Act Reading Quiz 3 (60 MCQs)

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1. What is the United States Constitution?
2. Devoid (adjective)
3. One of the main arguments the author is trying to make in the passage is that:
4. How are the questions for a passage generally arranged?
5. If a stereotype of Germans is that they are tidy .....
6. Which of the following is not a trap answer (answer to avoid) .....
7. It means you look for the main point of the selection.
8. According to the passage, which of the following is true about The True Story of Pocahontas:The Other Side of History?
9. Learning about which of the following had the largest impact on scientists' current understanding of where eels breed?
10. Which of the following words best describes how the orchestra referred to in the fifth paragraph (lines 58-71) is said to have started to swing?
11. Which type of question are generally the most uncomplicated type of question you will encounter?
12. What literary device is this: "There were only a few faded hairs left on his bald skull and very few teeth in his mouth" (1 A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings)?
13. Identify the verb in the following sentence:'The cat slept on the mat.'
14. According to the passage, which of the following countries supplies the most liquid natural gas to the United States?
15. All of the following details are used in the passage to demonstrate Armstrong's endurance as a young musician EXCEPT that he:
16. If you must guess on questions, you should .....
17. Identify the main idea of the passage.
18. The biomechanics of energy storage is the domain of Sheila N. Patek and Joseph E. Baio, both biomechanists at the University of California, BerkeleyAs used above, the word domain most nearly means:
19. What is the role of symbolism in literature?
20. Read questions first before reading the selection, but not the answer choices.
21. What was the significance of the terrorists' first target-the World Trade Center?
22. Throughout the passage, the image of the door is used primarily as a metaphor for the boundary between:
23. Identify the literary device used in this sentence:'The book was a passport to adventure.'
24. What is the significance of the setting in a prose fiction passage?
25. The tone of a passage refers to:
26. The speaker advises students to use the line numbers provided for detail-oriented questions. The most logical inference drawn from this advice is that:
27. Supporting Detail (SD) questions often ask you to:
28. The passage suggests that Armstrong's most important contribution to jazz was his:
29. The main point of the second paragraph of Passage A (lines 4-11) is that:
30. Based on Passage A, which statement best captures the relationship between Tin Pan Alley pop music and rap music?
31. Since Fred was skinny, calling him "Fat Fred" is indeed a .....
32. Whats the #1 TRAP of the reading section of the ACT?
33. The main purpose of the third paragraph (lines 20-33) is to:
34. In the context of the passage, the detail that Crocodylus niloticus and Crocodylus suchus have different numbers of chromosomes provides support for the claim that the two species:
35. The passage initially portrays Monique and her friends as:
36. ..... not a question of whether he did it ..... a question of when.
37. According to the passage, what effect has Sam Walton had on the record store industry?
38. Sandy missed the bus and was late for school.What is the effect of the sentence above?
39. The passage indicates that an accurate account of Pocahontas' life would likely include all of the following:
40. Which passage should you read first if you love history?
41. What is the author's purpose in a prose fiction passage?
42. What are the reporting categories for the English test scores?
43. Which of the 4 reading sections is most likely to ask plot, characters, theme, or setting?
44. Based on the passage, which of the following .....
45. "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?It is the East, and Juliet is the sun! In line 38, the word soft means .....
46. Never take notes in the margins.
47. REASONING type questions commonly include the word:
48. If you scored an 18 or lower on the Reading Section last year, you should blindly guess on reading passages #2 and #3, so you can concentrate and have more time on passages #4 and #1.
49. According to the passage, which of the following was not an effect of the "bond of the sea" (line 15)?
50. The author asserts that local newspaper reporters are often:
51. If the troops cross over the border, they will try to ..... the capital city.
52. Which of the following is NOT a skill measured by the ACT reading test?
53. The authors of both passages would most likely agree with the idea that early rap music:
54. In the context of reading comprehension, what does 'inference' mean?
55. What is the recommended time management strategy for the ACT Reading Test?
56. The author cites all of the following as causes of the European food crises during the Little Ice Age EXCEPT:
57. What type of wrong answer includes information that is beyond the topic's boundaries?
58. What type of questions ask for specific information stated explicitly in the text?
59. Which literary device is often analyzed in the ACT Reading Humanities section?
60. The story is widely accepted to be part of the magical realism genre where mystical, wildly imaginative details are blended with realistic conflicts and situations. Which of the following represents a realistic aspect of the story?