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AST (ACT Scaling Test) VIP Practice Exam
AST — The ACT Scaling Test (AST) is administered by the Australian Capital Territory Board of Senior Secondary Studies (BSSS) to Year 12 students in the ACT; it is a 4-hour general ability test used to scale senior secondary school results for ATAR calculation, comprising a writing task, short response items, and approximately 70 multiple-choice items across verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and reading comprehension.
31
Questions
75m
Time Limit
65.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 31👑 VIP
Read the following passage and answer the question. "The notion that wilderness is somehow separate from human culture is largely a myth. Virtually every landscape on Earth bears the mark of human activity — from the Amazon basin, shaped by millennia of indigenous land management, to Antarctica, now altered by atmospheric pollution. What we call 'wilderness' is more accurately described as a spectrum of human influence. Recognising this does not diminish the value of protecting large, relatively undisturbed areas; rather, it demands a more sophisticated conservation ethic that acknowledges the entanglement of nature and culture." Which statement best captures the author's central argument?
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