Act English Practice Quiz 6 (60 MCQs)

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1. He said your going to Kim's house.
2. I grew up next to the Pacific Ocean, where, it was common to see people fishing for crabs on their piers.
3. The writer is considering adding the following sentence to the essay:Before modern medicine, however, such an occurrence was often interpreted as magic or witchcraft. If the sentence were added, it would most logically be placed at Point:
4. Once called Siam, this exotic Asian country is now known as Thailand.
5. You can check where our cafeteria is on the map. She can also guide you in the right direction.
6. No matter where you go, the Internet is following you. Almost every portable device is being made with an Internet connection. Most new TVs and many other appliances come with Internet connections as well. The Internet is truly ubiquitous. If something is ubiquitous, .....
7. Our outdoor party quickly went inside when news of the approaching tornado was received by us.
8. When pacing yourself through the Reading portion of the ACT, how much time should you give yourself per passage?
9. In addition to capturing many public personages on film, Withers also photographed:waitresses, church congregations, and Little League baseball games.
10. (13) not to make money.
11. My aunt said that she would have checked with my parents, who each agreed that if I wanted to take responsibility for Rosie, I could take her home with me.
12. When all the votes are in and are counted, it alone will decide the next governor of this fine state.
13. It isn't my fault she wasn't prepared. I told her she would need her notes to!
14. Which of the following words is an antonym for "optimistic" ?
15. Scientists have collected them from the Yellowstone National Park's thermal pools, the park abounding with geysers like Old Faithful, and from radioactive rock deep within South African gold mines.
16. What is the function of transitional words like 'However' in a sentence?
17. Her personality was bright and exquisite.
18. #11 For the sake of the logic and coherence of this paragraph, Sentence 3 should be placed
19. One of the dogs ..... barking loudly.
20. In the sentence 'The number of applicants have increased significantly this year, ' what is the primary issue with subject-verb agreement?
21. "The boy in the kayak, " whispered Sue "is the new football captain."
22. Many small boats from Connecticut visited his ship, some historians believe those boats returned home laden with gold, jewels, silver and fine cloth.
23. As a child growing up in two cultures, I found this contest a bit confusing. When I was in the fifth grade, was I ten or eleven years old?
24. Every year, the team ..... a charity event.
25. Only a few stars were visible last night; because there was a full moon.
26. You should read the entire passage before looking at the ACT English questions.
27. Which sentence correctly uses conjunctions to join two independent clauses?
28. He was a Scotsman anointed by New York's colonial governor and English nobility to lead a privateering voyage to, ironically, pursue pirates.
29. The dog lost ..... collar.
30. However, some local bikers thought both clubs were wrong, while claiming that they, in fact, deserved the title.
31. Which of the following sentences would provide the best conclusion to the passage?
32. Depending on the setting of the MODE bit, the chip can function as a normal CPU or as a numeric processor.
33. How does removing descriptive words like 'tiny' and 'disproportionately' affect a sentence?
34. The author wants to include the following statement in this paragraph:We expected it to save him a lot of time and effort.The most logical placement for this sentence would be:
35. The exciting smell really gets my blood pumping.
36. In all of his novels, Wells; like Shelley, $^{7}$ used scientific possibilities to analyze and often criticize his own society. The War of the Worlds, for example, is a thinly disguised attack on the British colonialism of his time.
37. He broke many, long-standing records, including those for runs batted in and extra-base hits, and even played in 2, 130 consecutive games!
38. One of today's most popular and well-known pop (a)
39. On the ACT, students are expected to know that authors should very/vary the types of sentences they use.
40. One of the most famous novels of all time, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, marked$^{1}$ not only the high point of a young woman's literary career.
41. How do writers use contrast to enhance their arguments?
42. Yet only one definition of the term truly lives up to its name:the Ironman Triathlon held annually in Hawaii.
43. "Surrounded by the ancient city of Rome, Vatican City is an independent nation on the west bank of the Tiber River."Given that all of the choices are true, which one best supports the sentence's claim about Vatican City's status as an independent nation?
44. Thus, he is well known and well liked, Withers often traveled with and photographed Martin Luther King, Jr., Medgar Evers, and James Meredith.
45. Read the following sentence:'Because the experiment failed repeatedly, the scientists decided to revise their hypothesis.' What type of sentence is this?
46. Which of the following sentences is an example of alliteration?
47. I went to Ms. Solis's room, our AP English Language teacher, before heading over to lunch.
48. ..... afraid of getting a ticket if the car is not moved.
49. What approach should you use when taking the English portion of the ACT?
50. Almost every orphaned child yearns to acquire the stability of a permanent family and brothers and sisters for enjoying companionship.
51. Readers of Paradise Lost have most commonly objected to the poems complicated sentence structure and unusual word choices.
52. Ample protection is required for them.
53. The teacher gave ..... feedback on the essay.
54. What is the difference between 'cash' and 'cash, but'?
55. Oddly enough, I don't remember keeping or eating the crabs, boiled, fried, or steamed that we caught that day.
56. Which sentence correctly handles subject-verb agreement with a collective noun?
57. After the devastating hurricane, the Red Cross offered food and medical aid to the Mexican government, and they accepted.
58. Everyone should have a dream that they can strive for, even if it sometimes seems impossible to achieve it.
59. The lifeguards at the YMCA store most of the pool equipment in the inventory room underground.
60. The number of students in the program ..... increasing each year.