This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Liam and Mia are working on a science project. They need to adhere a poster to the wall. What does 'adhere' mean in this context? A) Show or represent the poster. B) Make the poster formal and dignified; serious. C) Stick the poster completely to a surface or substance. D) Be anxious or fearful that something bad will happen with the poster. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stick the poster completely to a surface or substance. 2. One of the main ideas of the passage is that: A) Energy sources are dwindling around the world. B) Natural gas supplies one-quarter of America's energy needs. C) Liquid natural gas takes millions of years to form. D) The known supply of liquid natural gas is limited. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The known supply of liquid natural gas is limited. 3. What is a "Now" question? A) Easy to find answer. B) Needs graph analysis. C) Needs deep reasoning. D) Requires comparison. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Easy to find answer. 4. In a social science passage, what is the tone likely to be? A) Playful and whimsical. B) Analytical and informative. C) Dramatic and suspenseful. D) Poetic and lyrical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analytical and informative. 5. Which skill is essential for identifying the main idea of a passage? A) Memorizing every detail. B) Active reading and engagement. C) Skimming through the text. D) Ignoring the author's tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Active reading and engagement. 6. What literary device is used when describing the old man's wings as 'enormous'? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 7. Comparing and contrasting information in a text helps the reader to: A) Focus on minor details. B) Understand the author's bias. C) Appreciate the literary style of the text. D) Grasp the complexity of the topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grasp the complexity of the topic. 8. You are more likely to find unfamiliar vocabulary in the ..... passages. Just circle those words and move on; you may not need to know them. DO NOT drown in the details. A) Social Studies. B) Prose fiction. C) Humanities. D) Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Science. 9. What logical fallacy occurs in the following example:My friend James drinks 12 energy drinks every day and he has never had any problems with them. Therefore, energy drinks are not bad for you. A) False cause and effect. B) Hasty generalization. C) Name-calling. D) False cause and effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hasty generalization. 10. Become apparant, important, or prominent A) Determine. B) Evolve. C) Engage. D) Emerge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emerge. 11. Main idea is ..... , and a supporting detail is ..... A) Specific, general. B) General, general. C) Specific, specific. D) General, specific. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) General, specific. 12. It can most reasonably be inferred from the passage that tidal activity on any celestial body is due to: A) J. oxygen-rich liquid water. B) G. surface repaving. C) F. the moon. D) H. the influence of other celestial bodies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) H. the influence of other celestial bodies. 13. Based on the passage, which of the following plantsand animals employ a communal strategy to survive inthe desert? A) The saguaro cactus only. B) The saguaro cactus and the frog Cyclorana platy-cephala only. C) The frog Cyclorana platycephala and honeypotants only. D) Honeypot ants only. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Honeypot ants only. 14. Discrepancy (noun) A) Mysterious or secret. B) Decrease in size, number, or range. C) A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts. D) Regard as probable; expect or predict. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts. 15. Why should you do Passages 1 and 4 first? A) They are always the easiest passages. B) They are guaranteed to be scored. C) They are always the Literary Narrative and Natural Science passages. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are guaranteed to be scored. 16. As it is used in line 80, the word stable most nearly means: A) Sturdy. B) Average. C) Regular. D) Safe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regular. 17. What is the main idea of a prose fiction passage? A) To provide factual information about a topic. B) To entertain and engage the reader with a story. C) To explain a scientific concept. D) To analyze a historical event. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To entertain and engage the reader with a story. 18. As it is used in line 90, the expression in fits and starts most nearly means: A) Dangerously. B) Intermittently. C) Unpredictably. D) Effectively. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intermittently. 19. What is the tone of a prose fiction passage likely to be? A) Objective and factual. B) Emotional and engaging. C) Technical and detailed. D) Persuasive and argumentative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotional and engaging. 20. What is the primary focus of the ACT Reading Humanities section? A) Analyzing scientific data. B) Understanding historical events. C) Interpreting literary and cultural texts. D) Solving mathematical problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interpreting literary and cultural texts. 21. Based on the passage, discoveries made in which two areas of study have caused scientists to re-evaluate their theories about Earth and Venus? A) Water content and bedrock composition. B) Sulfuric gases and photosynthesis. C) Carbon dioxide and climate change. D) Atmosphere and surface temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Atmosphere and surface temperature. 22. As it is used in line 45, the word "read" most nearly means to: A) Observe. B) Learn from print. C) Think about. D) Predict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Observe. 23. It can be assumed that Tetsuya takes the stranger to bridge for his archery demonstration because: A) It is an ideal place to demonstrate the importance of learning to shoot in unfavorable circumstances. B) It is Tetsuya's favorite archery spot. C) It is far enough away to exhaust the stranger before he has a chance to shoot again. D) It is a place where Tetsuya is assured to win the competition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is an ideal place to demonstrate the importance of learning to shoot in unfavorable circumstances. 24. The passage indicates, that unlike some other desert animals, the armadillo A) Lacks a means of defending itself. B) Can go without drinking for long periods of time. C) Reproduces many times a year. D) Can withstand most predators' attacks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can withstand most predators' attacks. 25. What law was passed to federalize airport security? A) Aviation and Transportation Security Act. B) Freedom of Information Act. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aviation and Transportation Security Act. 26. According to the passage, current known North American supplies of natural gas are: A) Extremely difficult to access. B) Sufficient to provide the United States with natural gas for the next thirty years. C) Down approximately 50 percent from thirty years ago. D) Decreasing at a rate of 25 percent per year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Down approximately 50 percent from thirty years ago. 27. Adjectives that compare 2 nouns by adding-er, -ier, "more" or "less" . A) Superlatives. B) Adverbs. C) Comparatives. D) Expletives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comparatives. 28. How can students improve their ability to navigate reading comprehension traps? A) Familiarize themselves with the common traps so that do not fall into it. B) Rely on personal interpretations of the passage. C) Avoid analyzing answer choices. D) Practice actively summarizing each paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Familiarize themselves with the common traps so that do not fall into it. 29. Which of the following is a strategy for improving performance on the ACT Reading Test? A) Skipping all difficult questions. B) Reading the questions before the passage. C) Ignoring the passage entirely. D) Memorizing the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading the questions before the passage. 30. Which sentence uses the word 'read' as a noun? A) I read the book yesterday. B) She will read the article later. C) The read was interesting and informative. D) They read every night before bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The read was interesting and informative. 31. What is the best way to approach a difficult passage in the ACT Reading Test? A) Skip it entirely. B) Read it multiple times. C) Panic and guess. D) Read the questions first. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Read the questions first. 32. What do questions about the author's tone, mood, or attitude ask you to access? A) The author's tone, mood, or attitude towards the subject. B) The author's personal experiences related to the subject. C) The historical context of the subject matter. D) The author's intended audience for the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The author's tone, mood, or attitude towards the subject. 33. Which passage is typically from a short story or novel? A) Natural Science. B) Social Science. C) Fiction. D) Humanities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fiction. 34. Antagonize (verb) A) Cause someone to become hostile. B) The amount by which something is too small. C) Make up for something unwelcome or unpleasant by exerting an opposite force or effect. D) 1. large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use 2. slow or complicated and therefore inefficient*. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cause someone to become hostile. 35. What does the speaker advise doing if you're spending too long on a question? A) Take a short break. B) Ask for help. C) Skip and return at the end. D) Continue until you find the answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skip and return at the end. 36. A broad, general statement or conclusion that is made on the basis of only one or two observations is called A) A hasty generalization. B) Stereotyping. C) Name-calling. D) False cause and effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hasty generalization. 37. Genetic investigations into the origins of human life most often focus on mitochondrial DNA. As opposed to nuclear DNA, mitochondrial DNA is transmitted only from the mother. This allows for the tracing of mutations that arise independently of changes that occur because of the combining of the mother's and father's DNA.As used in the passage above, "tracing" most nearly means A) Overlooking. B) Tracking. C) Sketching. D) Outlining. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tracking. 38. True or False:the paired passage is guaranteed to appear somewhere on the Reading test? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. The manager picked up the cup and sipped-he drank slowly. Sipped means ..... A) Slowly. B) Carried. C) Drank. D) Picked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Drank. 40. The last sentence of Passage B can best be described as: A) A metaphor for the narrator's feelings as her mother goes away and returns. B) A memory of childhood and of her mother that the narrator holds dear. C) A literal explanation of how the narrator reacts to her mother's actions. D) A reference to objects that the narrator as a child often found on the shore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A metaphor for the narrator's feelings as her mother goes away and returns. 41. As it is used in line 32, the phrase bit into most nearly means: A) Marred. B) Pinched. C) Severed. D) Ingested. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marred. 42. How does practicing the ACT Reading Test benefit students? A) It helps improve reading comprehension and test-taking skills. B) It has no benefit. C) It only helps in mathematics. D) It is only useful for college students. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helps improve reading comprehension and test-taking skills. 43. How did Americans respond to the terror attacks? A) A surge of Patriotism. B) Distrust of the government. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A surge of Patriotism. 44. TRUE OR FALSE:On the ACT reading, all correct answers are directly and clearly supported by specific evidence from the passage. A) True, all answers can be backed up by the text. B) Sometimes true, except for inference questions. C) False, the answers are only partially supported by the text. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True, all answers can be backed up by the text. 45. How many passages are on the test? A) 12. B) 15. C) 10. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 46. How much total time on the ACT Reading test? A) 45 minutes. B) 30 minutes. C) 60 minutes. D) 35 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 35 minutes. 47. The author would most likely say that Thea differed from other children in that she: A) Had few friends and attended few social gatherings. B) Studied music with Professor Wunsch. C) Was particularly fond of fairy tales. D) Was musically gifted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was musically gifted. 48. The author states that, unlike children, adolescents approach songs with a goal of: A) Feeling a sense of belonging and familiarity. B) Discovering new trends in fashion and politics. C) Departing from the cultural backdrop of their upbringing. D) Deriving some personal meaning from those songs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deriving some personal meaning from those songs. 49. Based on Passage B, it can reasonably be inferred that the author views his first exposure to rap music as: A) Significant for his childhood but less so for his adulthood. B) Memorable but ultimately not very important. C) A transformative experience. D) A disappointing experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A transformative experience. 50. Which literary device is used in the description of the old man's wings? A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Imagery. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 51. Which section covers key names, dates, and concepts about society A) Prose Fiction. B) Humanities. C) Natural Science. D) Social Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social Science. 52. There will be ..... passages to read. A) 10. B) 4. C) 3. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 53. N. Someone engaged in a lawsuit A) Jubilant. B) Lenient. C) Impregnable. D) Litigant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Litigant. 54. It is an act of engaging in analytic activity which involves the reader by asking questions about the text and the author's claim. A) Evidence. B) Counterclaims. C) Critical reading. D) Assertions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Critical reading. 55. According to the passage, after Klemens sent a tissue sample of a perished crocodile to Hekkala, Hekkala then: A) Identified mutations in the crocodile's molecular structure. B) Studied the crocodile's immune system. C) Sequenced the crocodile's genome. D) Estimated the crocodile's age. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sequenced the crocodile's genome. 56. What skill is primarily tested in the ACT Reading Humanities section? A) Mathematical reasoning. B) Scientific analysis. C) Critical reading and interpretation. D) Historical fact recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Critical reading and interpretation. 57. Which of the following questions is ..... A) Why did Caroline . B) Why couldn't Caroline . C) How long did it take . D) What inspired William . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Why did Caroline . 58. A/an (a) question requires you to use supporting details to draw conclusions that are not specifically stated in the passage. A) Detail. B) Main idea. C) Long. D) Main. E) Bad. F) A. inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: F) A. inference. 59. The gesture referred to in lines 2-3 of Passage A is similar to the gestures referred to in Kelly's experiment in Passage B in that these gestures all are: A) G. associated with cell phones. B) J. referring to physical objects. C) H. describing recent trends. D) F. used by the authors' friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) J. referring to physical objects. 60. Which skill is NOT tested in the ACT Reading Test? A) Vocabulary. B) Grammar. C) Reading comprehension. D) Mathematics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mathematics. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAct Reading Quiz 1Act Reading Quiz 2Act Reading Quiz 3Act Reading Quiz 4Act Reading Quiz 5Act Reading Quiz 6Act Reading Quiz 7Act Reading Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books