This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Whoever thought said Helen that Jack would be elected class president? A) NO CHANGE. B) "Whoever thought, " said Helen that Jack would be elected class president?. C) Whoever thought said, "Helen that Jack would be elected class president?". D) "Whoever thought, " said Helen, "that Jack would be elected class president?". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Whoever thought, " said Helen, "that Jack would be elected class president?". 2. The butterflies, which emerged from their cocoons this year, will not be the same ones that migrate to Mexico for the winter. A) Every butterfly, which emerged from their cocoons this year, will. B) The butterflies, which climbed out of their cocoons this year, will. C) The butterflies, that emerged from their cocoons this year, will. D) The butterflies that emerged from their cocoons this year will. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The butterflies that emerged from their cocoons this year will. 3. A 12 foot ladder is placed 4 feet from the base of a wall. How far up the wall is the top of the ladder? A) 18.7 feet. B) 12.6 feet. C) 16 feet. D) 11.3 feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 11.3 feet. 4. Trust is not something that a troubled child gives easily to any adult, but a Big Brother mentor expends every effort and many late nights to earn them. A) These. B) Its. C) NO CHANGE. D) It. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It. 5. What is the rule for using commas in a series? A) Use commas to separate items in a series, and include a comma before the conjunction in a list of three or more items (Oxford comma). For example:'apples, oranges, and bananas'. B) Use commas only to separate two items in a list. C) Use commas to separate items in a series, but do not include a comma before the conjunction. D) Use commas to separate items in a series, but only if they are adjectives. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use commas to separate items in a series, and include a comma before the conjunction in a list of three or more items (Oxford comma). For example:'apples, oranges, and bananas'. 6. This package is too cumbersome to handle. A) Obvious. B) Bulky. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bulky. 7. How many questions are on the Math portion of the ACT A) 60. B) 50. C) 30. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 60. 8. ..... new dog is named Pegasus. A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 9. What is wrong with the following sentence:Lisa has a dog named Giggy, he is a small pomeranian. A) Run-on:Fused Sentence. B) Fragment:Missing complete thought. C) Fragment:Missing Subject + Verb. D) Run-on:Comma Splice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run-on:Comma Splice. 10. The way authors use words to establish mood images and meaning A) Context. B) Style. C) Tone. D) Purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Style. 11. My grandmother was very proud to share her talents with her grandchildren. A) The scarves were not very long, but the cousins had a good start. B) The scarves were a good start even if they were not as long. C) Although the scarves were not very long, they were a good start. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Although the scarves were not very long, they were a good start. 12. The results of the study were inconclusive. A) Fragment. B) Run-on. C) Complete sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Complete sentence. 13. What is the definition of Author's Purpose? A) Figuring out something that is not directly stated in a reading passage. B) Descriptive details about a person, place, or thing. C) Figuring out the meaning of unknown words from other words. D) Why a reading passage was written. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Why a reading passage was written. 14. A full case of juice boxes, when opened by a horde of thirsty athletes who have been running laps, don't go very far. A) No Change. B) Doesn't go. C) Do not go. D) Doesn't get to go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doesn't go. 15. Jeremy enjoys many genres of movies, including action, adventure, drama, and comedy. A) NO CHANGE. B) Adventure; drama and comedy. C) Adventure, drama and comedy. D) Adventure drama and comedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 16. How many questions are there on the ACT English section? A) 60. B) 45. C) 75. D) 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 75. 17. Everybody involved in the student plays last Saturday and Sunday are to receive an extra day to study before finals. A) Everyone involved in the student plays last Saturday and Sunday are to receive. B) Everybody involved in the student plays last Saturday and Sunday is to receive. C) Everybody involved in the student plays last Saturday and Sunday will have received. D) Everybody in the student plays last Saturday and Sunday are to receive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Everybody involved in the student plays last Saturday and Sunday is to receive. 18. American television played a major role in the Americanization of Australian English, causing Australian's to replace British words. A) Australian. B) Australians'. C) Australians. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Australians. 19. My uncle, who passed away, was ..... in death by his mother, who died when he was only 7. A) Nostalgic. B) Preceded. C) Hurtled. D) Eclipsed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Preceded. 20. Which of the following are NOT covered in Rhetorical Skills questions? A) Writing strategy. B) Writing style. C) Organization of writing. D) Grammatical Writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grammatical Writing. 21. Do you need to know anything about science to do well on the science section? A) YES! Of course you nee to know physics an chemistry. B) NO! It's really just a reading test, 99.9% of the info is there for you. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO! It's really just a reading test, 99.9% of the info is there for you. 22. Phrase or clause?Go to the store and get some milk A) Phrase. B) Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clause. 23. An American-made, plutonium bomb was detonated in the desert of New Mexico, and created a force that was large enough to level a small city. A) NO CHANGE. B) An American-made plutonium bomb. C) An American-made plutonium bomb,. D) An American made plutonium bomb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An American-made plutonium bomb. 24. As a profession, teachers had to show that they were just as intelligent and capable as practitioners in more respected and better paid career fields if they ever wanted things to change. A) As intelligent and capable unlike practitioners. B) As intelligent and capable than practitioners. C) As intelligent and capable like practitioners. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) NO CHANGE. 25. Which of the following would be MOST appropriate to say when you notice the most beautiful dress you have ever seen in your life? A) That dress is affluent!. B) That dress is adorable!. C) That dress is delectable!. D) That dress is gorgeous!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That dress is gorgeous!. 26. Choose the most appropriate word to complete the sentence:The committee was pleased with the ..... of the new policy, as it led to increased productivity. A) Effect. B) Affective. C) Affect. D) Affection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Effect. 27. Choose the sentence that maintains consistent subject-verb agreement. A) The team of players were winning the match. B) The team of players is winning the match. C) The team of players are winning the match. D) The team of players be winning the match. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The team of players is winning the match. 28. You don't even need to have a formal lesson to pick up an instrument and join in the fun.WHICH OF THE CHOICES HELPS THE WRITER STRESS THAT PLAYING MUSIC IS AN ACTIVITY IN WHICH ALL CAN PARTICIPATE RATHER THAN JUST AN ELITIST ART FORM? A) NO CHANGE. B) Understand the theory. C) Go to a conservatory. D) Know how to create sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 29. NO CHANGE or revise? This decision was easy for me, I was not going to pass up the opportunity to see Switzerland! A) NO CHANGE. B) Revise:me, being that I. C) Revise:me; I. D) Revise:I. I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revise:me; I. 30. Phrase or clause?A flock of birds A) Phrase. B) Clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phrase. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAct English Quiz 1Act English Quiz 2Act English Quiz 3Act English Quiz 4Act English Quiz 5Act English Quiz 7Act English Quiz 8Act English Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books