This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English Prep – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Prep Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. English Test Skill:CommasThe odor fortunately for the new homeowners, didn't linger for very long. A) F.no change. B) J.odor, fortunately for the new homeowners. C) G.odor, fortunately for the new homeowners,. D) H.odor, fortunately for the new homeowners:. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) G.odor, fortunately for the new homeowners,. 2. If only she was/were my friend. A) Were. B) Was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 3. After the rigorous ACT test, I plan on going home and taking a nap, I may also find a large container of ice cream and gorge myself. A) Nap; I. B) NO CHANGE. C) Nap I,. D) Nap:I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nap; I. 4. Question 14-Thus, the Wedding Cake House is technically not an example of the Gothic architecture it appears to emulate; moreover, it remains a neoclassical Federal style house that displays multiple touches of Gothic styling:buttresses arches cornices, and pinnacles. A) Therefore. B) Rather. C) No change. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rather. 5. In addition to raising money for the school's new library, Tyson also wrote journal entries, created flyers, and posted interviews to help spread the word. A) Wrote:journal entries,. B) Wrote:journal entries. C) Wrote journal entries. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 6. While watching from the top of the hill, the sunset was indescribably beautiful. A) NO CHANGE. B) The beauty of the sunset was impossible to describe. C) The sunset is beautiful beyond description. D) We were awed by the sunset's indescribable beauty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We were awed by the sunset's indescribable beauty. 7. Question 10-The transformation of the house from an example of neoclassic restraint to a building with so many Gothic overlays that it looked like a wedding cake resulting from an accident. A) Was the result of. B) Had been causing by. C) No Change. D) Was being caused by. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was the result of. 8. How do you correctly format a compound sentence? A) Use a semicolon between the two independent clauses. B) Use a comma before the coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) connecting two independent clauses. C) Connect the two independent clauses without any punctuation. D) Use a period to separate the two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use a comma before the coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) connecting two independent clauses. 9. Everyone loves free stuff, but for freegans, freebies are not just a bonus, (16)its a way of life. Freegans believe in limiting the amount of resources humans consume. A) They're. B) NO CHANGE. C) It's. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're. 10. A bird enters the chamber by flying to the underside of the nest, it squeezes through a one-inch-wide entrance hole, and continuing up a passageway to a chamber. In each chamber, up to five of the sparrow-size birds can huddle as a group together when the Kalahari nights get cold. A) No change. B) Squeezing. C) To squeeze. D) Then squeezes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Squeezing. 11. English Test Skill:Word ChoiceFor example, in one song, the image of a train whistle is described as a lonesome, haunting lament. Which choice would be most appropriate in the context of this sentence? A) G.symbol. B) H.sound. C) F.No change. D) J.sense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) H.sound. 12. Its impossible to predict which people will dig into their pockets or open their purses. A) NO CHANGE. B) Its'. C) It's. D) That's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's. 13. Define 'run-on sentence'. A) A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions. B) A run-on sentence is a sentence that contains too many adjectives. C) A run-on sentence is a sentence that is too long and confusing. D) A run-on sentence is a sentence that has no subject or verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions. 14. How can this sentence be improved?Most kayaks are made of rubberized cloth, molded plastic, or fiberglass. It is covered except for the opening in which the paddler or paddlers sit. A) Which are. B) They are. C) One is. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are. 15. English Test Skill:RedundancyAstronaut Gordon Cooper, spaceship crewmember, believed that unidentified flying objects might indeed be "extra-terrestrial vehicles and their crews" visiting our planet. A) F.NO CHANGE. B) H.Cooper who was a spaceship crewmember,. C) G.Cooper. D) J.Cooper-spaceship crewmember-. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) G.Cooper. 16. Correct the sentence.The exciting smell really gets my blood pumping. A) Simulating. B) Dazzling. C) Stimulating. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stimulating. 17. How can you make this sentence reasonable?Equipment for both types of kayaks are similar ..... A) Were. B) Was. C) Is. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 18. English Test Skill:Word ChoiceIn one book, the image of the water rippling in the moonlight becomes a major plot device. Which choice would be most appropriate in the context of this sentence? A) J.sense. B) G.time. C) F.No change. D) H.belief. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) F.No change. 19. I wish he was/were an achiever. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 20. English Test Skill:Apostrophes "You have plenty of tools in your workshop, " my neighbor told me calmly. "Please return mine." I always end up in this awkward situation-embarrassedly giving back someone else's tool. A) F.no change. B) G.elses'. C) J.else. D) H.elses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) F.no change. 21. After the last one of the notes fades into the darkening sky, I glance back at the boys, who have been lulled by the wonder of the song. [D] I stop worrying about work, about how many toy cars might have gotten lost between there and home. Until then, I feel like everything is going to be just fine. A) They have. B) Whom have. C) Whose. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No change. 22. To remain truthful by the goals for education and stewardship, museums should dedicate public access space to visible storage. Also known as open storage, visible storage provides ways to display many items in small or irregular spaces, allowing more artifacts to be on exhibit. A) Storage makes providing. B) Storage, which provides. C) No change. D) Storage, providing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No change. 23. Video creation, for example, is unbelievable easy on popular platforms like Instagram and YouTube. A) Unbelievably easy on popularly platforms. B) Unbelievable easy on popularly platforms. C) No Change. D) Unbelievably easy on popular platforms. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unbelievably easy on popular platforms. 24. While it first was limited to Harvard, the popularity of the site led (11)it to slowly be expanded to other schools, mostly on the East Coast. A) NO CHANGE. B) Him to slowly expand it. C) Zuckerberg to slowly expand the site. D) To slow expansion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Zuckerberg to slowly expand the site. 25. In a traditional museum display, each artifact is labeled and positioned at eye level with plenty of space between it and the other objects. A) Between them. B) Among it '. C) Among them. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No change. 26. The words of the novel or poem are literally "bound" within there pages. A) These. B) NO CHANGE. C) Its. D) One's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Its. 27. The multi-chamber construction of the Weaver nest has drawn comparisons to that of an apartment building. Indeed, the nests exemplify communal living at there most effective. Each one houses multiple generations of birds, all of whom work together to maintain their home. A) At its. B) At it's. C) No change. D) When its at it's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At its. 28. What is the purpose of using transitional phrases in writing? A) To connect ideas and improve the flow of writing. B) To add more complex vocabulary. C) To make the text longer. D) To confuse the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To connect ideas and improve the flow of writing. 29. Question 13-In 1852, a fire destroyed the barn and shed that were connected to the house. The shipbuilder, now retired, decided on spending his leisure hours carving wooden trim that he could apply to the main house so that its style on the surface at least would harmonize with the style of his new Gothic barn. A) Create the appearance of harmony with. B) No Change. C) Be in harmony to. D) Harmonizes with. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No Change. 30. English Test Skill:PronounsEven now, you're fond of kayaking in the river, but I can tell that I am still sometimes bothered by your old knee injury. A) F.no change. B) J.you still are. C) H.one was still. D) G.one still is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) J.you still are. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAct English Prep Quiz 1Act English Prep Quiz 3Act English Prep Quiz 4Act English Prep Quiz 5Act English Prep Quiz 6Act English Commas QuizAct English Complete Sentences QuizAct English Mastering Concision Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books