This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English Practice – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Practice Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Before the storm started, the sky ..... dark. A) Turns. B) Turned. C) Has turned. D) Was turning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turned. 2. On Thursday, we saw a car staring at the beach. A) NO CHANGE. B) On Thursday, we saw a beach staring at the car. C) On Thursday, we saw a car while staring at the beach. D) On Thursday, staring at the beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On Thursday, we saw a car while staring at the beach. 3. If you are stuck on a question should you guess or skip it and come back? A) Guess, bcause you are being timed and you need to hurry. B) Skip, because it is a hard question so it might be worth more points, so you need to double check. C) Guess, because all the questions are worth the same amount of points so you should spend more time on the easy questions. D) Skip, because you are tired and dont want to think about the question anymore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Guess, because all the questions are worth the same amount of points so you should spend more time on the easy questions. 4. The principals of good sportsmanship demand that we cheer the achievements of both teams. A) NO CHANGE. B) Principals of best sportsmanship. C) Perceptions of good sportsmanship. D) Principles of good sportsmanship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Principles of good sportsmanship. 5. What should you examine in each answer choice? A) The punctuation used. B) How it is phrased. C) How it differs from the others. D) The length of the answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How it differs from the others. 6. We couldn't visit you yesterday:I got super busy and then overslept. A) NO CHANGE. B) Yesterday, I got. C) Yesterday; I got. D) Yesterday. I got. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yesterday; I got. 7. The rare "triangular" snowflake, similarly, confounded scientists for years because it apparently defied the basic laws of chemistry. A) F. No change. B) G. for example,. C) H. additionally,. D) J. however,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. however,. 8. When you are simply guessing in any test subject, which bubble should you fill in? A) None of them, leave it blank. B) Pick a different answer choice for each guess. C) It doesn't matter which answer choice you pick as long as you use the same one each time you're guessing. D) B and only B-no exceptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It doesn't matter which answer choice you pick as long as you use the same one each time you're guessing. 9. Literary scholars of today have broadened their horizons, and are less likely to focus on style when they make claims about Milton. A) No change. B) They were. C) They are. D) He is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are. 10. I have turned in the essay that I had spent several weeks working on. A) NO CHANGE. B) I have turned in the essay that I have spent several weeks working on. C) I had turned in the essay that I have spent several weeks working on. D) I turned in the essay that I will have spent several weeks working on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I have turned in the essay that I have spent several weeks working on. 11. His photos of Memphis's Beale Street jazz and blues musicians includes the likes of B.B. King, Aretha Franklin, and Elvis Presley. A) NO CHANGE. B) Does include. C) Including. D) Include. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Include. 12. What is the time limit for the ACT English Test? A) 60 minutes. B) 45 minutes. C) 75 minutes. D) 30 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 45 minutes. 13. For this reason, Sudoku should have been played using a pencil with a good eraser. A) NO CHANGE. B) Should be. C) Should being. D) Should of been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should be. 14. ANSWER TO #28 A) F. B) G. C) H. D) J. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H. 15. An adults/adult's system of organization for a closet can vary wildly. A) Adults. B) Adult's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adult's. 16. 66 A) F. B) G. C) H. D) J. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H. 17. Evidence, and also A) NO CHANGE. B) Evidence, but also. C) Evidence and additionally. D) Evidence and. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Evidence and. 18. Every pale tomato slice, wilted pickle, and brown lettuce leaf costs an extra 25 cents at Bernie's Burger Emporium. A) NO CHANGE. B) Cost. C) Costed. D) Had cost. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 19. Every Halloween we look forward to handing out candy to trick-or-treaters. We usually get about twenty to thirty visitors, but I remember that for a year we only got a handful. A) F. NO CHANGE. B) G. year in and year out. C) H. yearly. D) J. one year. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. one year. 20. Haller took that to heart, and at the end of the day, he had became the first Ironman champion in history. A) NO CHANGE. B) Become. C) Became. D) Becamed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Became. 21. Always have a panic strategy in place. If you are not sure which answer is right, try to A) Mark out the ones you know are wrong before selecting. B) Just mark A or D. C) Mark the longest answer. D) Mark the smartest sounding answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mark out the ones you know are wrong before selecting. 22. What role do conjunctions play in sentence structure? A) Conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses, helping to create complex sentences and clarify relationships between ideas. B) Conjunctions are used to end sentences and indicate a pause. C) Conjunctions replace nouns and pronouns in a sentence. D) Conjunctions are used to express strong emotions and feelings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conjunctions connect words, phrases, or clauses, helping to create complex sentences and clarify relationships between ideas. 23. Answer to #7This is a perfect example of shorter is better! A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 24. Today a man knocked on my door and asked for a small donation towards the local swimming pool; I gave him a glass of water. A) No Change. B) Pool, I. C) Pool:I. D) Pool-I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No Change. 25. Artie made his living working alternately as a painter and he was a delivery driver. A) NO CHANGE. B) As well. C) Being. D) As. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As. 26. Given that all are true, which of the following provides the most logical conclusion for this sentence? A) NO CHANGE. B) They're much faster. C) They use much more fuel than regular aircraft. D) They're rarely visible because they fly above the cloud cover. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 27. He ran ..... than anyone else on the team. A) Faster. B) Fastest. C) More fast. D) Most fast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Faster. 28. I'm not sure how to get there, let's get directions. A) NO CHANGE. B) I'm not sure how to get there. Let's get directions. C) I'm not sure how to get there:let's get directions. D) I'm not sure how to get there; let's get directions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I'm not sure how to get there; let's get directions. 29. He said your going to Kim's house. A) No change. B) Yo'ure. C) You're. D) Youre. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You're. 30. ANSWER TO #24 A) F. B) G. C) H. D) J. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAct English Practice Quiz 1Act English Practice Quiz 2Act English Practice Quiz 3Act English Practice Quiz 4Act English Practice Quiz 5Act English Practice Quiz 6Act English Practice Quiz 7Act English Practice Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books