Act English Practice Quiz 12 (30 MCQs)

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1. "The boy in the kayak, " whispered Sue "is the new football captain."
2. Many small boats from Connecticut visited his ship, some historians believe those boats returned home laden with gold, jewels, silver and fine cloth.
3. As a child growing up in two cultures, I found this contest a bit confusing. When I was in the fifth grade, was I ten or eleven years old?
4. Every year, the team ..... a charity event.
5. Only a few stars were visible last night; because there was a full moon.
6. You should read the entire passage before looking at the ACT English questions.
7. Which sentence correctly uses conjunctions to join two independent clauses?
8. He was a Scotsman anointed by New York's colonial governor and English nobility to lead a privateering voyage to, ironically, pursue pirates.
9. The dog lost ..... collar.
10. However, some local bikers thought both clubs were wrong, while claiming that they, in fact, deserved the title.
11. Which of the following sentences would provide the best conclusion to the passage?
12. Depending on the setting of the MODE bit, the chip can function as a normal CPU or as a numeric processor.
13. Passage 2You should choose the alternative that best expresses the idea in standard written English and is worded most consistently with the tone of the passage. If you believe the original version is best, then choose "NO CHANGE."
14. How does removing descriptive words like 'tiny' and 'disproportionately' affect a sentence?
15. The author wants to include the following statement in this paragraph:We expected it to save him a lot of time and effort.The most logical placement for this sentence would be:
16. The exciting smell really gets my blood pumping.
17. In all of his novels, Wells; like Shelley, $^{7}$ used scientific possibilities to analyze and often criticize his own society. The War of the Worlds, for example, is a thinly disguised attack on the British colonialism of his time.
18. He broke many, long-standing records, including those for runs batted in and extra-base hits, and even played in 2, 130 consecutive games!
19. One of today's most popular and well-known pop (a)
20. On the ACT, students are expected to know that authors should very/vary the types of sentences they use.
21. What is the correct way to make the compound noun "brother-in-law" plural?
22. One of the most famous novels of all time, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, marked$^{1}$ not only the high point of a young woman's literary career.
23. How do writers use contrast to enhance their arguments?
24. Yet only one definition of the term truly lives up to its name:the Ironman Triathlon held annually in Hawaii.
25. "Surrounded by the ancient city of Rome, Vatican City is an independent nation on the west bank of the Tiber River."Given that all of the choices are true, which one best supports the sentence's claim about Vatican City's status as an independent nation?
26. Thus, he is well known and well liked, Withers often traveled with and photographed Martin Luther King, Jr., Medgar Evers, and James Meredith.
27. Read the following sentence:'Because the experiment failed repeatedly, the scientists decided to revise their hypothesis.' What type of sentence is this?
28. Which of the following sentences is an example of alliteration?
29. I went to Ms. Solis's room, our AP English Language teacher, before heading over to lunch.
30. ..... afraid of getting a ticket if the car is not moved.