This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the context of the passage, what does the word 'arduous' most likely mean? A) Unimportant. B) Easy. C) Quick. D) Difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Difficult. 2. Ironically, the creator of these exquisite sculptures who destroyed books ..... cutting them up and refashioning them into elaborate works of art ..... as "a tiny gesture in support of the special places." A) As she destroyed books. B) For whom books were destroyed. C) NO CHANGE. D) Destroyed books. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Destroyed books. 3. He then wrote an enthusiastic article for Strand Magazine, being the place in which most of his Sherlock Holmes stories had first appeared, and later wrote a book on the subject titled The Coming of the Fairies. A) Being where. B) In which the magazine where. C) NO CHANGE. D) In which. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In which. 4. My father and I both believe that fishing is fun. A) NO CHANGE. B) Fishing is a fun thing to do. C) Going fishing is a fun thing to do. D) To fish is fun for us. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 5. The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods that belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.What is the author's purpose? A) To explain how to go shopping for food. B) To convince you to eat vegetables. C) To inform you about the Food Group Pyramid. D) To tell a story about pyramids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To inform you about the Food Group Pyramid. 6. Phrase or clause?Since the storm ended A) Phrase. B) Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clause. 7. If a sentence begins with ..... , the collective noun will most likely be plural. A) If. B) However. C) A. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 8. Which sentence correctly uses the dash to combine two related thoughts? A) I need to buy groceries; can you come with me?. B) I need to buy groceries:can you come with me?. C) I need to buy groceries, can you come with me?. D) I need to buy groceries-can you come with me?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I need to buy groceries-can you come with me?. 9. Many people ..... dishonesty in politics, yet they often expect politicians to bend the truth. A) Abhor. B) Concede. C) Endorse. D) Champion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abhor. 10. Select the sentence that maintains consistent tone. A) The report was thorough and detailed, but it was kind of boring. B) The report was thorough and detailed, but it was somewhat dull. C) The report was thorough and detailed, but it was a bit of a snooze fest. D) The report was thorough and detailed, but it was pretty boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The report was thorough and detailed, but it was somewhat dull. 11. '' (8)Instant hits like "Just Dance" and "Poker Face" climbing up the charts and dominating the airwaves. A) NO CHANGE. B) Instant hits like "Just Dance" and "Poker Face" were climbing up the charts and dominated the airwaves. C) Climbing up the charts and dominating the airwaves were "Just Dance" and "Poker Face, " instant hits. D) Instant hits like "Just Dance" and "Poker Face" climbed up the charts and dominated the airwaves. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Instant hits like "Just Dance" and "Poker Face" climbed up the charts and dominated the airwaves. 12. Which of the following best describes the author's tone in the passage:'A heartfelt reflection on childhood memories'? A) Nostalgic. B) Indifferent. C) Humorous. D) Critical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nostalgic. 13. Which sentence uses the correct form of the homophone? A) They're going to the concert next week. B) Their going to the concert next week. C) There're going to the concert next week. D) There going to the concert next week. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They're going to the concert next week. 14. Corrosion of steel in concrete is A) Electrochemical process. B) Mechanical process. C) Chemical process. D) Physical process. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electrochemical process. 15. Which example correctly uses a semicolon? A) Emily Dickinson was a recluse; she never left her house. B) Emily Dickinson was a recluse beacuse; she never left her house. C) Emily Dickinson was a recluse; so she never left her house. D) Emily Dickinson was a recluse; and she never left her house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emily Dickinson was a recluse; she never left her house. 16. Which of the following is an example of a redundancy in writing? A) The small kitten. B) The round circle. C) The tall skyscraper. D) The blue sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The round circle. 17. An adjective or adverb that express a higher degree of a quality A) Purpose. B) Comparative. C) Concise. D) Relevant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comparative. 18. If a sentence begins with ..... , the collective noun will most likely be singular. A) There. B) The. C) A. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The. 19. What is the function of a concluding sentence? A) It introduces a new idea in the paragraph. B) It summarizes the main idea of a paragraph and provides closure to the reader. C) It provides evidence to support the main idea. D) It asks a question to engage the reader. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It summarizes the main idea of a paragraph and provides closure to the reader. 20. "Nonetheless" is a transition that shows an exception or contrast ..... Nonetheless, Greg and Deborah found themselves paddling around the fountain's shallow pool. A) Greg and Deborah desperately wished to swim in the public garden's fountain. B) The public garden's rules clearly stated that visitors were not allowed to swim in the fountain. C) Greg and Deborah wore their swimsuits to the public gardens. D) Greg and Deborah were always rebellious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The public garden's rules clearly stated that visitors were not allowed to swim in the fountain. 21. If a passages tone is playful, the author's attitude is ..... A) Haunting, spooky. B) Serious, non humorous. C) Full of amusement, lighthearted. D) Uncaring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Full of amusement, lighthearted. 22. What is a future verb tense? A) Shows ana ction or a condition that was completed in the past. B) Shows an action or a condition that happened before another one did. C) Shows an action or a condition thats already started and may continue or that happened at an undefined time. D) Shows an action or a or a condition that hasn't happened yet but will happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shows an action or a or a condition that hasn't happened yet but will happen. 23. Indeed, she was highly interested in the kahunas of Hawaii-those experts where they specialize in various things like navigation, healing, and canoe-making. A) Who. B) Whom. C) NO CHANGE. D) That they. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 24. Shifting her attention slightly, I am asked which church I attend and am invited to visit hers. A) NO CHANGE. B) There's a question about which church I attend and invited. C) Renee asks which church I attend and invites me. D) I'm asked about the church I attend, inviting me. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renee asks which church I attend and invites me. 25. Ann has been absent? last Monday. A) Before. B) Since. C) On. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 26. The ACT will ..... directly ask about grammar rules! A) Always. B) Never. C) Sometimes. D) Frequently. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Never. 27. Ever since he has devoted himself entirely to helping the homeless. A) Ever since he has entirely devoted himself to helping the homeless. B) Ever since, he has devoted himself entirely to helping the homeless. C) Ever since helping the homeless, he has devoted himself entirely to it. D) Ever since he devoted himself entirely to helping the homeless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ever since, he has devoted himself entirely to helping the homeless. 28. Judge Carswell later to be nominated for the Supreme Court had ruled against civil rights. A) NO CHANGE. B) Judge Carswell later to be nominated, for the Supreme Court, had ruled against civil rights. C) Judge Carswell, later to be nominated for the Supreme Court had ruled against civil rights. D) Judge Carswell-later to be nominated for the Supreme Court-had ruled against civil rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Judge Carswell-later to be nominated for the Supreme Court-had ruled against civil rights. 29. The light brown stone is easily distinguished from other stones having its pattern of numerous and contiguous six-sided cells. A) Because. B) From. C) By. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By. 30. The stone is highly conducive to hand polishing; it is soft enough to give way to sandpaper. A) NO CHANGE. B) Hand polishing, it. C) Hand polishing being it. D) Hand polishing it. 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