This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Once Dave has finished the project" is an example of a A) Idiomatic expression. B) Independent clause. C) Dependent clause. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dependent clause. 2. Select the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement:A) 'The team plays well together.' B) 'The team play well together.' A) 'The team play well together.'. B) 'The team plays well together.'. C) 'The team played well together.'. D) 'The team playing well together.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'The team plays well together.'. 3. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of the word "affect" ? A) The weather will effect our plans. B) The weather will have an effect on our plans. C) The weather will have an affect on our plans. D) The weather will affect our plans. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The weather will affect our plans. 4. I always try to carry at least one extra thumb drive. Who knows when they will go bad and stop working? A) H. something. B) G. the one I'm using. C) J. either one. D) F. NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) G. the one I'm using. 5. Rumor's have been present since the height of Frank Sinatra's career:maybe he had ties with organized crime in Las Vegas, or maybe he was actually working for the CIA. A) Rumors'. B) Rumor. C) Rumors. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rumors. 6. What is wrong with the sentence below:Even though I didn't study I still passed. A) It is missing a comma + conjunction after the word "study.". B) It is missing a semicolon after the word "study.". C) It is missing a comma after the word "study.". D) Trick question! nothing is wrong with the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is missing a comma after the word "study.". 7. Rick lives in that house over ..... A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There. 8. How long is the English portion of the ACT? A) 30 minutes. B) 75 minutes. C) 50 minutes. D) 45 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 45 minutes. 9. Define 'sentence structure'. A) Sentence structure refers to the way a sentence is arranged, including the order of words and the relationship between clauses. B) Sentence structure is the use of punctuation in a sentence. C) Sentence structure is the length of a sentence and its complexity. D) Sentence structure refers to the number of sentences in a paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence structure refers to the way a sentence is arranged, including the order of words and the relationship between clauses. 10. Colons must follow ..... A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 11. In the sentence "The company's new policy effected all employees, " which word should replace "effected" ? A) Influenced. B) Concerned. C) Affected. D) Impacted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affected. 12. What literary device is used in the sentence:'The wind whispered through the trees'? A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Personification. 13. Which sentence is the correct punctuation for a compound sentence? A) There is much evil in this world, yet, good usually prevails. B) There is much evil in this world yet, good usually prevails. C) There is much evil in this world; yet, good usually prevails. D) There is much evil in this world, yet good usually prevails. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There is much evil in this world, yet good usually prevails. 14. Which of the following use the modifier correctly? A) Martin posted the pictures he took on his vacation on his website. B) Martin posted the pictures on his website he took on his vacation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Martin posted the pictures he took on his vacation on his website. 15. Items to bring to the test include:a pencil, a calculator, and a photo ID. A) NO CHANGE. B) Each student should bring:a pencil, a calculator, and a photo ID. C) Each student should bring the following items to the test:a pencil, a calculator, and a photo ID. D) Items to bring to the test include a pencil:a calculator:and a photo ID. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Each student should bring the following items to the test:a pencil, a calculator, and a photo ID. 16. The sunny weather on the morning of her wedding was an ..... sign. A) Detrimental. B) Ominous. C) Discouraging. D) Auspicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Auspicious. 17. Just this morning I sat across the table to a woman in a flower print dress who was scribbling poetry in her leather-bound journal. A) G. at. B) J. from. C) H. between. D) F. NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) J. from. 18. After looking both ways, the road was clear. A) NO CHANGE. B) The road was clear after looking both ways. C) After looking both ways, she saw the road was clear. D) The road, after looking both ways, was clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After looking both ways, she saw the road was clear. 19. The boy had ..... for the crying girl. A) Deficit. B) Incompetent. C) Compassion. D) Trivial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compassion. 20. The most common use of a ..... is in a compound adjective. It's two or more adjectives joined together to modify the same noun. A) Apostrophe. B) Semicolon. C) Comma. D) Hyphen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hyphen. 21. For each and every book you buy, you will receive a free bookmark. A) This sentence is concise. B) This sentence is NOT concise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This sentence is NOT concise. 22. The scientists were concerned that the bomb may not correctly function, so they wanted to test the bomb before it was used on the battlefield. A) Them. B) NO CHANGE. C) The plutonium bomb. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It. 23. When you reach the end, you can tell people your story or essay (or song) is almost over by using a concluding transition like "in sum" that emphasizes your central idea a final time.Bees are an important part of our ecosystem and are truly invaluable. In sum, A) Let me tell you some more about bees. B) Let's continue exploring how bees buzz. C) I have more questions about bees. D) We should work to protect bees. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We should work to protect bees. 24. Which of the following is NOT a suggested test-taking strategy for the English test? A) Read the whole sentence. B) Read the whole paragraph. C) Read the questions first. D) Read the whole passage. E) Eliminate and Guess. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Read the questions first. 25. Without her phone, Kim felt lonely, anxious, and sadness. A) NO CHANGE. B) Without her phone, Kim felt loneliness, anxious, and sad. C) Without her phone, Kim felt loneliness, anxiety, and sad. D) Without her phone, Kim felt lonely, anxious, and sad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Without her phone, Kim felt lonely, anxious, and sad. 26. All of the following is appropriate when using a semi colon except? A) To join two independent yet closely related clauses without a conjunction. B) To begin a second clause with a conjunctive adverb. C) To Relate the introductory clause in a sentence to a relevant list of specifics. D) To provide clarity in complex sentences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To Relate the introductory clause in a sentence to a relevant list of specifics. 27. "The property will be used as her main residence."Which is the most concise term for "residence" ? A) Place. B) Lodging. C) Home. D) Quarters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Home. 28. Abstemious describes someone who: A) Avoids indulgence, especially in food or drink. B) Spends money freely. C) Seeks luxury and excess. D) Talks excessively. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Avoids indulgence, especially in food or drink. 29. Dozens of friends expedited this proper process by volunteering to help with the construction of the boat. Which choice best indicates that constructing the cork boat was challenging? A) NO CHANGE. B) Authentic. C) Rigorous. D) Grim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rigorous. 30. He was involved in a traffic ..... when his tire blew and he went off the road. A) Nostalgia. B) Trivial. C) Mishap. D) Deficit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mishap. ← 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