This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. As an English teacher, people often ask me to name my favorite book. A) No change. B) People often require me. C) Students sometimes ask me. D) I am often asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I am often asked. 2. Which of the following is NOT a suggestion for the morning of the test. A) Get good sleep. B) Go to bed early. C) Drink an energy drink. D) Eat a healthy breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drink an energy drink. 3. In my opinion, I think that we should leave early. A) It is my opinion that we should leave early. B) In my personal opinion, I think that we should leave early. C) In my opinion, I think that we should leave early. D) I think that we should leave early. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I think that we should leave early. 4. By the end of the school year, Plano's actors had managed to gain recognition from touring and performing at high schools throughout the state. A) Planos actors. B) Planos actor's. C) Plano's actor's. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 5. Choose the sentence that correctly fixes the run-on: A) I love chocolate it's my favorite dessert. B) I love chocolate, it's my favorite dessert. C) I love chocolate; it's my favorite dessert. D) I love chocolate and it's my favorite dessert. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I love chocolate; it's my favorite dessert. 6. Lexi's first job was harder then she expected. A) NO CHANGE. B) Lexi's first job was more harder then she expected. C) Lexi's first job was harder than she expected. D) Lexi's first job was hardest then she expected. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lexi's first job was harder than she expected. 7. Santa Fe was half camp, half city. It had been built in what is called the Vega, the great fruitful plain which extends for much miles to the westward of Grenada. A) Mostly. B) Many. C) NO CHANGE. D) A large amount of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Many. 8. What are the correct example of correlative conjunctions? A) Either/or, neither/nor, and not only/but also. B) And, but, for, nor, or, so, and yet. C) About, above, by, for, over, and with. D) Although, as, because, before, if, since, unless, when, and while. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Either/or, neither/nor, and not only/but also. 9. Moreover, the Bear Mountain Bridge sees more than six million vehicles cross its concrete decks each year. A) NO CHANGE. B) A higher amount than. C) Over. D) Even more than. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over. 10. Sometimes, I go ..... bus. That takes me about 20 minutes. A) By. B) Off. C) From. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By. 11. Undeterred, he thought of methods to increase productivity and proposed it to his superiors. A) They were proposed by him. B) Proposed them. C) NO CHANGE. D) It was proposed by him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proposed them. 12. Despite the proximity of Ron's house to his sister's, he rarely sees her.Proximity means A) Strangeness. B) Nearness. C) Superiority. D) Superiority. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nearness. 13. About how long should you spend on each passage (questions included)? A) 8 minutes. B) 7 minutes. C) 15 minutes. D) 5 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8 minutes. 14. It is important to take time to remove all of the scratches; then, they will be present in the finished stone. A) NO CHANGE. B) Whereas. C) Otherwise. D) And. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Otherwise. 15. NO CHANGE or revise? Beautifully written sentences composed by the prolific and talented author has been integral to his success. A) NO CHANGE. B) Revise:is being. C) Revise:have been. D) Revise:was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revise:have been. 16. In the spring of 1999, a university student-also an avid hunter-stalked wild turkeys in the woods. A) Spring of 1999 a university. B) NO CHANGE. C) Spring, of 1999, a university. D) Spring of 1999; a university. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 17. At this particular point in time, the company is facing challenges. A) At this particular point in time the company is facing challenges. B) At this time the company is facing challenges. C) Now the company is facing challenges. D) At the present moment in time the company is facing challenges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Now the company is facing challenges. 18. Accolade refers to: A) Harsh criticism. B) A high praise or award. C) A formal reprimand. D) A financial penalty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A high praise or award. 19. Fay: ..... is Gam's mother?Bik:She is a nurse. A) Where. B) How. C) What. D) Whose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) What. 20. The burning chemical released an ..... odor that made everyone's eyes water. A) Serene. B) Euphonious. C) Acrid. D) Languid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acrid. 21. I start work ..... 9 o'clock, but I like to arrive ..... the office early. A) In-to. B) At-to. C) At-at. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At-at. 22. No longer used or useful; very old. A) Hone. B) Antiquated. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antiquated. 23. ..... that driving my mom's car? A) Who's. B) Whose. C) Whos'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who's. 24. The ..... she felt at Christmas time for the old days when her children were small made her misty eyed. A) Compassionate. B) Latent. C) Nostalgia. D) Emit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nostalgia. 25. The young football players ..... through the sign and to the sidelines. A) Obsolete. B) Preceded. C) Hurtled. D) Eclipsed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hurtled. 26. Passage B most strongly suggests that Vavilov was motivated to become an agricultural scientist primarily because he: A) Hoped to help feed others. B) Wanted to have one of his findings published. C) Aimed to work with a famous botanist. D) Wished to remedy a personal financial crisis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hoped to help feed others. 27. What are examples of "extreme language" to avoid on the ACT English test? A) Always, never, all, none. B) Sometimes, maybe, perhaps. C) Likely, possibly, could. D) Usually, generally, often. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Always, never, all, none. 28. Kendrick wanted an athletic scholarship, however he was worried about playing sportswhile in college. A) Kendrick wanted an athletic scholarship, but he was worried about playing sportswhile in college. B) Kendrick wanted an athletic scholarship; but he was worried about playing sportswhile in college. C) Kendrick wanted an athletic scholarship however he was worried about playing sportswhile in college. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kendrick wanted an athletic scholarship, but he was worried about playing sportswhile in college. 29. Which sentence uses the correct preposition? A) We are excited for the upcoming concert. B) We are excited about the upcoming concert. C) We are excited by the upcoming concert. D) We are excited on the upcoming concert. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We are excited about the upcoming concert. 30. While the scary movie frightened her, it barely effected me. A) While the scary movie frightened her, it barely effecting me. B) While the scary movie frightened her, it barely affected me. C) NO CHANGE. D) While the scary movie frightened her, it barely affecting me. 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