This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Based on Passage A, which statement best captures the relationship between Tin Pan Alley pop music and rap music? A) Rap artists have rejected every aspect of Tin Pan Alley pop. B) Rap artists have been aware of Tin Pan Alley pop but not influenced by it. C) Tin Pan Alley pop developed at the same time as rap. D) Tin Pan Alley pop has influenced many rap artists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tin Pan Alley pop has influenced many rap artists. 2. Since Fred was skinny, calling him "Fat Fred" is indeed a ..... A) Proscribe. B) Misnomer. C) Temerity. D) Excoriate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Misnomer. 3. Whats the #1 TRAP of the reading section of the ACT? A) Using the FEAT method for literary narrative passage. B) Reading the passage first. C) Getting stuck on hard questions. D) Reading questions carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Getting stuck on hard questions. 4. The main purpose of the third paragraph (lines 20-33) is to: A) Establish that the author is not in fact an expert in the type of science being discussed. B) Explain in a humorous fashion that the official explanation of lightsabers borders on nonsense. C) Remind the reader of the important difference between science fiction and fantasy. D) Express disdain for the silliness of the Star Wars film series. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Explain in a humorous fashion that the official explanation of lightsabers borders on nonsense. 5. 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: A) Diverged during the Cretaceous. B) Had similar diets. C) Did not evolve from the same ancestor. D) Were not mixing their DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did not evolve from the same ancestor. 6. The passage initially portrays Monique and her friends as: A) F. concerned and nervous. B) G. confused and surprised. C) H. friendly and inclusive. D) J. aloof and disparaging. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. aloof and disparaging. 7. ..... not a question of whether he did it ..... a question of when. A) Its Its. B) Its It's. C) It's Its. D) It's It's. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's It's. 8. According to the passage, what effect has Sam Walton had on the record store industry? A) J. He was involved in the evolution of the superstore, which is a competitor of record stores. B) F. Record stores have based their business models on one he created. C) H. He was one of the record store industry's most passionate critics. D) G. He tried to change the record store industry's model of community. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) J. He was involved in the evolution of the superstore, which is a competitor of record stores. 9. Sandy missed the bus and was late for school.What is the effect of the sentence above? A) Sandy missed the bus. B) She was late for school. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was late for school. 10. The passage indicates that an accurate account of Pocahontas' life would likely include all of the following: A) An encounter with Smith during her youth. B) A romantic relationship with Smith. C) Her marriage to Rolfe. D) A visit to the colonial fort. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A romantic relationship with Smith. 11. Which passage should you read first if you love history? A) Natural Science. B) Social Science. C) Humanities. D) Prose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social Science. 12. What is the author's purpose in a prose fiction passage? A) To argue a point. B) To entertain and tell a story. C) To provide scientific data. D) To analyze social trends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To entertain and tell a story. 13. What are the reporting categories for the English test scores? A) Vocabulary, Spelling, Grammar. B) Production of Writing, Knowledge of Language, Conventions of Standard English. C) Reading, Writing, Speaking. D) Math, Science, English. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Production of Writing, Knowledge of Language, Conventions of Standard English. 14. Which of the 4 reading sections is most likely to ask plot, characters, theme, or setting? A) Social Science. B) Humanities. C) Prose Fiction. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prose Fiction. 15. Based on the passage, which of the following ..... A) "Have you had ". B) "Was your weekend ". C) "Who among you ". D) "By what figure ". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "By what figure ". 16. "But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?It is the East, and Juliet is the sun! In line 38, the word soft means ..... A) Friendly. B) Quiet. C) Angry. D) Smooth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quiet. 17. Never take notes in the margins. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. REASONING type questions commonly include the word: A) Indicates. B) Main idea. C) States. D) Implies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Implies. 19. 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. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. According to the passage, which of the following was not an effect of the "bond of the sea" (line 15)? A) It allowed the men to look past each other's criminal backgrounds. B) The men did not mind listening to each other's meandering tales. C) It eased the loneliness of extended periods of time away from each other. D) The men were able to be more tolerant of each other's beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It allowed the men to look past each other's criminal backgrounds. 21. The author asserts that local newspaper reporters are often: A) Inexperienced and insufficiently educated. B) Inexperienced but well educated. C) Young but experienced. D) Young and well educated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inexperienced and insufficiently educated. 22. If the troops cross over the border, they will try to ..... the capital city. A) Excoriate. B) Epicure. C) Proscribe. D) Decimate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decimate. 23. Which of the following is NOT a skill measured by the ACT reading test? A) Use referring and reasoning skills to determine main ideas. B) Locate and interpret significant details. C) Draw conclusions and make inferences based on the passage. D) Test isolated vocabulary items or rules of formal logic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Test isolated vocabulary items or rules of formal logic. 24. The authors of both passages would most likely agree with the idea that early rap music: A) Represented artists' rejection of the music industry and its practices. B) Represented a significant development in American popular culture. C) Was more popular than today's rap music. D) Was slow to find an audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Represented a significant development in American popular culture. 25. In the context of reading comprehension, what does 'inference' mean? A) Summarizing the passage. B) Finding the author's purpose. C) Identifying the main idea. D) Drawing conclusions based on evidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drawing conclusions based on evidence. 26. What is the recommended time management strategy for the ACT Reading Test? A) Spend equal time on all questions. B) Spend more time on easier questions. C) Spend more time on harder questions. D) Ignore the time limit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spend equal time on all questions. 27. The author cites all of the following as causes of the European food crises during the Little Ice Age EXCEPT: A) Human ineptitude. B) Poor political policy. C) Bad economic policy. D) Bankrupt intellectualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bankrupt intellectualism. 28. What type of wrong answer includes information that is beyond the topic's boundaries? A) Irrelevant. B) Misleading. C) Ambiguous. D) Out-of-Scope. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Out-of-Scope. 29. What type of questions ask for specific information stated explicitly in the text? A) Opinion questions. B) Inference questions. C) Summary questions. D) Details questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Details questions. 30. Which literary device is often analyzed in the ACT Reading Humanities section? A) Metaphor. B) Hypothesis. C) Algorithm. D) Equation. 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