This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English Practice – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Practice Quiz 7 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. FANBOYS are used as A) Sentence markers. B) A superhero nickname. C) I'm not sure. D) Coordinating conjunctions in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coordinating conjunctions in a sentence. 2. At the beginning of the teacher's strike, it appeared as though the Board of Education was not willing to negotiate with the teachers union. But the Board of Education next gave in to the strikers' demands for higher wages and gave them a five percent salary increase. A) NO CHANGE. B) First. C) Eventually. D) Occasionally. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eventually. 3. Although the United States and the USSR were officially allies, tension$^{7}$between the two countries were already high. A) No Change. B) A tension. C) The tension. D) Tensions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tensions. 4. For a person to try and to be failed is no shame, but to fear the endeavor is tragic. A) NO CHANGE. B) To fail. C) Failing. D) For failing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To fail. 5. I was on a boat across the harbor from Rhode Island that weekend, wedged between my parents and sitting on a hard bench. A) Will be. B) Is. C) NO CHANGE. D) Would have been sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 6. Which word is a synonym for "abundant" ? A) Insufficient. B) Rare. C) Plentiful. D) Scarce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plentiful. 7. Apostrophes:Plural Vs. PossessiveWhich sentence states the mother has more than one boy? A) The boy's mother. B) The boys mother. C) The boys' mother. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The boys' mother. 8. Questions marks, exclamation marks, parenthesis, and dashes are often A) Asked in the grammar sections. B) Used incorrectly. C) Placed in quotations correctly. D) Not tested on the ACT. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not tested on the ACT. 9. For centuries, fireworks came in only two colors, amber and silver, the colors emitted by burning black powder. What should be done with the RED portion? A) No change. B) Colors amber and silver. C) Colors, amber and silver. D) Colors, amber, and silver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No change. 10. Last summer, we ..... to the mountains. A) Travel. B) Have traveled. C) Are traveling. D) Traveled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Traveled. 11. It's more important to be able to critically think than to just memorize. A) NO CHANGE. B) Its more important to be able to critically think than to just memorize. C) It's most important to be able to critically think than to just memorize. D) It's more important to be able to critically think then to just memorize. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 12. The kids playing in the street and the dogs wandered without collars in my aunt's neighborhood made me very uneasy. A) NO CHANGE. B) Wandering. C) Were wandering. D) DELETE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wandering. 13. Which of the following sentences contains an oxymoron? A) The silence was deafening. B) The stars shone brightly. C) The river flowed gently. D) The mountain was tall and majestic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The silence was deafening. 14. Today, science fiction writers around the world continue to explore possibilities-possibilities that are fast becoming realities. Much of what science fiction writers only dreamed of a century ago, such as cloning and space travel, have$^{9}$ already come to pass A) Has. B) Would. C) No Change. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has. 15. On November 19, 1929 Admiral Richard E. Byrd flew the Floyd Bennett to the base of the Queen Maud mountains. A) Base, of. B) The, Queen. C) 1929,. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1929,. 16. My cousin has moved to 56 Central Street Narragansett, Rhode Island 02882. A) 56, Central. B) No error. C) Central Street,. D) Has moved,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Central Street,. 17. He ..... the book three times already. A) Has read. B) Was reading. C) Reads. D) Read. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has read. 18. My friend Kenneth and my friend, Pri'ana, will be joining us at the party tonight. A) NO CHANGE. B) My friend Pri'ana will be,. C) My friend, Pri'ana will be. D) My friend Pri'ana will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My friend Pri'ana will be. 19. When the warden agreed to us that the prisoner should be released, we were pleased to accept the invitation to the parole hearing. A) Agreed at us. B) NO CHANGE. C) Agreed on us. D) Agreed with us. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agreed with us. 20. For many years Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, was the tallest building in the world. Sometimes, it is not even in the top ten. A) J. Today. B) G. In time. C) F. NO CHANGE. D) H. At last. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) J. Today. 21. Which choice would best express the narrator's positive reaction to speaking with Joan and the narrator's fondness for her friend? (48) A) No change. B) She said that she would rearrange her schedule so that we could meet. C) She told me that she immediately recognized my voice. D) Her quick words and the sound of her laugh surprised me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No change. 22. Most people faced with such daunting news would of withdrawn from society and mourned their fates. A) Of withdrew. B) NO CHANGE. C) Have withdrew. D) Have withdrawn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have withdrawn. 23. Mary studied faraway places. She covered her bedroom walls with pictures of famous sites.Which of the following would NOT be acceptable: A) Places and. B) Places that. C) Places;she. D) Places, so she. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Places that. 24. When storyteller Mary Carter Smith practices her art and everybody listens. A) Smith, practices her art. B) Smith practices her art,. C) Smith, practices her art,. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smith practices her art,. 25. When your plan brings us great wealth, you will be rewarded for your sagacity. A) Huge appetite for herbs. B) Good looks. C) Foresight. D) Mistakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foresight. 26. After you have spent ..... on a questions, just guess and move on (but mark it in the booklet and come back to it if time permits). A) 45 seconds. B) 1 minute. C) 15 seconds. D) 30 seconds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 30 seconds. 27. In that letter, Einstein tells$^{2}$ Roosevelt that it was possible to create an atomic weapon, and he asked Roosevelt to fund research and experiment in atomic weapons A) Would tell. B) Had told. C) Told. D) No Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Told. 28. The English benchmark is: A) 18. B) 23. C) 25. D) 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 18. 29. Last year, we had an especially severe winter and despite our efforts to remove the snow, it had lain on the barn roof all season. A) Lay. B) NO CHANGE. C) Had layed. D) Had laid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lay. 30. The scandal caused a division ..... the fans. A) Between. B) Among. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Among. 31. Due to the fact that Chris did not want or desire to change his diet or exercise, he continued to gain weight. A) Due to the fact that Chris did not desire to be changing his diet or exercising,. B) Because Chris did not want to change his diet or exercise,. C) NO CHANGE. D) Since Chris did not want or desire to change his diet or exercise,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because Chris did not want to change his diet or exercise,. 32. Through yoga, I am able to release tensions that lodge in various parts of my body:the tight shoulders, the cramped legs, the belly that is in knots.$^{10}$ A) No Change. B) Knots within the belly. C) Aching within the stomach area. D) Knotted belly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Knotted belly. 33. The storm may ..... our travel plans. A) Effort. B) Affect. C) Effective. D) Effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect. 34. The founders of the United States selected the colors of the flag for their symbolism:white for the purity of the new nation's aspirations, red to stand for the blood shed gaining and keeping freedom, and blue for loyalty. A) Red that stands for the blood. B) Red for the blood. C) Red, the color of blood. D) Red like the blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red for the blood. 35. Despite being a very competent engineer, nervousness makes Robin perform poorly in job interviews. A) Robin performs poorly in job interviews because of nervousness. B) In job interviews, Robin performs poorly in job interviews. C) Robin's job interviews perform poorly. D) Nervousness is responsible for making Robin perform poorly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Robin performs poorly in job interviews because of nervousness. 36. My grandfather's immediate family came from Quebec; his distant relatives hailed from France. A) His relatives hailed from France distantly. B) His relatives hailing from distant France. C) NO CHANGE. D) Hailing more distant relatives from France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 37. I had created the Instagram post by next Tuesday. A) I have created the Instagram post by next Tuesday. B) I had created the Instagram post by next Tuesday. C) NO CHANGE. D) I will create the Instagram post by next Tuesday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I will create the Instagram post by next Tuesday. 38. The name Sudoku is derived from the phrase single number in the Japanese language. Nevertheless, its definition refers to the placement or allotment of a single number A) NO CHANGE. B) Specifically,. C) Ultimately,. D) Largely,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specifically,. 39. A simple sitting pose such as staff pose, for example, requires you to tighten and lengthen stomach, back, and arm muscles as you stretch you're$^{6 }$legs out in front of you and place your hands by your side. A) Your. B) These. C) One's. D) No Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your. 40. I found this in the classroom, they told me it was Giselles. A) I found this in the classroom, they told me it was Giselles'. B) I found this in the classroom, they told me it was Giselle's. C) NO CHANGE. D) I found this in the classroom, they told me it was Giselle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I found this in the classroom, they told me it was Giselle's. 41. Which detail would be relevant to this main idea? Amelia Earhart is famous for being the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. A) She was able to cross the Atlantic Ocean in only 21 hours. B) She disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean. C) She went to the Iowa State Fair and saw a plane for the first time. D) She first became a nurse and then a social worker before becoming a pilot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was able to cross the Atlantic Ocean in only 21 hours. 42. Equipment for both kinds of kayaks are similar A) Was. B) Were. C) NO CHANGE. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 43. This % of the time OMIT is the correct answer on the English Test. A) 20%. B) 40%. C) 25%. D) 50%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 50%. 44. 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 also the eginning of a brand-new genre of literature being science fiction.$^{3}$ A) Literature:science fiction. B) Literature, that was, science fiction. C) Literature (science fiction). D) No Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Literature:science fiction. 45. Flowers hang from the cast iron railing, and water droplets had dripped off the petals. A) Drip. B) NO CHANGE. C) Could have dripped. D) Dripped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drip. 46. If you don't curtail your spending, you'll be broke in no time at all! Which word is a synonym of "curtail" ? A) Reduce. B) Buy. C) Bring. D) Follow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reduce. 47. #48 Choose the best option A) Figure. B) Role. C) NO CHANGE. D) Taker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Figure. 48. Knowing how many questions each section has and how many minutes you're allowed per section is important for setting a ..... A) Record. B) Theme. C) Trap. D) Pace. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pace. 49. Answer to #2Hint:glimpse into the grandmother's interests A) J. B) H. C) F. D) G. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) F. 50. What is the primary function of a subordinating conjunction in a complex sentence? A) To eliminate the need for proper punctuation. B) To show the relationship between a dependent clause and an independent clause. C) To connect two independent clauses of equal importance. D) To replace a comma in a compound sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To show the relationship between a dependent clause and an independent clause. 51. The word founded most closely means A) Created. B) Discovered. C) Equipped. D) Realized. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Created. 52. What does the phrase 'cash, but' imply in a sentence? A) It introduces a contrast, suggesting that despite the mention of cash, there is an opposing idea or fact. B) It emphasizes the importance of cash in a transaction. C) It suggests that cash is not necessary for the situation. D) It indicates a positive outcome related to cash. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It introduces a contrast, suggesting that despite the mention of cash, there is an opposing idea or fact. 53. In the sentence 'Statistics show that the average American spend approximately 7 hours per day on digital devices, ' what is the subject-verb agreement issue? A) 'Statistics' is plural and requires a plural verb, but 'show' is correct. B) 'Average American' is singular and should take 'spends' instead of 'spend'. C) The sentence is correct as written. D) 'Devices' is plural and should take a plural verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'Average American' is singular and should take 'spends' instead of 'spend'. 54. The teacher said the test ..... difficult. A) Is. B) Has been. C) Was. D) Will be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was. 55. Identify the sentence that correctly uses an apostrophe for possession. A) It's time for the cats dinner. B) Its time for the cats' dinner. C) Its time for the cat's dinner. D) It's time for the cat's dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's time for the cat's dinner. 56. Not only the Smiths but also Tonya has agreed to try one of the world-famous chocolate-broccoli muffins. A) Have. B) NO CHANGE. C) Has been. D) Had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 57. ANSWER TO #16ASK:Are there two complete sentences? A) G. B) F. C) J. D) H. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) H. 58. A suitcase was seen floating on Milltown Creek, but no one knew who's it was. A) Milltown Creek was seen with a floating suitcase, but no one knew who's it was. B) No one knew whose suitcase was seen on Milltown Creek floating. C) A suitcase was seen floating on Milltown Creek, but no one knew whose it was. D) Floating on Milltown Creek, was a suitcase, that no one knew whose it was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A suitcase was seen floating on Milltown Creek, but no one knew whose it was. 59. What aspect of writing might questions involve? A) Only punctuation. B) Only spelling. C) More than one aspect of writing. D) Only grammar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) More than one aspect of writing. 60. Even though Antonio has many friends who love their Chevrolets and Buicks, he has always believed that General Motors make lemons. A) Made. B) Had made. C) Makes. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Makes. ← 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 8Act English Practice Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books