complete cycle
    of tides from the receding sentence (ending the sentence with a period), the
    essay would primarily lose a detail that:
    A. shows how the narrators interests are different from the mothers
    interests.
    B. contradicts a point made earlier in the paragraph.
    C. helps establish the setting for the essay.
    D. displays the narrators knowledge of tides.
    10.
    F. NO CHANGE
    G. brother, and I,
    H. brother, and I
    J. brother and I
    11.
    A. NO CHANGE
    B. away. Then we
    C. away. We
    D. away; we
    12.
    F. NO CHANGE
    G. hideouts where crabs, snails, starfish, and sea urchins concealed and hid
    themselves.
    H. places where crabs, snails, starfish, and urchins were stashed away.
    J. hiding places of crabs, snails, starfish, and sea urchins.
    13. Which of the following sequences of sentences makes this paragraph
    most logical?
    A. NO CHANGE
    B. 2, 1, 3
    C. 2, 3, 1
    D. 3, 1, 2
    14. Given that all of the choices are true, which one provides information
    that is relevant and thank makes the rest of this paragraph understandable?
    F. NO CHANGE
    G. had a specimen bottle attached to its smaller end.

    H. was woven from cotton and nylon material.


    J. was shaped like a geometric figure.
    15. The best placement for the underlined portion would be:
    A. where it is now.
    B. after the word lenses.
    C. after the word microscope.
    D. after the world bottle (but before the dash).

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