Act Reading Quiz 16 (30 MCQs)

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1. Which of these is the best example of an 'F' (Feeling) word as defined in the lesson?
2. In the seventh paragraph (lines 57-75) the author compares sidemen to traveling salesmen in order to:
3. In the ACT Reading Test, what is the primary purpose of the first reading of a passage?
4. The reaction of the narrator to Marlow's story can be most accurately described as:
5. The passage author characterizes the timing of the Archaeopteryx fossil discovery as ideal. Which of the following people mentioned in the passage would be most likely to support this characterization?
6. The author indicates that during Berry's time as a musician, swing music was primarily regarded as:
7. In the 1930s, why did author Zora Neale Hurston choose Eatonville, Florida, to be the first source for her collection of folklore? Which of the following does the author use as a metaphor for the culture in which she was born?
8. Based on the passage, it can most reasonably beinferred that the scarring some seeds require beforegermination is accomplished through:
9. How can understanding the context in which a text was written enhance the reader's comprehension?
10. The author uses the description of the tax seminar in 1978 to make the point that some governmental issues are:
11. Every habitat in the world, from volcano tops to icebergs, can support some sort of life.
12. How many total questions are there on the Reading test?
13. According to the passage, which of the following is an example of a plasma, either real or fictional?
14. What should you do to avoid getting out of number order when reading passages in a different order?
15. Why is it important to identify the author's purpose in a text?
16. According to the passage, what enables superstores to be able to sell products at small or even non-existent profit margins is:
17. Which of the following elements of Passage B is not included in Passage A?
18. Although volunteer work may gratify the needs in a community, it also can satisfy a need in the volunteer to do something of value.
19. Which paragraphs are generally the most important to read closely if you are low on time?
20. When the narrator heard "Jump!" in his mind swimming (line 67), he was most likely remembering:
21. The sixth paragraph (lines 52-67) primarily does which of the following regarding Wang's work and the panda exhibit at the National Zoo?
22. The passage states that the song Dem Bow was:
23. Which of the following is NOT an important step in test preparation?
24. Understood by few, mysterious or secret
25. The author indicates that the common factor in the events and periods listed in lines 50-54 is that they:
26. One of the main purposes of lines 91-94 is to show that:
27. Compassion (noun)
28. Which sentence is an example of first-person point of view?
29. An inference made from a passage should be:
30. Condescending (adjective)