This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. There are ..... many people in the car. A) Two. B) To. C) Too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Too. 2. I'm a sprinter through and through! I like the pain to be over in less than 60 seconds. I am able to run longer but wasn't usually happy about it. A) NO CHANGE. B) I am able to run longer, but I wasn't usually happy about it. C) I am able to run longer but was not usually happy about it. D) I am able to run longer but am not usually happy about it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I am able to run longer but am not usually happy about it. 3. How much time will be given on the ACT English section? A) 20 minutes. B) 75 minutes. C) 50 minutes. D) 45 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 45 minutes. 4. Whatever:whoever created the art, her intention is clear. A) Disregarding the unknown identity of the person who. B) Regardless of who. C) NO CHANGE. D) Without consideration of or concern about whoever. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regardless of who. 5. ..... many people in that story believe ..... special. A) To, they're. B) Too, there. C) Too, they're. D) Two, their. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Too, they're. 6. Therefore, the two main cables used in the suspension were 18 inches in diameter; and each contained 7, 752 individual steel wires wrapped in 37 inch thick strands. A) NO CHANGE. B) Nonetheless, the. C) At the same time, the. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The. 7. Which sentence maintains consistent sentence structure? A) He enjoys playing soccer, to swim, and biking. B) He enjoys playing soccer, swimming, and biking. C) He enjoys to play soccer, swimming, and to bike. D) He enjoys playing soccer, to swim, and to bike. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He enjoys playing soccer, swimming, and biking. 8. The bridge links Bear Mountain on the western bank of the Hudson to Anthony's Nose on the eastern side, it lies so precisely on an east-west plane that one can check a compass by it. A) NO CHANGE. B) Side, lies. C) Side, lying. D) Side; and it lies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Side, lying. 9. Apostrophes can be used in ..... A) Contractions and possessive words. B) Essential elements. C) Joining compound subjects. D) Indefinite pronouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contractions and possessive words. 10. The women walked? the wet floor. A) Past. B) Across. C) Off. D) Along. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past. 11. The manager's ..... remarks left the employees feeling insulted and unappreciated. A) Abrasive. B) Conciliatory. C) Tactful. D) Mellifluous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abrasive. 12. A ..... compares one thing to everything else. A) Clause. B) Linking verb. C) Transition word. D) Superlative modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Superlative modifier. 13. Gaga's distinctive look is the result of a collaboration among her designers, stylists, hair and makeup team, and artists, (10)who work together in a group known as Haus of Gaga. A) Whom work. B) Who are working. C) Whom have worked. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 14. What is a past tense verb? A) Shows an action or a condition that was completed in the past. B) Shows an action or a or a condition that hasn't happened yet but will. C) Shows an action or a condition that happened before another one did. D) Shows an action or a condition that's already started and may continue or that happened at an undefined time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shows an action or a condition that was completed in the past. 15. Phrases and clauses are groups of words that work together to form a single part of speech. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. For the farm workers living in seasonal housing, the distance among the fields and the town is more than just a numerical value. A) H. between. B) F. NO CHANGE. C) J. by. D) G. from. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) H. between. 17. Each gift came with a note expressing special gratitude for "libraries, books, words, ideas." A) NO CHANGE. B) Note of gratitude expressing special gratefulness and thanks. C) Thank-you note on each one expressing special thanks. D) Thankful note expressing special thanks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 18. Which of the following sentences is correctly punctuated? The committee, consisting of members from various departments, is planning the annual event. A) The committee, consisting of members from various departments is planning the annual event. B) The committee consisting of members, from various departments, is planning the annual event. C) NO CHANGE. D) The committee consisting of members from various departments is planning the annual event. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 19. What is the verb's conjugated form? A) A verb that takes when it helps out other verbs as part of a verb phrase. B) The form that alters depending on its subject. C) The basic form-to + the verb. D) Shows an action or a condition that's already started and mat continue or that happened at an undefined time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The form that alters depending on its subject. 20. (17) increasingly A) NO CHANGE. B) Important and. C) Monumentally. D) Definitively. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 21. Which choice best maintains correct verb agreement?The list of grammar rules ..... helpful for students. A) Are. B) Have been. C) Is. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 22. Which sentence best demonstrates parallel structure? A) She likes cooking, jogging, and to read. B) She likes to cook, jog, and read. C) She likes cooking, to jog, and reading. D) She likes to cook, jogging, and to read.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She likes to cook, jog, and read. 23. Passengers for flight BA784 ..... Rome, please go ..... gate 36. A) In-to. B) To-to. C) To-in. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To-to. 24. The movie was over, we had just left the theater; and I had forgotten my wallet! A) NO CHANGE. B) Over we had just left the theater;. C) Over we had just left the theater,. D) Over, we had just left the theater,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Over, we had just left the theater,. 25. I prefer the occasional disturbance of ear-splitting thunder to the incessant dripping of our kitchen sink.What does incessant mean? A) Sophisticated. B) Non-stop. C) Exciting. D) Harmless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-stop. 26. A publishing deal can put a lot of pressure on a writers mind. A) An authors'. B) A writer's. C) An authors. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A writer's. 27. Could you book me a room ..... 30th August ..... 3rd September, please? A) From-to. B) On-on. C) To-until. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From-to. 28. What do linking verbs verbs do? A) To help the verb. B) Link one part of the sentence to the other. C) The main verb. D) State what's going on in a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Link one part of the sentence to the other. 29. Which sentence is written in active voice? A) 'The cake was baked by Mary.' B) 'Mary baked the cake.' A) 'Mary baked the cake.'. B) 'Mary baked the cake.'. C) 'The cake was baked.'. D) 'The cake was baked by Mary.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Mary baked the cake.'. 30. Pick the one that pairs the proper parts of speech? A) Blindly admiration. B) Blind admiringly. C) Blind admire. D) Blind admiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blind admiration. 31. The plane arrives ..... 2:20. A) To the. B) At. C) At the. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 32. I was born? 2006. A) Since. B) On. C) At. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 33. Abrogate means to: A) Approve or authorize. B) Strengthen a rule. C) Officially cancel or repeal. D) Expand an agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Officially cancel or repeal. 34. Volunteering is a very rewarding experience. There are many ways you can volunteer. For example, you can help clean up a playground. Volunteering benefits other people and also will make you feel good about yourself. A) Persuade. B) Inform. C) Entertain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Persuade. 35. The smell of the roasted corn and grilled burgers was making Maya hungry. A) NO CHANGE. B) The smell of the roasted corn and grilled burgers were making Maya hungry. C) The smell of the roasted corn and grilled burgers making Maya hungry. D) The smell of the roasted corn and grilled burgers had making Maya hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 36. The (BMHBC) invested almost $ 4, 500, 000 into the suspension bridge and hired the world-renowned design team of Howard Baird and George Hodge as architects. A) NO CHANGE. B) Of Howard Baird, and George Hodge. C) Of Howard Baird and, George Hodge. D) Of, Howard Baird and George Hodge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 37. In his childhood imagination, he had seen himself floating the boat in his neighbor's swimming pool. But at a length of twenty-two feet, Pollack's masterpiece was best suited with a grand voyage. A) Most well suited to. B) Better suited for. C) NO CHANGE. D) Best suited as. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Better suited for. 38. What is considered the "college ready" score? A) 15. B) 20. C) 26. D) 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 21. 39. Which ones are demonstrative pronouns? A) Some, many, both, that, this, those, and these. B) That, which, and who whom, and whose. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Some, many, both, that, this, those, and these. 40. How many questions are on the Reading portion of the ACT? A) 40. B) 30. C) 42. D) 35. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 40. 41. Choose the sentence that maintains consistent point of view. A) If you want to succeed, one must work hard. B) If you want to succeed, you must work hard. C) If one wants to succeed, they must work hard. D) If one wants to succeed, you must work hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If you want to succeed, you must work hard. 42. Believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate. A) Licentious. B) Fatalistic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fatalistic. 43. #3. rushed in a hurry. A) Made to go faster or rushed. B) Rushed. C) Hurried or rushed. D) No Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rushed. 44. Hey, ..... dropped a bug in my drink when I wasn't looking? A) Whom. B) Who. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who. 45. Antebellum refers to: A) A peace treaty. B) The height of a battle. C) A period before the war. D) The reconstruction era. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A period before the war. 46. Can pronouns (relative) be deleted? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 47. V. To help, aid, encourage A) Cavort. B) Abet. C) Defile. D) Brazen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abet. 48. These questions check your knowledge of key punctuation, grammar, and usage issues. A) Indefinite questions. B) Appositive questions. C) Nonessential questions. D) Technicality questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Technicality questions. 49. Babies are adorable, however, they are very ..... Which would be the LEAST appropriate? A) Exhausting. B) Demanding. C) Charming. D) Burdonsome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charming. 50. In baseball, a show boat is a man who shows off. A) NO CHANGE. B) In baseball, a "show boat" is a man who shows off. C) In baseball a "show boat" is a man who shows off. D) In baseball, a "show boat" is "a man who shows off.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In baseball, a "show boat" is a man who shows off. 51. Choose the correct form of the verb:If she ..... the exam, she will be very happy. A) Passing. B) Pass. C) Passed. D) Passes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Passes. 52. Obviously, getting the question right because you know the right answer is better than getting it right because you guessed well. A) Most correct answer of the choices given. B) Best choice to select. C) NO CHANGE. D) Answer considered correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 53. Today is very boring, it's a very boring day, there is nothing much to look at, there is nothing much to say. There's a peacock on my sneakers, there's a penguin on my head, there's a dormouse on my doorstep; I am going back to bed. A) Tired. B) Bored. C) Fanciful. D) Exciting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bored. 54. Prompt questions DO NOT test A) Grammar. B) Relevance. C) Redundancy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Grammar. 55. Plastic shrinkage cracks occur in A) Hardened concrete. B) Plastic stage. C) Old concrete. D) Fully cured concrete. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plastic stage. 56. Each and everyday carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles affect our atmosphere and attribute to the deterioration of the ozone layer. A) Every-day,. B) NO CHANGE. C) Every day. D) Every day,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Every day,. 57. Good or Bad Tip:Answer every question. A) Good Tip. B) Bad tip. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good Tip. 58. On the afternoon of September 24, 1998, my family gathered around the dining table to make preparations for the nights celebration. A) Nights'. B) Nights's. C) Night's. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Night's. 59. Which of the following is the correct adverb form? A) He walked slow and steady and never lost his balance. B) He walked slowly and steadily and never lost his balance. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He walked slowly and steadily and never lost his balance. 60. What is the best approach for questions that ask about adding or deleting information in a passage? A) Always choose to add more information for clarity. B) Always delete information to make the passage more concise. C) Consider the relevance and purpose of the information in context. D) Skip these questions as they are too subjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consider the relevance and purpose of the information in context. Next →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAct English Quiz 2Act English Quiz 3Act English Quiz 4Act English Quiz 5Act English Quiz 6Act English Quiz 7Act English Quiz 8Act English Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books