This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English Practice – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Practice Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The human body generally falls into a routine of sleeping and waking; that is, regular changes in body temperature, breathing, and digestion. A) Waking, during which. B) Waking regular. C) NO CHANGE. D) Waking. Regular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waking, during which. 2. Which of the following sentences is an example of a compound-complex sentence? A) Although it was raining, we went for a walk, and we enjoyed it. B) She likes to read, and he likes to write. C) The cat meowed, and the dog barked. D) The sun set in the west. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Although it was raining, we went for a walk, and we enjoyed it. 3. Early scientists also recognized the singularity of the platypus, and some even refuse to believe that such a creature could exist. A) Refusing. B) Refuses. C) Refused. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Refused. 4. "The Vatican Museums house (a) paintings, sculptures, pieces of jewelry, and tapestries, as well as the world's most extensive collections of ancient manuscripts."Given that all of the choices are true, which one best emphasizes the extent and worth of the museums' holdings? A) A. thousands of invaluable. B) A great many valuable. C) Numerous important. D) A group of precious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. thousands of invaluable. 5. His opinion will ..... my decision. A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 6. When the car hit the curb, ..... tire burst. A) Its. B) Their. C) There. D) It's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 7. He was a man who's eternal optimism and good spirit lived on as a legacy of hope and kindness for fans everywhere. A) Man, who's. B) Man who. C) Man whose. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Man whose. 8. Given that all the choices are accurate, which one best uses a comparison to emphasize that the weather on Mount Washington can be extreme? A) Has an average midwinter temperature of 5 degrees Fahrenheit. B) Has weather that rivals that of Antarctica. C) Is much colder at the summit than at the base of the mountain. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has weather that rivals that of Antarctica. 9. My trips' with my grandmother made me feel as if I were with George Washington at Valley Forge, where the Revolutionary Army endured a brutal winter. A) Trip's. B) Trips,. C) NO CHANGE. D) Trips. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trips. 10. If a scorpion happens to sting you, please don't use my sister's example. A) Stung. B) NO CHANGE. C) Happen to sting. D) Happened to sting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 11. Rapper 50 Cent's name may imply that he's low on cash; but his fans know otherwise. A) NO CHANGE. B) Cash and. C) Cash, but. D) Cash but;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cash, but. 12. Which sentence correctly uses commas to set off a nonrestrictive clause? A) My sister who is a nurse, works at the city hospital. B) My sister who is a nurse works at the city hospital. C) My sister, who is a nurse works at the city hospital. D) My sister, who is a nurse, works at the city hospital. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My sister, who is a nurse, works at the city hospital. 13. There is nothing better then waking up to the smell of freshly-brewed coffee. A) Better to. B) No Change. C) Better. D) Better than. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Better than. 14. The teacher, along with her students, ..... attending the assembly. A) Is. B) Were. C) Have been. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is. 15. You 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." A) They require ample protection. B) Ample protection for them had been required. C) It requires ample protection. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They require ample protection. 16. While the pace of change dur-ing the Industrial Revolution was indeed very rapid, the Industrial Revolution itself stretched over a rather long period of time-from the middle of the eighteenth century in the 1700s$^{2}$$^{ }$through World War I (1914). A) From the mid-1700s. B) From the middle of the century eighteen. C) No Change. D) Beginning in the middle of the 1700s, around 1750,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From the mid-1700s. 17. Which choice most effectively emphasizes the complexity of the paper sculptures? A) NO CHANGE. B) Impressively. C) Terrifically. D) Superbly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 18. After several attempts to call, Doug still couldn't get through the line was always busy. A) Get through, the line was. B) Get through although the line was. C) Get through, and the line was. D) Get through because the line was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Get through because the line was. 19. How does global warming affect/effect our daily lives? A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 20. The clouds part gradually the rain puddles on the sidewalk become bright, reflecting the sun like mirrors. A) NO CHANGE. B) Part, and gradually. C) Parting gradually. D) Part, gradually,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Part, and gradually. 21. St. Peter's Basilica, the largest cathedral in the Northern Hemisphere, is remarkable. Built upon second-century (a) St. Peter's features a dome designed by the artist and architect Michelangelo. A) Foundations;. B) Foundations:. C) Foundations. D) A. foundations,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. foundations,. 22. Painting the trees onto the canvas, the wind blew hard that day. A) Painting the trees onto the canvas; the wind blew hard that day. B) NO CHANGE. C) Painting the trees onto the canvas, she watched the wind blow. D) Painting the trees onto the canvas, the wind blew. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Painting the trees onto the canvas, she watched the wind blow. 23. I'm still parked out by the lake-the one by Santa Fe. A) I'm still parked out by the lake the one by Santa Fe. B) I'm still parked out by the lake. The one by Santa Fe. C) I'm still parked out by the lake; the one by Santa Fe. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 24. Two hundred people were standing in line for tickets when the booth opened; then, only 30 people were left. A) J. more. B) H. later. C) G. before. D) F. NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) H. later. 25. "Scholars often probe the museums' archives of early written works for insights into lives led long ago."Choose the best answer. A) Check out. B) NO CHANGE. C) Pry. D) Grab an eyeful of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 26. Because I rely on my calculator so often, I had forgotten how to do long division. A) I have forgotten how. B) I forget how. C) I forgot how. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I forget how. 27. However, on the day of Gehrig's retirement from baseball, he delivered one of the most famous speeches of the time. A) NO CHANGE. B) Gehrigs retirement. C) Gehrig's retirement,. D) Gehrigs' retirement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 28. Each of the answers ..... checked carefully. A) Have been. B) Were. C) Is. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 29. Identify the sentence with correct sentence structure that avoids a run-on sentence. A) She loves to read she goes to the library every week. B) She loves to read. She goes to the library every week. C) She loves to read, she goes to the library every week. D) She loves to read; she goes to the library every week. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She loves to read; she goes to the library every week. 30. She usually ..... to school, but today she rode the bus. A) Walks. B) Walked. C) Has walked. D) Is walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walks. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAct English Practice Quiz 1Act English Practice Quiz 3Act English Practice Quiz 4Act English Practice Quiz 5Act English Practice Quiz 6Act English Practice Quiz 7Act English Practice Quiz 8Act English Practice Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books