This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English Practice – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Practice Quiz 19 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mary studied faraway places. She covered her bedroom walls with pictures of famous sites.Which of the following would NOT be acceptable: A) Places and. B) Places that. C) Places;she. D) Places, so she. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Places that. 2. When storyteller Mary Carter Smith practices her art and everybody listens. A) No change. B) Smith, practices her art. C) Smith, practices her art,. D) Smith practices her art,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Smith practices her art,. 3. When your plan brings us great wealth, you will be rewarded for your sagacity. A) Good looks. B) Huge appetite for herbs. C) Mistakes. D) Foresight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Foresight. 4. 50 A) F. B) G. C) H. D) J. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) G. 5. After you have spent ..... on a questions, just guess and move on (but mark it in the booklet and come back to it if time permits). A) 15 seconds. B) 30 seconds. C) 45 seconds. D) 1 minute. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 30 seconds. 6. In that letter, Einstein tells$^{2}$ Roosevelt that it was possible to create an atomic weapon, and he asked Roosevelt to fund research and experiment in atomic weapons A) No Change. B) Told. C) Had told. D) Would tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Told. 7. The English benchmark is: A) 18. B) 22. C) 23. D) 25. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 18. 8. Last year, we had an especially severe winter and despite our efforts to remove the snow, it had lain on the barn roof all season. A) NO CHANGE. B) Had laid. C) Had layed. D) Lay. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lay. 9. The scandal caused a division ..... the fans. A) Between. B) Among. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Among. 10. Due to the fact that Chris did not want or desire to change his diet or exercise, he continued to gain weight. A) NO CHANGE. B) Because Chris did not want to change his diet or exercise,. C) Due to the fact that Chris did not desire to be changing his diet or exercising,. D) Since Chris did not want or desire to change his diet or exercise,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because Chris did not want to change his diet or exercise,. 11. Through yoga, I am able to release tensions that lodge in various parts of my body:the tight shoulders, the cramped legs, the belly that is in knots.$^{10}$ A) No Change. B) Knotted belly. C) Knots within the belly. D) Aching within the stomach area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knotted belly. 12. The storm may ..... our travel plans. A) Effect. B) Affect. C) Effort. D) Effective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Affect. 13. The founders of the United States selected the colors of the flag for their symbolism:white for the purity of the new nation's aspirations, red to stand for the blood shed gaining and keeping freedom, and blue for loyalty. A) Red that stands for the blood. B) Red for the blood. C) Red, the color of blood. D) Red like the blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red for the blood. 14. Despite being a very competent engineer, nervousness makes Robin perform poorly in job interviews. A) Nervousness is responsible for making Robin perform poorly. B) In job interviews, Robin performs poorly in job interviews. C) Robin's job interviews perform poorly. D) Robin performs poorly in job interviews because of nervousness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Robin performs poorly in job interviews because of nervousness. 15. My grandfather's immediate family came from Quebec; his distant relatives hailed from France. A) NO CHANGE. B) His relatives hailing from distant France. C) Hailing more distant relatives from France. D) His relatives hailed from France distantly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 16. I had created the Instagram post by next Tuesday. A) NO CHANGE. B) I had created the Instagram post by next Tuesday. C) I have created the Instagram post by next Tuesday. D) I will create the Instagram post by next Tuesday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I will create the Instagram post by next Tuesday. 17. The name Sudoku is derived from the phrase single number in the Japanese language. Nevertheless, its definition refers to the placement or allotment of a single number A) NO CHANGE. B) Specifically,. C) Ultimately,. D) Largely,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Specifically,. 18. A simple sitting pose such as staff pose, for example, requires you to tighten and lengthen stomach, back, and arm muscles as you stretch you're$^{6 }$legs out in front of you and place your hands by your side. A) No Change. B) One's. C) Your. D) These. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Your. 19. I found this in the classroom, they told me it was Giselles. A) NO CHANGE. B) I found this in the classroom, they told me it was Giselle's. C) I found this in the classroom, they told me it was Giselles'. D) I found this in the classroom, they told me it was Giselle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I found this in the classroom, they told me it was Giselle's. 20. Which detail would be relevant to this main idea? Amelia Earhart is famous for being the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. A) She was able to cross the Atlantic Ocean in only 21 hours. B) She disappeared while flying over the Pacific Ocean. C) She went to the Iowa State Fair and saw a plane for the first time. D) She first became a nurse and then a social worker before becoming a pilot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She was able to cross the Atlantic Ocean in only 21 hours. 21. Answer to #10 A) F. No change. B) G. gentle, along. C) H. gently along. D) J. gentle along,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H. gently along. 22. Equipment for both kinds of kayaks are similar A) NO CHANGE. B) Is. C) Were. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 23. Answer to #5 A) A. a reason why the narrator is in the forest. B) B. a detail important for understanding the essay. C) C. a contrast to the lighthearted tone of the essay. D) Nothing at all; this information is irrelevant to the essay. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. a detail important for understanding the essay. 24. This % of the time OMIT is the correct answer on the English Test. A) 20%. B) 25%. C) 40%. D) 50%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 50%. 25. One of the most famous novels of all time, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, marked not only the high point of a young woman's literary career. But also the eginning of a brand-new genre of literature being science fiction.$^{3}$ A) No Change. B) Literature:science fiction. C) Literature, that was, science fiction. D) Literature (science fiction). 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