This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which ones are the possessive pronouns? A) Me, you, him, her, it, us, and them. B) I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they. C) Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, and yourselves. D) My, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, thiers, and theirs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, thiers, and theirs. 2. The beach is no longer deserted; dedicated sunbathers sit in chairs, read, slept, or talked. A) Reading, sleeping, or talking. B) To read, sleep, or talking. C) Read, sleep, or talk. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reading, sleeping, or talking. 3. The ACT English consists of how many question types? A) 1. B) 4. C) 2. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 4. But some also contain Which choice would best help to establish that the stones can vary from one another? A) NO CHANGE. B) But contain some. C) Which predominantly possess. D) And also include. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 5. Visual storage at the Louvre and other museums protects the sculptures, profits the community culture, and gives public access to art once kept in closed vaults. (That is a comma between sculptures and profits) A) Sculptures profits. B) Sculptures; profits. C) No Change. D) Sculptures it also profits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No Change. 6. What is the correct response? A) Ms. Venutis class is the best. B) Ms. Venuti's class is the best. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ms. Venuti's class is the best. 7. He couldn't believe he had missed what was right under his nose the murderer. A) Nose, the murderer. B) No change. C) Nose:the murderer. D) Nose-the murderer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nose:the murderer. 8. But you should always remember that the ACT test makers like the shortest answers. A) NO CHANGE. B) Have a habit of liking. C) Habitually tend to like. D) Are in the habit of liking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 9. What is conciseness? A) Blurry and strung out. B) I have no idea. C) When you pass out and then wake up. D) Clear and to the point. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clear and to the point. 10. Is this an example of a wordiness? In the near future. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 11. Select the best word to improve the sentence:The scientist's discovery was a significant ..... , leading to further research in the field. A) Breakaway. B) Breakdown. C) Breakup. D) Breakthrough. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Breakthrough. 12. Before they were constructed, there were no bridges spanning the Hudson river south of Albany. A) The bridges were. B) It were. C) NO CHANGE. D) It was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It was. 13. Although Cheryl and Ellen were best friends, they always argued when they played cards. A) In spite of the fact that. B) As a consequence that. C) NO CHANGE. D) As a result of the fact that. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) NO CHANGE. 14. The boys are riding their bicycle? the park. A) Round. B) Across. C) Along. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Round. 15. Select the sentence that maintains verb tense consistency. A) She was cooking dinner and hears a noise. B) She cooked dinner and hears a noise. C) She cooks dinner and heard a noise. D) She cooked dinner and heard a noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She cooked dinner and heard a noise. 16. (9)In addition to her catchy pop tunes, Gaga's unique style captivates her fans. A) NO CHANGE. B) Regardless of. C) Plus. D) In spite of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 17. Eagerly awaiting her birthday, Mary's presents were all picked up. A) NO CHANGE. B) Mary picked up all her presents. C) Presents of Mary were all picked up. D) Presents were picked up by Mary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mary picked up all her presents. 18. I used to live in New York and attend school there. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 19. Adverbs give extra information about all of the following expect ..... A) Nouns. B) Adjectives. C) Other adverbs. D) Action verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nouns. 20. We hope you will give consideration to this proposal and let us have your decision as soon as possible. A) This sentence is concise. B) This sentence is not concise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This sentence is not concise. 21. In place of the wordy expression, "it is my opinion that." what should you use? A) Certainty, surely. B) I think (believe). C) Now, today. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I think (believe). 22. Is this sentence correct? Scott finally decided to look for a new job. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 23. In every part of the world, troubling developments in politics. A) NO CHANGE. B) In every part of the world, the troubling developments in politics. C) In every part of the world, there are troubling developments in politics. D) In every part of the world, and troubling developments in politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In every part of the world, there are troubling developments in politics. 24. Which of the following sentences correctly uses commas to set off a non-essential clause? A) My brother who just graduated from college is applying to medical school. B) My brother who just graduated from college, is applying to medical school.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. C) My brother, who just graduated from college is applying to medical school. D) My brother, who just graduated from college, is applying to medical school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My brother, who just graduated from college, is applying to medical school. 25. Whom can be replaced by ..... A) Him/her. B) He/she. C) We/our. D) Yes/no. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Him/her. 26. The guilty man sought ..... from the church, hoping for spiritual forgiveness. A) Conviction. B) Condemnation. C) Censure. D) Absolution. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absolution. 27. Do you want to be an artist? Just enroll in "The Awesome Artists" program. Don't let this opportunity or your talent slip away. We guarantee you will be painting like the masters in two weeks for a low cost of $ 59.95.What is the author's purpose? A) To entertain you with a story about artists. B) To teach you how all artists become famous. C) To convince you to attend an art program. D) To explain how to paint a sunset. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To convince you to attend an art program. 28. I think maybe I might possibly have met them all. Improve the highlighted portion. A) NO CHANGE. B) I've possiblyOption 4 (optional). C) I've. D) Perhaps I've. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I've. 29. The ..... was caused when the moon took the sun's power away. A) Obsolete. B) Hurtle. C) Nostalgia. D) Eclipse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Eclipse. 30. Scientists think of the underwater world beneath the sea as a vast laboratory, in which strange creatures do odd, unexplained things. A) A vast laboratory is how scientists view the underwater world beneath the sea. B) Scientists believe the underwater world beneath the sea is a vast laboratory. C) Scientists feel the underwater world beneath the sea is a vast laboratory. D) Scientists think the underwater world is a vast laboratory. 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