This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. NO CHANGE or revise? The actor was under enormous pressure. Even though he was lauded by fans and critics. A) NO CHANGE. B) Revise:The actor was under enormous pressure, even though he was lauded by fans and critics. C) Revise:Even though he was lauded by fans and critics, the actor was under enormous pressure. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Revise:Even though he was lauded by fans and critics, the actor was under enormous pressure. 2. When do you need to use a colon before a quote? A) When the quote fits within your own sentence. B) When your quote set-up is an introductory clause. C) When your quote set-up is a complete sentence. D) You never use a colon before a quote. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When your quote set-up is a complete sentence. 3. Obligated loyalty or faithfulness. A) Fealty. B) Felonious. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fealty. 4. She liked to use our favorite colors in the scarves she made for us, sometimes she would combine multiple colors to create more diverse patterns. A) NO CHANGE. B) Scarves, sometimes,. C) Scarves. And sometimes,. D) Scarves. Sometimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scarves. Sometimes. 5. Julia earned $ 5.20 per hour for 3 $\frac{1}{2}$ $\frac{1}{4}$ A) Julia earned $ 7.00 more. B) Julia earned $ 17.00 more. C) Suki earned $ 7.00 more. D) Suki earned $ 17.00 more. E) They each earned the same amount of money. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Suki earned $ 7.00 more. 6. There are three principal types of Australian English. A) NO CHANGE. B) Principle. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 7. Mickey Mouse, short for Mitchell Mouse, a cartoon character created by Walt Disney, celebrates his birth as November 18, 1928, making him 91-years-old this year. A) NO CHANGE. B) Mouse, short for Mitchell Mouse, a cartoon character created by Walt Disney celebrates. C) Mouse short for Mitchell Mouse, a cartoon character created by Walt Disney, celebrates. D) Mouse short for Mitchell Mouse a cartoon character created by Walt Disney celebrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 8. Sixty-three pies were eaten by the contestants at the annual pie-eating contest. A) Contestants ate sixty-three pies. B) NO CHANGE. C) Sixty-three pies were eaten. D) Sixty-three pies were eaten by the contestants before the buzzer rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contestants ate sixty-three pies. 9. Which ones are the possessive pronouns? A) Me, you, him, her, it, us, and them. B) I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they. C) Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, and yourselves. D) My, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, thiers, and theirs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, thiers, and theirs. 10. The beach is no longer deserted; dedicated sunbathers sit in chairs, read, slept, or talked. A) NO CHANGE. B) To read, sleep, or talking. C) Reading, sleeping, or talking. D) Read, sleep, or talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reading, sleeping, or talking. 11. The ACT English consists of how many question types? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 12. But some also contain Which choice would best help to establish that the stones can vary from one another? A) NO CHANGE. B) But contain some. C) Which predominantly possess. D) And also include. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 13. Visual storage at the Louvre and other museums protects the sculptures, profits the community culture, and gives public access to art once kept in closed vaults. (That is a comma between sculptures and profits) A) No Change. B) Sculptures; profits. C) Sculptures profits. D) Sculptures it also profits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No Change. 14. What is the correct response? A) Ms. Venutis class is the best. B) Ms. Venuti's class is the best. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ms. Venuti's class is the best. 15. He couldn't believe he had missed what was right under his nose the murderer. A) No change. B) Nose:the murderer. C) Nose, the murderer. D) Nose-the murderer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nose:the murderer. 16. Blasphemy is: A) Respectful religious devotion. B) Disrespect toward something sacred. C) A form of prayer. D) A holy ceremony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disrespect toward something sacred. 17. But you should always remember that the ACT test makers like the shortest answers. A) NO CHANGE. B) Have a habit of liking. C) Habitually tend to like. D) Are in the habit of liking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 18. What is conciseness? A) Blurry and strung out. B) I have no idea. C) When you pass out and then wake up. D) Clear and to the point. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clear and to the point. 19. Is this an example of a wordiness? In the near future. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 20. Select the best word to improve the sentence:The scientist's discovery was a significant ..... , leading to further research in the field. A) Breakthrough. B) Breakdown. C) Breakup. D) Breakaway. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Breakthrough. 21. Before they were constructed, there were no bridges spanning the Hudson river south of Albany. A) NO CHANGE. B) The bridges were. C) It was. D) It were. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It was. 22. Although Cheryl and Ellen were best friends, they always argued when they played cards. A) As a result of the fact that. B) NO CHANGE. C) As a consequence that. D) In spite of the fact that. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) NO CHANGE. 23. The boys are riding their bicycle? the park. A) Round. B) Along. C) Over. D) Across. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Round. 24. Select the sentence that maintains verb tense consistency. A) She was cooking dinner and hears a noise. B) She cooked dinner and hears a noise. C) She cooks dinner and heard a noise. D) She cooked dinner and heard a noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She cooked dinner and heard a noise. 25. (9)In addition to her catchy pop tunes, Gaga's unique style captivates her fans. A) NO CHANGE. B) Regardless of. C) In spite of. D) Plus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 26. Don't overuse- A) Commas. B) Periods. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Commas. 27. Deficit A) The amount by which something is too small. B) An outline. C) Free form. D) Absorb all the attention or interest of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The amount by which something is too small. 28. Eagerly awaiting her birthday, Mary's presents were all picked up. A) NO CHANGE. B) Mary picked up all her presents. C) Presents of Mary were all picked up. D) Presents were picked up by Mary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mary picked up all her presents. 29. I used to live in New York and attend school there. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 30. Adverbs give extra information about all of the following expect ..... A) Nouns. B) Other adverbs. C) Adjectives. D) Action verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nouns. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books