This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English Prep – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Prep Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The book shows the trouble of Japanese Americans and it's determination to keep their land. A) NO CHANGE. B) Their. C) There. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 2. Question 6-The owner of the house, shipbuilder George Washington Bourne, brought his bride, Jane, to the house in 1825. A) No Change. B) Bourne, brought, his bride Jane,. C) Bourne brought his bride Jane,. D) Bourne brought his bride, Jane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No Change. 3. While playing kickball in the living room, the lamp got knocked over and smashed. A) NO CHANGE. B) The lamp was knocked over and smashed. C) We knocked over the lamp and it smashed. D) Nobody knew tha lamp would be knocked over and smashed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We knocked over the lamp and it smashed. 4. What is the definition of style in English? A) The literary element that describes the ways that the author uses words. B) Style is the act of wearing new things each day and creating new trends. C) Style is the kind of outfits that you tend to wear. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The literary element that describes the ways that the author uses words. 5. Explain the importance of parallel structure in writing. A) It allows for the use of different patterns of words to create variety. B) It helps to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance, enhancing clarity and readability. C) It is primarily used to make writing more complex and difficult to understand. D) It focuses on the use of only one idea to maintain simplicity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It helps to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance, enhancing clarity and readability. 6. What is the purpose of a concluding paragraph? A) To introduce new ideas and arguments. B) To summarize the main points of the essay and reinforce the thesis statement. C) To provide detailed evidence for each point made in the essay. D) To present a counterargument to the thesis statement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To summarize the main points of the essay and reinforce the thesis statement. 7. Professor Harris was confident that The Iliad was idealistically a text to study at the graduate level because it has remained one of the most revered pieces of literature in history. A) NO CHANGE. B) An ideal. C) An ideally. D) An idealistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An ideal. 8. English Test Skill:CommasWe can go shopping for say, only two hours, and be able to make it on time for the movie at 7:00. A) F.no change. B) G.shopping, for say,. C) H.shopping for, say,. D) J.shopping for, say. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H.shopping for, say,. 9. I found an expensive, long, turquoise prom dress on the discount rack. A) NO CHANGE. B) Expensive long turquoise prom dress. C) Expensive long, turquoise prom dress. D) Expensive long, turquoise, prom, dress. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 10. I've been taking this detour out of Albuquerque for two years, ever since these musical rumble strips were installed. City planners wanted to find out whether the novelty of hearing a snippet of song would give drivers an incentive to obey the speed limit being that the tune is only recognizable if they're going a reasonable forty-five miles per hour. A) No change. B) Limit considering. C) Limit;. D) Limit,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Limit;. 11. When Mom ..... out the kitchen rug, dog hair, bread crumbs, coffee grounds, and spaghetti noodles flew through the air and dusted the sidewalk. A) Shaked. B) Shook. C) Had shook. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shook. 12. What is the correct form of 'who' when referring to the object of a verb? A) Who. B) Whom. C) Whose. D) Whomever. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whom. 13. Question 9-The elaborate frosting-like designs being a later addition to this neoclassical house, though they didn't come about in the way the romantic legend describes. A) No change. B) Were being. C) Were. D) Making up a. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 14. She is just one of those whom continued to be active well past retirement age. A) NO CHANGE. B) Of which. C) Whom. D) Of many who. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Of many who. 15. "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) NO CHANGE. B) Elses'. C) Elses. D) Else. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 16. Many freegans also furnish their homes and clothe themselves with used goods, finding things like clothing, dishes, (24) and even furniture and appliances in good working condition A) NO CHANGE. B) Including. C) Such as. D) Like. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 17. What pronoun should be changed to make this sentence reasonable? When Clara ran out of fantasy novels to read, she went to the library to replenish her supply. Unfortunately, they were completely out of them. A) "she". B) "they". C) "them". D) "her". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "they". 18. Both Sean Parker, founder of Napster, and Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter, earned his place on the list with a net worth of over two billion each. A) NO CHANGE. B) Their. C) His's. D) Its. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 19. Define 'passive voice'. A) Passive voice occurs when the subject of the sentence is acted upon by the verb, often leading to less direct sentences. B) Passive voice is when the subject performs the action of the verb. C) Passive voice is a grammatical structure that emphasizes the doer of the action. D) Passive voice is used to make sentences more complex and difficult to understand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passive voice occurs when the subject of the sentence is acted upon by the verb, often leading to less direct sentences. 20. Which sentence best expresses the information?The Navajo developed and memorized the code. Since their language did not have words for common U.S. military equipment, they turned to nature. A) NO CHANGE. B) The Navajo, who were various heights and weights,. C) Being of various heights and weights, the Navajo. D) The Navajo of different sizes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 21. The soap bubble lends themselves to the study of interference in light-wave reflection. A) NO CHANGE. B) Itself. C) Theirselves. D) Oneself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Itself. 22. As the developing colony expands and develops, the birds build onto the nest. Other bird species, such as the pygmy falcon, also take up residence in the huge nests. A) No change. B) Colony gets bigger in size and then bigger,. C) Colony keeps continuing to build up,. D) Colony grows,. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Colony grows,. 23. Define 'tone' in writing. A) Tone refers to the writer's attitude toward the subject or audience, conveyed through word choice and style. B) Tone is the physical sound of the words spoken by the writer. C) Tone is the length of the sentences used in the writing. D) Tone is the genre of the writing, such as fiction or non-fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone refers to the writer's attitude toward the subject or audience, conveyed through word choice and style. 24. What is the rule for subject-verb agreement? A) The subject and verb must agree in number; singular subjects take singular verbs, and plural subjects take plural verbs. B) The subject can be plural while the verb remains singular. C) The verb must always be plural regardless of the subject. D) The subject and verb can be different in number as long as they are both nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The subject and verb must agree in number; singular subjects take singular verbs, and plural subjects take plural verbs. 25. If any college student wants to make sure of joining a rock bad at school, you would be wise to learn bass or drums because singers and guitarists are a dime a dozen. A) NO CHANGE. B) One. C) They. D) He or she. 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