ACT Prep English Types of Questions

Which choice most strongly conveys that the language Lease used to confront her opposition was intense?

"Lease used genuinely accurate language to extol the Populist Party's call for election reforms, minimum wage laws, and a redistribution of wealth."

Given that all choices are true, which one provides the most effective transition from the first part of this paragraph to this sentence?

Early in her career, Dr. Cheng became intrigued by the fact that because insects are the earth's most abundant and diverse organisms, they are virtually absent from and nonexistent in the world's largest habitat, the ocean. To try to solve this riddle, Dr. Cheng began studying the genus Halobates, the only known open-ocean insects.

Early in her career, Dr. Cheng became intrigued by the fact that because insects are the earth's most abundant and diverse organisms, they are virtually absent from and nonexistent in the world's largest habitat, the ocean.

After struggling financially in the Depression of 1873, she and her husband, moved to a farm in Kansas attempting to regain financial security.

Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?

As partial evidence, Dr. Cheng cites the fact that Halobates spend their lives walking on top of the water; thus eliminating the need to compete with the crustaceans below.

As partial evidence, Dr. Cheng cites the fact that Halobates spend their lives walking on top of the water; thus eliminating the need to compete with the crustaceans below.