This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does "casual" mean in the context of attire? A) Formal and elegant. B) Relaxed and informal. C) Traditional and conservative. D) Expensive and luxurious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relaxed and informal. 2. How many words does an unfamiliar passage typically contain? A) 600. B) 500. C) 850. D) 750. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 750. 3. Typically, distractors contain some element of ..... A) Exact wording. B) Truth. C) Ridiculous material. D) Opposing viewpoints. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Truth. 4. People are crowding around the entrance to a department store which won't open for another hour. Make an infernce A) The store has paid a crowd to show up. B) There is always a crowd like this an hour before opening. C) The store is having a big sale. D) The store is the only department store in the entire region. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The store is having a big sale. 5. As it is used in line 56, the word harbors most nearly means: A) Hides. B) Sails. C) Holds. D) Soaks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Holds. 6. Which of the following is a helpful technique for eliminating distractors on the ACT test? A) Guess randomly. B) Spend more time on difficult questions. C) Choose the longest answer choice. D) Cross out obviously incorrect answer choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cross out obviously incorrect answer choices. 7. The teacher accused me of ..... because my essay was so similar to that of another student. A) Confusion. B) Plagerism. C) Decorum. D) Celerity. E) Procrastination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plagerism. 8. As it is used in line 38, the word sensibilities most nearly means: A) Perspectives. B) Emotions. C) Feelings of gratitude. D) Sensitivities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perspectives. 9. How many minutes will you have to take the reading test? A) 25. B) 55. C) 45. D) 35. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 35. 10. Which of the following would the author of the passage be LEAST likely to recommend as a way to strengthen the synapses of a baby's brain? A) Playing peekaboo with a baby. B) Reading to a baby. C) Showing a baby how to distinguish red socks from blue blocks. D) Teaching a baby with flashcards. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Teaching a baby with flashcards. 11. The patient is usually morose, but he seems happy today. A) The patient is usually happy. B) The patient is very sick. C) The patient has no hope. D) The patient is usually unhappy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The patient is usually unhappy. 12. Based on the passage, the author's use of the word "measuring" (line 12) most nearly describes the waythat some desert plants: A) Have roots that are extremely sensitive to moisturelevels in the soil. B) Have methods of delaying seed germination until acertain amount of water is present. C) Are visibly more vigorous after a rainfall. D) Can calculate how many inches of rain have fallenin recent days. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have methods of delaying seed germination until acertain amount of water is present. 13. What is the narrator's contribution to the lodge's operations? A) Cooking meals. B) Leading hunting expeditions. C) Designing signs for the water taps. D) Managing guest bookings. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Designing signs for the water taps. 14. Avery, Isla, and James are working on a group project. Their teacher praised them because their presentation was ..... A) A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. B) Consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected. C) Logical and consistent. D) Of the highest quality or degree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Logical and consistent. 15. A detail in a text that does not support the main idea is: A) Always irrelevant and should be ignored. B) Important for understanding the context. C) Sometimes used to provide a counterargument or alternative perspective. D) Only found in poorly written texts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sometimes used to provide a counterargument or alternative perspective. 16. Where do Elisenda and Pelayo put the old man after they drag him out of the mud where he has fallen? A) They leave him in the rear courtyard. B) The kitchen. C) The chicken coop. D) The village church. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The chicken coop. 17. What is the purpose of reading the relevant portion of the text? A) To find the answer to the question. B) To guess the answer. C) To find the citation. D) To memorize the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To find the answer to the question. 18. Why is it important to understand the structure of a passage? A) It helps to follow the author's argument and organization. B) It makes reading faster without comprehension. C) It allows for guessing the author's intent. D) It is only important for poetry and not for prose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helps to follow the author's argument and organization. 19. According to the passage, one thing PET allows neurobiologists to do is: A) Control the release of neurotransmitters in a baby's auditory cortex. B) Restore microscopic connections in a baby's brain. C) Determine the number of genes involved in the formation of a baby's brain. D) Observe activity in the frontal cortex of a baby's brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Observe activity in the frontal cortex of a baby's brain. 20. Intuition (noun) A) Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world. B) An unlucky accident. C) The ability to understand something immediately, a 'gut feeling'. D) Extremely obvious or conspicuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ability to understand something immediately, a 'gut feeling'. 21. He was treated like a ..... and cast out from his community. A) Prodigy. B) Ascetic. C) Pariah. D) Prodigal. E) Tyro. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pariah. 22. As it is used in line 76, the word loaded most nearly means: A) Armed. B) Weighed down. C) Took on. D) Supplied abundantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Armed. 23. Cause someone to be hostile A) Analyze. B) Anticipate. C) Adhere. D) Antagonize. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Antagonize. 24. At what speed, at WPM, do you need to read in order to complete the test with plenty of time? A) 350 WPM. B) 200 WPM. C) 275 WPM. D) 300 WPM. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 275 WPM. 25. As it is used in line 32 of the passage, the word placid most nearly means: A) H. nervous. B) G. straightforward. C) F. calm. D) J. playful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) F. calm. 26. When you read the humanities passage, you should label it: A) Feelings. B) Cause and effect. C) Point of view. D) Theories. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point of view. 27. What is a characteristic of a "Confused Relationships" wrong answer? A) Random thoughts. B) Exactly opposite. C) Misunderstanding connections. D) Not in the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Misunderstanding connections. 28. Why is the townspeople's casual acceptance of the old man's wings without complete awe or wonder a characteristic of magical realism? A) It indicates the townpeople's deep knowledge of magical beings. B) It demonstrates the hero's journey. C) It reflects the blending of the ordinary with the extraordinary. D) It underscores the story's focus on historical events. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It reflects the blending of the ordinary with the extraordinary. 29. The Reading Section of the ACT exam consists of ..... reading passages with ..... questions per passage that must be completed in ..... minutes. A) 4, 10, 45. B) 5, 10, 45. C) 4, 10, 35. D) 5, 10, 35. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4, 10, 35. 30. True or False. The author's or narrator's purpose is of little concern on the reading test. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAct Reading Quiz 1Act Reading Quiz 3Act Reading Quiz 4Act Reading Quiz 5Act Reading Quiz 6Act Reading Quiz 7Act Reading Quiz 8Act Reading Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books