This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Quiz 16 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True/False:For the ACT, you can use a calculator for all of the math problems. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. Undertaking A) Bringing. B) Laughing. C) Doing. D) Reducing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doing. 3. It is easy to identify a cumulus cloud because they are often whiter, fluffier, and more round than other types of clouds. A) The roundest of. B) NO CHANGE. C) Rounder than. D) The most round of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rounder than. 4. 49 The writer wishes to add the following sentence in order to emphasize the uncertainty already expressed about an idea in the paragraph:I still have doubts. The new sentence would best amplify and be placed after Sentence: A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 5. What is the main theme of the poem 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost? A) The importance of making choices. B) The beauty of nature. C) The inevitability of death. D) The joy of companionship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The importance of making choices. 6. What is the purpose of transition words in a sentence? A) To introduce a new topic. B) To connect ideas smoothly. C) To emphasize a point. D) To conclude a paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To connect ideas smoothly. 7. Which of the following is a strategy for identifying the main idea of a passage on the ACT English section? A) Focus on the first sentence of each paragraph. B) Look for repeated words or phrases. C) Count the number of sentences in the passage. D) Identify the longest paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Look for repeated words or phrases. 8. One advantage of using a rock tumbler instead of hand polishing the stones are that the tumbler can do the work. A) NO CHANGE. B) Is. C) Were. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is. 9. "Once Dave has finished the project" is an example of a A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) Idiomatic expression. D) Misplaced modifier. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dependent clause. 10. Select the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement:A) 'The team plays well together.' B) 'The team play well together.' A) 'The team play well together.'. B) 'The team playing well together.'. C) 'The team played well together.'. D) 'The team plays well together.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'The team plays well together.'. 11. Which of the following sentences uses the correct form of the word "affect" ? A) The weather will effect our plans. B) The weather will affect our plans. C) The weather will have an affect on our plans. D) The weather will have an effect on our plans. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The weather will affect our plans. 12. I always try to carry at least one extra thumb drive. Who knows when they will go bad and stop working? A) F. NO CHANGE. B) G. the one I'm using. C) H. something. D) J. either one. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) G. the one I'm using. 13. Rumor's have been present since the height of Frank Sinatra's career:maybe he had ties with organized crime in Las Vegas, or maybe he was actually working for the CIA. A) NO CHANGE. B) Rumors. C) Rumors'. D) Rumor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rumors. 14. What is wrong with the sentence below:Even though I didn't study I still passed. A) It is missing a semicolon after the word "study.". B) It is missing a comma + conjunction after the word "study.". C) It is missing a comma after the word "study.". D) Trick question! nothing is wrong with the sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is missing a comma after the word "study.". 15. Rick lives in that house over ..... A) Their. B) They're. C) There. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) There. 16. How long is the English portion of the ACT? A) 50 minutes. B) 30 minutes. C) 75 minutes. D) 45 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 45 minutes. 17. Define 'sentence structure'. A) Sentence structure refers to the way a sentence is arranged, including the order of words and the relationship between clauses. B) Sentence structure is the use of punctuation in a sentence. C) Sentence structure is the length of a sentence and its complexity. D) Sentence structure refers to the number of sentences in a paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sentence structure refers to the way a sentence is arranged, including the order of words and the relationship between clauses. 18. Colons must follow ..... A) Dependent clause. B) Independent clause. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Independent clause. 19. In the sentence "The company's new policy effected all employees, " which word should replace "effected" ? A) Affected. B) Impacted. C) Influenced. D) Concerned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Affected. 20. What literary device is used in the sentence:'The wind whispered through the trees'? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 21. Corollary A) Having the potential to become disasterous. B) A direct or natural consequence or result. C) Logical and consistent. D) Show or represent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A direct or natural consequence or result. 22. Which sentence is the correct punctuation for a compound sentence? A) There is much evil in this world, yet, good usually prevails. B) There is much evil in this world yet, good usually prevails. C) There is much evil in this world; yet, good usually prevails. D) There is much evil in this world, yet good usually prevails. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) There is much evil in this world, yet good usually prevails. 23. Which of the following use the modifier correctly? A) Martin posted the pictures he took on his vacation on his website. B) Martin posted the pictures on his website he took on his vacation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Martin posted the pictures he took on his vacation on his website. 24. Items to bring to the test include:a pencil, a calculator, and a photo ID. A) NO CHANGE. B) Each student should bring:a pencil, a calculator, and a photo ID. C) Each student should bring the following items to the test:a pencil, a calculator, and a photo ID. D) Items to bring to the test include a pencil:a calculator:and a photo ID. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Each student should bring the following items to the test:a pencil, a calculator, and a photo ID. 25. The sunny weather on the morning of her wedding was an ..... sign. A) Auspicious. B) Ominous. C) Discouraging. D) Detrimental. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Auspicious. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAct English Quiz 1Act English Quiz 2Act English Quiz 3Act English Quiz 4Act English Quiz 5Act English Quiz 6Act English Quiz 7Act English Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books