This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which one means a comparison of two unlike things using like or as? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Alliteration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Simile. 2. When you read the natural sciences passage you should label it: A) Feelings. B) Cause and effect. C) Point of view. D) Theories. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theories. 3. The author likens armadillos scurrying under thorn bushes to "tanks strengthening their positions" in Paragraph 2 because: A) Armadillos are well armored and thorn bushes give them even more protection. B) An armadillo's shell is as hard as steel. C) The scurrying of an armadillo sounds like a tank rolling over land. D) The armadillo resembles a tank in appearance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Armadillos are well armored and thorn bushes give them even more protection. 4. What does it mean to make inferences while reading? A) To draw conclusions based on evidence and reasoning from the text. B) To read the text aloud for better understanding. C) To memorize the text word for word. D) To summarize the text in your own words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To draw conclusions based on evidence and reasoning from the text. 5. What is Elisenda's attitude towards the angel? A) Mesmerized; she's captivated and amazed by the angel. B) Devastated; she's very upset and distressed by his injuries and condition. C) Reverent; she honors and worships him because she thinks he is close to God. D) Irritated; she considers him an annoyance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irritated; she considers him an annoyance. 6. The process of reading through a text quickly, only determining the most important details rather than reading for thorough understanding. A) Infering. B) Observing. C) Practicing. D) Skimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skimming. 7. How much time should you spend on each reading passage and questions to manage your time? A) 25 minutes. B) 1 hour. C) 30 minutes. D) 60 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 25 minutes. 8. 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. 9. One of the main ideas of the passage is that: A) Natural gas supplies one-quarter of America's energy needs. B) The known supply of liquid natural gas is limited. C) Energy sources are dwindling around the world. D) Liquid natural gas takes millions of years to form. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The known supply of liquid natural gas is limited. 10. What is a "Now" question? A) Needs deep reasoning. B) Easy to find answer. C) Needs graph analysis. D) Requires comparison. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Easy to find answer. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. What literary device is used when describing the old man's wings as 'enormous'? A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Metaphor. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 14. 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. 15. 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) Humanities. B) Social Studies. C) Prose fiction. D) Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Science. 16. 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. 17. Become apparant, important, or prominent A) Determine. B) Engage. C) Evolve. D) Emerge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emerge. 18. Main idea is ..... , and a supporting detail is ..... A) Specific, specific. B) Specific, general. C) General, specific. D) General, general. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) General, specific. 19. Which of the following is an example of a setting in a story: A) A teacher. B) A dragon. C) The woods. D) A witch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The woods. 20. It can most reasonably be inferred from the passage that tidal activity on any celestial body is due to: A) F. the moon. B) H. the influence of other celestial bodies. C) G. surface repaving. D) J. oxygen-rich liquid water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) H. the influence of other celestial bodies. 21. 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. 22. Discrepancy (noun) A) A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts. B) Mysterious or secret. C) Decrease in size, number, or range. D) Regard as probable; expect or predict. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts. 23. 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. 24. As it is used in line 80, the word stable most nearly means: A) Safe. B) Average. C) Regular. D) Sturdy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regular. 25. 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. 26. As it is used in line 90, the expression in fits and starts most nearly means: A) Effectively. B) Dangerously. C) Unpredictably. D) Intermittently. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Intermittently. 27. 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. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. 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. ← 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