This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 24 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... means to exercise your judgement about what you are reading, that is, not taking anything you read at face value. A) Critical Reading. B) Reading. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Critical Reading. 2. Imagine you're a detective like Hannah, tasked with uncovering the purpose behind a mysterious sentence, paragraph, or phrase. What type of question are you solving? A) Function. B) Vocabulary in Context. C) Inference. D) Vocabulary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Function. 3. . The passage is best described as being told from the point of view of a philosopher who is: A) Discussing metaphysical questions that have troubled philosophers since the time of Descartes. B) Presenting in chronological order the key events in his thirty-year professional career. C) Reflecting on his own early, developing interest in philosophy and in scholarship generally. D) Advising professional educators on how to get more students to study philosophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reflecting on his own early, developing interest in philosophy and in scholarship generally. 4. The only information the passage provides about Justin's school is that: A) He is currently performing poorly in english. B) The teachers at the school frequently yell at the students. C) The students at hte school are quick to judge others. D) Both e and his date have a teacher in common. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both e and his date have a teacher in common. 5. After the directions, what is the first thing you read on each reading passage? A) The passages. B) The questions. C) The introductory notes. D) The pre-passage blurb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The pre-passage blurb. 6. Which trap involves selecting a statement from the passage that is factually correct but doesn't address the question? A) Extreme language trap. B) Misused detail trap. C) Half truth/Half Lie. D) Out-of-scope trap. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Half truth/Half Lie. 7. The author states that superstores will recover their initial building costs: A) F. once all their capital is invested. B) G. once all their goods are purchased. C) H. once the store finally opens. D) J. several years after the store has opened. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. several years after the store has opened. 8. When the author states a songwriter must aspire to "this private release" (line 70), he is most directly referring to the idea that a songwriter must: A) G. outwardly project a genuine internal emotional state. B) J. focus on the emotions of joy or anguish. C) H. force listeners to develop a kinship with the song. D) F. describe her experiences with very specific details. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) G. outwardly project a genuine internal emotional state. 9. Prose Fiction and Humanities passages contain more: A) Reference questions. B) Vocabulary tests. C) Math problems. D) Reasoning questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reasoning questions. 10. Evelyn's small business started to burgeon (verb) after she implemented a new marketing strategy. What does burgeon mean in this context? A) Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish. B) Used to emphasize how small or insignificant someone or something is. C) (of something bad) happen to someone. D) Logical and consistent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish. 11. Typically, distractors use the ..... from the passage. A) Incorrect wording. B) Silly wording. C) Exact wording. D) Opposite wording. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exact wording. 12. How should you vary your reading pace? A) Depending on the time left. B) Based on the number of questions. C) According to the difficulty of the questions. D) According to difficulty of the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) According to difficulty of the passage. 13. What should you focus on while reading? A) The length of the passage. B) The topic and purpose. C) The number of paragraphs. D) The font size. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The topic and purpose. 14. Inference questions usually require you to: A) Memorize facts exactly as stated. B) Draw logical conclusions from the given information. C) Ignore the author's tone and just guess. D) Focus only on bolded and italicized words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Draw logical conclusions from the given information. 15. What was the United States Constitution created through? A) A series of important events and discussions. B) A single meeting between the founding fathers. C) A decree by the British monarchy. D) A military coup. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A single meeting between the founding fathers. 16. How can setting influence a story? A) Setting establishes the time and place of a story, influencing the mood, character behavior, and plot development. B) Setting only determines the time of the story, having no effect on characters or plot. C) Setting is irrelevant to the story and does not influence any elements. D) Setting is only important for historical accuracy and has no impact on mood or character. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Setting establishes the time and place of a story, influencing the mood, character behavior, and plot development. 17. About how many questions out of 40 do you need to get correct to hit the ACT Benchmark of 20? A) 18-20. B) 22-24. C) 20-22. D) 24-26. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 20-22. 18. Imagine you're a detective like Emma or Henry, tasked with uncovering the author's secret tone, mood, or attitude towards the subject. Which of the following clues will lead you to the right answer? A) Details. B) Vocabulary in Context. C) Function. D) Author's Tone and Attitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Author's Tone and Attitude. 19. How much time should you spend reading a passage? A) 4 mins. B) 5 mins. C) 3 and a half minutes. D) 4 and a half minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3 and a half minutes. 20. This occurs when one event is said to cause another event because the two events happened in sequence. A) Hasty generalization. B) Stereotyping. C) Name-calling. D) False cause and effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) False cause and effect. 21. What is the composite or overall ACT score based on? A) The highest score in each content area. B) The average of the four content scores. C) The total score of all content areas combined. D) The lowest score in each content area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The average of the four content scores. 22. The passage indicates that during the narrator's swim at the time trials, he understood for the first time that: A) His goals would always be one step farther on. B) He had trained for this swim for over a year. C) The swim was an event that was important to him alone. D) Swimming is a choice between the now and later. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The swim was an event that was important to him alone. 23. The purpose of analyzing the structure of a text is to: A) Find grammatical errors. B) Understand how the author builds their argument or narrative. C) Memorize the text. D) Translate the text into another language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Understand how the author builds their argument or narrative. 24. Which action do the narrators of both passages closely connect with their mothers? A) Traveling and moving. B) Exploring Chicago streets. C) Speaking openly and boldly. D) Staying at hotels in cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traveling and moving. 25. In the passage, who most directly expresses the idea that fans will respond to criticisms of reggaeton by embracing the music even more? A) Felipe Noche. B) Dos Cabezas. C) DJ Playero. D) Ethan Perry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Felipe Noche. 26. The purpose of MOST argumentative writing is to ..... A) Inform. B) Persuade. C) Explain. D) Describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persuade. 27. Consider the following question:Based on the passage, compared to the narrator of Passage B, the narrator of Passage A felt more:This question most likely falls under which category? A) Key Main Ideas and Details. B) Sequencing. C) Comparing Relationships. D) Author's Approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comparing Relationships. 28. In describing the Latino youth who listen to and relate to reggaeton, the author characterizes their parents' musical tastes as being: A) Typified by syncopated rhythms and acoustic instruments. B) Primarily centered on simple, recurring musical patterns. C) Characterized by bold, electronic, dancehall sounds. D) A provocative cocktail of many different Latin styles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Typified by syncopated rhythms and acoustic instruments. 29. EVERYONE should complete the reading passages in the same order, from easiest to hardest, which is:4. Natural Science (Space/Animals) 1. Prose/Literary Narrative 2. Social Science (Historical) OR 3. Humanities (the Arts) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. What does it mean to infer in reading comprehension? A) To guess the meaning of a word without context. B) To draw a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements. C) To summarize the main idea of a text. D) To read between the lines without any basis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To draw a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements. 31. The author refers to the swirling pattern of a hurricane primarily in order to: A) Help explain the shortcomings of the plum-and-pizza metaphor. B) Argue that the unpredictability of the rotation of spiral galaxies requires a new metaphor. C) Emphasize the particular aspects of the Milky Way that make it unique. D) Describe how the movement of the Milky Way creates gravitational tides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Help explain the shortcomings of the plum-and-pizza metaphor. 32. It can be inferred from the passage that Jake is: A) A good influence on Max. B) Max's older brother. C) Dissatisfied with his job. D) Someone Max barely knows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A good influence on Max. 33. A critical reader analyzes and evaluates the preciseness of the reasoning that supports a certain thesis statement of a text. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 34. How many acres of surveyed government land could be claimed under the Homestead Act? A) 200 acres. B) 50 acres. C) 160 acres. D) 100 acres. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 160 acres. 35. On the ACT the reading test has how many passages? A) 4. B) 1. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 36. According to the passage, the central bulge of the Milky Way is comprised of: A) 80% of the galaxy's stars. B) Older stars and a black hole. C) A galactic plane and several dwarf planets. D) A loose agglomeration of unidentified matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Older stars and a black hole. 37. Save the paired passage for last. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 38. How does the lodge generate electricity? A) Hydroelectric power. B) Diesel generators. C) Solar panels. D) Wind turbines. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar panels. 39. According to the passage, new technologies and decreasing costs of electronics will lead directly to an increase in all of the following EXCEPT: A) Interconnectivity among objects. B) The presence of computer intelligence in everyday objects. C) The amount of power and batteries that will be required to run computers. D) Computers being involved in most aspects of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The amount of power and batteries that will be required to run computers. 40. Have a mutual relationship or connection A) Emerge. B) Correlate. C) Relevant. D) Engage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Correlate. 41. There were evidences of "improvement" ..... a few acres of ground immediately about the house had once been cleared of its trees, the decayed stumps of which were half concealed by the new growth that had been suffered to repair the ravage wrought by the ax. As used in this paragraph, the word suffered most nearly means ..... A) Endured. B) Allowed. C) Instructed. D) Agonized. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allowed. 42. What does the word 'accord' most nearly mean? A) Negotiation. B) Conflict. C) Disagreement. D) Agreement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Agreement. 43. Which of the following provides the best paraphrase oflines 7-11? A) Dry conditions require the seeds of desert plants tostart germination prior to the arrival of rain. B) Annual plants in deserts make seeds during dryconditions so the seeds will be ready when rainarrives. C) The seeds of annual plants in deserts are designedto wait years for the right conditions for growth. D) Annual plants survive in deserts by making seedsswiftly when conditions are right. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Annual plants survive in deserts by making seedsswiftly when conditions are right. 44. You must read every word A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 45. Which of the following types of ACT Reading passages usually consists of excerpts from fiction or literary memoirs? A) Prose/Literary Narrative. B) Humanities. C) Social Science. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prose/Literary Narrative. 46. What lesson do Pelayo and Elisenda learn by the end of the story? A) The importance of kindness and compassion. B) The value of hard work and perseverance. C) The unpredictability of life and the supernatural. D) The dangers of greed and exploitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The dangers of greed and exploitation. 47. Besides plot shifts (like 'Suddenly ..... '), what is a critical 'E' (Event) to mark? A) A character's internal emotion (like 'she felt nervous '). B) A conflict between two characters. C) The author's use of a 'gloomy' word. D) A character's internal decision (like 'she decided '). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A character's internal decision (like 'she decided '). 48. What does the speaker suggest doing with broad passage questions? A) Spend extra time on them. B) Answer them first. C) Skip and save them for last. D) Guess and move on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skip and save them for last. 49. The author implies that she had to "sensitize editors" (line 48) because those editors: A) Dis not understand that many Asian Americans were already reading her work. B) Gave superficial praise to her work, but would not publish her novels. C) Were overtly discriminatory when it came to non-Western writers. D) Tended to view the people she wrote about as one-dimensional. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tended to view the people she wrote about as one-dimensional. 50. The idea that Jake's mother is trying her best to take careof her son is least supported by which of the followingquotations from the passage? A) "It's just that I work back-to-back jobs every nightand barely make it home in time to get him out ofbed and dressed before camp starts in the morning.". B) "Katherine, Maxwell needs to have a healthylunch.". C) "Things are just a little hard for us right now.". D) "I'll make sure it doesn't happen any more.". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Katherine, Maxwell needs to have a healthylunch.". 51. Which one the following word is the signal word of effect? A) Since. B) Due to. C) So. D) As. E) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) So. 52. In lines 57-58 the statement "The voice of the cello doesn't lie" mostly means: A) That she can tell something is wrong because of the music he plays. B) The cello is telling her what is bothering him. C) He is using music to communicate his love for her. D) He is playing the cello in order to demonstrate its power to deliver a message to her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That she can tell something is wrong because of the music he plays. 53. Eminent (adjective) A) Famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession. B) Sluggish and apathetic. C) Be without or deficient in. D) The ability to understand something immediately, a 'gut feeling'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession. 54. What type of questions require you to draw conclusions based on the information provided? A) Opinion questions. B) Fact-based questions. C) Inference questions. D) Literal questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inference questions. 55. When the author says that "austere blues and greens of the film's cinematography blend with Nyman's round melodies" (lines 59-61), he most likely means that the film: A) Presents a conflicting viewpoint to the audience. B) Tempers its severe elements with appeals to human emotion. C) Juxtaposes ugliness with whimsy. D) Is really a tongue-in-cheek commentary on the progress of science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tempers its severe elements with appeals to human emotion. 56. The main purpose of ..... is getting to know the internal world of the character and what her character is like in the literary narrative passage A) The rhetorical map. B) The F.E.A.T. method. C) Taking 6 minutes to read the passage. D) Reading questions first. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The F.E.A.T. method. 57. What unique strategy does the speaker claim to have created for the ACT reading test? A) Question first approach. B) Read then label. C) Skim and scan. D) Label then read. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Label then read. 58. What type of question asks you to figure out the meaning if a word by the way it is used in a text? A) Generalization. B) Vocabulary. C) Inference. D) Main idea. E) Detail. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vocabulary. 59. What is the difference between fact and opinion in reading comprehension? A) A fact can be proven true or false, while an opinion is a personal belief. B) A fact is always subjective, while an opinion is objective. C) A fact is an unchangeable truth, while an opinion is a universally accepted idea. D) A fact is a statement that cannot be verified, while an opinion is a statement that can be proven. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A fact can be proven true or false, while an opinion is a personal belief. 60. What is a key sign of a 'Now' question? A) Line numbers given. B) Asks for theme. C) Needs inference. D) Requires comparison. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Line numbers given. ← 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