Act English Practice Quiz 5 (30 MCQs)

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1. Franco Corelli, revered by opera lovers, appeared regularly with the Metropolitan Opera between 1961 and 1975.
2. The aging movie star was particular about her appearance and was as particularly engaging as ever when she looked her best.
3. The scientist is living ..... a group of native people.
4. As a mother, a wife, and besides being a brilliant engineer, she proved that a woman need not limit her horizons.
5. What should you do after selecting an answer?
6. Which sentence is a fragment (dependent clause)?
7. Chemical engineers refine petroleum to produce gasoline, to fabricate plastic materials engineers they alter petroleum, and organic chemists utilize petroleum reagents to synthesize pharmaceuticals.
8. Captain William Kidd an infamous pirate is one of the most enigmatic figures in buccaneer history.
9. 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$^{2}$ also the beginning of a brand-new genre of literature being science fiction.
10. ACT (American College Test) is trying to make sure you are college ready. What does it mean to be "college ready" according to ACT?
11. The new park project for underprivileged children began in the spring, but will not be completed until late November.
12. (7) dumb.(Which of the following word choices would be mostacceptable, considering the style and tone of the passage?)
13. Softened by the boiling water, Ramona mashed the potatoes.
14. Winning the lottery twice is as rare as a person getting hit by lightning three times in a row.
15. Many people go to the movies to escape reality, but my best friend and me go to be entertained.
16. Answer to #11Look at the numbers in [ ] for the paragraph with 11 in a box
17. I was told to bring a bag of hot cheetos, a large serving of fruit, and a variety of sodas.
18. Why is it important to choose the right transitional phrase?
19. In the sentence 'The data suggests that multiple factors influences consumer behavior, ' what correction is needed?
20. Assuming that all are true, which of the following replacements for "inventory" would be most appropriate in context?
21. He then wrote an enthusiastic article for Strand Magazine, being the place in which most of his Sherlock Holmes stories had first appeared, and later wrote a book on the subject titled The Book of the Fairies.
22. Marsha is really an introvert. When I took her to Jason's party, she sat in a corner without speaking to anyone. All she did was eat most of the snacks. The only reason she hangs out with me is because I never try to force her to be sociable. She would never forgive me if I introduced her to anyone.An introvert is usually .....
23. Be aware of the ACT's classic questions that involve subject-verb agreement issues, like in this sentence:The commissioner, along with his 20 staff members, run a tight campaign against the incumbent.
24. In 2009, Libbrecht and Arnold's experiments revealed that triangular snowflakes begin with the same process of chemical bonding and forms a hexagonal shape.
25. In the United States, we can vote and will be able to sign contracts legally at the age of 18.
26. In 1946, British mathematician, Alan Turing presented a paper on what is now regarded as the first stored-program computer.
27. We are out of yearbooks at this time; however; we will have another shipment soon.
28. I ride this trail nearly every day-not on a bike, but on "Luigi." That's the nickname i gave my motorized wheelchair.
29. It slithers through the forest like a snake curving, and bending along the banks of the river.
30. Best word:Acclimatization is/are the process of adapting after repeated exposure to an environment.