This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English Practice – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Practice Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She worked for thirty years as a teacher and librarian in the field of education in Baltimore public schools. Which of the following words or phrases from the preceding sentence is LEAST necessary and could therefore be deleted? A) Thirty. B) And librarian. C) In the field of education. D) Baltimore public. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the field of education. 2. ANSWER TO #39 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 3. To who/whom are you writing that text? A) Who. B) Whom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whom. 4. 57 A) F. B) G. C) H. D) J. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) G. 5. This backpack is ..... heavy to carry all day. A) To. B) Too. C) Two. D) Toward. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Too. 6. Freshmen goggle at the magnificent buildings on the campus, sophomores rush to get their required classes, juniors reacquaint themselves with their classmates, and seniors view everyone with a smug attitude. Such is the first day of college after summer break. A) NO CHANGE. B) That goggle. C) Goggling. D) DELETE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 7. When Maria met with Anna, ..... explained the rules. A) She. B) Maria. C) Anna. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maria. 8. We are going over ..... to eat lunch. A) They're. B) There. C) Their. D) Thier. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There. 9. ANSWER TO #19 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 10. (8) everyone generates A) F. NO CHANGE. B) G. college athletes make. C) H. the NCAA generate. D) J. it makes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) G. college athletes make. 11. All of these thoughts cross my mind as I examine the result of my most trip adventure. A) NO CHANGE. B) Result for. C) Result with. D) Result by. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 12. Today, Smith's repertoire is so vast that she could speak consecutively for twelve hours straight without running out of material. A) No change. B) Continuously nonstop. C) Perpetually. D) OMIT the red portion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) OMIT the red portion. 13. Snowflakes form from tiny water droplets, following a specific process of chemical bonding as they freeze, which results in a six-sided figure. A) No change. B) Form, from tiny, water droplets,. C) Form from tiny, water, droplets. D) Form, from tiny water droplets. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No change. 14. The team boarded a plane in Copenhagen and took a 1, 500-mile flight to Longyearbean Airport, it is the world's northernmost airport with flights open to the public. A) NO CHANGE. B) Airport,. C) Airport, being. D) Airport. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Airport,. 15. Were constructed A) NO CHANGE. B) Evidence, but also. C) Evidence and additionally. D) Evidence and. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evidence, but also. 16. 62 A) F. B) G. C) H. D) J. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) F. 17. Answer to #6 A) F. B) G. C) H. D) J. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) G. 18. What is the effect of using specific details in writing? A) Specific details make writing longer and more complex. B) Specific details enhance clarity and engagement, allowing readers to visualize and understand the topic more effectively. C) Specific details are unnecessary and can confuse the reader. D) Specific details only serve to fill space in writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specific details enhance clarity and engagement, allowing readers to visualize and understand the topic more effectively. 19. Semicolons combine independent clauses/dependent clauses/words/numbers on clocks. A) Independent clauses. B) Words. C) Dependent clauses. D) Numbers on clocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Independent clauses. 20. In her remarkable tale, Shelley explores what might happen if a scientific possibility-the ability to restore life to the dead-were to become a reality. Science fiction explores how what might be would affect our world if it really was.$^{4}$ A) No Change. B) What happens when fiction becomes reality. C) What happens if fictions become reality. D) The effects of what if becoming reality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) What happens when fiction becomes reality. 21. The players thanked the coach for ..... support. A) His. B) Her. C) Their. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His. 22. (3) and a multi-millionaire A) NO CHANGE. B) Who happens to be extremely rich. C) Is overpaid and. D) , a multi-millionaire,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) , a multi-millionaire,. 23. The semicolon connects two related sentences (independent clauses). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Teresa says that she loves it when I look at me/myself in the mirror. A) Me. B) Myself. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Myself. 25. The triangular shape is an illusion resulting from one significant addition to the process dust. A) No change. B) Process is. C) Process:. D) Process;. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Process:. 26. Choose the sentence that correctly demonstrates subject-verb agreement with a compound subject. A) The cat and the dog is best friends. B) The cat and the dog are best friends. C) The cat, along with the dog, are best friends. D) The cat, along with the dog, is best friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cat and the dog are best friends. 27. Pamela appreciated Miguel's ..... on her high test scores. A) Compliment. B) Complement. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compliment. 28. A company should watch its/it's profit margin. A) Its. B) It's. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its. 29. Benjamin Banneker, African American inventor and astronomer, grew up on his familys' farm in colonial Maryland. A) No change. B) Family's. C) Families'. D) Families. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Family's. 30. Identify the sentence with correct sentence structure. A) Running through the park, the flowers were beautiful. B) Running through the park, she thought the flowers were beautiful. C) Running through the park, beautiful were the flowers. D) Running through the park, the beautiful flowers were. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running through the park, she thought the flowers were beautiful. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books