This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 17 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. According to the passage, the culture of which of these geographical regions made the most significant contributions to the creation of the blues music? A) Texas. B) Chicago. C) West Africa. D) Mississippi Delta. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) West Africa. 2. What does the ACT reading test measure? A) Students' prior knowledge of the stimulus material. B) Students' ability to remember relevant facts from outside the passage. C) Students' reading comprehension and critical reasoning skills. D) Students' ability to test isolated vocabulary items. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Students' reading comprehension and critical reasoning skills. 3. "The biosphere-the place where life occurs-is 95 percent ocean, " says oceanographer Slyvia Earle. The place where life occurs is called ..... A) Biosphere. B) Biology. C) Ocean. D) Oceanography. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biosphere. 4. A question that starts with "According to the passage ..... " is what type of question? A) Detail from the passage found in a paragraph. B) Vocabulary in text. C) Development of the passage. D) Main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Detail from the passage found in a paragraph. 5. If you run into challenging questions on the ACT test, you should ..... A) Answer each question in order, no matter the time limit. B) Skip the hard questions, then come back and answer them. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skip the hard questions, then come back and answer them. 6. When evaluating an argument, it is important to consider: A) The length of the text. B) The popularity of the author's viewpoint. C) The relevance and reliability of the evidence. D) The number of arguments presented. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The relevance and reliability of the evidence. 7. Which of the following types of ACT Reading passages can be from personal essays or memoirs, as well as on humanities subject areas like the arts, literature, media, or philosophy? A) Natural Science. B) Social Science. C) Prose/Literary Narrative. D) Humanities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humanities. 8. What grade level is the ACT Reading Practice Test suitable for? A) College students. B) Graduate students. C) Preschoolers. D) High school students. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High school students. 9. The author most likely includes information about suave guys on TV shows and movies (lines 35-38) in order to: A) Emphasize justin's lack of knowledge of proper dating decorum. B) Contrast glorified male behavior with that of justin's. C) Highlight inappropriate behavior propagated by the media. D) Describe what a female anticipates when at a movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contrast glorified male behavior with that of justin's. 10. Respond to this question from your test booklet:(28) A) F. B) G. C) J. D) H. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) J. 11. Which of the following details from the passage best exemplifies the idea that Caravaggio sometimes used unconventional canvases for his paintings? A) F. He once dined off the back of a half-finished painting. B) H. He painted the St. John on woven linen. C) G. He used colorful cloths as the backdrop for some of his paintings. D) J. He once painted a picture on a bedsheet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. He once painted a picture on a bedsheet. 12. I love those kittens, young cat, because they are slowly. "Kittens" means ..... A) Young cats. B) Love. C) Young. D) Lovely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Young cats. 13. What is the speaker's final piece of advice for ACT reading prep? A) Think independently and find what works for you. B) Follow popular methods strictly. C) Focus solely on speed reading techniques. D) Only practice with official ACT materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Think independently and find what works for you. 14. The practice of giving special, non-literal meaning to objects, things, relationships or events. Ex:4 Leaf Clover = good luck. A) Symbolism. B) Inference. C) Personification. D) Context. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. 15. What does it mean to "account" for something in a report? A) To explain it. B) To criticize it. C) To ignore it. D) To summarize it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To explain it. 16. The passage states that the Sargasso Sea is set off from the rest of the Atlantic Ocean by: A) The Azores. B) Strong currents. C) Several Caribbean countries. D) Powerful winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strong currents. 17. Define 'figurative language' and its purpose. A) Figurative language uses figures of speech, such as metaphors and similes, to create vivid imagery and express complex ideas. B) Figurative language is a type of language that is only used in poetry and not in everyday conversation. C) Figurative language refers to the literal meaning of words without any embellishment. D) Figurative language is a way to simplify complex ideas into straightforward statements. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Figurative language uses figures of speech, such as metaphors and similes, to create vivid imagery and express complex ideas. 18. What does a Distortion trap answer do? A) Highlights the main idea. B) Summarizes the passage. C) Twists details so they are no longer correct. D) Provides a correct detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Twists details so they are no longer correct. 19. What is the main purpose of the video mentioned in the text? A) To discuss the history of the ACT test. B) To compare the ACT and SAT reading tests. C) To share strategies, tips, and tricks for acing the ACT reading test. D) To provide personal anecdotes about the ACT reading test. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To share strategies, tips, and tricks for acing the ACT reading test. 20. In line 74, the word "fixed" most nearly means: A) Established. B) Prearranged. C) Repaired. D) Supplied. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Established. 21. The reading section is ..... questions long. A) 40. B) 35. C) 60. D) 75. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 40. 22. The Social Science passage on the ACT Reading test often deals with topics from which of the following fields? A) Biology and Chemistry. B) Anthropology and Psychology. C) Literature and Art. D) Physics and Astronomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anthropology and Psychology. 23. The first three paragraphs (lines 1-21) establish all of the following about the narrator EXCEPT that she is: A) Passing through a number of towns. B) Originally from Chicago. C) Traveling by train. D) Observant of the landscape. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Originally from Chicago. 24. Which of the following words is most nearly given anegative connotation in the passage? A) Old (line 10). B) Traditional (line 34). C) Educational (line 1). D) Romanticized (line 28). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Romanticized (line 28). 25. The passage devotes the LEAST attention to which of the following topics? A) The musical structure and characteristics that typify much reggaeton music. B) The specific lyrics of reggaeton songs that some parents and critics find objectionable. C) The areas in the United States in which reggaeton initially rose to prominence. D) The historical roots of reggaeton and the various groups that helped to create it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The specific lyrics of reggaeton songs that some parents and critics find objectionable. 26. Which of the following is NOT listed in the passage as an element of the Little Ice Age? A) Heavy spring and early summer rains. B) Intensely cold winters and easterly winds. C) Droughts and light northeasterly winds. D) Mild winters and an unusually calm ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mild winters and an unusually calm ocean. 27. How many questions are on the Reading portion of the ACT Test? A) 35. B) 100. C) 40. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 40. 28. Viewed in the context of the passage, the statement in lines 55-56 is most likely intended to suggest that: A) Schools need to keep searching for ways to tap into students' deeply held interests. B) Students should resolve to take school courses that interest them. C) Schools should require students to take philosophy courses. D) Students can become passionate when learning about science in school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Schools need to keep searching for ways to tap into students' deeply held interests. 29. Reflective, wistful, distracted, nostalgicWhich word means "looking back to the past" ..... A) Wistful. B) Distracted. C) Nostalgic. D) Reflective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nostalgic. 30. What is the 'Pencil Trick'? A) Circle every word. B) Skim with pencil. C) Erase all notes. D) Write answers in pencil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skim with pencil. 31. What should you consider when deciding the order in which to read each passage? A) The length of each passage. B) Your own strengths and weaknesses. C) The number of questions for each passage. D) The time of day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Your own strengths and weaknesses. 32. Mark answer to #6 here. A) B. B) D. C) A. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 33. A passage narrated in the first person from the point of view of a track athlete describing a meet would probably be found in which type of passage? A) Social Sciences. B) Literary. C) Humanities. D) Natural Sciences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Literary. 34. How does a flashback function in prose fiction? A) To confuse the reader. B) To provide background information. C) To introduce a new character. D) To change the story's setting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide background information. 35. According to the passage, which of the following would be LEAST likely to be involved in a real-life lightsaber? A) Batteries. B) Magnetic fields. C) An ionized gas. D) Crystals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crystals. 36. What is the total number of questions in the ACT Reading Test? A) 45. B) 35. C) 40. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 40. 37. How many questions are on the reading test? A) 20. B) 50. C) 30. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 40. 38. ..... often contains a double passage. A) Prose Fiction. B) Social science. C) Natural Science. D) Humanities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humanities. 39. How do paragraphs 1-4 support main idea? A) Showing Clara's behavior around other people. B) Providing details about Clara's cousins. C) Describing how well Clara did at school. D) Showing how Clara's parents made decisions '. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Showing Clara's behavior around other people. 40. One of the main points in the third paragraph (lines 23-36) is that, under medieval Irish law: A) Women had legal rights equal to men, but only under certain conditions. B) Bulls were important instruments of attaining political power. C) A king was defined as the local man who had the most cattle. D) Children had limited legal rights. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Women had legal rights equal to men, but only under certain conditions. 41. Glaring (adjective) A) Lasting for a very short time. B) Extremely obvious or conspicuous. C) Sluggish and apathetic. D) Capable of being imagined or grasped mentally. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Extremely obvious or conspicuous. 42. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage as an obstacle to the creation of a real lightsaber? A) The difficulty of developing a sufficiently compact power source. B) The practical impossibility of containing a plasma field in a way that renders it small and portable. C) The likelihood that such "blades" would just pass through each other, making dueling impossible. D) The difficulty of controlling a plasma's shape. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The likelihood that such "blades" would just pass through each other, making dueling impossible. 43. It can reasonably by inferred that the problem the author mentions in line 33 refers to: A) A particular aspect of Bailin's theory for which there is little evidence. B) The question of which physical processes caused the warp in the Milky Way. C) A mathematical computation that led Bailin to focus on the Sagittarius Dwarf. D) The potential impact of wobbly gyrations on the Milky Way's rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The question of which physical processes caused the warp in the Milky Way. 44. Impressive array of known defenses. Array means A) Range. B) Function. C) Individual. D) Copy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Range. 45. What is the antonym of 'enhance' in the context of reading skills? A) Boost. B) Diminish. C) Strengthen. D) Improve. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diminish. 46. How many sections of questions does the paired passage have? A) 1. B) 3. C) 4. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 47. What is the typical content of Social Science passages on the ACT Reading test? A) Discussions on social sciences. B) Artistic critiques. C) Scientific experiments. D) Fictional stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discussions on social sciences. 48. The process of (a) is looking back to find a specific fact of detail the passage. A) Skimming. B) Guessing. C) A. scanning. D) Looking. E) Reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. scanning. 49. What is the narrator's role in the lodge? A) A staff member. B) A visiting journalist. C) A guest. D) The owner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A staff member. 50. The quotation in (lines 73-77) most strongly emphasizes the aspects of reggaeton that: A) Help it to have such international, universal appeal. B) Make it the toughest style of music to perform. C) Borrow from traditional Japanese forms of music. D) Cause it to be so popular among Latino youth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Help it to have such international, universal appeal. 51. We're Racing, Racing Down the WalkWe're racing, racing down the walk, Over the pavement and round the block.We rumble along till the sidewalk ends-Felicia and I and half our friends.Our hair flies backwards. It's whish and whirr!She roars at me and I shout at herAs past the porches and garden gatesWe rattle and rockOn our roller skates.What makes the sound of whish and whirr? A) Turning skates. B) Flying hair. C) Clapping hands. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flying hair. 52. Which passage should you read first if you love short stories? A) Humanities. B) Prose. C) Social Science. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prose. 53. Which type of ACT reading passage will most likely discuss events, ideas, or trends in society? A) Social Science. B) Natural Science. C) Humanities. D) Literary Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social Science. 54. Respond to this question from your test booklet:(24) A) G. B) F. C) H. D) J. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. 55. Do you ever leave anything blank on the ACT? A) No. B) Yes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 56. The passage most strangely suggests ..... A) H. the telescopes viewing . B) F. she would be relaying . C) G. she preferred . D) J. the light tower . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. the light tower . 57. Details in the passage most strongly suggest that the people meeting the narrator at the train station include: A) A journalist. B) A neighbor. C) Her sister. D) Her father. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her father. 58. What should you do if you encounter unfamiliar passages on the ACT Reading Test? A) Skip them. B) Focus on the passage in front of you. C) Get discouraged. D) Use outside knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Focus on the passage in front of you. 59. The jump is presumably fast. Presumably means A) Certainly. B) Obviously. C) Probably. D) Clearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Probably. 60. Lines 1-14 make it clear that Edmund Burke believed that early Greek democracies, Byzantine emperors, and the Magna Carta were: A) The result of Enlightenment philosophy. B) Influential in the formation of the British Parliamentary system. C) Founded on outdated political science. D) The fulfillment of all preceding governmental models. 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