This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act English – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act English Quiz 39 (12 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Could of OR could have A) Either one is fine. B) Could of. C) Neither one is acceptable. D) Could have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could have. 2. Select the sentence that correctly uses the semicolon. A) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight. B) I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go out tonight. C) I have a big test tomorrow:I can't go out tonight. D) I have a big test tomorrow-I can't go out tonight.TagsDOK Level 2:Skill/Concept. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight. 3. What is the literary device used in the phrase 'The wind whispered through the trees'? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 4. ..... planning to go on vacation in November. A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're. 5. As it is used in lines 82-83, the phrase named and nurtured most nearly means: A) Nominated and encouraged. B) Identified and cultivated. C) Pointed to and groomed. D) Cited and fed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identified and cultivated. 6. Students are given the option of riding the bus or to drive to school. A) NO CHANGE. B) Students are given the option to ride the bus or driving to school. C) Students are given the option of riding the bus or driving to school. D) Students are given the option of ride the bus or to drive to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Students are given the option of riding the bus or driving to school. 7. Afterwards, they were more concerned with the question of why they built the bomb in the first place, unleashing the terrific yet terrible power of the atom for human use. A) NO CHANGE. B) Consequently,. C) In contrast,. D) Additionally,. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 8. Darwin's On the Origin of Species (1859) caused a great controversy when it appeared. A) NO CHANGE. B) Darwin's "On the Origin of Species:1859" caused a great controversy when it appeared. C) Darwin's "On the Origin of Species 1859" caused a great controversy when it appeared. D) Darwin's On the Origin of Species 1859 caused a great controversy when it appeared. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 9. The ..... refused to accept scientific evidence that contradicted his beliefs. A) Bigot. B) Pundit. C) Mediator. D) Scholar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bigot. 10. My parents' cars are in the shop. A) No change. B) Parent's cars. C) Parents' cars'. D) Parents cars. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No change. 11. Choose the sentence with the correct use of 'their', 'there', and 'they're':A) 'Their going to the park over there.' B) 'They're going to the park over there.' A) They're going to the park over their. B) They're going to the park over there. C) Their going to the park over there. D) Their going to the park over they're. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They're going to the park over there. 12. Select the sentence that uses the correct form of the word: A) She was effected by the news. B) She was affected by the news. C) She was affect by the news. D) She was effect by the news. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was affected by the news. ← PreviousRelated 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