This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the primary focus of Craft and Structure questions in the ACT reading test? A) Identifying the main idea of the passage. B) Analyzing the author's word choice and structure. C) Summarizing key details. D) Comparing two different texts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Analyzing the author's word choice and structure. 2. The passage indicates that, at birth, armadillos: A) Are utterly helpless. B) Are identical to adults. C) Are able to see. D) Are totally independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are able to see. 3. What is an example of a hinge word? A) "Fast". B) "Therefore". C) "Apple". D) "Beautiful". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Therefore". 4. The P in CAPS stands for ..... A) Problem. B) Preference. C) Probability. D) Power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Problem. 5. How many minutes will you have to complete the Reading section of the ACT? A) 25. B) 15. C) 35. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 35. 6. What is the BCPS ACT Benchmark for the ACT Reading test? A) 20. B) 19. C) 23. D) 18. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 20. 7. The main point of the last paragraph is that after the departure of the angel, Elisenda feels: A) F. remorseful about how poorly the townspeople treated the angel. B) H. optimistic about the new lifestyle that was made possible for her by the angel. C) J. unburdened now that she doesn't have to worry about the angel anymore. D) G. frightened about what the angel might do if he ever comes back. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) J. unburdened now that she doesn't have to worry about the angel anymore. 8. If a question has a line number AND a 'Thinking' word (like 'best be described as'), what should you do? A) Answer it (Pass 1) because the line number makes it easy. B) Skip it (Pass 2) because the 'Thinking' word overrules the line number. C) Guess and move on. D) Answer it (Pass 1) but mark it to come back to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skip it (Pass 2) because the 'Thinking' word overrules the line number. 9. This type of reading passage will be based on writing about anthropology, archaeology, business, geography, history, psychology, or sociology? A) Social Studies. B) Natural Science. C) Humanities. D) Prose fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social Studies. 10. What skill is primarily tested by the ACT Reading passages? A) Mathematical reasoning. B) Reading comprehension. C) Grammar usage. D) Scientific analysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading comprehension. 11. Until recently, two schools of thought have dominated the field of establishing "flagship" endangered species for marketing and awareness campaigns. These flagship species make up the subset of endangered species conservation experts utilize to elicit public support-both financial and legal-for fauna conservation as a whole. In the context of the passage, the word "fauna" in paragraph one most nearly means A) All. B) Animal. C) Flagship. D) Conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animal. 12. Which sense does the author rely on most while setting his scene? A) Sound. B) Sight. C) Touch. D) Smell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sight. 13. The title, "The Summer Sandwich Club, " combinedwith details presented in the passage imply that: A) Everyone loves sandwiches. B) Jake only eats sandwiches in the summer. C) Children should join clubs to make friends. D) The club was created because of Max. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The club was created because of Max. 14. The passage makes the claim that television news coverage is heavily influenced by Nielsen ratings because: A) Television is primarily an entertainment medium. B) Their competitors, the newspapers, get very high ratings. C) Those ratings place great emphasis on technical details. D) The Federal Communications Commission requires Nielsen ratings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Television is primarily an entertainment medium. 15. Fleeting (adjective) A) Be without or deficient in. B) Lasting for a very short time. C) Famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession. D) Combine one thing with another so that they become a whole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lasting for a very short time. 16. Questions 4-6 ask about Passage B.The narrator's statement "I am looking at the MOON, I told myself, I am looking at the MOON" (lines 60-62) is most nearly meant to: A) Reflect the excitement of the astronauts as they prepare to land. B) Illustrate the narrator's disappointment with the moon's barren appearance. C) Express the narrator's irritation at having to wait for Apollo to land. D) Convey the narrator's awe at the event that is being broadcast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Convey the narrator's awe at the event that is being broadcast. 17. When you read the prose section you should always label it: A) Feelings. B) Cause and effect. C) Point of view (pov). D) Theories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feelings. 18. In the context of ACT Reading, what does 'tone' refer to? A) The main idea of the passage. B) The structure of the passage. C) The author's attitude towards the subject. D) The historical context of the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The author's attitude towards the subject. 19. What is the best way to approach a difficult reading passage? A) Skip it entirely. B) Read the questions first, then the passage. C) Guess the answers without reading. D) Read only the first and last paragraphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Read the questions first, then the passage. 20. The author would most likely agree with which of the following statements? A) Dating is a rite of passage for many teenagers. B) Nice guys don't always finish last. C) A first date should not include any romance. D) Chivalry is not dead. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nice guys don't always finish last. 21. What is the purpose of using rhetorical questions in a text? A) To provide the reader with direct answers. B) To engage the reader and provoke thought. C) To confuse the reader with complex concepts. D) To list facts in a straightforward manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To engage the reader and provoke thought. 22. What is the title of the secondpassage on the ACT Reading test? A) Natural Science. B) Humanities. C) Literary Narrative. D) Social Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Social Science. 23. The passage implies that the boy mainly views the stranger's demonstration of his archery skills as: A) A humiliating insult to Tetsuya. B) An inconvenience to the day's carpentry work. C) A startling and confusing display. D) A fun and exciting game. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A fun and exciting game. 24. The narrator of the passage characterizes the time trial in Houston as: A) One long sprint in which swimmers attempted to improve their times. B) A meet advertised as a way to qualify for the Junior Nationals. C) A regional meet that featured only the 500 yard freestyle and the 1, 000 yard freestyle. D) An informal swimming event put together at the last minute. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An informal swimming event put together at the last minute. 25. What is the purpose of the ACT Reading Practice Test? A) To learn how to bake a cake. B) To help students prepare for the reading section of the ACT exam. C) To prepare for a marathon. D) To practice for a spelling bee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To help students prepare for the reading section of the ACT exam. 26. Don't change the sentence too much; ..... is better. A) More complex. B) Simple. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple. 27. As it is used in line 70, the word lucidly most nearly means: A) Obscurely. B) Inappropriately. C) Enthusiastically. D) Coherently. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coherently. 28. In what context might "delivery" be used in public speaking? A) The length of the speech. B) The audience of the speech. C) The content of the speech. D) The way the speech is presented. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The way the speech is presented. 29. Based on the passage, the critics' claim that zoos spend too much money on breeding pandas in captivity is best described as: A) Valid; money spent on pandas would be better spent on snow leopards. B) Valid; habitat destruction is the biggest threat to pandas' survival in the wild. C) Invalid; pandas have no hope of surviving without the help of captive breeding programs. D) Invalid; captive-bred pandas are required for Chinese political diplomacy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Valid; habitat destruction is the biggest threat to pandas' survival in the wild. 30. Thankfully the disease has gone into ..... ; it may not recur for many years. A) Quarantine. B) Oblivion. C) Sequestration. D) Treatment. E) Remission. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Remission. 31. Everyone should read each question WITHOUT looking at the answer choices and THEN REFER to the reading passage to find the answer. LASTLY, match your answer with the correct answer choice. You should do this as the ACT likes to put distracting or tricky answer choices. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 32. Which word best completes the sentence? 'The ACT reading section is designed to ..... a student's comprehension skills.' A) Distract. B) Confuse. C) Ignore. D) Test. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Test. 33. What type of question requires you to say a lot of information in a shorter way? A) Detail. B) Vocabulary. C) Inference. D) Generalization. E) Main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Generalization. 34. Which type of passage on the ACT Reading test is most likely to include charts, tables, or graphs? A) Humanities. B) Literary Narrative. C) Social Science. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural Science. 35. The author indicates that for the sake of an unbiasedinterpretation, compared to reading written documentswith care, reading photographs with care is: A) Slightly less important. B) Just as important. C) Slightly more important. D) Significantly more important. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Just as important. 36. It can be reasonably inferred from the conversationswith Jake, that Katherine: A) Works two jobs to make ends meet. B) Believes that junk food is healthy. C) Is a stay-at-home-mother. D) Does not care about her son. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Works two jobs to make ends meet. 37. After ordering your passages, you should then entirely read and answer all questions from the first ..... passages. A) 3. B) 2. C) 5. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 38. The author uses lines 37-40 to: A) Develop context for the rest of the paragraph. B) Establish credibility and reliability in his passage. C) Boast about all the places he has traveled to. D) Encourage the reader to see places all over the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Establish credibility and reliability in his passage. 39. The main purpose of the passage is to: A) Discuss the panda exhibit at the National Zoo, and Wang's role in helping to design it. B) Explain the job of a conservation biologist through the example of Wang. C) Describe Wang's work and his position on the role of zoos in conservation efforts. D) Give an overview of the history of panda conservation, with emphasis on the importance of Wang's research. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Describe Wang's work and his position on the role of zoos in conservation efforts. 40. When comparing and contrasting information, it is important to: A) Focus only on the information that supports the reader's viewpoint. B) Consider both the similarities and differences to fully understand the relationship between the texts. C) Ignore differences that do not seem important. D) Only compare facts, not opinions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Consider both the similarities and differences to fully understand the relationship between the texts. 41. What literary device is this: "The world had been sad since Tuesday" (1 A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings)? A) Personification. B) Metaphor. C) Simile. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 42. If you scored a 19 or 20 on the Reading Section last year, you should blindly guess on ONE reading passage, either passage #2 or #3. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 43. According to the passage, all of the following are true regarding the animalsthat reached the Emperor's Palace EXCEPT: A) The rabbit was very nimble in crossing the river and made it across quiteeasily. B) The tiger's vigor allowed him to swim across the river effortlessly. C) The snake wound himself around the dragon's leg to reach the end of therace. D) The pig narrowly reached the end of the race to the Emperor's Palace. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The snake wound himself around the dragon's leg to reach the end of therace. 44. The main purpose of the final paragraph (lines 82-97) is to: A) G. explain the process by which microbes evolve into larger life forms. B) H. explore the possibility that evolution on Europa works differently from how it does on Earth. C) F. represent the viewpoint that any life on Europa is impossible. D) J. suggest that advanced life on Europa may be unlikely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. suggest that advanced life on Europa may be unlikely. 45. Who does the author blame most for the destruction of wildlife? A) Southerners. B) The reader. C) Americans. D) People around the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Americans. 46. On the Prose Fiction passage, you should be spending the majority of your time reading and annotating. How many minutes (roughly) should you be spending doing this? A) 4. B) 6. C) 3. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5. 47. Lines 71-77 primarily serve to illustrate the point that, to have resulted in advanced life, oxygen levels in Europa's ocean would need to: A) F. exceed levels in Earth's oceans. B) G. have slowed in the last 50 million years. C) H. have risen gradually. D) J. have been consistently high all along. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H. have risen gradually. 48. If passage 1 or 4 is a paired passage you should: A) Do it last. B) Do it second. C) Do it third. D) Do it first. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do it second. 49. It can most reasonably be inferred that the passage's author believes that, in a historical biography, the regular appearance of "open speculation" or reference to "the author's theories" (lines 50-54) is: A) Inevitable. B) Intelligent. C) Unfortunate. D) Uplifting. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unfortunate. 50. According to the passage, literary lovers' triangles have included all of the following EXCEPT: A) Queen Medb, King Aillil, and Fergus. B) Queen Isolde, King Mark, and Sir Tristram. C) Queen Guinevere, King Arthur, and Sir Lancelot. D) Queen Medb, King Mark, and King Arthur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Queen Medb, King Mark, and King Arthur. 51. It is most reasonable to infer from the passage that the creeks near the lodge are pristine because: A) They teem with fish. B) The lodge only draws water from one of them. C) Civilization is not present to alter or pollute them. D) Many specialty fishes can be readily caught in their waters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Civilization is not present to alter or pollute them. 52. What is the key to answering every ACT Reading question correctly? A) Relying on memory. B) Guessing based on context. C) Directly supported by the text. D) Using personal interpretation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Directly supported by the text. 53. Based on the passage, the "end" the narrator mentions in line 80 most likely refers to his: A) Ultimate realization that he had defeated the other competitors in the race. B) Memory of his final Friday night practice. C) Final pursuit of fitness. D) Last chance to qualify for Junior Nationals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Last chance to qualify for Junior Nationals. 54. According to the passage, "primordial" describes planets that: A) F. are oxygen-poor due to a lack of activity by living things. B) G. are not hospitable to humans because they have thick atmospheres and high surface temperatures. C) H. have preserved many of the characteristics present when the planets were formed. D) H. have preserved many of the characteristics present when the planets were formed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H. have preserved many of the characteristics present when the planets were formed. 55. What is the purpose of the ACT reading section? A) To evaluate reading comprehension. B) To test mathematical skills. C) To measure writing ability. D) To assess scientific knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To evaluate reading comprehension. 56. No one meteorological model is fully being able to account for the sweltering summers that have brought nearly fifty consecutive days of triple-digit highs to some parts of the country. A) Can fully account for. B) Is able to be accountable to. C) NO CHANGE. D) Has been able to account fully for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can fully account for. 57. There are ..... passages of approximately ..... words each. A) 9; 400. B) Infinite; finite. C) 4; 9000. D) 4; 900. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4; 900. 58. Which of the following skills is testing on the ACT reading test? A) Drawing logical conclusions. B) Memorizing formal rules of logic in English. C) Correcting common usage errors. D) Identifying Sentence Redundancy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drawing logical conclusions. 59. How many minutes total? A) 60. B) 40. C) 35. D) 45. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 35. 60. It can reasonably be inferred that after seeing the first man walk on the moon, compared to the narrator of Passage B, the narrator of Passage A felt: A) Less able to appreciate the celebration surrounding the man on the moon. B) More impressed by the fact that the event was broadcast on television. C) More optimistic about future space exploration. D) Less disappointed by the delay in the broadcast. 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