This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English Practice – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Practice Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Hollows, the final installation, has A) Hollows (the final instillation) has. B) Hollows, the final instillation has. C) No change. D) Hollows the final instillation, has. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No change. 2. Usually, you can get a lot of scholarship money if you get a ..... (or above) on the ACT. A) 30. B) 28. C) 23. D) 25. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 28. 3. To build a successful corporate culture requires time, money, and to have an organization; without these, it is almost impossible to flourish in today's hypercompetitive market. A) NO CHANGE. B) To be organized;. C) To have organization;. D) Organization;. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Organization;. 4. Identify the sentence with correct sentence structure involving an introductory phrase. A) Without knowing the truth, she made the decision. B) She made the decision, without knowing the truth. C) Without knowing the truth, the decision was made. D) The decision was made, without knowing the truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Without knowing the truth, she made the decision. 5. Eager to pray on pests like mosquitoes and wasps, Edith is glad to see dragonflies flying around. A) NO CHANGE. B) , and Edith welcomes them gladly. C) Dragonflies are a welcome sight to Edith. D) Edith gladly sees the dragonflies flying around. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dragonflies are a welcome sight to Edith. 6. What is the importance of context in understanding a sentence? A) Context provides background information that helps readers interpret the meaning and significance of the sentence accurately. B) Context is irrelevant to understanding a sentence. C) Context only confuses the reader and makes interpretation harder. D) Context is only important in literary analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Context provides background information that helps readers interpret the meaning and significance of the sentence accurately. 7. #5 Given that all the choices are true, which one provides the best opening to this paragraph? A) NO CHANGE. B) I remember being late for a doctor's appointment one day. C) My grandmother lived with us, and as a result she and I became close over the years. D) My son asks me about my grandmother, whom he never met. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 8. This problem is ..... difficult than the last one. A) Most. B) Very. C) More. D) Much. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More. 9. It was a vibrant enthusiastic festival. A) NO CHANGE. B) Vibrant, enthusiastic. C) Vibrant enthusiasticly. D) Vibrantly enthusiastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vibrant, enthusiastic. 10. The army stationed near armadillos drill/drills for 4 hours a day. A) Drill. B) Drills. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drill. 11. #55 Choose the best option A) Was. B) Were. C) NO CHANGE. D) Has been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 12. State, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois A) NO CHANGE. B) State; Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. C) State; Ohio, and Indiana, and Illinois. D) State-Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) State; Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. 13. Then there is the effect of butter on gluten, the web of interconnected proteins that makes cookies crispier when they are baked. A) On gluten; the web of interconnected proteins. B) No change. C) On gluten. The web of interconnected proteins. D) On gluten the web of interconnected proteins. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No change. 14. A number of students ..... missing from class today. A) Has been. B) Are. C) Was. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 15. He liked to play music, writing poetry, and to create posts for his blog. A) NO CHANGE. B) He liked to play music, to write poetry, and to create posts for his blog. C) He liked playing music, writing poetry, and to create posts for his blog. D) He liked playing music, writing poetry, and creating posts for his blog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He liked playing music, writing poetry, and creating posts for his blog. 16. Fewer of the interviewees were wearing ties than we'd expected. A) No Change. B) Less. C) Far fewer. D) Far less. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No Change. 17. #59 The writer is considering adding the following sentence to the essay: "Eight years later, the museum awarded Howe the Waite Phillips Trophy for Outstanding Contribution to American Indian Art." If the writer were to add this sentence, it would most logically be placed at: A) Point D in Paragraph 4. B) Point B in Paragraph 2. C) Point A in Paragraph 2. D) Point C in Paragraph 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Point C in Paragraph 4. 18. The students were ..... late for the bus. A) All ready. B) Already. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Already. 19. The effect/affect of watching too much tv is eyestrain. A) Effect. B) Affect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effect. 20. President Harry Truman and others claimed at the time that dropping the bomb was necessary to force Japan to surrender to$^{6}$ end World War II. Others argue that we used the bomb largely to show the Soviet Union that we were a superior world power. A) No Change. B) So to. C) So. D) And to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) And to. 21. Everyone forgot ..... backpack at home. A) His. B) Her. C) Their. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His. 22. What are the two type of questions in English? A) Grammar & Usage. B) Main Idea & Rhetorical. C) Root words & grammar. D) Grammar/usage & Rhetorical. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grammar/usage & Rhetorical. 23. ANSWER TO #43THINK:Which word seems to be different? A) C. B) B. C) A. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 24. ANSWER TO #15ASK:Does this tell about a personal experience with "Miami time?" A) A. B) C. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 25. The list of rules ..... posted on the wall. A) Are. B) Have been. C) Were. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 26. Unlike other birds, penguins are limited in that they cannot truly fly. A) Has true flight ability. B) Aren't truly fly. C) Is able to truly fly. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 27. Tales of treasures yet unfound and the supernatural beings that watch over them-are told and retold by those who love bygone days of adventure. A) No change. B) Unfound, and the supernatural beings that watch over them-are. C) Unfound-and the supernatural beings that watch over them, are. D) Unfound-and the supernatural beings that watch over them-. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unfound-and the supernatural beings that watch over them-. 28. Passage 1You 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 that the original version is best, then choose "NO CHANGE." A) NO CHANGE. B) WAYS HE HAS A. C) WAYS HAVING A. D) WAYS, AND STILL HAS A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 29. Select the option that correctly fills in the blank."Each of the students ..... a book from the library." A) Are borrowing. B) Have borrowed. C) Were borrowing. D) Has borrowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has borrowed. 30. Freud posited$^{3}$ the notion that the mind is teeming with "psychic energy" and that our personality is shaped largely by the interactions of the levels of the mind. Among Freud's most important contributions to modern psychology and the contemporary understanding of the self is his theory of the unconscious. A) Positioned. B) Supposed. C) Deposited. D) No Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Positioned. 31. This was the first important step toward the Cold War. Next came the date that will live in history:August 6, 1945. The United States dropped an atomic bomb on a civilian, not military, target, Hiroshima, Japan.$^{4}$ A) Hiroshima, Japan. B) Hiroshima, Japan-a civilian, not military, target. C) No Change. D) A civilian target. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hiroshima, Japan-a civilian, not military, target. 32. Until she wrote the first book of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling was an impoverished single mother; she subsequently became one of the wealthiest individuals in the United Kingdom. A) By then. B) NO CHANGE. C) Always. D) Instead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 33. Select the sentence that correctly places the modifier to avoid ambiguity. A) On the way home, she saw a kitten riding her bike. B) She saw a kitten riding her bike on the way home. C) Riding her bike on the way home, she saw a kitten. D) She saw a kitten on the way home riding her bike. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Riding her bike on the way home, she saw a kitten. 34. While crossword puzzles seem to be the game of choice, they need only sit in an airport or doctor's office in any city to see how Sudoku is slowly overtaking the popular word game. A) Which need. B) NO CHANGE. C) It needs. D) One needs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) One needs. 35. Before the storm started, the sky ..... dark. A) Has turned. B) Was turning. C) Turns. D) Turned. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Turned. 36. On Thursday, we saw a car staring at the beach. A) On Thursday, we saw a beach staring at the car. B) NO CHANGE. C) On Thursday, we saw a car while staring at the beach. D) On Thursday, staring at the beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On Thursday, we saw a car while staring at the beach. 37. If you are stuck on a question should you guess or skip it and come back? A) Guess, bcause you are being timed and you need to hurry. B) Skip, because it is a hard question so it might be worth more points, so you need to double check. C) Guess, because all the questions are worth the same amount of points so you should spend more time on the easy questions. D) Skip, because you are tired and dont want to think about the question anymore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guess, because all the questions are worth the same amount of points so you should spend more time on the easy questions. 38. The principals of good sportsmanship demand that we cheer the achievements of both teams. A) Perceptions of good sportsmanship. B) Principals of best sportsmanship. C) NO CHANGE. D) Principles of good sportsmanship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Principles of good sportsmanship. 39. What should you examine in each answer choice? A) How it differs from the others. B) The length of the answer. C) The punctuation used. D) How it is phrased. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) How it differs from the others. 40. We couldn't visit you yesterday:I got super busy and then overslept. A) Yesterday. I got. B) NO CHANGE. C) Yesterday; I got. D) Yesterday, I got. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yesterday; I got. 41. The rare "triangular" snowflake, similarly, confounded scientists for years because it apparently defied the basic laws of chemistry. A) F. No change. B) G. for example,. C) H. additionally,. D) J. however,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. however,. 42. When you are simply guessing in any test subject, which bubble should you fill in? A) None of them, leave it blank. B) Pick a different answer choice for each guess. C) It doesn't matter which answer choice you pick as long as you use the same one each time you're guessing. D) B and only B-no exceptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It doesn't matter which answer choice you pick as long as you use the same one each time you're guessing. 43. Literary scholars of today have broadened their horizons, and are less likely to focus on style when they make claims about Milton. A) They are. B) He is. C) They were. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are. 44. I have turned in the essay that I had spent several weeks working on. A) I turned in the essay that I will have spent several weeks working on. B) NO CHANGE. C) I had turned in the essay that I have spent several weeks working on. D) I have turned in the essay that I have spent several weeks working on. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I have turned in the essay that I have spent several weeks working on. 45. His photos of Memphis's Beale Street jazz and blues musicians includes the likes of B.B. King, Aretha Franklin, and Elvis Presley. A) NO CHANGE. B) Including. C) Include. D) Does include. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Include. 46. What is the time limit for the ACT English Test? A) 30 minutes. B) 45 minutes. C) 60 minutes. D) 75 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 45 minutes. 47. For this reason, Sudoku should have been played using a pencil with a good eraser. A) NO CHANGE. B) Should of been. C) Should be. D) Should being. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should be. 48. An adults/adult's system of organization for a closet can vary wildly. A) Adults. B) Adult's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adult's. 49. Evidence, and also A) NO CHANGE. B) Evidence, but also. C) Evidence and additionally. D) Evidence and. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evidence and. 50. Every pale tomato slice, wilted pickle, and brown lettuce leaf costs an extra 25 cents at Bernie's Burger Emporium. A) Cost. B) Had cost. C) NO CHANGE. D) Costed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 51. Every Halloween we look forward to handing out candy to trick-or-treaters. We usually get about twenty to thirty visitors, but I remember that for a year we only got a handful. A) F. NO CHANGE. B) G. year in and year out. C) H. yearly. D) J. one year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. one year. 52. Haller took that to heart, and at the end of the day, he had became the first Ironman champion in history. A) Become. B) Becamed. C) Became. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Became. 53. Always have a panic strategy in place. If you are not sure which answer is right, try to A) Mark the smartest sounding answer. B) Just mark A or D. C) Mark the longest answer. D) Mark out the ones you know are wrong before selecting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mark out the ones you know are wrong before selecting. 54. What role do conjunctions play in sentence structure? A) Conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses, helping to create complex sentences and clarify relationships between ideas. B) Conjunctions are used to end sentences and indicate a pause. C) Conjunctions replace nouns and pronouns in a sentence. D) Conjunctions are used to express strong emotions and feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses, helping to create complex sentences and clarify relationships between ideas. 55. Answer to #7This is a perfect example of shorter is better! A) C. B) A. C) D. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. 56. Today a man knocked on my door and asked for a small donation towards the local swimming pool; I gave him a glass of water. A) Pool:I. B) Pool, I. C) Pool-I. D) No Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No Change. 57. Artie made his living working alternately as a painter and he was a delivery driver. A) As well. B) NO CHANGE. C) As. D) Being. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As. 58. Given that all are true, which of the following provides the most logical conclusion for this sentence? A) NO CHANGE. B) They're much faster. C) They use much more fuel than regular aircraft. D) They're rarely visible because they fly above the cloud cover. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 59. He ran ..... than anyone else on the team. A) More fast. B) Most fast. C) Faster. D) Fastest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Faster. 60. I'm not sure how to get there, let's get directions. A) I'm not sure how to get there. Let's get directions. B) I'm not sure how to get there; let's get directions. C) I'm not sure how to get there:let's get directions. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'm not sure how to get there; let's get directions. ← 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 6Act English Practice Quiz 7Act English Practice Quiz 8Act English Practice Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books