This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English Prep – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Prep Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. By providing the Weavers with added protection against predators, these larger birds share in the wealth cultivated by the small, clever birds known as the Sociable Weavers. Which choice most effectively concludes the essay by drawing the focus back to the Weavers' nests? A) No change. B) That stay so busy. C) With the big, crowded house. D) In the vast, intriguing Kalahari. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With the big, crowded house. 2. Correct the sentence.Last week, Olga participated in a charity event to raise money for autistic children. She was praised by the organizers of the event for her dedication to the cause. A) NO CHANGE. B) Has been praised. C) Praises. D) Will be praised. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 3. Name the idiom in the following sentence. I half-expected a victory. A) Half-expected. B) Not any. C) Victory. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Half-expected. 4. While some artifacts can never be displayed, many pieces that can ..... and should ..... be viewed are not. Whereas a museum designates areas for visible storage, it uses space efficiently, providing safe displays for artifacts and allowing visitors greater access to independently study the works that make the museum unique. A) No change. B) When. C) Since. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When. 5. Only later did they learn that the corpse should have been kept for identification purposes. Some Arizonan scorpions are deadlier than others, and it is important to know which species is responsible for a given attack A) Being more deadly than others. B) Are more deadlier than others. C) No change. D) More deadly than others. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No change. 6. Mike was the first person on the scene of the accident, and tried to help the injured passenger. A) NO CHANGE. B) Accident and tried. C) Accident and, tried. D) Accident; and tried. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accident and tried. 7. Question 12-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 A) Deciding he would spend. B) Decided that to spend. C) No Change. D) Decided to spend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decided to spend. 8. After just a few days of launching Facemash, a site in which viewers could rank fellow students' attractiveness, Harvard shut the site down (9)in spite of an overwhelming increase in internet traffic. A) Due to. B) To put a stop to. C) NO CHANGE. D) , because of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Due to. 9. English Test Skill:RedundancyIn my life, different types of music have became linked to certain memories-for example, disco music reminds me of my eighth birthday party at the skating rink. A) FNO CHANGE. B) G.becomed. C) H.had became. D) J.become. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J.become. 10. English Test Skill:ConjunctionsThough the group remained in touch, but their bond was damaged from the big fight. A) G.touch but. B) J.touch,. C) F.no change. D) H.touch so. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) J.touch,. 11. English Test Skill:RedundancyThe book house publishes illustrated series that contain not only the original text of the classics, but sketches of scenes made by contemporaneous artists. A) FNO CHANGE. B) G.visually illustrated. C) H.visually illustration. D) J.illustration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FNO CHANGE. 12. What is the function of commas in a list? A) To connect two independent clauses. B) To emphasize a particular word or phrase. C) To separate items in a list to clarify the individual elements. D) To indicate a pause in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To separate items in a list to clarify the individual elements. 13. What punctuation is used to separate independent clauses when using a transitional phrase? A) A semicolon before the transitional phrase. B) A comma before and after the transitional phrase (e.g., 'Woo, however, decided '). C) A period after the first independent clause. D) A dash before the transitional phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A comma before and after the transitional phrase (e.g., 'Woo, however, decided '). 14. In a world where many people go to bed hungry, (23)it is startling and alarming to see how much good food is wasted. A) NO CHANGE. B) Strangely unusual. C) Shocking. D) Unfortunate and sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shocking. 15. I find myself looking forward to being the only one's on the beach again. A) NO CHANGE. B) Ones'. C) One. D) Ones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One. 16. Neither her research notes nor her manuscript ..... lost in the fire. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 17. Afterwards, Lucia realized she had been wrong and still needed her:mother's guidance, the physical therapist, and the will to better herself. A) Needed, her. B) Needed her. C) Needed some:. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Needed her. 18. What is the function of an apostrophe in contractions? A) An apostrophe is used to separate clauses in a sentence. B) An apostrophe indicates possession (e.g., 'John's book'). C) An apostrophe indicates omitted letters in contractions (e.g., 'don't' for 'do not'). D) An apostrophe is used to form plurals (e.g., 'CD's'). Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An apostrophe indicates omitted letters in contractions (e.g., 'don't' for 'do not'). 19. Neither of the candidates ..... run for office. A) Has. B) Have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has. 20. English Test Skill:ConjunctionsAfter a recent debacle involving all of my laundry, my mother convinced me not to carry lip balm in my pockets. A) DA recent debacle involving. B) B.Recently, a debacle that involved. C) C.A recent debacle involved. D) A.no change. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A.no change. 21. Now that Facebook is such a normal part of everyday life, (14)it's hard to believe that such an influential social media tool was the result of the boredom and innovation of a college student. A) Its crazy to think. B) NO CHANGE. C) Who would of thought. D) Its hard to believe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 22. What is the role of an apostrophe in contractions? A) To indicate possession, such as in 'John's book'. B) To indicate omitted letters in contractions, such as 'who's' for 'who is'. C) To separate items in a list, such as 'apples, oranges, and bananas'. D) To indicate the plural form of a word, such as 'CD's' for multiple CDs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To indicate omitted letters in contractions, such as 'who's' for 'who is'. 23. Neither the juniors nor the senior boy ..... allowed to attend without permission slips. A) Are. B) Is. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 24. English Test Skill:PrepositionsRonald Reagan was a leading actor and union leader in Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s. But the career he is most widely known for today is President of the United States. Which answer choice is NOT acceptable? A) J.for which he is most widely known. B) F.that he is most widely known for. C) G.in which he is most widely known for. D) H.that he is known most widely for. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) G.in which he is most widely known for. 25. In the late 1950s, writers challenged the government with they're own fiction-which had been very straightforward up until then-with politically active science fiction and fantasy. A) NO CHANGE. B) There. C) Their. D) His or her own. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 26. Improve this sentence.I grew up with buckets, shovels, and nets waiting by the back door; hip-waders hanging in the closet; tide table charts covering the refrigerator door; and a microscope was sitting on the kitchen table. A) Sat. B) Would sit. C) Sitting. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sitting. 27. Imagine having 500 million friends. A few years ago, such a notion would have sounded absurd, but with Facebook, making connections (1) have never been easier. A) Has never been. B) NO CHANGE. C) Had never been. D) Never has been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has never been. 28. What is the rule for using 'its' vs. 'it's'? A) 'It's' is possessive, while 'its' is a contraction for 'it is'. B) 'It's' is used for plural nouns, while 'its' is used for singular nouns. C) 'Its' is a contraction for 'it is', while 'it's' is possessive. D) 'Its' is possessive, while 'it's' is a contraction for 'it has'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'Its' is possessive, while 'it's' is a contraction for 'it has'. 29. The writer wants to add the following accurate sentence to the essay:Eventually some nest grow to weigh more than 2, 000 pounds. This sentence would most logically be placed at:(Hint:Think about the passage as a whole) A) Point B in Paragraph 3. B) Point A in Paragraph 1. C) Point D in Paragraph 4. D) Point C in Paragraph 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point D in Paragraph 4. 30. This is why algebra is a continually problem for me. A) Continue. B) NO CHANGE. C) Continuously. D) Continual. 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