This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many seconds per question on the English ACT? A) 50. B) 10. C) 26. D) 36. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 36. 2. The luster of gold. A) Radiance. B) Prosperity. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radiance. 3. Choose the option that best revises the following sentence for conciseness:"Due to the fact that it was raining, the soccer game was postponed." A) Because it was raining, the soccer game was postponed. B) It was raining, so the soccer game was postponed. C) The soccer game was postponed due to rain.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. D) The soccer game was postponed because it was raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The soccer game was postponed due to rain.TagsDOK Level 3:Strategic Thinking. 4. Microcracks caused by shrinkage lead to A) Better bonding. B) Increased permeability. C) Strength gain. D) Reduced permeability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increased permeability. 5. Which choice most effectively emphasizes the rapid speed of the train? A) Moved on down the tracks. B) Proceeded towards the next stop. C) Continued on its way. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 6. If you require further clarification, please contact Naylaa at 011 2323333. A) This sentence is concise. B) This sentence is not concise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This sentence is concise. 7. How often will you be asked directly about spelling in the ACT English section? A) Always. B) Seldomly. C) Sometimes. D) Never. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Never. 8. If you finish one test, you can return and work on a previous test? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. I scanned the area, hopeful that I'd see a tube newly uncovered. A) NO CHANGE. B) Uncovered, I focused my gaze on the sands in the distance. C) Uncovered, I looked closely. D) Had it been uncovered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 10. Shameless boldness. A) Despot. B) Effrontery. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Effrontery. 11. (21) it disrupted A) Can be disrupting to. B) Disrupted. C) The disruption of. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disrupted. 12. The teacher gave instructions that were very detailed in nature. A) The teacher gave instructions that were very detailed in nature. B) The teacher gave detailed instructions. C) The teacher gave instructions that were extremely detailed in nature. D) The teacher gave instructions with lots of details in nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The teacher gave detailed instructions. 13. Whether ITS bright and jaunty or haunting andmelancholic, the music of the Andes highlands has amellow sound unique in the musical world. A) NO CHANGE. B) It's. C) They're. D) Its'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's. 14. Select the sentence that correctly uses "its" vs. "it's." A) Its going to rain today. B) The cat chased it's tail. C) It's a nice day for a walk. D) The company is known for its friendly service.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's a nice day for a walk. 15. Brackets around a number indicate ..... A) Sentence number. B) Passage number. C) Question number. D) Paragraph number. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paragraph number. 16. The argument between her parents over where they should eat, was ..... compared to how hungry she was. A) Compassionate. B) Glaring. C) Trivial. D) Justify. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trivial. 17. To hint at, to refer to indirectly. A) Allude. B) Imbibe. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allude. 18. 61 The writer wants to describe the way raptors shed feathers. Which choice would be most consistent with the way the feather-shedding process has been described up to this point? A) NO CHANGE. B) In an all-at-once blizzard. C) Often losing them in clumps. D) Leaving them flightless for long periods of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 19. The time has come my fellow citizens, to confront the problem of poverty at a national level. A) My fellow citizens the time has come to. B) NO CHANGE. C) The time has come my fellow citizens to. D) The time has come, my fellow citizens, to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The time has come, my fellow citizens, to. 20. European cities such as London and Paris, are famous for their museums and monuments. A) Paris are famous. B) Paris, are, famous. C) Paris; are famous. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paris are famous. 21. Singer Akon recognized her vocal talents when she sang a song she wrote for him; he (5)became instrumental in helping her land her own recording deal. A) Later became. B) Would become. C) Becoming. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Becoming. 22. A word or phrase used to link two ideas together A) Relevant. B) Transition. C) Superlative. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transition. 23. Ethan is unlike most toddlers in that he is not a picky eater, on the contrary, he will try almost any new food. A) Eater, however, he. B) NO CHANGE. C) Eater; on the contrary, he. D) Eater on the contrary, he. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eater; on the contrary, he. 24. What is a present tense verb? A) Shows an action or a condition thats already started and may continue. B) Shows an action or a condition that was completed in the past. C) Shows an action or condition that happens right now. D) Shows an action or a condition that happened before another one did. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shows an action or condition that happens right now. 25. Provision of more steel reinforcement in concrete A) Eliminates cracks. B) Converts big cracks to smaller cracks. C) Improves durability. D) Stops corrosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Converts big cracks to smaller cracks. 26. NO CHANGE or revise? Scientists have already sequenced the genomes of many animals; as a result, they have now begun to map the epigenome. A) Revise:animals, as a result, they. B) NO CHANGE. C) Revise:animals. A result of which they. D) Revise:animals:as a result, they. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 27. If a right triangle has legs with lengths 12 inches and 14 inches, what is the length of the hypotenuse? A) 21 inches. B) 7.2 inches. C) 340 inches. D) 18.4 inches. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 18.4 inches. 28. What is the tone of the following text?"I will not!" she shouted. "I will not be left at the mercy of our enemies while you run away and hide, you coward!" A) Angry. B) Suspicious. C) Happy. D) Pleased. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Angry. 29. Whether dressed in bubbles, Beanie Babies, or raw beef, Lady Gaga never fails to make an impression. Lady Gaga (1)was not born-she was made, an example of the power of individuality and reinvention.Which of the following expressions would NOT reflect a contrast in ideas? A) Was not born, but rather was made,. B) NO CHANGE. C) Was not only born, but also was made,. D) Was not born; instead, she became. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was not only born, but also was made,. 30. You actually are capable of speaking the English Language. A) NO CHANGE. B) Possess the capability of speaking that wonderful language of England. C) Possess the cpability of speaking in the land called England. D) Speak English. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Speak English. 31. Will meander across the meadow. A) Wander. B) Sputter. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wander. 32. Which one are the objective pronouns? A) I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they. B) My, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, thiers, and theirs. C) Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, and yourselves. D) Me, you, him, her, it, us, and them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Me, you, him, her, it, us, and them. 33. However, therefore, and nonetheless are ..... A) Verbs. B) Prepositions. C) Transition words. D) Nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transition words. 34. What type of questions are included in the ACT English section? A) Short answer questions. B) Essay questions. C) Multiple-choice questions. D) Fill-in-the-blank questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Multiple-choice questions. 35. I think the show is modeled ..... previous superhero shows, but at the same time, it adds some unexpected twists. A) After. B) As. C) Like. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) From. 36. You can use "consequently" to show that the sentence that follows describes an effect of the previous sentence ..... Consequently, I was late to the surprise party. A) I love surprise parties. B) I left an hour early. C) I missed the bus. D) I am always on time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I missed the bus. 37. Read the following passage and answer the question:"The sun set behind the mountains, casting a golden glow over the valley. Birds chirped their evening songs, and a gentle breeze rustled the leaves."What is the main idea of the passage? A) The sun was rising. B) The valley was noisy. C) The sun set, creating a peaceful evening scene. D) The mountains were covered in snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun set, creating a peaceful evening scene. 38. This is to inform that the 10$^{th}$ Annual Malaysian Business Webinar will be held on Monday, 30 March 2021. A) This sentence is concise. B) This sentence is NOT concise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This sentence is concise. 39. Structural cracks mainly affect A) Appearance. B) Durability only. C) Safety and integrity. D) Colour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Safety and integrity. 40. He vowed to avenge their deaths and the bringing of criminals to justice. A) No change. B) Criminals being brought to justice. C) Bring criminals to justice. D) Finding justice to bring to criminals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bring criminals to justice. 41. "Susan's dress is better than Joan" is an example of A) A subordinate or dependent clause. B) Illogical Comparison. C) A sentence fragment. D) Transitional word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illogical Comparison. 42. Select the sentence that uses an apostrophe correctly: A) The dogs bone is buried in the yard. B) The cat's toys are in the basket. C) Its a beautiful day. D) Its' a beautiful day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cat's toys are in the basket. 43. When is Maizie's birthday? A) October 13th. B) October 31st. C) October 30th. D) October 32nd. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) October 31st. 44. The size of a television is the length of the diagonal of the screen. What size is a television that is 33 inches tall and 44 inches wide? A) 49 inch. B) 55 inch. C) 62 inch. D) 29 inch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 55 inch. 45. Commonly called "petrified lightning, " a fulgurite places the shape of a miniature lightning bolt into the earth, often branching deep into the ground.Which choice best builds on the preceding sentence by emphasizing the dramatic nature of the mark a fulgurite leaves on the earth? A) NO CHANGE. B) Burns. C) Sends. D) Sketches. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burns. 46. The two types of dashes are ..... A) Flat and round. B) Large and small. C) To and from. D) En and em. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) En and em. 47. One year, Nana tried to teach some of the grandchildren how to knit and crochet. She let everyone pick out the colors of yarn they wanted. A) Year. Nana. B) Year Nana. C) Year; Nana. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 48. The general's ..... attitude toward war led him to seek conflicts rather than peace. A) Conciliatory. B) Indifferent. C) Bellicose. D) Pacifist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bellicose. 49. What is the correct way to write the possessive form of the word 'children'? A) Children's. B) Childs. C) Child's. D) Childrens. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Children's. 50. Independent or dependent clause? Where we first met A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 51. #1. tribe a Native American people, A) Tribe, a Native American, people. B) Tribe; a Native American people. C) Tribe, a Native American people. D) No change. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tribe, a Native American people. 52. If you dig further and deeper into Bill's reason for embezzling the money from his father's company, you will see that the crime began when the older man removed him from the will. A) NO CHANGE. B) Farther and deeper. C) Far and deep. D) Further and more deeply. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 53. Choose the sentence that avoids a sentence fragment: A) Although it was raining heavily. B) We decided to go for a walk despite the rain. C) Because of the heavy rainfall and wind. D) The rain pouring down in sheets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We decided to go for a walk despite the rain. 54. How many questions are typically included in the English section of the ACT? A) 45. B) 90. C) 75. D) 60. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 75. 55. Shortly after my mom assured me that Nala wouldn't bite, I knelt down to look at her double dewclaw, or extra two claws.Which of the alternatives shown below would NOT be acceptable? A) H. My. B) G. After my. C) J. Once my. D) F. As soon as my. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) H. My. 56. The group, known as the Bear Mountain Hudson Bridge Company (BMHBC), was allotted thirty years to build, construct, and maintain the structure, at which time the span would be handed over to New York State. A) NO CHANGE. B) Build and construct and maintain. C) Construct and maintain. D) Construct, and maintain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Construct and maintain. 57. Acrid describes something that is: A) Strong and sharp in taste, smell, or tone. B) Pleasant and mild. C) Sweet and refreshing. D) Soft and smooth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strong and sharp in taste, smell, or tone. 58. How many colons can be in a sentence? A) One. B) Two. C) Five. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 59. To mix up or distort. A) Garble. B) Filch. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Garble. 60. Independent or dependent clause? Because you have always tried your best A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAct English Quiz 1Act English Quiz 2Act English Quiz 3Act English Quiz 4Act English Quiz 5Act English Quiz 6Act English Quiz 7Act English Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books