This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English Review – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Review Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In reading comprehension, what is the goal of making sentences appear in logical order? A) To enhance vocabulary. B) To improve punctuation. C) To ensure clarity and coherence. D) To describe relationships. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To ensure clarity and coherence. 2. Word Choice Question:Through modern geology, humans have a clearer ..... though hardly complete ..... understanding of the mechanism of magma flow, and can analyze the vibrations of the earth to warn of recent eruptions. A) Distant. B) Approximate. C) Impending. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Impending. 3. Media literacy was an increasingly important skill that people growing up with access to the Internet need to develop. A) Is an increasingly important skill. B) No Change. C) Has been an increasingly important skill. D) Will be an increasingly important skill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is an increasingly important skill. 4. But is the creation encouraged by social media qualitevely creation? A) No Change. B) Creation qualitevely. C) Creation quality. D) Quality creation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quality creation. 5. When should you not use a semicolon? A) Before a conjunction. B) To separate items in a list. C) After a dependent clause. D) Between two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After a dependent clause. 6. Which of the following sentences correctly uses the pronoun "which" ? A) The girl which was in the room. B) The broom which was in the room. C) The student which was at the desk. D) The teacher which was in the classroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The broom which was in the room. 7. SV Agreement Question:Most volcanoes were being the result of magma flowing out of the surface of the earth and hardening, usually near a subduction zone. A) Most volcanoes will be. B) NO CHANGE. C) Most volcanoes have been. D) Most volcanoes are. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Most volcanoes are. 8. Lawson also encouraged them to write their own scenes to give voice to the questions and concerns they had in their own lives. A) Was also encouraging in writing. B) No Change. C) Also encouraged his students to write. D) Also encouraged to write. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Also encouraged his students to write. 9. She studied for a few hours after school each day, so it was no surprise when that determination won her a 4.0 GPA. A) No Change. B) She. C) It. D) Whose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No Change. 10. Select the best way to connect these two clauses:Lindsey missed the bus to the aquariumshe didn't get to feed the sharks A) Lindsey missed the bus to the aquarium; she didn't get to feed the sharks. B) Lindsey missed the bus to the aquarium, she didn't get to feed the sharks. C) Lindsey missed the bus to the aquarium she didn't get to feed the sharks. D) Lindsey missed the bus to the aquarium:she didn't get to feed the sharks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lindsey missed the bus to the aquarium; she didn't get to feed the sharks. 11. What does the Combination category combine with Reading Comprehension? A) Vocabulary. B) Grammar Style Punctuation. C) Essay Writing. D) Literature Analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grammar Style Punctuation. 12. Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence: "Neither the students nor the teacher ..... prepared for the sudden change in schedule." A) Are. B) Is. C) Were. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. 13. Which of the following involves arranging sentences correctly? A) Adding more sentences. B) Changing sentence structure. C) Removing sentences. D) Placing a set of sentences in the right order. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Placing a set of sentences in the right order. 14. What is the key characteristic of the most relevant information in a passage? A) It discusses the same topics as other sentences in the paragraph. B) It focuses on the main topic. C) It talks about what the question asks without adding extra info. D) It includes additional details not found in the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It talks about what the question asks without adding extra info. 15. In what order should you answer questions on the English test? A) From hardest to easiest. B) In the order presented. C) From easiest to hardest. D) In your chosen order. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the order presented. 16. What is a characteristic of the most effective introduction? A) It introduces new topics not mentioned in the paragraph. B) It provides a summary of the entire passage. C) It discusses the same topics as other sentences in the paragraph. D) It focuses on unrelated details. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It discusses the same topics as other sentences in the paragraph. 17. The rise of Internet content platforms have made it much easier to create and distribute your own creative projects. A) Was making it. B) Having made it. C) No Change. D) Has made it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has made it. 18. What does the idiom "cold feet" mean? A) To feel cold. B) To have frozen toes. C) To walk barefoot. D) To be nervous or apprehensive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To be nervous or apprehensive. 19. What does the best conclusion often focus on? A) Other paragraphs. B) The main topic. C) General information. D) Unrelated details. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The main topic. 20. "moves slowly" is given. Which choice emphasizes a positive, friendly attitude? A) Travels safely. B) NO CHANGE. C) Proceeds carefully. D) Purrs softly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Purrs softly. 21. Select the best way to connect these two clauses using the THAMO however between them:Mark really likes bananashe is not in the mood for one now. A) Mark really likes bananas; however, he is not in the mood for one now. B) Mark really likes bananas, however, he is not in the mood for one now. C) Mark really likes bananas; however; he is not in the mood for one now. D) Mark really likes bananas however he is not in the mood for one now. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mark really likes bananas; however, he is not in the mood for one now. 22. However, the price of lessened restrictions on content creation was an increasing amount of misinformation and poorly researched opinions that are widely available to anyone with an Internet connection. A) No Change. B) Would have been an increasing amount. C) Is an increasing amount. D) Are an increasing amount. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is an increasing amount. 23. Transition Word Question:Geologic processes are slow, while research must include the study of ancient human accounts of eruptions and layers of rock millions of years old. A) Slow, so. B) NO CHANGE. C) Slow, although. D) Slow, but. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slow, so. 24. No one can say for sure that these volcanoes will not erupt again in the future, so scientists take serious the study of every volcano situated where a future eruption could bring significant human loss and environmental damage. A) Seriously taking. B) NO CHANGE. C) Taken seriously. D) Take seriously. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Take seriously. 25. Before she could say much. Juan said that he had already got her parents' permission. A) Much, Juan. B) Much. Juan,. C) Much; Juan. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Much, Juan. 26. Select the best way to connect these two clauses:Karina is a great leaderI will vote for her for president A) Karina is a great leader I will vote for her for president. B) Karina is a great leader:I will vote for her for president. C) Karina is a great leader, I will vote for her for president. D) Karina is a great leader; I will vote for her for president. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Karina is a great leader; I will vote for her for president. 27. Correct Verb Question:No one can say for sure that these volcanoes will not erupt again in the future, so scientists take serious the study of every volcano situated where a future eruption could bring significant human loss and environmental damage. A) NO CHANGE. B) Take seriously. C) Taken seriously. D) Seriously taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take seriously. 28. Correct Verb Question:Predicting volcanic eruptions is not an exact science, and only within the briefest geological moment can people warn to evacuate. A) Have the warning. B) Receive warning. C) Be warning. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receive warning. 29. Choose the sentence that best combines the following sentences:'The sun set. The sky turned orange and pink.' A) The sun set, and the sky turned orange and pink. B) The sun set; the sky turned orange and pink. C) The sun set, the sky turned orange and pink. D) The sun set turning the sky orange and pink. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The sun set, and the sky turned orange and pink. 30. What strategy should you use when you are unsure of an answer? A) Guess randomly. B) Use the process of elimination. C) Choose the longest answer. D) Pick the first option. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use the process of elimination. 31. What type of answer should you eliminate according to the general strategies? A) Any answer that is too wordy. B) The answer that seems too simple. C) The shortest answer. D) The answer with the most technical terms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Any answer that is too wordy. 32. What type of questions should you expect regarding the author's main point or purpose of a passage? A) Questions about the author's writing style. B) Questions about the author's main point or purpose. C) Questions about the author's background. D) Questions about the author's favorite books. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Questions about the author's main point or purpose. 33. "We just adore ..... house" A) Their. B) There. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their. 34. Not only can misinformation be spread quickly, but personal sensitive information can get spread by users who don't know how to protect their private info. A) No Change. B) Personally sensitive information. C) Sensitively personal information. D) Sensitive personal information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sensitive personal information. 35. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: " ..... is responsible for this project?" A) Who. B) Whose. C) Whom. D) Which. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 36. What is the purpose of a comma in the sentence: "According to Karen, the book was very boring" ? A) To list items in a series. B) To indicate a pause for emphasis. C) To separate two independent clauses. D) To set off an introduction from the rest of the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To set off an introduction from the rest of the sentence. 37. The college's plans for expansion included a new science building and a new dormitory if the funding drive was successful there would be enough money for both. A) NO CHANGE. B) Dormitory, if. C) Dormitory; if,. D) Dormitory. If. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dormitory. If. 38. In many ways, this is a goodly thing, as people who are often silenced by traditional media are able to make their voices heard. A) The good thing. B) The goodly thing. C) No Change. D) A good thing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A good thing. 39. By the time Daniel finally graduated from high school, he ..... seven different schools because his parents moved frequently. A) Had been attending. B) Had attended. C) Attended. D) Was attending. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had attended. 40. Each is considered singular (Each member of the company is considered an asset.) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 41. Which word is used for the object (the receiver of the action) in a sentence? A) Whom. B) Which. C) Who. D) Whose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whom. 42. Sentence Structure Question:Hotspot volcanoes form by a different mechanism. A) There are hotspot volcanoes that forming. B) NO CHANGE. C) In addition, hotspot volcanoes are formed. D) Formation of hotspot volcanoes is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 43. What should you think carefully about in precision vocabulary questions? A) The punctuation. B) The meaning of the words. C) The logical order. D) The relationship between phrases. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The meaning of the words. 44. Select the best way to connect these two clauses:Because she overslept Lindsey missed the bus to the aquarium A) Because she overslept; Lindsey missed the bus to the aquarium. B) Because she overslept, Lindsey missed the bus to the aquarium. C) Because she overslept Lindsey missed the bus to the aquarium. D) Because she overslept:Lindsey missed the bus to the aquarium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because she overslept, Lindsey missed the bus to the aquarium. 45. When she sat out on the patio on summer evenings, Kelly always wore loose-fitting linen pants, which provide protection, against aggressive mosquitoes. (There is a comma after pants and after protection) A) Pants which provide, protection. B) Pants, which provide protection. C) No Change. D) Pants which provide protection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pants, which provide protection. 46. For the sake of logic and coherence, Sentence 2 should be placed: A) After Sentence 4. B) After Sentence 5. C) Where it is now. D) After Sentence 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After Sentence 4. 47. What is the purpose of precision vocabulary in reading comprehension? A) To sequence sentences. B) To analyze punctuation. C) To understand word meanings. D) To describe relationships. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To understand word meanings. 48. Which word is used for the subject (doing something) in a sentence? A) Who. B) Whom. C) Whose. D) Which. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Who. 49. Punctuation Question:In general, eruptions seem to occur every several hundred or even thousand years, and many volcanoes seem to be dormant, that is unlikely to erupt soon. A) That is, unlikely to erupt soon. B) That, is unlikely to erupt soon. C) That is unlikely, to erupt soon. D) NO CHANGE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That is, unlikely to erupt soon. 50. What should the best conclusion often be based on? A) Irrelevant details. B) New information not in the passage. C) Other paragraphs. D) Something mentioned in the passage itself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Something mentioned in the passage itself. 51. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence: " ..... are you giving the book to?" A) Whom. B) Where. C) Which. D) Whose. E) Who. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Whom. 52. She worked for thirty years as a teacher and librarian in the field of education in Baltimore public schools.Which words should be deleted? A) Thirty. B) Teacher and librarian. C) Baltimore public schools. D) In the field of education. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the field of education. 53. What type of questions do you see in the ENTIRE ACT? A) Matching. B) Multiple Choice. C) A mixture of different kinds. D) Fill-in-the-blank. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Multiple Choice. 54. How likely is it that "NO CHANGE" will be correct? A) 25% chance. B) 50% chance. C) 10% chance. D) NO CHANGE is a trick and is never correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 25% chance. 55. How many questions are on English ACT Test? A) 90. B) 75. C) 60. D) 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 75. 56. Typical gatekeeping structures are essentially gone on the Internet, allowing people to distribute anything without the need for editing or peer review. A) No Change. B) Allowed people. C) Has allowed people. D) Is allowing people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No Change. 57. Identify the sentence that uses the correct form of the word "affect." A) The weather will effect our plans for the picnic. B) The weather will affect our plans for the picnic. C) The weather will have an affect on our plans for the picnic. D) The weather will have an effect on our plans for the picnic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The weather will affect our plans for the picnic. 58. Which category focuses on understanding written texts? A) Combination. B) Grammar Style Punctuation. C) Reading Comprehension. D) Vocabulary Building. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reading Comprehension. 59. What are idioms? A) Literal expressions. B) Mathematical formulas. C) Non-literal expressions with specific meanings. D) Scientific terms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Non-literal expressions with specific meanings. 60. You will be exempt from SWIC's COMPASS Test if you score a ..... or higher on the ACT. A) 18. B) 28. C) 24. D) 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 24. Next →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAct English Review Quiz 2Act English Commas QuizAct English Complete Sentences QuizAct English Mastering Concision QuizAct English Multiple Choice QuizAct English Practice QuizAct English Prep QuizAct English Punctuation Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books