This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English Prep – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Prep Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The soap bubble lends themselves to the study of interference in light-wave reflection. A) Itself. B) Theirselves. C) Oneself. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Itself. 2. As the developing colony expands and develops, the birds build onto the nest. Other bird species, such as the pygmy falcon, also take up residence in the huge nests. A) No change. B) Colony gets bigger in size and then bigger,. C) Colony keeps continuing to build up,. D) Colony grows,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Colony grows,. 3. Define 'tone' in writing. A) Tone refers to the writer's attitude toward the subject or audience, conveyed through word choice and style. B) Tone is the physical sound of the words spoken by the writer. C) Tone is the length of the sentences used in the writing. D) Tone is the genre of the writing, such as fiction or non-fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone refers to the writer's attitude toward the subject or audience, conveyed through word choice and style. 4. What is the rule for subject-verb agreement? A) The subject and verb must agree in number; singular subjects take singular verbs, and plural subjects take plural verbs. B) The subject can be plural while the verb remains singular. C) The verb must always be plural regardless of the subject. D) The subject and verb can be different in number as long as they are both nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The subject and verb must agree in number; singular subjects take singular verbs, and plural subjects take plural verbs. 5. If any college student wants to make sure of joining a rock bad at school, you would be wise to learn bass or drums because singers and guitarists are a dime a dozen. A) NO CHANGE. B) He or she. C) One. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He or she. 6. You have to admire the honesty of a company who's slogan is "Just about the Best." A) That's. B) Whose. C) That the. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whose. 7. The Empire State Building, the Sears Tower, the Canadian National Tower ..... each of these structures was the tallest in the world when it was built. A) Built. B) Each of the three buildings were. C) They were. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 8. What is the difference between active and passive voice? A) In active voice, the subject performs the action, while in passive voice, the subject receives the action. B) Active voice is used for questions, while passive voice is used for statements. C) Active voice is more formal than passive voice, which is more casual. D) There is no difference; both voices can be used interchangeably. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In active voice, the subject performs the action, while in passive voice, the subject receives the action. 9. Correct the sentence.There is nothing better then waking up to the smell of freshly-brewed coffee. A) Better. B) Better than. C) NO CHANGE. D) Better to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Better than. 10. Charles took several items to the beach; a football, a towel, an iPod, his cell phone, and an apple. A) NO CHANGE. B) The beach:a football. C) The beach a football. D) The beach-a football. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The beach:a football. 11. After a while, Mitchell realized he no longer needed his:cell phone, battery-powered fan, or laptop out in the woods. A) Needed, his. B) NO CHANGE. C) Needed his. D) Needed the following:his. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Needed his. 12. I understood the reason for reminding me of my heritage was to preserve it's culture. A) NO CHANGE. B) Its. C) Its'. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Its. 13. The Fleet Corporation named it's new product Double Bubble. A) NO CHANGE. B) Named its. C) Called they're. D) Called it's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Named its. 14. It is vital important that people using the Internet today are educated about how they can fact-check their sources and seek out platforms that have accurate information. A) No Change. B) Important, vital. C) Vitally important. D) Vitally importantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vitally important. 15. How do you indicate possession for a singular noun ending in 's'? A) Add an apostrophe and 's' (e.g., the country's growth). B) Just add an apostrophe (e.g., the countries'). C) Add 's' without an apostrophe (e.g., the countries). D) Use 'of' instead (e.g., the growth of the country). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Add an apostrophe and 's' (e.g., the country's growth). 16. He felt that he received neither the attention deserved or/nor the support required to excel. A) Or. B) Nor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nor. 17. I enjoy playing volleyball in the sand; however, I love volleyball so much that I will play on grass as well. A) NO CHANGE. B) Sand; however I love. C) Sand, however, I love. D) Sand however I love. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 18. Coffee plants were first discovered growing naturally, in Africa; hundreds of years ago. The plants grew under a wide canopy of forests, which protected the coffee plants' tender leaves from the burning sun. A A) Naturally in Africa. B) Naturally; in Africa. C) Naturally:in Africa. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Naturally in Africa. 19. What is the correct punctuation for introducing a list or explanation? A) Colon (:). B) Dash (-). C) Semicolon (;). D) Comma (, ). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Colon (:). 20. Sixty years later Frank Griffen admitted that him and his cousins had staged the photos. A) NO CHANGE. B) His cousins and himself. C) He and his cousins. D) His cousins and him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He and his cousins. 21. English Test Skill:Colons & SemicolonsThere are a surprising number of allusions to religion in the media's nicknames of athletes, Bear Witness, the Prophet, the Savior. A) G.athletes. B) H.athletes:. C) F.no change. D) J.athletes;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) H.athletes:. 22. English Test Skill:Author's PurposeEven after centuries of investigation, the exact purpose of these clusters of stones that I've read about is still mysterious. Given that all the choices are true, which one offers visual information about the stones as they appear in modern times? A) H.were built long before any of us were alive. B) G.have significance in many cultures. C) J.together roughly form a circle. D) F.no change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) J.together roughly form a circle. 23. What is the importance of context in understanding a text? A) Context provides background information that helps readers understand the meaning and significance of a text. B) Context is irrelevant to the interpretation of a text. C) Context only refers to the author's background. D) Context is only important for literary texts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Context provides background information that helps readers understand the meaning and significance of a text. 24. Rumor has it, Facebook started as a way to meet (3)girls (or at least to look at pictures of girls).3. All of the following changes are acceptable EXCEPT: A) Girls-or at least to look at pictures of girls. B) Girls. C) Girls, or at least to look at pictures of girls. D) Girls. Or at least to look at pictures of girls. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Girls. Or at least to look at pictures of girls. 25. A teenage whose holding a shoebox containing a kitten smiles as other fly by. A) Who's. B) As. C) NO CHANGE. D) Thats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who's. 26. Question 2-In contrast to the frothy while ornamentation that covers much of the house's exterior, it is known as the Wedding Cake House. A) A consequence of. B) Due to. C) Despite. D) No Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Due to. 27. Question 7-The original house was an example of the balance and typifying symmetry on the Federalist architecture of the time. A) Symmetry that was typical on. B) Symmetry that typified. C) Symmetrical type of. D) No Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symmetry that typified. 28. You should always be on the lookout for new opportunities, but one should also avoid burning bridges if possible. A) NO CHANGE. B) People. C) You. D) He or she. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You. 29. Although freegans manage to save a lot of money, their motivation is not frugality. Freegans are often (25)environmentalists; realizing the impact that overconsumption has on the environment, from waste filling landfills to the resources and energy required to produce goods. A) NO CHANGE. B) Environmentalists who realize. C) Environmentalists who realizes. D) Environmentalists whom realize. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmentalists who realize. 30. English Test Skill:RedundancyNearly every argument in our lives include someone yelling loudly about something inconsequential. A) D.includes someone. B) C.include somebody. C) Bincludes them. D) A.NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D.includes someone. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAct English Prep Quiz 1Act English Prep Quiz 2Act English Prep Quiz 3Act English Prep Quiz 4Act English Prep Quiz 6Act English Commas QuizAct English Complete Sentences QuizAct English Mastering Concision Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books