This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Quiz 15 (27 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which choice best completes the sentence?The ACT tests grammar, punctuation ..... sentence structure. A) Punctuation;. B) Punctuation and. C) Punctuation, and. D) Punctuation because. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Punctuation and. 2. Today, after many birthdays and New Year's Days, I now find meaningful the difference I once found confusing. Otherwise, this difference points to significant underlying cultural values. A) NO CHANGE. B) Then,. C) Though,. D) In fact,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In fact,. 3. What error is demonstrated below:Natasha asked for help on her homework no one helped her. A) Run-on:Fused Sentence. B) Run-on:Comma Splice. C) Fragment:Missing complete thought. D) Fragment:Missing verb and complete thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-on:Fused Sentence. 4. Death; causing to exist. A) Desist. B) Demise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Demise. 5. True or False:Once you have completed the ACT, you may not review your work in the same section. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. 52 If the writer were to delete the word repeatedly and the phrase "and lots of them do" (and the dashes) from the preceding sentence, the sentence would primarily lose: A) A tone of admiration for the work of the umpires. B) Details about the rules of T-ball. C) An explanation of why children often tfail to hit the ball. D) A sense of how difficult the task is for the children. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A sense of how difficult the task is for the children. 7. The antara has its origins inthe Incan civilization, once the MORE RICHER AND MOREpowerful empire in South America. A) NO CHANGE. B) One of the richest and most. C) The richest and most. D) The richer and more. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The richest and most. 8. NO CHANGE or revise? Tootsie Pops are beloved for the lollipops chocolatey centers, even though no one knows how many licks it takes to get to them. A) Revise:lollipop. B) Revise:lollipops'. C) Revise:lollipop's. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revise:lollipops'. 9. I watch as a friend of mine, thats carrying a large sack of peanuts on his shoulder, makes his way down the set of precariously steep stairs with absolute confidence. A) Who's. B) No Change. C) Thats'. D) Whose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who's. 10. The semester leads up to graduation. The student took an internship to gain experience. A) In the semester leading up to graduation, the. B) The semester leading up to graduation. The. C) NO CHANGE. D) The semester leading up to graduation, and the. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the semester leading up to graduation, the. 11. In the predawn light of an early summer morning, he walked swiftly with his dog down to the dock on the east side of town. A) On. B) NO CHANGE. C) With. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 12. Toward evening, a sort of light from the storm was visible through the whole of New England.THE WRITER WOULD LIKE TO INDICATE THAT AT THIS POINT, THE THUNDERSTORM IS INCREDIBLY POWERFUL. GIVEN THAT ALL THE CHOICES ARE TRUE, WHICH ONE BEST ACCOMPLISHES THE WRITER'S GOAL? A) A raging thunderstorm dominated. B) The storm was loud across. C) There was a larger electrical storm throughout. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A raging thunderstorm dominated. 13. Cheek to cheek, the dance is performed to the relaxed two-step tempo. A) NO CHANGE. B) A relaxed two-step tempo, couples dance check to cheek. C) Couples dance check to cheek to the relaxed two-step tempo. D) Cheek to cheek, the two-step temp relaxes dancing couples. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couples dance check to cheek to the relaxed two-step tempo. 14. Your ACT score is based on the number of questions you answered correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Our exam begins? Monday. A) In. B) Since. C) During. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 16. (22) the internet; Often A) H. the internet; often,. B) G. the internet, often. C) F. NO CHANGE. D) J. the internet; often. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. the internet; often. 17. Could of OR could have A) Could of. B) Either one is fine. C) Neither one is acceptable. D) Could have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could have. 18. What is the literary device used in the phrase 'The wind whispered through the trees'? A) Simile. B) Personification. C) Hyperbole. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 19. ..... planning to go on vacation in November. A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 20. As it is used in lines 82-83, the phrase named and nurtured most nearly means: A) Nominated and encouraged. B) Identified and cultivated. C) Pointed to and groomed. D) Cited and fed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identified and cultivated. 21. Students are given the option of riding the bus or to drive to school. A) Students are given the option of ride the bus or to drive to school. B) Students are given the option to ride the bus or driving to school. C) NO CHANGE. D) Students are given the option of riding the bus or driving to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Students are given the option of riding the bus or driving to school. 22. Afterwards, they were more concerned with the question of why they built the bomb in the first place, unleashing the terrific yet terrible power of the atom for human use. A) NO CHANGE. B) Consequently,. C) In contrast,. D) Additionally,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 23. Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859) caused a great controversy when it appeared. A) Darwin's "On the Origin of Species:1859" caused a great controversy when it appeared. B) Darwin's On the Origin of Species 1859 caused a great controversy when it appeared. C) Darwin's "On the Origin of Species 1859" caused a great controversy when it appeared. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 24. The ..... refused to accept scientific evidence that contradicted his beliefs. A) Pundit. B) Scholar. C) Mediator. D) Bigot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bigot. 25. My parents' cars are in the shop. A) No change. B) Parents cars. C) Parents' cars'. D) Parent's cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No change. 26. Choose the sentence with the correct use of 'their', 'there', and 'they're':A) 'Their going to the park over there.' B) 'They're going to the park over there.' A) They're going to the park over their. B) They're going to the park over there. C) Their going to the park over there. D) Their going to the park over they're. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're going to the park over there. 27. Select the sentence that uses the correct form of the word: A) She was effected by the news. B) She was effect by the news. C) She was affect by the news. D) She was affected by the news. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was affected by the news. ← PreviousRelated 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