This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In Passage B, the author most directly indicates that the violin is sometimes an adversary by stating that it: A) Lies mute in its case. B) Makes him adjust to its whims. C) Responds with a range of emotion. D) Can't speak with words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Makes him adjust to its whims. 2. In prose fiction, which element is most crucial for creating tension? A) Character relationships. B) Setting description. C) Narrative pace. D) Dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Character relationships. 3. Respond to this question from your test booklet:(29) A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 4. Which of the following questions is NOT answered in the passage? A) F. In terms of Western music history, what was so radical about Armstrong's playing and singing?. B) G. What aspect of Armstrong's music brought the role of the jazz soloist to the fore?. C) H. What style of jazz singing did Armstrong popularize?. D) J. Which of Armstrong's recorded masterpieces most changed American music?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. Which of Armstrong's recorded masterpieces most changed American music?. 5. It can most reasonably be inferred that the author'sstatements about the educational use of photographsapply to photographs taken during what time period? A) Any time period since photographs were firsttaken. B) In the nineteenth century exclusively. C) Any time period prior to the digital age, but notbeyond. D) Only in the ten years after photographers firstjoined government expeditions to the West. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Any time period since photographs were firsttaken. 6. Thirty-five A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 7. Hey there, detective! Can you help Ethan, Emma, and Kai find the clues that reveal specific information stated explicitly in the text? A) Author's Tone and Attitude. B) Details. C) Main Idea. D) Function. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Details. 8. According to the passage, the Pioneer Venus mission to Venus involved investigating details relating to the planet's: A) F. surface geology and interior structure. B) G. atmosphere as it has been changed by the influence of photosynthesis. C) H. similarities to the planet Earth. D) J. atmospheric contents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. atmospheric contents. 9. Make sure that you ..... A) Read the questions carefully. B) Only read the text, not the questions. C) Skim through the answer choices. D) Only the first paragraph carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Read the questions carefully. 10. Why is it important to manage time during the ACT reading section? A) To ensure that all questions are answered within the allotted time. B) To allow for more time on difficult questions. C) To reduce the overall stress of the test. D) To improve reading speed without comprehension. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To ensure that all questions are answered within the allotted time. 11. What does it mean when an author uses vivid imagery in a text? A) The author provides detailed descriptions to appeal to the reader's senses. B) The author strictly uses technical language to explain concepts. C) The author lists facts without descriptive details. D) The author uses graphs and charts to present information. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The author provides detailed descriptions to appeal to the reader's senses. 12. What does the word 'benevolent' mean? A) Kind and generous. B) Evil and cruel. C) Indifferent. D) Lazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kind and generous. 13. A passage about people writing poems or music, or creating great works of art inspired by the angst of taking ACT Prep would probably be which type of passage? A) Literary. B) Social Science. C) Humanities. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humanities. 14. What likely assumption on the part of his readers is the author attempting to overcome in the passage as a whole? A) That blues are not high quality music. B) That the blues are as American as apple pie. C) That blues are purely American in origin. D) That the blues are a key part of American popular culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That blues are purely American in origin. 15. After each passage you will find ..... questions. A) 10. B) 5. C) 15. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 10. 16. In Passage A, the parenthetical information in line 19 and lines 21-23 mainly serves to: A) Specify how Luc identified certain aspects of a piano's history. B) Portray Luc as overly judgmental about piano transportation. C) Describe the types of rules that visitors to Luc's shop were required to follow. D) Indicate some of Luc's firm beliefs about piano care. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Indicate some of Luc's firm beliefs about piano care. 17. The interactions between the priest and the old man with wings serve to: A) Highlight the priest's unwavering faith in the Church's teachings. B) Develop a theme of mistrust and skepticism toward the unexplainable. C) Illustrate the power dynamics between supernatural beings and humans. D) Suggest that true miracles are recognized only by religious figures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Develop a theme of mistrust and skepticism toward the unexplainable. 18. According to the passage, Crocodylus niloticus and Crocodylus suchus diverged between: A) 1 and 2 million years ago. B) 3 and 6 million years ago. C) 8 and 13 million years ago. D) 66 and 145 million years ago. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8 and 13 million years ago. 19. 'A' (Alignment) is mainly about tracking: A) The author's attitude. B) The passage's setting and time. C) Character relationships (conflict, alliance, and power). D) The character's main goals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Character relationships (conflict, alliance, and power). 20. The biomechanics of energy storing is the domain of Sheila.Domain means A) Field of expertise. B) Study. C) Section. D) Element. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Field of expertise. 21. Mark answer for #7 here. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 22. In both Passage A and Passage B, the narrators share information about their mothers' A) Personal history. B) Physical appearance. C) Academic interests. D) Relationship to the narrator's father. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personal history. 23. Based on Passage B, which of the following sentences would be most likely to evoke an N400 negative peak in brain activity? A) F. As the batteries die, the radio's volume fades. B) G. The baker decorates the cake with frosting. C) H. A car squeezes through the alleyway. D) J. At the top of the tree sits a library. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. At the top of the tree sits a library. 24. Lethargic (adjective) A) Pretend to be affected by a feeling, state, or injury. B) Sluggish and apathetic. C) The ability to understand something immediately, a 'gut feeling'. D) Extremely obvious or conspicuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sluggish and apathetic. 25. According to the passage, Tetsuya and the stranger are similar to each other in all of the following ways EXCEPT: A) They are both skilled archers. B) They both have a respect for the bow. C) They both have an understanding of the connection between archery and the mind. D) They complete similar rituals before shooting their arrows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They both have an understanding of the connection between archery and the mind. 26. This fallacy is the act of pointing to individual cases or data that seem to confirm a particular position while ignoring a significant portion of related and similar cases or data that may contradict that position. A) Either-or-fallacy. B) Cherry picking. C) False cause and effect. D) Stereotyping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cherry picking. 27. In the context of the passage, the statement in lines 47-49 mainly serves to: A) Indicate that Klemens and his companions believed that the crocodiles were diseased. B) Establish the tameness of the crocodiles in the desert oasis. C) Suggest that Klemens and his companions suspected they were swimming with Crocodylus niloticus. D) Indicate that the crocodiles in the desert oasis had not yet fully matured. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Establish the tameness of the crocodiles in the desert oasis. 28. In the third paragraph (lines 11-20), the author says that a songwriter aspires to write songs people will be "happy to hear." It can reasonably be inferred that which of the following is NOT a characteristic of such songs? A) F. Mimicking joy and anguish. B) G. Blending comfort and tension. C) H. Fostering a kinship with the listener. D) J. Allowing for different interpretations. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) F. Mimicking joy and anguish. 29. Based on the passage, the phrase "redraw the map" (line 75) is most likely meant to be read: A) Literally; scientists no longer believed crocodiles originated in Africa. B) Literally; scientists no longer believed crocodiles once lived in a band of tropics. C) Figuratively; scientists amended the narrative of the natural history of crocodiles. D) Figuratively; scientists believed their findings would have broader implications on archaeology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Figuratively; scientists amended the narrative of the natural history of crocodiles. 30. How many questions are there in the ACT Reading Practice Test? A) 40. B) 50. C) 25. D) 30. 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