This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English Practice – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Practice Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When the warden agreed to us that the prisoner should be released, we were pleased to accept the invitation to the parole hearing. A) Agreed on us. B) Agreed at us. C) NO CHANGE. D) Agreed with us. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agreed with us. 2. For many years Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, was the tallest building in the world. Sometimes, it is not even in the top ten. A) F. NO CHANGE. B) J. Today. C) H. At last. D) G. In time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) J. Today. 3. Which choice would best express the narrator's positive reaction to speaking with Joan and the narrator's fondness for her friend? (48) A) No change. B) She said that she would rearrange her schedule so that we could meet. C) She told me that she immediately recognized my voice. D) Her quick words and the sound of her laugh surprised me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No change. 4. Most people faced with such daunting news would of withdrawn from society and mourned their fates. A) NO CHANGE. B) Have withdrawn. C) Have withdrew. D) Of withdrew. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have withdrawn. 5. Mary studied faraway places. She covered her bedroom walls with pictures of famous sites.Which of the following would NOT be acceptable: A) Places and. B) Places that. C) Places;she. D) Places, so she. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Places that. 6. When storyteller Mary Carter Smith practices her art and everybody listens. A) Smith practices her art,. B) No change. C) Smith, practices her art,. D) Smith, practices her art. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smith practices her art,. 7. When your plan brings us great wealth, you will be rewarded for your sagacity. A) Good looks. B) Foresight. C) Mistakes. D) Huge appetite for herbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Foresight. 8. After you have spent ..... on a questions, just guess and move on (but mark it in the booklet and come back to it if time permits). A) 15 seconds. B) 45 seconds. C) 30 seconds. D) 1 minute. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 30 seconds. 9. In that letter, Einstein tells$^{2}$ Roosevelt that it was possible to create an atomic weapon, and he asked Roosevelt to fund research and experiment in atomic weapons A) No Change. B) Would tell. C) Told. D) Had told. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Told. 10. The English benchmark is: A) 22. B) 25. C) 23. D) 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 18. 11. Last year, we had an especially severe winter and despite our efforts to remove the snow, it had lain on the barn roof all season. A) Lay. B) Had layed. C) NO CHANGE. D) Had laid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lay. 12. The scandal caused a division ..... the fans. A) Between. B) Among. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Among. 13. Due to the fact that Chris did not want or desire to change his diet or exercise, he continued to gain weight. A) Due to the fact that Chris did not desire to be changing his diet or exercising,. B) NO CHANGE. C) Since Chris did not want or desire to change his diet or exercise,. D) Because Chris did not want to change his diet or exercise,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because Chris did not want to change his diet or exercise,. 14. Through yoga, I am able to release tensions that lodge in various parts of my body:the tight shoulders, the cramped legs, the belly that is in knots.$^{10}$ A) Knots within the belly. B) Aching within the stomach area. C) Knotted belly. D) No Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knotted belly. 15. The storm may ..... our travel plans. A) Effort. B) Effect. C) Affect. D) Effective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affect. 16. The founders of the United States selected the colors of the flag for their symbolism:white for the purity of the new nation's aspirations, red to stand for the blood shed gaining and keeping freedom, and blue for loyalty. A) Red that stands for the blood. B) Red for the blood. C) Red, the color of blood. D) Red like the blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red for the blood. 17. Despite being a very competent engineer, nervousness makes Robin perform poorly in job interviews. A) Robin performs poorly in job interviews because of nervousness. B) In job interviews, Robin performs poorly in job interviews. C) Nervousness is responsible for making Robin perform poorly. D) Robin's job interviews perform poorly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Robin performs poorly in job interviews because of nervousness. 18. My grandfather's immediate family came from Quebec; his distant relatives hailed from France. A) His relatives hailed from France distantly. B) His relatives hailing from distant France. C) NO CHANGE. D) Hailing more distant relatives from France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 19. I had created the Instagram post by next Tuesday. A) I have created the Instagram post by next Tuesday. B) NO CHANGE. C) I will create the Instagram post by next Tuesday. D) I had created the Instagram post by next Tuesday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I will create the Instagram post by next Tuesday. 20. The name Sudoku is derived from the phrase single number in the Japanese language. Nevertheless, its definition refers to the placement or allotment of a single number A) NO CHANGE. B) Specifically,. C) Ultimately,. D) Largely,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specifically,. 21. A simple sitting pose such as staff pose, for example, requires you to tighten and lengthen stomach, back, and arm muscles as you stretch you're$^{6 }$legs out in front of you and place your hands by your side. A) One's. B) No Change. C) These. D) Your. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Your. 22. I found this in the classroom, they told me it was Giselles. A) I found this in the classroom, they told me it was Giselle. B) I found this in the classroom, they told me it was Giselle's. C) I found this in the classroom, they told me it was Giselles'. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I found this in the classroom, they told me it was Giselle's. 23. Which detail would be relevant to this main idea? Amelia Earhart is famous for being the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. A) She was able to cross the Atlantic Ocean in only 21 hours. B) She disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean. C) She went to the Iowa State Fair and saw a plane for the first time. D) She first became a nurse and then a social worker before becoming a pilot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was able to cross the Atlantic Ocean in only 21 hours. 24. Equipment for both kinds of kayaks are similar A) NO CHANGE. B) Was. C) Is. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 25. This % of the time OMIT is the correct answer on the English Test. A) 50%. B) 20%. C) 25%. D) 40%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 50%. 26. One of the most famous novels of all time, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, marked not only the high point of a young woman's literary career. But also the eginning of a brand-new genre of literature being science fiction.$^{3}$ A) Literature (science fiction). B) No Change. C) Literature, that was, science fiction. D) Literature:science fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Literature:science fiction. 27. Flowers hang from the cast iron railing, and water droplets had dripped off the petals. A) Dripped. B) Could have dripped. C) Drip. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drip. 28. If you don't curtail your spending, you'll be broke in no time at all! Which word is a synonym of "curtail" ? A) Buy. B) Bring. C) Reduce. D) Follow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduce. 29. #48 Choose the best option A) Figure. B) Role. C) Taker. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Figure. 30. Knowing how many questions each section has and how many minutes you're allowed per section is important for setting a ..... A) Theme. B) Trap. C) Pace. D) Record. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pace. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAct English Practice Quiz 1Act English Practice Quiz 2Act English Practice Quiz 3Act English Practice Quiz 4Act English Practice Quiz 5Act English Practice Quiz 6Act English Practice Quiz 7Act English Practice Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books