This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I think the show is modeled ..... previous superhero shows, but at the same time, it adds some unexpected twists. A) As. B) Like. C) From. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From. 2. You can use "consequently" to show that the sentence that follows describes an effect of the previous sentence ..... Consequently, I was late to the surprise party. A) I am always on time. B) I love surprise parties. C) I left an hour early. D) I missed the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I missed the bus. 3. Read the following passage and answer the question:"The sun set behind the mountains, casting a golden glow over the valley. Birds chirped their evening songs, and a gentle breeze rustled the leaves."What is the main idea of the passage? A) The sun was rising. B) The valley was noisy. C) The sun set, creating a peaceful evening scene. D) The mountains were covered in snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun set, creating a peaceful evening scene. 4. This is to inform that the 10$^{th}$ Annual Malaysian Business Webinar will be held on Monday, 30 March 2021. A) This sentence is concise. B) This sentence is NOT concise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This sentence is concise. 5. Structural cracks mainly affect A) Appearance. B) Durability only. C) Safety and integrity. D) Colour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Safety and integrity. 6. He vowed to avenge their deaths and the bringing of criminals to justice. A) Criminals being brought to justice. B) No change. C) Finding justice to bring to criminals. D) Bring criminals to justice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bring criminals to justice. 7. "Susan's dress is better than Joan" is an example of A) A subordinate or dependent clause. B) Illogical Comparison. C) A sentence fragment. D) Transitional word. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illogical Comparison. 8. Select the sentence that uses an apostrophe correctly: A) The cat's toys are in the basket. B) Its a beautiful day. C) Its' a beautiful day. D) The dogs bone is buried in the yard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cat's toys are in the basket. 9. When is Maizie's birthday? A) October 31st. B) October 32nd. C) October 13th. D) October 30th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) October 31st. 10. The size of a television is the length of the diagonal of the screen. What size is a television that is 33 inches tall and 44 inches wide? A) 62 inch. B) 49 inch. C) 29 inch. D) 55 inch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 55 inch. 11. Commonly called "petrified lightning, " a fulgurite places the shape of a miniature lightning bolt into the earth, often branching deep into the ground.Which choice best builds on the preceding sentence by emphasizing the dramatic nature of the mark a fulgurite leaves on the earth? A) Burns. B) Sketches. C) Sends. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Burns. 12. The two types of dashes are ..... A) Flat and round. B) Large and small. C) To and from. D) En and em. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) En and em. 13. One year, Nana tried to teach some of the grandchildren how to knit and crochet. She let everyone pick out the colors of yarn they wanted. A) Year. Nana. B) NO CHANGE. C) Year; Nana. D) Year Nana. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 14. The general's ..... attitude toward war led him to seek conflicts rather than peace. A) Bellicose. B) Conciliatory. C) Indifferent. D) Pacifist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bellicose. 15. What is the correct way to write the possessive form of the word 'children'? A) Child's. B) Childrens. C) Childs. D) Children's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Children's. 16. Independent or dependent clause? Where we first met A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 17. #1. tribe a Native American people, A) No change. B) Tribe, a Native American people. C) Tribe; a Native American people. D) Tribe, a Native American, people. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tribe, a Native American people. 18. If you dig further and deeper into Bill's reason for embezzling the money from his father's company, you will see that the crime began when the older man removed him from the will. A) NO CHANGE. B) Farther and deeper. C) Far and deep. D) Further and more deeply. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 19. Choose the sentence that avoids a sentence fragment: A) Although it was raining heavily. B) We decided to go for a walk despite the rain. C) Because of the heavy rainfall and wind. D) The rain pouring down in sheets. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We decided to go for a walk despite the rain. 20. How many questions are typically included in the English section of the ACT? A) 75. B) 90. C) 45. D) 60. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 75. 21. Shortly after my mom assured me that Nala wouldn't bite, I knelt down to look at her double dewclaw, or extra two claws.Which of the alternatives shown below would NOT be acceptable? A) H. My. B) G. After my. C) J. Once my. D) F. As soon as my. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) H. My. 22. The group, known as the Bear Mountain Hudson Bridge Company (BMHBC), was allotted thirty years to build, construct, and maintain the structure, at which time the span would be handed over to New York State. A) NO CHANGE. B) Build and construct and maintain. C) Construct and maintain. D) Construct, and maintain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Construct and maintain. 23. Acrid describes something that is: A) Strong and sharp in taste, smell, or tone. B) Pleasant and mild. C) Sweet and refreshing. D) Soft and smooth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strong and sharp in taste, smell, or tone. 24. Which is a compound-complex sentence? A) The movie was good, but I still preferred the book because it had more details. B) He likes to run in the park but not at night. C) She went to the store and bought some milk. D) The cat sat on the mat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movie was good, but I still preferred the book because it had more details. 25. How many colons can be in a sentence? A) Three. B) One. C) Two. D) Five. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One. 26. To mix up or distort. A) Garble. B) Filch. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Garble. 27. Independent or dependent clause? Because you have always tried your best A) Independent clause. B) Dependent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dependent clause. 28. He kicked the ball? the fence. A) Past. B) Off. C) Over. D) Across. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over. 29. We had a SUPERB dinner at the new restaurant. All of us agreed that it was the most delicious food we had ever tasted.Superb means A) Hopeful. B) Dreadful. C) Excellent. D) Nutritious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Excellent. 30. Modifiers don't have to be as close to the words they modify as possible. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← 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