This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It can be assumed that Tetsuya takes the stranger to bridge for his archery demonstration because: A) It is an ideal place to demonstrate the importance of learning to shoot in unfavorable circumstances. B) It is far enough away to exhaust the stranger before he has a chance to shoot again. C) It is a place where Tetsuya is assured to win the competition. D) It is Tetsuya's favorite archery spot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is an ideal place to demonstrate the importance of learning to shoot in unfavorable circumstances. 2. The passage indicates, that unlike some other desert animals, the armadillo A) Lacks a means of defending itself. B) Can go without drinking for long periods of time. C) Reproduces many times a year. D) Can withstand most predators' attacks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can withstand most predators' attacks. 3. What law was passed to federalize airport security? A) Aviation and Transportation Security Act. B) Freedom of Information Act. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aviation and Transportation Security Act. 4. According to the passage, current known North American supplies of natural gas are: A) Down approximately 50 percent from thirty years ago. B) Sufficient to provide the United States with natural gas for the next thirty years. C) Decreasing at a rate of 25 percent per year. D) Extremely difficult to access. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Down approximately 50 percent from thirty years ago. 5. Adjectives that compare 2 nouns by adding-er, -ier, "more" or "less" . A) Superlatives. B) Comparatives. C) Expletives. D) Adverbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comparatives. 6. How can students improve their ability to navigate reading comprehension traps? A) Familiarize themselves with the common traps so that do not fall into it. B) Rely on personal interpretations of the passage. C) Avoid analyzing answer choices. D) Practice actively summarizing each paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Familiarize themselves with the common traps so that do not fall into it. 7. Which of the following is a strategy for improving performance on the ACT Reading Test? A) Skipping all difficult questions. B) Reading the questions before the passage. C) Ignoring the passage entirely. D) Memorizing the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading the questions before the passage. 8. Which sentence uses the word 'read' as a noun? A) I read the book yesterday. B) She will read the article later. C) The read was interesting and informative. D) They read every night before bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The read was interesting and informative. 9. What is the best way to approach a difficult passage in the ACT Reading Test? A) Skip it entirely. B) Read it multiple times. C) Panic and guess. D) Read the questions first. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Read the questions first. 10. What do questions about the author's tone, mood, or attitude ask you to access? A) The author's intended audience for the text. B) The author's tone, mood, or attitude towards the subject. C) The author's personal experiences related to the subject. D) The historical context of the subject matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author's tone, mood, or attitude towards the subject. 11. Which passage is typically from a short story or novel? A) Fiction. B) Natural Science. C) Social Science. D) Humanities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiction. 12. Antagonize (verb) A) Cause someone to become hostile. B) The amount by which something is too small. C) Make up for something unwelcome or unpleasant by exerting an opposite force or effect. D) 1. large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use 2. slow or complicated and therefore inefficient*. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cause someone to become hostile. 13. What does the speaker advise doing if you're spending too long on a question? A) Take a short break. B) Ask for help. C) Skip and return at the end. D) Continue until you find the answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skip and return at the end. 14. A broad, general statement or conclusion that is made on the basis of only one or two observations is called A) A hasty generalization. B) Stereotyping. C) Name-calling. D) False cause and effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hasty generalization. 15. Genetic investigations into the origins of human life most often focus on mitochondrial DNA. As opposed to nuclear DNA, mitochondrial DNA is transmitted only from the mother. This allows for the tracing of mutations that arise independently of changes that occur because of the combining of the mother's and father's DNA.As used in the passage above, "tracing" most nearly means A) Sketching. B) Tracking. C) Outlining. D) Overlooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tracking. 16. True or False:the paired passage is guaranteed to appear somewhere on the Reading test? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. The manager picked up the cup and sipped-he drank slowly. Sipped means ..... A) Carried. B) Drank. C) Picked. D) Slowly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drank. 18. The last sentence of Passage B can best be described as: A) A metaphor for the narrator's feelings as her mother goes away and returns. B) A memory of childhood and of her mother that the narrator holds dear. C) A literal explanation of how the narrator reacts to her mother's actions. D) A reference to objects that the narrator as a child often found on the shore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A metaphor for the narrator's feelings as her mother goes away and returns. 19. As it is used in line 32, the phrase bit into most nearly means: A) Marred. B) Ingested. C) Pinched. D) Severed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Marred. 20. How does practicing the ACT Reading Test benefit students? A) It helps improve reading comprehension and test-taking skills. B) It has no benefit. C) It only helps in mathematics. D) It is only useful for college students. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helps improve reading comprehension and test-taking skills. 21. How did Americans respond to the terror attacks? A) A surge of Patriotism. B) Distrust of the government. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A surge of Patriotism. 22. TRUE OR FALSE:On the ACT reading, all correct answers are directly and clearly supported by specific evidence from the passage. A) True, all answers can be backed up by the text. B) Sometimes true, except for inference questions. C) False, the answers are only partially supported by the text. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True, all answers can be backed up by the text. 23. What is the primary theme of the passage? A) The struggle for power. B) The journey of self-discovery. C) The importance of friendship. D) The inevitability of change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The journey of self-discovery. 24. How many passages are on the test? A) 10. B) 12. C) 15. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 25. How much total time on the ACT Reading test? A) 30 minutes. B) 45 minutes. C) 60 minutes. D) 35 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 35 minutes. 26. The author would most likely say that Thea differed from other children in that she: A) Had few friends and attended few social gatherings. B) Studied music with Professor Wunsch. C) Was particularly fond of fairy tales. D) Was musically gifted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was musically gifted. 27. The author states that, unlike children, adolescents approach songs with a goal of: A) Feeling a sense of belonging and familiarity. B) Discovering new trends in fashion and politics. C) Departing from the cultural backdrop of their upbringing. D) Deriving some personal meaning from those songs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deriving some personal meaning from those songs. 28. Based on Passage B, it can reasonably be inferred that the author views his first exposure to rap music as: A) Significant for his childhood but less so for his adulthood. B) Memorable but ultimately not very important. C) A transformative experience. D) A disappointing experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A transformative experience. 29. Which literary device is used in the description of the old man's wings? A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Imagery. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 30. Which section covers key names, dates, and concepts about society A) Social Science. B) Prose Fiction. C) Natural Science. D) Humanities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Social Science. ← 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