This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English Prep – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Prep Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Define 'subject-verb agreement'. A) Subject-verb agreement means that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in number (singular or plural). B) Subject-verb agreement refers to the relationship between adjectives and nouns in a sentence. C) Subject-verb agreement is the rule that subjects must always be placed before verbs in a sentence. D) Subject-verb agreement indicates that verbs must always be in the past tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subject-verb agreement means that the subject and verb in a sentence must agree in number (singular or plural). 2. Question 11-In 1852, a fire destroyed the barn and shed that were connected to the house. A) No change. B) The barn and shed were destroyed by a fire. C) The barn and shed burning down. D) A fire destroying the barn and shed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No change. 3. Although freegans manage to save a lot of money, their motivation is not frugality. Freegans are often environmentalists; realizing the impact that overconsumption has on the environment, from waste filling landfills to the resources (26) and energy required to produce goods. A) NO CHANGE. B) And materials. C) And supplies. D) And equipment. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 4. It wouldn't be long, though before the eager, wide awake, boy would head to his grandfather's fishing camp. A) NO CHANGE. B) Be long though. C) Be long, though,. D) Be, long though,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Be long, though,. 5. The chapter about the job interview said that Jena semi-protected by an umbrella showed up sopping wet to the office and still got the job. A) NO CHANGE. B) Jena semi-protected by an umbrella,. C) Jena, semi-protected by an umbrella. D) Jena, semi-protected by an umbrella,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jena, semi-protected by an umbrella,. 6. English Test Skill:CommasThe odor fortunately for the new homeowners, didn't linger for very long. A) F.no change. B) G.odor, fortunately for the new homeowners,. C) H.odor, fortunately for the new homeowners:. D) J.odor, fortunately for the new homeowners. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) G.odor, fortunately for the new homeowners,. 7. If only she was/were my friend. A) Were. B) Was. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were. 8. After the rigorous ACT test, I plan on going home and taking a nap, I may also find a large container of ice cream and gorge myself. A) NO CHANGE. B) Nap I,. C) Nap; I. D) Nap:I. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nap; I. 9. Question 14-Thus, the Wedding Cake House is technically not an example of the Gothic architecture it appears to emulate; moreover, it remains a neoclassical Federal style house that displays multiple touches of Gothic styling:buttresses arches cornices, and pinnacles. A) No change. B) However. C) Rather. D) Therefore. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rather. 10. In addition to raising money for the school's new library, Tyson also wrote journal entries, created flyers, and posted interviews to help spread the word. A) NO CHANGE. B) Wrote journal entries. C) Wrote:journal entries. D) Wrote:journal entries,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 11. While watching from the top of the hill, the sunset was indescribably beautiful. A) NO CHANGE. B) The sunset is beautiful beyond description. C) We were awed by the sunset's indescribable beauty. D) The beauty of the sunset was impossible to describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We were awed by the sunset's indescribable beauty. 12. Question 10-The transformation of the house from an example of neoclassic restraint to a building with so many Gothic overlays that it looked like a wedding cake resulting from an accident. A) No Change. B) Was being caused by. C) Had been causing by. D) Was the result of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was the result of. 13. How do you correctly format a compound sentence? A) Use a semicolon between the two independent clauses. B) Use a comma before the coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) connecting two independent clauses. C) Connect the two independent clauses without any punctuation. D) Use a period to separate the two independent clauses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use a comma before the coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) connecting two independent clauses. 14. Everyone loves free stuff, but for freegans, freebies are not just a bonus, (16)its a way of life. Freegans believe in limiting the amount of resources humans consume. A) NO CHANGE. B) It's. C) Their. D) They're. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They're. 15. A bird enters the chamber by flying to the underside of the nest, it squeezes through a one-inch-wide entrance hole, and continuing up a passageway to a chamber. In each chamber, up to five of the sparrow-size birds can huddle as a group together when the Kalahari nights get cold. A) No change. B) Then squeezes. C) Squeezing. D) To squeeze. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Squeezing. 16. English Test Skill:Word ChoiceFor example, in one song, the image of a train whistle is described as a lonesome, haunting lament. Which choice would be most appropriate in the context of this sentence? A) F.No change. B) G.symbol. C) H.sound. D) J.sense. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H.sound. 17. Its impossible to predict which people will dig into their pockets or open their purses. A) NO CHANGE. B) Its'. C) It's. D) That's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's. 18. Define 'run-on sentence'. A) A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions. B) A run-on sentence is a sentence that contains too many adjectives. C) A run-on sentence is a sentence that is too long and confusing. D) A run-on sentence is a sentence that has no subject or verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A run-on sentence occurs when two or more independent clauses are joined without proper punctuation or conjunctions. 19. How can this sentence be improved?Most kayaks are made of rubberized cloth, molded plastic, or fiberglass. It is covered except for the opening in which the paddler or paddlers sit. A) NO CHANGE. B) One is. C) They are. D) Which are. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are. 20. English Test Skill:RedundancyAstronaut Gordon Cooper, spaceship crewmember, believed that unidentified flying objects might indeed be "extra-terrestrial vehicles and their crews" visiting our planet. A) F.NO CHANGE. B) G.Cooper. C) H.Cooper who was a spaceship crewmember,. D) J.Cooper-spaceship crewmember-. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) G.Cooper. 21. Correct the sentence.The exciting smell really gets my blood pumping. A) NO CHANGE. B) Simulating. C) Dazzling. D) Stimulating. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stimulating. 22. How can you make this sentence reasonable?Equipment for both types of kayaks are similar ..... A) NO CHANGE. B) Is. C) Were. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 23. English Test Skill:Word ChoiceIn one book, the image of the water rippling in the moonlight becomes a major plot device. Which choice would be most appropriate in the context of this sentence? A) F.No change. B) G.time. C) H.belief. D) J.sense. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) F.No change. 24. I wish he was/were an achiever. A) Was. B) Were. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 25. English Test Skill:Apostrophes "You have plenty of tools in your workshop, " my neighbor told me calmly. "Please return mine." I always end up in this awkward situation-embarrassedly giving back someone else's tool. A) F.no change. B) G.elses'. C) H.elses. D) J.else. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) F.no change. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAct English Prep Quiz 1Act English Prep Quiz 3Act English Prep Quiz 4Act English Prep Quiz 5Act English Prep Quiz 6Act English Prep Quiz 7Act English Prep Quiz 8Act English Commas QuizAct English Complete Sentences QuizAct English Mastering Concision QuizAct English Multiple Choice QuizAct English Practice QuizAct English Punctuation QuizAct English Review QuizAct English Test Prep QuizAct English QuizAct Reading Strategies QuizAct Reading QuizAct Sentence Structure QuizAct Writing Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books