This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Quiz 28 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The commonly known expression that "a dog is a man's best friend" is frequently incorrect; all a person has to do is read the newspaper. A) NO CHANGE. B) That "a dog is mans' best friend". C) Which "dog is man's best friend". D) That a dog is a man's best friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That a dog is a man's best friend. 2. Illiterate A) Not educated. B) All-knowing. C) Previous. D) Next. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not educated. 3. Despite the bad weather all trains are running ..... time. A) In. B) At. C) On. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 4. The transition "specifically" introduces a very concrete example of whatever was just mentioned.I am easily annoyed. Specifically, A) I have a lot of pet peeves. B) I am often enthusiastic. C) I can't stand when people chew gum. D) I think I can succeed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I can't stand when people chew gum. 5. Which sentence has a clear reference point for the pronoun to rename? A) Smart growers make sure they supply the ripest fruits possible so they will buy again. B) Smart growers make sure they supply the ripest fruits possible so consumers will buy again. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smart growers make sure they supply the ripest fruits possible so consumers will buy again. 6. The football team had a ..... year. They were undefeated and state champs! A) Compassionate. B) Trivial. C) Superlative. D) Facillitated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Superlative. 7. Which of the following is NOT part of the advice for taking the ACT English Test? A) When in doubt, take it out. B) Make sure it makes sense. C) Look for pitfalls. D) Read every word of every passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Read every word of every passage. 8. NO CHANGE or revise? Greg reached his dream not only of having a family but also of becoming a successful entrepreneur. A) NO CHANGE. B) Revise:to become. C) Revise:becoming. D) Revise:became. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revise:becoming. 9. What word or phrase should be deleted?According to our mayor, the cause of west-side crime is poor people in poverty. A) Root. B) Cause. C) West-side. D) To our. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Root. 10. Academics, law enforcement officers, and working as psychologists.Which word(s) isn't/aren't parallel? A) Academics. B) Law enforcement. C) Working. D) Psychologists. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Working. 11. Every year my soccer team hosts international guest players, those people join our team for tournaments. A) F. NO CHANGE. B) G. players who. C) H. players they. D) J. players, he or she is invited to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) G. players who. 12. Rules are very important. They help keep things running smoothly. Rules let you know what you can and cannot do whether you are playing a game or explaining how to act in class. You should follow rules; they help people get along.What is the author's purpose? A) To entertain with a story about people who follow the rules. B) To inform about the rules of games. C) To persuade people to follow the rules. D) To explain the rules of chess. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To persuade people to follow the rules. 13. (20) appropriately A) F. NO CHANGE. B) G. strangely. C) H. obviously. D) J. which of course is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) F. NO CHANGE. 14. Lauren was spending so many hours at her job at the zoo that her leisure time was minimal and not abundant at all. A) NO CHANGE. B) Minimal and not abundant. C) At a minimum. D) Minimal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Minimal. 15. Choose the correct word:The committee has ..... its decision regarding the new policy. A) Made. B) Make. C) Making. D) Makes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Made. 16. I always end up in this awkward situation-embarrassedly giving back someone else's tool. A) NO CHANGE. B) Elses'. C) Elses. D) Nights's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 17. Passage A quotes Vavilov as saying "'I could see with my own eyes that I had stumbled upon the centre of origin for the apple" ' (lines 11-12). In Passage B this quote is directly: A) Invoked by the passage author as he imagines what Kazakhstan looked like centuries ago. B) Used to support an argument by USDA scientists. C) Paraphrased by Salova. D) Refuted by Bussey. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paraphrased by Salova. 18. While on a bike, the rider is more aware of his or her surroundings then when driving a car. Too many people drive while distracted, whether they are texting, changing the radio, or eating. A) NO CHANGE. B) Than during driving. C) Than while driving. D) Then while driving. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Than while driving. 19. What does 'conciseness' mean in writing? A) Expressing ideas clearly and directly without unnecessary words. B) Using complex vocabulary to impress the reader. C) Including as many details as possible in writing. D) Writing in a way that is difficult to understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressing ideas clearly and directly without unnecessary words. 20. What is the correct use of infinitives? A) Infinitives should be used consistently, such as 'to cook, to read, and to play'. B) Infinitives can be mixed with gerunds, like 'to cook, reading, and playing'. C) Infinitives should only be used at the beginning of a sentence. D) Infinitives are not necessary in English grammar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitives should be used consistently, such as 'to cook, to read, and to play'. 21. The light emitted by high-intensity headlights are very effective in illuminating the reflective paints of road markers. A) NO CHANGE. B) Can be. C) Aren't. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is. 22. To escape notice; to get away from. A) Dally. B) Elude. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elude. 23. Kate Chopin's "Desiree's Baby, " for example, is the story of a woman which knows nothing of her past, not even her heritage. A) F. NO CHANGE. B) G. and she. C) H. who. D) J. whom. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H. who. 24. You use who as an object and whom as a subject. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Which tone is represented in the following passage?"Wow! With a top speed of one hundred fifty miles per hour, that car can almost fly!" A) Annoying. B) Excited. C) Calm. D) Scary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excited. 26. Even in this age of instant communication, there is still a feeling of excitement at checking your mailbox and finding a handwritten letter. A) NO CHANGE. B) But there. C) They're. D) Their. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 27. Waiters serve intricate dishes, and diners are asked for one's opinions on the quality of the food. A) F. NO CHANGE. B) G. his or her. C) H. there. D) J. their. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. their. 28. The pond dried up after the year long-drought; the wildlife that previously fed on the fish and insects had to find resources elsewhere. A) NO CHANGE. B) The pond dried up after the year-long drought; and the wildlife that. C) The pond dried up after the year-long drought, the wildlife that. D) When the pond dried up after the year-long drought; the wildlife that. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 29. You could never at any time convince me to get on a roller coaster. A) NO CHANGE. B) Never ever. C) At no moment ever. D) OMIT at any time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) OMIT at any time. 30. The book of short stories were delivered to the home of an old woman, but no one would have guessed that the recipient was also the author. A) NO CHANGE. B) Are. C) Were being. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAct English Quiz 1Act English Quiz 2Act English Quiz 3Act English Quiz 4Act English Quiz 5Act English Quiz 6Act English Quiz 7Act English Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books