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 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My brother's truck has more horsepower than Michael. A) Compared to Michael, my brother's truck has more horsepower. B) Michael has less horsepower than my brother's truck. C) My brother's truck has more horsepower than Michael's. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My brother's truck has more horsepower than Michael's. 2. The writer is considering deleting the phrase "at several universities" from Sentence 8. If the phrase were deleted, the essay would primarily lose: A) A contrast for the purpose of making a comparison. B) Information that qualifies the term griot-in-residence. C) An unnecessary detail. D) An essential link to the paragraph that follows. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Information that qualifies the term griot-in-residence. 3. The coziest cottage sat near the pond and featured a porch around all sides of the house. A) More cozier. B) Most coziest. C) Coziest of. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 4. Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly:A) 'I love to read books, especially mystery novels.' B) 'I love to read books especially mystery novels.' A) 'I love to read books especially mystery novels.'. B) 'I love to read books especially mystery novels.'. C) 'I love to read books especially, mystery novels.'. D) A) 'I love to read books, especially mystery novels.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A) 'I love to read books, especially mystery novels.'. 5. The novel, written by a young man who was just seventeen at the time the novel was written, is sure to become a bestseller. A) NO CHANGE. B) Written by a seventeen-year-old at the time the novel was written. C) Vividly imagined and lovingly composed by a precocious young gentleman of seventeen. D) By a seventeen-year-old boy (Correct Answer). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By a seventeen-year-old boy (Correct Answer). 6. Riding a bicycle instead of driving a car is great exercise that works multiple muscles at one time. A) NO CHANGE. B) Exercise works. C) Exercise working. D) Exercise, and working. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 7. Joana attributed any of her interest in animals to a free-wheeling childhood spent on her grandparents' farm. A) Several. B) Few. C) NO CHANGE. D) Much. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Much. 8. She made my siblings and I scarves for the winter. A) NO CHANGE. B) My siblings, and I. C) My siblings and me. D) Me and my siblings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Me and my siblings. 9. A word or phrase that is close to or exactly the same meaning of another word or phrase A) Synonym. B) Preposition. C) Modifier. D) Relevant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synonym. 10. Abstain means to: A) Seek excessive attention. B) Encourage others to participate. C) Engage actively in an activity. D) Refrain or hold back from something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refrain or hold back from something. 11. Identify the problem with consistency in the following sentence:Mark finished his essay, tidies his room, and went out for supper. A) Finished his essay. B) Tidies his room. C) Went out for supper. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tidies his room. 12. Department stores sometimes offer gifts to entice people to shop. A) NO CHANGE. B) Free gifts as incentives. C) Free gifts. D) Enticing free gifts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 13. A word to which a later pronoun refers back is ..... A) Parallelism. B) A conjunction. C) A transitional adverb. D) An antecedent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An antecedent. 14. What is the subject-verb agreement rule? A) The subject and verb must agree in number. B) The subject can be singular while the verb is plural. C) The verb must always be in the past tense regardless of the subject. D) The subject and verb can be different in number if the sentence is complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The subject and verb must agree in number. 15. What is the significance of proofreading? A) It helps to make the writing more creative and engaging. B) It ensures the writing is polished and professional by identifying and correcting errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. C) It allows the writer to express their thoughts without any restrictions. D) It is a process that focuses solely on the content of the writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It ensures the writing is polished and professional by identifying and correcting errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling. 16. No matter how hard Theresa tries, she cannot win the approval of her field hockey coach. A) NO CHANGE. B) Approval from. C) Approval to. D) Approval for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 17. Her prom dress was most unique. A) NO CHANGE. B) Distinctively unique. C) Matchless and unique. D) OMIT most. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) OMIT most. 18. Which transition word best connects the ideas in these sentences: "The economy is struggling ..... , unemployment rates are rising." ? A) Furthermore. B) Therefore. C) Meanwhile. D) However. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Therefore. 19. This village isn't even ..... the map. It's so small. A) On. B) At. C) In. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 20. Derek had a nervous ..... and was always worried that someone would steal his belongings. A) Disposition. B) Anecdote. C) Assessment. D) Anticipation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disposition. 21. Her last fifteen letters-some more than ten pages in length-reveals the heartache and loneliness she felt during my grandpa's time overseas. A) H. reveal. B) G. will of revealed. C) F. NO CHANGE. D) J. would of revealed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) H. reveal. 22. Which sentence uses the correct adjective form? A) She is the smarter in the class. B) She is the more smarter in the class. C) She is the most smartest in the class. D) She is the smartest in the class. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She is the smartest in the class. 23. "Similarly" is a transition that means that a statement is very much like the previous statement.Anwita and I are a lot alike. Anwita enjoys learning about the solar system. Similarly, A) I'm a vegetarian. B) Anwita goes to bed early. C) I dislike the dark. D) I enjoy studying the stars. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I enjoy studying the stars. 24. Select the option that correctly uses parentheses for additional information. A) My cousin-who lives in New York-is visiting us next week. B) My cousin, who lives in New York, is visiting us next week. C) My cousin:who lives in New York, is visiting us next week. D) My cousin (who lives in New York) is visiting us next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My cousin (who lives in New York) is visiting us next week. 25. Semicolons act as ..... A) Commas. B) Periods. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Periods. 26. Durability of concrete refers to its ability to A) Increase workability. B) Resist deterioration. C) Reduce cost. D) Gain early strength. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resist deterioration. 27. The word "simultaneously" means that two things are happening at exactly the same time.Which of the following sentences uses the word "simultaneously" correctly? A) I had breakfast and simultaneously had dinner afterwards. B) "I feel simultaneously, " she announced, "so I can't stay for dinner.". C) The acrobat simultaneously juggled three balls and hula-hooped. D) Simultaneously, he ate the candy. Then, he had a toothache. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The acrobat simultaneously juggled three balls and hula-hooped. 28. The committee was unanimous in deciding whom to select as the school mascot. A) The committee was unanimous in deciding who to select as the school mascot. B) NO CHANGE. C) The committee was unanimous in deciding whomever to select as the school mascot. D) The committee was unanimous in deciding whoever to select as the school mascot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 29. To collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor. A) Felicity. B) Glean. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Glean. 30. Auspicious means something is: A) Unfavorable or unlucky. B) Promising success or good fortune. C) Dangerous and harmful. D) Confusing and unclear. 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