This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. "Indeed" means that a writer is going to further emphasize what he or she just said. "Indeed" is attached to the sentence that gives an even stronger example of a point than the sentence before.My neighbor, Ms. Ramirez, is a little goofy. Indeed, she A) Often lends me a hammer or wrench when I need it. B) Insists on decorating her house with silly signs on Groundhog Day. C) Sometimes lets her dog into our yard. D) Usually comes home late. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Insists on decorating her house with silly signs on Groundhog Day. 2. I grew up with buckets, shovels, and nets waiting by the back door; hip-waders hanging in the closet; A) Waiting by the back door. B) NO CHANGE. C) Waiting, by the back door,. D) Waiting by the back door,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 3. Make sure to know and make notes on the ..... of each passage and each paragraph in the passage. A) Main idea. B) Author. C) Number of words. D) Number of paragraphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main idea. 4. Until the 1980s, women were not allowed to compete in the marathon in the Olympic games because doctors claimed that women's bodies were weaker than man's bodies and would experience major health problems from running that great of a distance. A) Then man bodies. B) Than men's bodies. C) Than men bodies. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Than men's bodies. 5. In high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful. A) Elated. B) Epigram. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elated. 6. Choose the sentence that uses the correct adverb form. A) She runs quick. B) She runs quicker. C) She runs quickest. D) She runs quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She runs quickly. 7. The chef prepared a delicious meal, using fresh ingredients and spices, for the guests. A) Using fresh ingredients and spices. B) NO CHANGE. C) By using fresh ingredients and spices. D) With fresh ingredients and spices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 8. A ..... compares one thing to another. A) Comparative modifier. B) Misplaced modifier. C) Superlative modifier. D) Dangling modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Comparative modifier. 9. The dog loves ..... bone. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 10. How many minutes do you have to take the English section of the ACT? A) 45. B) 75. C) 60. D) 90. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 45. 11. Constructing the boat introduced a challenge of another variety. Pollack finally tried gluing the corks together to create stackable logs, but he soon realized that this strategy was too time-consuming. A) Next. B) First. C) NO CHANGE. D) Also. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) First. 12. Fill in the correct phrasing:Public transit such as buses or ..... can help reduce air pollution. A) A train. B) Trains. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trains. 13. Increased cement content mainly increases A) Permeability. B) Strength only. C) Creep. D) Shrinkage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shrinkage. 14. Because this is true, a student who knew no English at all could earn-and justly so-an English subject score of about 15. A) NO CHANGE. B) Truthfully factual. C) Factually correct. D) Factual-and true too-. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 15. Choose the most effective concluding sentence for a paragraph about the importance of reading: A) In conclusion, reading is really good for you. B) Therefore, everyone should try to read more often. C) By developing a habit of regular reading, individuals can enhance their knowledge, empathy, and critical thinking skills. D) Reading is fun and educational, so pick up a book today. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By developing a habit of regular reading, individuals can enhance their knowledge, empathy, and critical thinking skills. 16. ..... backpack is that in my room? A) Who's. B) Whos'. C) Whose. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whose. 17. His nervous smile seemed to ..... his claims of confidence. A) Authenticate. B) Confirm. C) Reinforce. D) Belie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Belie. 18. The baby has been crying? more than an hour. A) For. B) During. C) At. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 19. The reason she succeeded was because she worked hard. A) The reason she succeeded was because she worked hard. B) She succeeded because she worked hard. C) The reason she succeeded was that she worked hard. D) Because she worked hard, she was successful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She succeeded because she worked hard. 20. After reading the short story, the plot did not make sense. A) After reading the short story, the student thought the plot did not make sense. B) After reading the short story, the plot was nonsensical. C) NO CHANGE. D) After reading the short story, the plot did not make sense to the student. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After reading the short story, the student thought the plot did not make sense. 21. What is the best way to approach a question about sentence placement on the ACT English test? A) Read the entire passage first. B) Look for keywords in the sentence and passage. C) Guess based on the sentence length. D) Choose the option that sounds best. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Look for keywords in the sentence and passage. 22. What is the correct form of verbs after 'to be'? A) Use the base form of the verb. B) Use the infinitive form of the verb. C) Use the present participle form of the verb. D) Use the past form of the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use the base form of the verb. 23. The author wants to use overstatement in order to emphasize the speaker's exhaustion. Which choice best accomplishes this goal?I've been working on legal briefs all day. I'm so exhausted I could sleep for hours! A) Won't be able to sleep for hours!. B) Could sleep for years!. C) NO CHANGE. D) Don't think I can sleep right now!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could sleep for years!. 24. His room-which was all his own-was being infringed upon. A) No change. B) Own. C) Own,. D) Own:. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No change. 25. Which one's are the subjective pronouns? A) My, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, thiers, and theirs. B) Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, and yourselves. C) Me, you, him, her, it, us, and them. D) I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they. 26. How many questions does the English Portion of the ACT have? A) 55 questions. B) 75 questions. C) 45 questions. D) 65 questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 75 questions. 27. For the duration of deer season, packs of hunters venture forth into the wild to stake out its favorite places to spot the animals. A) G. his or her. B) H. there. C) F. NO CHANGE. D) J. their. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. their. 28. Bleeding is defined as A) Evaporation of water. B) Upward movement of water. C) Settlement of aggregate. D) Loss of cement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Upward movement of water. 29. Which sentence below is NOT written correctly? A) There was only one thing to do-study till dawn. B) There was only one thing to do study till dawn. C) There was only one thing to do:study till dawn. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There was only one thing to do study till dawn. 30. Spectator's spoiled the parade when they absentmindedly walked straight into the middle of the procession while taking pictures of each other. A) NO CHANGE. B) Spectators of the city's. C) Spectators. D) Spectators'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spectators. ← 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