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ACT Reading Test - Natural Science Passage - Practice Test 15
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This passage is adapted from The Case for Pluto: How a Little Planet Made a Big Difference by Alan Boyle.




ACT Reading Test - Natural Science Passage - Practice Test 15
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1. According to the passage, which of the following is true about Mount Vernon Tourist Society’s model of the solar system?
2. According to the passage, which of the following were considered for inclusion into the solar system’s official planet count?
3. The author’s primary purpose in writing this passage is to:
4. Chief and his colleagues most likely erected the plaques displayed throughout Mount Vernon in order to:
5. The author describes in detail the solar system models in Washington, D.C.; Boston; and Stockholm in order to:
6. When the author mentions the Greek mythological characters of Xena and Eris, he refers to:
7. The primary purpose of the fourth paragraph (lines 18–23) is to:
8. Which of the following is NOT a reason that the author gave for considering Pluto to be “the picked-on planet”?
9. It is reasonable to infer from the passage that:
10. Repute, as it is used in line 13, most likely means:

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