This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English Practice – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Practice Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. By the time we arrived, the movie ..... already started. A) Had. B) Is. C) Was. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 2. Answer to #5Hint:best topic sentence for the paragraph ..... read the whole paragraph to decide A) A. B) C. C) B. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 3. Anyone who wants to join must submit ..... application by Friday. A) Her. B) His. C) Its. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His. 4. Sleeping peacefully, we finally located the lost puppy in an abandoned mine tunnel. A) Sleeping peacefully, we located the puppy finally in an abandoned mine tunnel. B) We finally located the lost puppy sleeping peacefully in an abandoned mine tunnel. C) Finally, in an abandoned mine tunnel, we found, sleeping peacefully, the lost puppy. D) We located the puppy, lost, in an abandoned mine tunnel, finally sleeping peacefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We finally located the lost puppy sleeping peacefully in an abandoned mine tunnel. 5. What Shelley began, H.G. Wells perfected in dozens of science fiction works including his most famous works:$^{5}$ The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds. A) No Change. B) Works, including his most famous,. C) Works. His most famous works are. D) Works, including his most famous works. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Works, including his most famous,. 6. The Cubs were close to a World Series bid when Sam Sianis, (a) nephew, allegedly brought a goat to Wrigley Field but was denied entry. A) A. Billy Sianis's. B) Billy Sianis. C) Billy Siani's. D) Billy Sianis'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Billy Sianis's. 7. Throughout the night, the cats in the alley kept crying/meowing/whining. A) Crying. B) Meowing. C) Whining. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meowing. 8. It is September, and some of the trees are starting to blush red and orange at their tips. A) NO CHANGE. B) It turns into the month of. C) Due to the fact that it is. D) Because it has turned into. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 9. In fact, the popu-lation growth in England was so dramatic that the countries$^{7 }$population doubled$^{ }$between 1750-1820. A) Countries'. B) Countrys'. C) No Change. D) Country's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Country's. 10. Neither Anthony nor Rose like the beach. A) Cares for the beach. B) Likes to go to the beach. C) Care for the beach. D) Likes the beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Likes the beach. 11. The members of two popular sports clubs, the Mid-Pacific Road Runners of Honolulu, and the Waikiki Swim Club of Oahu, had a long-standing and good-natured debate going over who made better athletes:runners or swimmers. A) NO CHANGE. B) Runners, of Honolulu, and the Waikiki Swim Club. C) Runners of Honolulu, and the Waikiki Swim Club. D) Runners of Honolulu, and the Waikiki Swim Club,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Runners of Honolulu, and the Waikiki Swim Club. 12. If Deanna or Katie win the election for class president, I'll be disappointed. A) Wins. B) NO CHANGE. C) One. D) Had won. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wins. 13. On her social media profile, Kim said she likes cooking, to read, and playing mini golf. A) NO CHANGE. B) On her social media profile, Kim said she likes cooking, reading, and playing mini golf. C) On her social media profile, Kim said she likes to cook, read, and playing mini golf. D) On her social media profile, Kim said she likes to cook, reading, and mini golf. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On her social media profile, Kim said she likes cooking, reading, and playing mini golf. 14. Helga decided that walking across the country for that kind of money was a small price to pay for a greater rewarding. A) NO CHANGE. B) Greatest reward. C) Great reward. D) Greatly rewarding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Great reward. 15. Before Orville and Wilbur Wright invented the airplane, humans could only dream of flying. Today, we hardly give a thought to how remarkable it is to be transported above the clouds. A) G. Following that. B) F. NO CHANGE. C) H. After a while. D) J. Over the years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) F. NO CHANGE. 16. How many sections of the ACT exam make up the student composite score? A) 3. B) 2. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 17. Three years ago, he found that the processor he will of been using wasn't the right one. A) Three years ago, he found that the processor he had been using wasn't the right one. B) Three years ago, he found that the processor he been using wasn't the right one. C) NO CHANGE. D) Three years ago, he found that the processor would have been using wasn't the right one. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Three years ago, he found that the processor he had been using wasn't the right one. 18. Each student must bring ..... own calculator. A) His. B) Her. C) Its. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His. 19. Growing up in the 1950s, Haller developed an interest in many sports categorized as endurance athletics, and welcomed their grueling physical demands. A) NO CHANGE. B) Athletics and welcomed their. C) Athletics, and welcomed there,. D) Athletics and, welcomed there. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Athletics and welcomed their. 20. It meanders through the grass like a worm curving, and bending near the sidewalk. A) NO CHANGE. B) Worm, curving and bending. C) Worm curving and bending. D) Worm, curving and bending,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worm, curving and bending. 21. (12) pro and for that reason, A) G. pro:for that reason,. B) F. NO CHANGE. C) J. pro. That is why,. D) H. pro, therefore,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) J. pro. That is why,. 22. Therefore in, Jones began guiding fishing trips; his knowledge of fishing trips made him one of the best guides around the area. A) Likewise, In. B) A. No change. C) D. In. D) C. Thus, In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D. In. 23. Bill Clinton was president from 1993 to 2001. Afterward, he stayed in the public eye and supported his wife's political ambitions, including her bid to become President in 2008. A) J. Until then. B) G. At long last. C) F. NO CHANGE. D) H. Before long. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) F. NO CHANGE. 24. How many questions in the English test? A) 50. B) 45. C) 75. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 75. 25. ANSWER TO #30ASK:What is the preceding sentence about? A) J. B) H. C) G. D) F. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) F. 26. The most correct English answer choice will always be ..... A) Grammatically correct. B) Consistent with the rest of the writing piece. C) Clear and concise. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 27. Neither of the boys remembered to bring ..... permission slip. A) Its. B) His. C) Their. D) Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His. 28. Although it may seem easy to those who have never practiced, yoga poses require great concentration, and they are surprisingly affective$^{5}$in stretching and strengthening muscles. A) Affected. B) No Change. C) Effective. D) Effected. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Effective. 29. One of today's hottest fads is also one of the world's oldest practices:the ancient art of yoga. At first, I thought yoga was just another fitness fad, like step aerobics classes or Tae Bo. But after my first class, I understood why yoga has lasted for thousands of years and why so many people are completely into$^{1 }$this practice. A) Practitioners of. B) Devoted to. C) Hooked on. D) No Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Devoted to. 30. Have you met Mr. Silva, our college counselor? A) Have you met, Mr. Silva, our college counselor?. B) Have you met, Mr. Silva our college counselor. C) Have you met Mr. Silva our college counselor?. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books