This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Quiz 9 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We hope you will give consideration to this proposal and let us have your decision as soon as possible. A) This sentence is concise. B) This sentence is not concise. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This sentence is not concise. 2. In place of the wordy expression, "it is my opinion that." what should you use? A) Now, today. B) I think (believe). C) Certainty, surely. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I think (believe). 3. Is this sentence correct? Scott finally decided to look for a new job. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 4. In every part of the world, troubling developments in politics. A) NO CHANGE. B) In every part of the world, the troubling developments in politics. C) In every part of the world, there are troubling developments in politics. D) In every part of the world, and troubling developments in politics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In every part of the world, there are troubling developments in politics. 5. Which of the following sentences correctly uses commas to set off a non-essential clause? A) My brother who just graduated from college is applying to medical school. B) My brother, who just graduated from college, is applying to medical school. C) My brother, who just graduated from college is applying to medical school. D) My brother who just graduated from college, is applying to medical school.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My brother, who just graduated from college, is applying to medical school. 6. Whom can be replaced by ..... A) He/she. B) We/our. C) Him/her. D) Yes/no. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Him/her. 7. The guilty man sought ..... from the church, hoping for spiritual forgiveness. A) Censure. B) Absolution. C) Condemnation. D) Conviction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absolution. 8. Do you want to be an artist? Just enroll in "The Awesome Artists" program. Don't let this opportunity or your talent slip away. We guarantee you will be painting like the masters in two weeks for a low cost of $ 59.95.What is the author's purpose? A) To entertain you with a story about artists. B) To teach you how all artists become famous. C) To convince you to attend an art program. D) To explain how to paint a sunset. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To convince you to attend an art program. 9. I think maybe I might possibly have met them all. Improve the highlighted portion. A) I've. B) Perhaps I've. C) NO CHANGE. D) I've possiblyOption 4 (optional). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I've. 10. The ..... was caused when the moon took the sun's power away. A) Eclipse. B) Hurtle. C) Nostalgia. D) Obsolete. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eclipse. 11. Scientists think of the underwater world beneath the sea as a vast laboratory, in which strange creatures do odd, unexplained things. A) Scientists believe the underwater world beneath the sea is a vast laboratory. B) Scientists feel the underwater world beneath the sea is a vast laboratory. C) Scientists think the underwater world is a vast laboratory. D) A vast laboratory is how scientists view the underwater world beneath the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scientists think the underwater world is a vast laboratory. 12. The reason why he left was because he felt sick. A) The reason why he left was because he felt sick. B) The reason is because he felt sick. C) The reason he left was that he felt sick. D) He left because he felt sick. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He left because he felt sick. 13. NO CHANGE or revise? The astronaut who first stepped on the moon was Neil Armstrong. A) NO CHANGE. B) Revise:The astronaut, who first stepped on the moon, was Neil Armstrong. C) Revise:The astronaut Neil Armstrong, who first stepped on the moon. D) Revise:Who first stepped on the moon, was the astronaut Neil Armstrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 14. With 75 questions in 45 minutes, how many seconds should you spend per question? A) 18. B) 25. C) 36. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 36. 15. Miss Lee walks? school everyday. A) Past. B) Off. C) To. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 16. If any of the data is erroneous, I correct it immediately. A) F. NO CHANGE. B) G. corrected them. C) H. corrected those. D) J. correct those. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) F. NO CHANGE. 17. Consecutive A) Following continuously. B) Decrease in size. C) Identify differences. D) Spread out over a large area. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Following continuously. 18. Unbricking a kiln after a firing is like a person uncovering buried treasure. A) No change. B) Someone. C) A potter. D) Omit the red portion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Omit the red portion. 19. "Anne likes to paint landscapes she is a talented artist." is an example of a ..... A) Comma Splice. B) Misplaced Modifier. C) Run-on. D) Sentence Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run-on. 20. The cafeteria stopped serving her favorite lunch option:tater tot nachos. A) NO CHANGE. B) The cafeteria stopped serving her favorite lunch option; tater tot nachos. C) The cafeteria stopped serving her favorite lunch option tater tot nachos. D) The cafeteria stopped serving her favorite:lunch option tater tot nachos. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 21. When you get the five-minute warning but are only halfway through the test, you should start guessing or marking answers to get through the remaining questions. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 22. My grandmother's scarves means a lot to me because they remind me of all the wonderful things she does for us while we were growing up. A) NO CHANGE. B) Scarves meant. C) Scarves mean. D) Scarves, mean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scarves mean. 23. Stan decided that if he sold concessions at his new baseball stadium, so the fans would spend more money. A) NO CHANGE. B) While. C) Then. D) Than. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Then. 24. To eat or swallow greedily. A) Amalgamate. B) Gorge. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gorge. 25. 64 Given that all of the choices are true, which one most clearly provides a reason for the statement that follows in this sentence? A) NO CHANGE. B) Fasten deeply,. C) Break occasionally,. D) Are very light,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fasten deeply,. 26. Identify the problem phrase:Olympic athletes usually like practicing, competing, and to eat ice cream sandwiches. A) Practicing. B) Competing. C) To eat ice cream. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To eat ice cream. 27. Which of the following is a word's literal meaning or dictionary definition? A) Denotation. B) Connotation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Denotation. 28. Many teachers wanted to visit Washington, D.C. because of their educational value. A) NO CHANGE. B) Many teachers wanted to visit Washington, D.C. because of they're educational value. C) Many teachers wanted to visit Washington, D.C. because of its educational value. D) Many teachers wanted to visit Washington, D.C. because of her educational value. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Many teachers wanted to visit Washington, D.C. because of its educational value. 29. A CEO's financial ..... allows them to make strategic decisions that maximize profit. A) Acumen. B) Indifference. C) Blunder. D) Complacency. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acumen. 30. The men are fishing? the river. A) From. B) Over. 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