This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English Practice – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Practice Quiz 20 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does it mean to 'support a claim' in writing? A) Stating a claim without any justification. B) Providing a summary of the main points in the writing. C) Offering personal opinions without evidence. D) Providing evidence, examples, or reasoning that validates the assertion made in the writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Providing evidence, examples, or reasoning that validates the assertion made in the writing. 2. Which of the following sentences is an example of personification? A) The leaves danced in the wind. B) The sun set in the west. C) The stars shone brightly. D) The cat sat on the mat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The leaves danced in the wind. 3. I laughed when I saw my neighbor, Mr. Bean, yelling at people in his long underwear in the street. A) In his long underwear, yelling at people in the street. B) Yelling at people in the street in his long underwear. C) Yelling at people, in his long underwear, in the street. D) Yelling in the street at people, in his long underwear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In his long underwear, yelling at people in the street. 4. Diego Rivera painted large frescoes that appeared on the outsize of walls of the buildings in Mexico City, in plain sight of any passerby. In the 1920s, River practiced the art of painting these murals done on fresh plaster. A) Influenced. B) Revived. C) Engaged in. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revived. 5. The lunch menu is established at the beginning of the year by the school district. A) At the beginning of the year, the lunch menu is established by the school district. B) The lunch menu, by the school district, is established at the beginning of the year. C) NO CHANGE. D) The school district establishes the lunch menu at the beginning of the year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The school district establishes the lunch menu at the beginning of the year. 6. ANSWER TO #45ASK:Does this essay highlight the contributions a single artist can make to a particular art form? A) D. B) A. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) B. 7. About what percentage is NO CHANGE correct on the ACT? A) About 15%. B) About 20%. C) About 10%. D) About 5%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About 20%. 8. How can the removal of a contrast in a sentence change its meaning? A) It can make the statement more straightforward and easier to understand. B) Removing a contrast can lead to a loss of nuance, making the statement less clear and potentially misleading. C) It has no effect on the meaning of the sentence at all. D) It can enhance the clarity of the statement by simplifying it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Removing a contrast can lead to a loss of nuance, making the statement less clear and potentially misleading. 9. Although Milton differed from his immediate peers by refusing to use rhyme, his loudest critics came later, starting in the 18th century. A) Although, Milton, differed. B) No change. C) Although, Milton differed. D) Although Milton differed,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No change. 10. Intricate mosaics-enormous "paintings" fashioned from millions of tiny cut stones of various colors-lining each of the basilica's several smaller domes.Choose the best answer. A) Lines. B) NO CHANGE. C) That line. D) Line. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Line. 11. 50 Cent's company, G-Unit Inc., invested heavily in a company called H & H Imports; the company distributes 50 Cent's headphones. A) H & H Imports the company. B) H & H Imports, the company. C) H & H Imports, but the company. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 12. Her initial fatigue and exhaustion turned into exhiliration as she moved through water that was clearer and bluer than any she'd swum in before. A) Exhaustion that left her feeling fatigued. B) NO CHANGE. C) Exhausting fatigue. D) Exhaustion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Exhaustion. 13. Julie added vegetables to the stew; and then it simmered for twenty minutes before she served it. A) Stew, and then she allowed it to simmer. B) Stew, simmered it. C) Stew, before it simmered. D) Stew it simmered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stew, and then she allowed it to simmer. 14. The audience at Taylor Swift's concert laughed at whoever/whomever yelled out "Swifties Rule!" A) Whoever. B) Whomever. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whoever. 15. The stock was only trading at ten cents a share, when it comes to stocks, that's usually a bad sign. A) NO CHANGE. B) Share; when. C) Share when. D) Share for when. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Share; when. 16. There are lush plants and trees of every shade of green, while beautiful tropical flowers ..... in red, pink, purple, and yellow. A) Bloom. B) Will bloom. C) Blooming. D) Bloomed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bloom. 17. Wandering through the park, we came across a larger and, possibly dangerous wild dog. A) NO CHANGE. B) A large, and possibly dangerous, wild dog. C) A large and possibly dangerous, wild. D) A large and possibly dangerous wild,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A large, and possibly dangerous, wild dog. 18. Upon his return to the New World, Kidd learned that he was an accused pirate with a price on his head. A) To the New World Kidd. B) To the New World, Kidd,. C) , to the New World, Kidd. D) No Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No Change. 19. Snowflakes begin to form when water in the atmosphere freezes it causes the water molecules to bond into a hexagonal shape. A) Freezes, causing. B) Freezes, this causes. C) Freezes, it causes. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Freezes, causing. 20. Prehistoric dragonflies had wings that measured among/between one and two feet long. A) Between. B) Among. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Between. 21. The badger, a shy animal makes friends with a coyote. A) A shy animal,. B) Sometimes, makes. C) No error. D) Friends, with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A shy animal,. 22. What are the 4 required tests for the ACT? A) English, Math, Reading, Science. B) Science, Math, Reading, Writing. C) Math, Art, Reading, English. D) Math, Writing, Social Studies, English. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) English, Math, Reading, Science. 23. Choose the sentence that correctly demonstrates subject-verb agreement with an indefinite pronoun. A) Everyone in the class have finished their project. B) Everyone in the class were finished their project. C) Everyone in the class are finished their project. D) Everyone in the class has finished their project. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Everyone in the class has finished their project. 24. Mrs. Zervoudakis, our next-door neighbor for many years never shared in the recipe for her delicious baklava, preferring to keep it a family secret ..... A) NO CHANGE. B) Neighbor, for many years. C) Neighbor for many years,. D) Neighbor, for many years,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neighbor for many years,. 25. Which sentence incorrectly uses a semicolon? A) The recipe calls for flour, sugar, and eggs; these are essential ingredients. B) The meeting ended early; because everyone agreed on the decision. C) The presentation was well-organized; the audience responded positively. D) She completed her work; however, she forgot to submit it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The meeting ended early; because everyone agreed on the decision. 26. These tensions did not lead to an actual war between the world powers, which might have had disastrous results. Instead, they were the cause of years of political, economic, and diplomatic$^{10}$ conflict:the Cold War. A) No Change. B) Political, economic and diplomatic. C) Political, economic, and diplomatical. D) Political, economic, and diplomacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No Change. 27. That's the nickname I gave my motorized wheelchair.If the writer were to delete this sentence, the essay would primarily lose: A) A reason why the narrator is in the forest. B) A detail important for understanding the essay. C) A contrast to the lighthearted tone of the essay. D) Nothing at all; this information is irrelevant to the essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A detail important for understanding the essay. 28. #46 Choose the best option A) Modernist painter, Oscar Howe. B) NO CHANGE. C) Modernist painter Oscar Howe. D) Modernist, painter Oscar Howe,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modernist painter Oscar Howe. 29. I told her I needed my backpack, shoes and wallet. A) NO CHANGE. B) I told her I needed my backpack shoes and wallet. C) I told her I needed my backpack, shoes, and wallet. D) I told her I needed my backpack, shoes and wallet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I told her I needed my backpack, shoes, and wallet. 30. If you have ever entered a contest of any sort-you are aware of the documentation, exclusions, and earnings. A) NO CHANGE. B) Sort, you. C) Sort; you. D) Sort you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sort, you. ← 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