This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English – Quiz 31 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Quiz 31 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the most effective concluding sentence for a paragraph about the importance of reading: A) In conclusion, reading is really good for you. B) Therefore, everyone should try to read more often. C) By developing a habit of regular reading, individuals can enhance their knowledge, empathy, and critical thinking skills. D) Reading is fun and educational, so pick up a book today. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By developing a habit of regular reading, individuals can enhance their knowledge, empathy, and critical thinking skills. 2. ..... backpack is that in my room? A) Who's. B) Whos'. C) Whose. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Whose. 3. His nervous smile seemed to ..... his claims of confidence. A) Reinforce. B) Belie. C) Authenticate. D) Confirm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Belie. 4. The baby has been crying? more than an hour. A) At. B) Since. C) For. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 5. The reason she succeeded was because she worked hard. A) The reason she succeeded was because she worked hard. B) The reason she succeeded was that she worked hard. C) She succeeded because she worked hard. D) Because she worked hard, she was successful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She succeeded because she worked hard. 6. After reading the short story, the plot did not make sense. A) NO CHANGE. B) After reading the short story, the student thought the plot did not make sense. C) After reading the short story, the plot did not make sense to the student. D) After reading the short story, the plot was nonsensical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After reading the short story, the student thought the plot did not make sense. 7. What is the best way to approach a question about sentence placement on the ACT English test? A) Read the entire passage first. B) Look for keywords in the sentence and passage. C) Guess based on the sentence length. D) Choose the option that sounds best. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Look for keywords in the sentence and passage. 8. What is the correct form of verbs after 'to be'? A) Use the past form of the verb. B) Use the base form of the verb. C) Use the present participle form of the verb. D) Use the infinitive form of the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use the base form of the verb. 9. The author wants to use overstatement in order to emphasize the speaker's exhaustion. Which choice best accomplishes this goal?I've been working on legal briefs all day. I'm so exhausted I could sleep for hours! A) NO CHANGE. B) Don't think I can sleep right now!. C) Won't be able to sleep for hours!. D) Could sleep for years!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could sleep for years!. 10. His room-which was all his own-was being infringed upon. A) No change. B) Own,. C) Own. D) Own:. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No change. 11. Which one's are the subjective pronouns? A) My, mine, your, yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, thiers, and theirs. B) Myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, and yourselves. C) Me, you, him, her, it, us, and them. D) I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I, you, he, she, it, we, you, and they. 12. How many questions does the English Portion of the ACT have? A) 75 questions. B) 65 questions. C) 55 questions. D) 45 questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 75 questions. 13. For the duration of deer season, packs of hunters venture forth into the wild to stake out its favorite places to spot the animals. A) F. NO CHANGE. B) G. his or her. C) H. there. D) J. their. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. their. 14. Bleeding is defined as A) Loss of cement. B) Upward movement of water. C) Settlement of aggregate. D) Evaporation of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Upward movement of water. 15. Which sentence below is NOT written correctly? A) There was only one thing to do-study till dawn. B) There was only one thing to do study till dawn. C) There was only one thing to do:study till dawn. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There was only one thing to do study till dawn. 16. Spectator's spoiled the parade when they absentmindedly walked straight into the middle of the procession while taking pictures of each other. A) NO CHANGE. B) Spectators of the city's. C) Spectators. D) Spectators'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spectators. 17. I have a friend for whom everything is easy. She even got accepted to the most scrupulous college in the state. A) NO CHANGE. B) Generous. C) Accessible. D) Selective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Selective. 18. Last year, one of our team's guest players was Raina Shetty, who came from Delhi, India. A) F. NO CHANGE. B) G. she who. C) H. which. D) J. whom. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) F. NO CHANGE. 19. At this point, the writer wants to provide one reason why she likes to ride the subways. Which choice is the most relevant to the information provided in this first paragraph? A) NO CHANGE. B) I never know what I'll see there. C) They are so much cheaper than taxis. D) They are places of enormous quiet and calm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I never know what I'll see there. 20. Identify the sentence that correctly uses the colon. A) Here is what I need from the store:milk, eggs, and bread. B) Here is what I need from the store, milk, eggs, and bread. C) Here is what I need from the store; milk, eggs, and bread. D) Here is what I need from the store-milk, eggs, and bread.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Here is what I need from the store:milk, eggs, and bread. 21. She has been a member of the committee ..... 6 years. A) By. B) In. C) On. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 22. When she was asked what her favorite activity was, Micaela said sleep. A) NO CHANGE. B) Says "sleep.". C) Said "sleeping.". D) "slept.". Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Said "sleeping.". 23. A century ago, a common problem in soccer games was players not participating in the game, but rather lingering by the goal to get an easy point. A rule was made, therefore, that stated a player would be considered offside if he or she were beyond the second-to-last defender while the ball was in play. A) F. NO CHANGE. B) G. instead,. C) H. likewise,. D) J. meanwhile,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) F. NO CHANGE. 24. Illegal logging in forests have resulted in the destruction of the monarch butterfly's habitat. A) Correct. B) Illegal logging in forests has resulted. C) Illegal logging in forests had resulted. D) Illegal logging in forests had have resulted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Illegal logging in forests has resulted. 25. In general, don't separate an subject and verb with a comma (unless there is a very good reason, such as an appositive). A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. ← 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