Reading comprehension exercise on traditional American Indian music, focusing on the O'odham tribe's "waila" music.
A multiple-choice reading comprehension test about "The Music of the O'odham," featuring a passage and four questions with answer options.
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Step-by-step solution for: Test Prep 101: Guide to the ACT English Section | IvyWise
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Step-by-step solution for: Test Prep 101: Guide to the ACT English Section | IvyWise
Explanation:
Let's go through each question one by one.
1. The sentence says: "For some people, traditional American Indian music is associated and connected with high penetrating vocals accompanied by a steady drumbeat."
We need to fix the phrase "associated and connected". These two words are similar in meaning and using both is redundant. The correct way is to use one of them. "Associated" is the better choice here because "associated with" is a common phrase. "Connected" is not wrong, but "associated" fits better in this context. So the best choice is D: "associated".
2. The sentence says: "Among the O'odham tribes of Arizona, waila has been popular for more than a century."
We are looking at the phrase "popular for more than a century". This is correct as it is. "Popular" is an adjective that describes the music. "For more than a century" is a time phrase that goes with "popular". So the sentence is correct. The best choice is F: NO CHANGE.
3. The sentence says: "The music is mainly instrumental—the bands generally consist of guitar, bass guitar, saxophones, accordion, and drums."
We need to check the underlined part: "instrumental—the bands generally". The dash is used to connect two parts of a sentence. The first part says the music is instrumental. The second part describes the bands. The phrase "the bands generally" is incomplete. It should be "the bands generally consist of..." or "the bands are generally..." but here it's just "the bands generally", which is not a complete clause. So we need to fix this.
Let’s look at the options:
A. instrumental; in general, the bands — this is not correct because "in general" is not a good fit.
B. instrumental, the bands generally — this is a comma splice, which is a grammar error.
C. instrumental. The bands generally — this is two separate sentences, but the second sentence is incomplete.
D. instrumental; the bands generally — this uses a semicolon, but "the bands generally" is still not a complete clause.
Wait — the original sentence uses a dash, which is correct for a definition. But the problem is that "the bands generally" is not a complete idea. The correct way is to say "the bands generally consist of..." or "the bands are generally made up of...". But in the options, we are looking for the one that would NOT be acceptable.
Looking again, the underlined part is "instrumental—the bands generally". This is not a complete sentence. The best choice is D: "instrumental; the bands generally" — this is not acceptable because "the bands generally" is not a complete clause. The semicolon requires two complete clauses. So D is the one that is not acceptable.
But wait — the original uses a dash, which is correct. So we need to see which alternative is NOT acceptable.
Option A: "instrumental; in general, the bands" — this is not correct because "in general, the bands" is not a complete clause.
Option B: "instrumental, the bands generally" — this is a comma splice, which is wrong.
Option C: "instrumental. The bands generally" — this is two sentences, but the second is incomplete.
Option D: "instrumental; the bands generally" — this uses a semicolon, but "the bands generally" is not a complete clause.
So all options except maybe one are bad. But the question is which one would NOT be acceptable.
The original is correct with a dash. The best alternative would be to use a comma and a conjunction, but none of the options do that.
Wait — let's look at the options again.
The underlined part is "instrumental—the bands generally".
We need to replace this with one of the options.
Option A: "instrumental; in general, the bands" — this is not acceptable because "in general, the bands" is not a complete clause.
Option B: "instrumental, the bands generally" — this is a comma splice, which is not acceptable.
Option C: "instrumental. The bands generally" — this is two sentences, but "The bands generally" is not a complete sentence.
Option D: "instrumental; the bands generally" — this uses a semicolon, but "the bands generally" is not a complete clause.
So all options are bad, but the question is which one would NOT be acceptable.
The original uses a dash, which is correct for a definition.
The best choice is C: "instrumental. The bands generally" — this is not acceptable because it creates two separate sentences, and the second is not a complete sentence.
But wait — the original is "instrumental—the bands generally consist of..." — so the phrase "the bands generally" is not the end.
The underlined part is only "instrumental—the bands generally", so we need to see which of the options would not be acceptable.
The correct way is to use a dash or a comma with a conjunction.
Option D: "instrumental; the bands generally" — this uses a semicolon, but "the bands generally" is not a complete clause. So it's not acceptable.
But the original uses a dash, which is correct.
The best answer is D because it uses a semicolon, which requires two complete clauses, but "the bands generally" is not a complete clause.
So D is not acceptable.
But let's check the other options.
Option A: "instrumental; in general, the bands" — this is not acceptable because "in general, the bands" is not a complete clause.
Option B: "instrumental, the bands generally" — this is a comma splice, which is not acceptable.
Option C: "instrumental. The bands generally" — this is two sentences, but "The bands generally" is not a complete sentence.
So all are bad, but the question is which one would NOT be acceptable.
The original is correct.
The best answer is D: "instrumental; the bands generally" — this is not acceptable because it uses a semicolon with an incomplete clause.
So the answer is D.
4. The sentence says: "It is a social music that performed at weddings, birthday parties, and other events."
We need to fix the phrase "that performed". This is a grammar error. The correct form should be "that is performed" or "that performs". Since the music is being performed, we use passive voice: "that is performed". So the correct choice is H: "music in which it is performed".
Final Answer:
1. D
2. F
3. D
4. H
Let's go through each question one by one.
1. The sentence says: "For some people, traditional American Indian music is associated and connected with high penetrating vocals accompanied by a steady drumbeat."
We need to fix the phrase "associated and connected". These two words are similar in meaning and using both is redundant. The correct way is to use one of them. "Associated" is the better choice here because "associated with" is a common phrase. "Connected" is not wrong, but "associated" fits better in this context. So the best choice is D: "associated".
2. The sentence says: "Among the O'odham tribes of Arizona, waila has been popular for more than a century."
We are looking at the phrase "popular for more than a century". This is correct as it is. "Popular" is an adjective that describes the music. "For more than a century" is a time phrase that goes with "popular". So the sentence is correct. The best choice is F: NO CHANGE.
3. The sentence says: "The music is mainly instrumental—the bands generally consist of guitar, bass guitar, saxophones, accordion, and drums."
We need to check the underlined part: "instrumental—the bands generally". The dash is used to connect two parts of a sentence. The first part says the music is instrumental. The second part describes the bands. The phrase "the bands generally" is incomplete. It should be "the bands generally consist of..." or "the bands are generally..." but here it's just "the bands generally", which is not a complete clause. So we need to fix this.
Let’s look at the options:
A. instrumental; in general, the bands — this is not correct because "in general" is not a good fit.
B. instrumental, the bands generally — this is a comma splice, which is a grammar error.
C. instrumental. The bands generally — this is two separate sentences, but the second sentence is incomplete.
D. instrumental; the bands generally — this uses a semicolon, but "the bands generally" is still not a complete clause.
Wait — the original sentence uses a dash, which is correct for a definition. But the problem is that "the bands generally" is not a complete idea. The correct way is to say "the bands generally consist of..." or "the bands are generally made up of...". But in the options, we are looking for the one that would NOT be acceptable.
Looking again, the underlined part is "instrumental—the bands generally". This is not a complete sentence. The best choice is D: "instrumental; the bands generally" — this is not acceptable because "the bands generally" is not a complete clause. The semicolon requires two complete clauses. So D is the one that is not acceptable.
But wait — the original uses a dash, which is correct. So we need to see which alternative is NOT acceptable.
Option A: "instrumental; in general, the bands" — this is not correct because "in general, the bands" is not a complete clause.
Option B: "instrumental, the bands generally" — this is a comma splice, which is wrong.
Option C: "instrumental. The bands generally" — this is two sentences, but the second is incomplete.
Option D: "instrumental; the bands generally" — this uses a semicolon, but "the bands generally" is not a complete clause.
So all options except maybe one are bad. But the question is which one would NOT be acceptable.
The original is correct with a dash. The best alternative would be to use a comma and a conjunction, but none of the options do that.
Wait — let's look at the options again.
The underlined part is "instrumental—the bands generally".
We need to replace this with one of the options.
Option A: "instrumental; in general, the bands" — this is not acceptable because "in general, the bands" is not a complete clause.
Option B: "instrumental, the bands generally" — this is a comma splice, which is not acceptable.
Option C: "instrumental. The bands generally" — this is two sentences, but "The bands generally" is not a complete sentence.
Option D: "instrumental; the bands generally" — this uses a semicolon, but "the bands generally" is not a complete clause.
So all options are bad, but the question is which one would NOT be acceptable.
The original uses a dash, which is correct for a definition.
The best choice is C: "instrumental. The bands generally" — this is not acceptable because it creates two separate sentences, and the second is not a complete sentence.
But wait — the original is "instrumental—the bands generally consist of..." — so the phrase "the bands generally" is not the end.
The underlined part is only "instrumental—the bands generally", so we need to see which of the options would not be acceptable.
The correct way is to use a dash or a comma with a conjunction.
Option D: "instrumental; the bands generally" — this uses a semicolon, but "the bands generally" is not a complete clause. So it's not acceptable.
But the original uses a dash, which is correct.
The best answer is D because it uses a semicolon, which requires two complete clauses, but "the bands generally" is not a complete clause.
So D is not acceptable.
But let's check the other options.
Option A: "instrumental; in general, the bands" — this is not acceptable because "in general, the bands" is not a complete clause.
Option B: "instrumental, the bands generally" — this is a comma splice, which is not acceptable.
Option C: "instrumental. The bands generally" — this is two sentences, but "The bands generally" is not a complete sentence.
So all are bad, but the question is which one would NOT be acceptable.
The original is correct.
The best answer is D: "instrumental; the bands generally" — this is not acceptable because it uses a semicolon with an incomplete clause.
So the answer is D.
4. The sentence says: "It is a social music that performed at weddings, birthday parties, and other events."
We need to fix the phrase "that performed". This is a grammar error. The correct form should be "that is performed" or "that performs". Since the music is being performed, we use passive voice: "that is performed". So the correct choice is H: "music in which it is performed".
Final Answer:
1. D
2. F
3. D
4. H
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