This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English Practice – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Practice Quiz 13 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I grew up next to the Pacific Ocean, where, it was common to see people fishing for crabs on their piers. A) No change. B) Ocean; where,. C) Ocean where,. D) Ocean where. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ocean where. 2. The writer is considering adding the following sentence to the essay:Before modern medicine, however, such an occurrence was often interpreted as magic or witchcraft. If the sentence were added, it would most logically be placed at Point: A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 3. Once called Siam, this exotic Asian country is now known as Thailand. A) NO CHANGE. B) Beforehand. C) Afterwards. D) Still. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 4. You can check where our cafeteria is on the map. She can also guide you in the right direction. A) NO CHANGE. B) You can check where our cafeteria is on the map, she can also guide you in the right direction. C) You can check where our cafeteria is on the map:She can also guide you in the right direction. D) You can check where our cafeteria is on the map; she can also guide you. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You can check where our cafeteria is on the map; she can also guide you. 5. No matter where you go, the Internet is following you. Almost every portable device is being made with an Internet connection. Most new TVs and many other appliances come with Internet connections as well. The Internet is truly ubiquitous. If something is ubiquitous, ..... A) It is fuzzy and will bite you. B) It is everywhere. C) It costs too much money. D) It causes rashes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is everywhere. 6. Our outdoor party quickly went inside when news of the approaching tornado was received by us. A) When our outdoor party when inside, we quickly heard news of an approaching tornado. B) An approaching tornado was news, when our outdoor party went inside quickly. C) Our outdoor party, when news of an approaching tornado went quickly, inside. D) When we received news of an approaching tornado, our outdoor party quickly went inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When we received news of an approaching tornado, our outdoor party quickly went inside. 7. When pacing yourself through the Reading portion of the ACT, how much time should you give yourself per passage? A) 10 minutes per passage:5 to read it and 5 to answer questions. B) 9 minutes per passage:5 to read it and 4 to answer questions. C) 8 minutes per passage:3 to read it and 5 to answer questions. D) You don't need to pace yourself through the reading portion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8 minutes per passage:3 to read it and 5 to answer questions. 8. In addition to capturing many public personages on film, Withers also photographed:waitresses, church congregations, and Little League baseball games. A) NO CHANGE. B) Photographed waitresses,. C) Photographed:. D) Photographed waitresses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Photographed waitresses,. 9. (13) not to make money. A) NO CHANGE. B) Instead of looking to get rich quick. C) Rather than to go pro. D) Not a paycheck. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not a paycheck. 10. My aunt said that she would have checked with my parents, who each agreed that if I wanted to take responsibility for Rosie, I could take her home with me. A) No change. B) Had checked. C) Would check. D) Must check. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had checked. 11. Which of the following are collective nouns? A) Batch. B) Jury. C) Committee. D) All of these are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these are correct. 12. When all the votes are in and are counted, it alone will decide the next governor of this fine state. A) NO CHANGE. B) They alone. C) It. D) They alone it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They alone. 13. It isn't my fault she wasn't prepared. I told her she would need her notes to! A) NO CHANGE. B) Two. C) Too. D) I don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Too. 14. Which of the following words is an antonym for "optimistic" ? A) Hopeful. B) Pessimistic. C) Cheerful. D) Positive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pessimistic. 15. Scientists have collected them from the Yellowstone National Park's thermal pools, the park abounding with geysers like Old Faithful, and from radioactive rock deep within South African gold mines. A) NO CHANGE. B) Pools, in contrast to the cool depths of Scandinavian fjords,. C) Pools, natural wonders formed by geologic magic,. D) Pools. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pools. 16. Choose the correct sentence form. A) Either Stuart or Mike will lend me their fishing gear for the trip. B) Either Stuart or Mike will lend me his fishing gear for the trip. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Either Stuart or Mike will lend me his fishing gear for the trip. 17. What is the function of transitional words like 'However' in a sentence? A) To indicate a contrast or exception, helping to connect ideas and clarify relationships between sentences. B) To introduce a new topic or idea in a sentence. C) To provide additional information that supports the main idea. D) To summarize the main points of a paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To indicate a contrast or exception, helping to connect ideas and clarify relationships between sentences. 18. Her personality was bright and exquisite. A) NO CHANGE. B) Her personality was bright, and exquisite. C) Her personality was bright, exquisite. D) Her personality was bright. And exquisite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 19. #11 For the sake of the logic and coherence of this paragraph, Sentence 3 should be placed A) Where it is now. B) Before Sentence 1. C) After Sentence 1. D) After Sentence 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where it is now. 20. One of the dogs ..... barking loudly. A) Are. B) Were. C) Is. D) Have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 21. In the sentence 'The number of applicants have increased significantly this year, ' what is the primary issue with subject-verb agreement? A) 'Have' should be 'has' because 'number' is the subject and takes a singular verb. B) 'Applicants' should be singular to match the verb. C) 'Number' is a collective noun that requires a plural verb. D) The sentence is correct as written. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'Have' should be 'has' because 'number' is the subject and takes a singular verb. 22. "The boy in the kayak, " whispered Sue "is the new football captain." A) Boy, in the. B) New, football. C) Whispered Sue,. D) No error. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whispered Sue,. 23. Many small boats from Connecticut visited his ship, some historians believe those boats returned home laden with gold, jewels, silver and fine cloth. A) No change. B) Ship; some. C) Ship, though some. D) Ship, because some. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ship; some. 24. As a child growing up in two cultures, I found this contest a bit confusing. When I was in the fifth grade, was I ten or eleven years old? A) No Change. B) Change. C) Dispute. D) Difference. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Difference. 25. Every year, the team ..... a charity event. A) Organized. B) Has organized. C) Organizes. D) Was organizing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Organizes. 26. Only a few stars were visible last night; because there was a full moon. A) NO CHANGE. B) Were visible last night. C) Were visible last night . D) Were visible last night;. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were visible last night. 27. You should read the entire passage before looking at the ACT English questions. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 28. Answer to #7 A) No change. B) Travels safely. C) Proceeds carefully. D) Purrs softly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Purrs softly. 29. Which sentence correctly uses conjunctions to join two independent clauses? A) He wanted to go to the party, but he had too much homework. B) He wanted to go to the party but, he had too much homework. C) He wanted, to go to the party but he had too much homework. D) He wanted to go to the party but he had, too much homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He wanted to go to the party, but he had too much homework. 30. He was a Scotsman anointed by New York's colonial governor and English nobility to lead a privateering voyage to, ironically, pursue pirates. A) No change. B) To ironically, pursue, pirates. C) To, ironically pursue pirates. D) To ironically pursue pirates. 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