{"id":"act_practice_pdf:pt1:english:036","source_id":"act_practice_pdf","source_item_id":"pt1-english-036","external_id":null,"program":"ACT","section":"english","category_code":"POW","category":"Production of Writing","subcategory_code":null,"subcategory":null,"form_id":"act_practice_pdf:pt1","passage_id":"act_practice_pdf:pt1:english:p5","position":36,"scored":true,"layout_warning":null,"stem":"If the writer were to delete the phrase “which can measure up to thirteen feet wide and seven feet thick” from the preceding sentence (adjusting the punctuation as needed), the sentence would primarily lose:","stimulus":"","stimulus_html":null,"stem_html":"<p>If the writer were to delete the phrase “which can measure up to thirteen feet wide and seven feet thick” from the preceding sentence (adjusting the punctuation as needed), the sentence would primarily lose:</p>","rationale_html":null,"correct_answer":["G"],"equiv_key":"c70b1eed1ee0785ca2e1ee62","has_media":false,"has_mathml":false,"has_table":false,"section_label":"English","options":[{"label":"F","content_html":"<p>specific information that illustrates the minimum height at which the weavers begin building their nests.</p>","ord":0},{"label":"G","content_html":"<p>specific information that underscores the enormousness of the weavers’ nests.</p>","ord":1},{"label":"H","content_html":"<p>details that clarify how the weavers are able to survive in the Kalahari Desert.</p>","ord":2},{"label":"J","content_html":"<p>details that explain how the weavers’ nests differ from other birds’ nests.</p>","ord":3}],"passage":{"id":"act_practice_pdf:pt1:english:p5","source_id":"act_practice_pdf","form_id":"act_practice_pdf:pt1","section":"english","number":"V","kind":null,"title":"The Sociable Weavers’ Complex Nest","content_html":"<p>In the sparse yet relatively green environment of the Kalahari Desert, birds known as sociable weavers build their enormous nests atop the desert’s signature camelthorn trees. Slung across the branches, each nest—which can measure up to thirteen feet wide and seven feet thick—is a sprawling community home to hundreds of birds. D as a whole. A weaver nest does not resemble a common bowl-like bird nest. Although the weavers use typical materials such as sticks, grass, and feathers to construct their nests, the nests look more like <u>disorganized piles.</u><sup class=\"q\">37</sup> Built within each nest are as many as one hundred four-to-six-inch-wide chambers. A bird enters a chamber by flying to the underside of the nest, <u>it squeezes</u><sup class=\"q\">38</sup> through a one-inch-wide entrance hole, and continuing up a passageway to a chamber. In each chamber, up to five of the sparrow-sized birds can huddle <u>as a group together when the Kalahari nights get cold.</u><sup class=\"q\">39</sup> The multi-chamber construction of the weaver nest has drawn comparisons to that of an apartment building. Indeed, the nests exemplify communal living <u>at there</u><sup class=\"q\">40</sup> most effective. Each one houses multiple generations of birds, all of whom work together to maintain their home.</p>","ord":5},"attribution":{"source_id":"act_practice_pdf","source_name":"Official ACT full-length practice tests (PDF)","rights_holder":"ACT Education Corp.","canonical_url":"https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/test-preparation.html","retrieved_from":"https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/test-preparation.html","attribution":"Full-length ACT practice tests © ACT Education Corp., published free at act.org. Questions are retired items from previous ACT administrations.","disclaimer":"Extracted from a print-layout PDF: equations, figures and charts do not survive as text. Use the original PDF for anything that renders poorly. ACT® is a registered trademark of ACT Education Corp., which is not affiliated with, does not sponsor, and does not endorse this project.","license":"ACT Education Corp. copyright. Published free for personal test preparation; not licensed for redistribution.","redistributable":false,"item_count":342},"equivalents":[]}