This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English Practice – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Practice Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which sentence correctly uses commas to set off a nonrestrictive clause? A) My sister, who is a nurse, works at the city hospital. B) My sister who is a nurse works at the city hospital. C) My sister, who is a nurse works at the city hospital. D) My sister who is a nurse, works at the city hospital. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My sister, who is a nurse, works at the city hospital. 2. There is nothing better then waking up to the smell of freshly-brewed coffee. A) No Change. B) Better than. C) Better. D) Better to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Better than. 3. The teacher, along with her students, ..... attending the assembly. A) Are. B) Were. C) Is. D) Have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 4. You should choose the alternative that best expresses the idea in standard written English and is worded most consistently with the tone of the passage. If you believe the original version is best, then choose "NO CHANGE." A) NO CHANGE. B) Ample protection for them had been required. C) They require ample protection. D) It requires ample protection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They require ample protection. 5. While the pace of change dur-ing the Industrial Revolution was indeed very rapid, the Industrial Revolution itself stretched over a rather long period of time-from the middle of the eighteenth century in the 1700s$^{2}$$^{ }$through World War I (1914). A) No Change. B) From the middle of the century eighteen. C) From the mid-1700s. D) Beginning in the middle of the 1700s, around 1750,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From the mid-1700s. 6. Which choice most effectively emphasizes the complexity of the paper sculptures? A) NO CHANGE. B) Impressively. C) Terrifically. D) Superbly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 7. After several attempts to call, Doug still couldn't get through the line was always busy. A) Get through, the line was. B) Get through although the line was. C) Get through, and the line was. D) Get through because the line was. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Get through because the line was. 8. 70 A) F. B) G. C) H. D) J. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. 9. How does global warming affect/effect our daily lives? A) Affect. B) Effect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affect. 10. The clouds part gradually the rain puddles on the sidewalk become bright, reflecting the sun like mirrors. A) NO CHANGE. B) Part, and gradually. C) Parting gradually. D) Part, gradually,. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Part, and gradually. 11. St. Peter's Basilica, the largest cathedral in the Northern Hemisphere, is remarkable. Built upon second-century (a) St. Peter's features a dome designed by the artist and architect Michelangelo. A) A. foundations,. B) Foundations. C) Foundations:. D) Foundations;. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. foundations,. 12. Painting the trees onto the canvas, the wind blew hard that day. A) NO CHANGE. B) Painting the trees onto the canvas; the wind blew hard that day. C) Painting the trees onto the canvas, she watched the wind blow. D) Painting the trees onto the canvas, the wind blew. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Painting the trees onto the canvas, she watched the wind blow. 13. I'm still parked out by the lake-the one by Santa Fe. A) NO CHANGE. B) I'm still parked out by the lake; the one by Santa Fe. C) I'm still parked out by the lake. The one by Santa Fe. D) I'm still parked out by the lake the one by Santa Fe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 14. Two hundred people were standing in line for tickets when the booth opened; then, only 30 people were left. A) F. NO CHANGE. B) G. before. C) H. later. D) J. more. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H. later. 15. "Scholars often probe the museums' archives of early written works for insights into lives led long ago."Choose the best answer. A) NO CHANGE. B) Grab an eyeful of. C) Check out. D) Pry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 16. Because I rely on my calculator so often, I had forgotten how to do long division. A) NO CHANGE. B) I have forgotten how. C) I forget how. D) I forgot how. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I forget how. 17. However, on the day of Gehrig's retirement from baseball, he delivered one of the most famous speeches of the time. A) NO CHANGE. B) Gehrig's retirement,. C) Gehrigs retirement. D) Gehrigs' retirement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 18. Each of the answers ..... checked carefully. A) Are. B) Were. C) Is. D) Have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 19. Identify the sentence with correct sentence structure that avoids a run-on sentence. A) She loves to read she goes to the library every week. B) She loves to read, she goes to the library every week. C) She loves to read; she goes to the library every week. D) She loves to read. She goes to the library every week. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She loves to read; she goes to the library every week. 20. She usually ..... to school, but today she rode the bus. A) Walks. B) Walked. C) Is walking. D) Has walked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Walks. 21. 53 A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 22. #50 Choose the best option A) NO CHANGE. B) And while it featured. C) And featuring. D) Featured. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 23. Either the boy or the girls (a) in the evening. A) A. walk. B) Walks. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. walk. 24. The rain in Spain falls oftenly/largely/hugely/mainly on the plain. A) Oftenly. B) Largely. C) Hugely. D) Mainly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mainly. 25. This question asks about the essay as a whole.The writer is considering adding the following sentence to the essay:This information is used to help create regional weather forecasts.If the writer were to add this sentence, it would most logically be placed at which of the highlighted points? A) Point A in Paragraph 1. B) Point B in Paragraph 2. C) Point C in Paragraph 4. D) Point D in Paragraph 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point C in Paragraph 4. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAct English Practice Quiz 1Act English Practice Quiz 2Act English Practice Quiz 4Act English Practice Quiz 5Act English Practice Quiz 6Act English Practice Quiz 7Act English Practice Quiz 8Act English Practice Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books