This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. For the narrator, compared to practicing in the outdoor pool, practicing in the indoor pool is: A) Less appealing. B) More productive. C) Less competative. D) More liberating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Less appealing. 2. The author most likely includes the information in lines 53-57 to suggest: A) Armstrong's highly developed skill. B) Armstrong's unease with orchestral music. C) That Armstrong used an unusual trumpet. D) That Armstrong invented the glissando. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Armstrong's highly developed skill. 3. About how many questions much you get correct to reach the ACT benchmark? A) 40. B) 26. C) 22. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 22. 4. The second paragraph (lines 12-23) states that, at the time of Michael Nyman's emergence as a composer, Minimalism was: A) Invented by Michael Nyman. B) A young musical style. C) An ancient practice in classical music. D) In a period of stylistic turmoil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A young musical style. 5. Sam woke up and saw the sun shining in the sky. He packed his swimming suit, a towel, a beach ball, and his sandals in his bag. Then, he went to the kitchen and made a sack lunch.Sam is most likely going to ..... A) The beach. B) School. C) The mall. D) The library. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The beach. 6. The author's attitude towards the land around the mill can best be described as: A) Enraptured. B) Confused. C) Amused. D) Annoyed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Enraptured. 7. "My purse weighs 10, 000 pounds" is an example of a ..... because it uses exaggeration for emphasis. A) Hyperbole. B) Symbolism. C) Idiom. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole. 8. The new fare hasn't been informed yet, ..... many customers were shocked today. A) As. B) Thus. C) Since. D) Although. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thus. 9. On the ACT reading, which question will probably take the longest and might need to be guessed on? A) The passage most strongly suggests . B) As used in line 25, the word decrepit most nearly means . C) In lines 96-99, the speaker's view is . D) According to the third paragraph, why did the speaker . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The passage most strongly suggests . 10. One of the main ideas established by the passage is that: A) Researchers have nearly exhausted their resources after spending decades investigating the Sargasso Sea. B) Significant gaps still remain in researchers' understanding of the life cycle of eels. C) Eels live their entire lives in the Sargasso Sea, but no one has ever seen them there. D) Female eels turn into silver eels toward the end of their lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Significant gaps still remain in researchers' understanding of the life cycle of eels. 11. "She thinks I have a power that she doesn't have and this brings out her envy and bad humor." In this line, humor most nearly means ..... A) Comedy. B) Personality. C) Mood. D) Whim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mood. 12. According to the third paragraph, misconceptions exist about liquid natural gas regarding:I. its abundance. II. the expense of converting it. III. public demand for it. A) I only. B) II only. C) II and III only. D) I, II, and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I only. 13. Which type of passage is most likely to appear in the Humanities section of the ACT Reading test? A) A mathematical proof. B) A literary analysis. C) A scientific report. D) A historical document. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A literary analysis. 14. Consider the following question:Which statement best summarizes the purpose of the fourth paragraph?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: A) Key Main Ideas and Details. 15. Mark answer to #8 here. A) B. B) C. C) D. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D. 16. This fallacy assumes that there are only two possible choices or solutions (usually extreme), even though there may be many. A) Hasty generalization. B) Name-calling. C) Either-or-fallacy. D) Stereotyping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Either-or-fallacy. 17. Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the article A) Clara had a great aunt who was skilled midwife. B) Clara remembered how good it felt to care for her brother. C) Clara was seriously hurt while ice skating with her cousins. D) Clara learned how to ride horses at a young age. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clara remembered how good it felt to care for her brother. 18. Which of the following is NOT a type of passage on the ACT Reading test? A) Prose Fiction. B) Historical Fiction. C) Humanities. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Historical Fiction. 19. Which question type asks about the passage as a whole? A) Function questions. B) Global questions. C) Detail questions. D) Vocab-in-Context questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Global questions. 20. The last paragraph suggests that those who would reevaluate, and perhaps want to devalue, the work of famous male poets should above all be: A) Decisive. B) Opinionated. C) Zealous. D) Cautious. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cautious. 21. What is the title of the fourth ACT Reading passage? (It will always be the fourth passage) A) Social Science. B) Literary Narrative. C) Natural Science. D) Humanities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural Science. 22. What does 'tone' refer to in a passage? A) The volume of the text being read. B) The author's attitude toward the subject or audience, conveyed through word choice and style. C) The main idea or theme of the passage. D) The emotional response of the reader to the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author's attitude toward the subject or audience, conveyed through word choice and style. 23. As it is used in line 26, the word extent most nearlymeans: A) Reach. B) Degree. C) Length. D) Boundary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Degree. 24. If you don't know the right answer, eliminate: A) All the other students, no competition, yo. B) Obviously wrong answers. C) All thoughts in your head and cry. D) Wut. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Obviously wrong answers. 25. What is the best strategy for answering multiple-choice questions in the ACT reading section? A) Choose the first answer that seems correct. B) Eliminate obviously wrong answers first. C) Guess randomly if unsure. D) Skip difficult questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eliminate obviously wrong answers first. 26. Which of the following is a common theme in Humanities passages on the ACT Reading test? A) Technological advancements. B) Cultural and artistic expression. C) Biological processes. D) Economic theories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cultural and artistic expression. 27. How much time do you have for each passage? A) 10 minutes. B) 15 minutes. C) 9 minutes 30 seconds. D) 8 minutes 45 seconds. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 8 minutes 45 seconds. 28. What is the maximum score you can get on the ACT? A) 34. B) 35. C) 33. D) 36. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 36. 29. The passage contains recurring references to all of the following EXCEPT: A) Photographs. B) Train trips. C) Reunion scenes. D) Dreams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photographs. 30. Compared to Passage A, Passage B is more directlyfocused on the: A) Damage a musician can do to an instrument. B) Characteristics of an instrument that give clues toits history. C) Interdependence between musician and instrument. D) Benefits of making instruments available to youngchildren. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interdependence between musician and instrument. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books