Act English Quiz 7 (60 MCQs)

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1. The sunny weather on the morning of her wedding was an ..... sign.
2. Just this morning I sat across the table to a woman in a flower print dress who was scribbling poetry in her leather-bound journal.
3. After looking both ways, the road was clear.
4. The boy had ..... for the crying girl.
5. The most common use of a ..... is in a compound adjective. It's two or more adjectives joined together to modify the same noun.
6. For each and every book you buy, you will receive a free bookmark.
7. The scientists were concerned that the bomb may not correctly function, so they wanted to test the bomb before it was used on the battlefield.
8. When you reach the end, you can tell people your story or essay (or song) is almost over by using a concluding transition like "in sum" that emphasizes your central idea a final time.Bees are an important part of our ecosystem and are truly invaluable. In sum,
9. Which of the following is NOT a suggested test-taking strategy for the English test?
10. Without her phone, Kim felt lonely, anxious, and sadness.
11. All of the following is appropriate when using a semi colon except?
12. "The property will be used as her main residence."Which is the most concise term for "residence" ?
13. Abstemious describes someone who:
14. Dozens of friends expedited this proper process by volunteering to help with the construction of the boat. Which choice best indicates that constructing the cork boat was challenging?
15. He was involved in a traffic ..... when his tire blew and he went off the road.
16. What is the significance of punctuation in writing?
17. How many passages?
18. For the last quarter, various executives and manufacturers' of automobile parts have been under siege by their bosses for not producing results fast enough.
19. NO CHANGE or revise? The two main types of camels are; bactrian camels, which have two humps, and dromedary camels, which have one.
20. Such a student could compare the choices carefully and choose the single shortest one every time.
21. In order to ensure that all of the students were prepared in case of a fire, the staff emphasized the importance of finding the closest exit, leaving the building immediately, and you should find your teacher so she can take attendance.
22. Which transitions are contrast?
23. He used the phrase you know so often that I finally said No, I don't know.
24. Parenthetical elements
25. How much time per 1 passage?
26. The crowd ..... cheering as Melina approached the finish line.
27. How many essays/texts are on the English?
28. Which of the following is the most concise term for "terminate" ?
29. "Despite" introduces a statement that could have affected another statement but did or does not. "Despite" means that you are still considering something even though evidence might suggest that you shouldn't.Ronnie walked to the grocery store despite
30. Numerous years of preparation and toil led to this pivotal moment. In 1933, attorney and civic leader Luther Ely Smith conceived a monument that would honor St. Louis's major contribution to the westward expansion of the United States.
31. Independent or dependent clause? You have to eat your vegetables
32. Swimming is more fun than to jog or to play tennis.
33. Sandra ..... the leadership position ..... leaving behind.
34. What is the main idea of the following passage? 'The sun set over the horizon, painting the sky in hues of orange and pink. Birds chirped their final songs of the day as the world slowly drifted into a peaceful slumber.'
35. Whittaker's extensive diary entries-many over twenty pages long-provide a portrait of one's deep thoughts and emotions over a period of years.
36. Until one of the members of the rival gangs propose a truce, there will be no safety for honest citizens of this city.
37. NO CHANGE or revise? After the Industrial Revolution began, more people moved from rural to urban areas.
38. I get ..... the bus at the City Park, then I walk ..... the office.
39. She worked for the thirty years as a teacher and librarian in the field of education in Baltimore public schools. Which of the following words or phrases from the preceding sentence should be deleted?
40. Choose the correct form of the verb:When the teacher ..... the classroom, the students were already seated.
41. My dream for the future, like all dreams worth having, will be able to stand on it's own merits.
42. To recommend; to speak in favor of
43. Oozing slowly across the floor, Marvin watched the salad dressing.
44. Everyone in the office laughs at Betty, who used to work here, because she said she was the smartest person who had ever worked for the company.
45. My brother's truck has more horsepower than Michael.
46. The writer is considering deleting the phrase "at several universities" from Sentence 8. If the phrase were deleted, the essay would primarily lose:
47. The coziest cottage sat near the pond and featured a porch around all sides of the house.
48. Choose the sentence that is punctuated correctly:A) 'I love to read books, especially mystery novels.' B) 'I love to read books especially mystery novels.'
49. The novel, written by a young man who was just seventeen at the time the novel was written, is sure to become a bestseller.
50. Riding a bicycle instead of driving a car is great exercise that works multiple muscles at one time.
51. Joana attributed any of her interest in animals to a free-wheeling childhood spent on her grandparents' farm.
52. She made my siblings and I scarves for the winter.
53. A word or phrase that is close to or exactly the same meaning of another word or phrase
54. Abstain means to:
55. Identify the problem with consistency in the following sentence:Mark finished his essay, tidies his room, and went out for supper.
56. Department stores sometimes offer gifts to entice people to shop.
57. A word to which a later pronoun refers back is .....
58. What is the significance of proofreading?
59. No matter how hard Theresa tries, she cannot win the approval of her field hockey coach.
60. Her prom dress was most unique.