This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 18 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ants had two distinct modes of areal locomotion.Locomotion means A) Stabilization. B) Motion. C) Waiting. D) Trap. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Motion. 2. Which of the following is an example of a 'detail question' in reading comprehension? A) What is the main idea of the passage?. B) What does the author imply about the character?. C) What is the author's tone?. D) What color was the car mentioned in the passage?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) What color was the car mentioned in the passage?. 3. It can most reasonably be inferred from the passagethat Holmes's band members like playing music withHolmes in part because, in contrast to other band lead-ers, Holmes: A) Is familiar with big band, classical, and countrymusic. B) Allows band members to showcase their talentsduring gigs. C) Played music in the Washington club scene for fif-teen years. D) Uses sophisticated elements like digital sequencesduring gigs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allows band members to showcase their talentsduring gigs. 4. In the context of the passage, how does the analysis of crocodilian immune system molecules relate to the living fossil theory of crocodilian evolution? A) The analysis confirms the living fossil theory. B) The analysis suggests the living fossil theory is accurate. C) The analysis supports the living fossil theory in some ways and does not support the theory in other ways. D) The analysis does not support the living fossil theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The analysis supports the living fossil theory in some ways and does not support the theory in other ways. 5. Which one of these is NOT a stipulation you had to follow in order to get 160 acres of land? A) Improving the plot. B) Building a dwelling. C) Paying $ 1.25. D) Living on the land for 5 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paying $ 1.25. 6. The author argues that a knife may be described as good: A) Only if it cuts wood. B) Only if it is made for something other than cutting. C) Only as it relates to something other than itself. D) Only if it requires extra effort in its use. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only as it relates to something other than itself. 7. Imminent (adjective) A) Severe suffering or deprivation. B) Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world. C) Pretend to be affected by a feeling, state, or injury. D) About to happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) About to happen. 8. In contrast to the way the pianos are described in Pas-sage A, the passage author's violin in Passage B is described as: A) Exhibiting unique characteristics. B) Having an active personality of its own. C) Sustaining damage from careless children. D) Being important to daily life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having an active personality of its own. 9. Which is an example of a modal hedge? A) Could. B) Probably. C) Usually. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 10. Tetsuya's comments to the stranger in lines 91-99 are most intended to demonstrate: A) Tetsuya's wisdom in understanding that the way of the bow is a lifelong process. B) Tetsuya's arrogance in assuming that he knows more about archery than the stranger. C) Tetsuya's desire to return to archery. D) Tetsuya's reasoning for why he gave up archery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tetsuya's wisdom in understanding that the way of the bow is a lifelong process. 11. You should be sure and answer any unanswered questions when you are down to the last ..... minutes. A) 5. B) 4. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 12. If you wanted to speed up the process, how could you do this? A) By serving in the military. B) By planting crops. C) By building a large house. D) By paying the government $ 1.25 per acre. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By paying the government $ 1.25 per acre. 13. Which character in 'A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings' represents the voice of reason? A) Pelayo. B) Elisenda. C) The Neighbor Woman. D) Father Gonzaga. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Father Gonzaga. 14. Which question type asks about the purpose of a passage part? A) Detail questions. B) Function questions. C) Global questions. D) Vocab-in-Context questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Function questions. 15. How does the concept of 'liberty' differ between Burke and Paine? A) Burke prioritized liberty above all, while Paine saw liberty as balanced with order. B) Burke saw liberty as balanced with order, while Paine prioritized liberty above all. C) Both Burke and Paine believed liberty should be prioritized equally. D) Burke and Paine had no significant differences in their views on liberty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Burke saw liberty as balanced with order, while Paine prioritized liberty above all. 16. On the ACT reading, which question is probably the hardest and may need to be guessed on? A) The main idea of the passage can be best expressed as . B) The passage states that global warming is caused by . C) The author mentions sharks in lines 24-27 in order to . D) According to paragraph 3, Baltimore's past influenced . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The main idea of the passage can be best expressed as . 17. What is the title of the fourth passage on the ACT Reading test? A) Literary Narrative. B) Social Science. C) Humanities. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural Science. 18. What is the purpose of the heading that precedes each passage in the ACT reading test? A) To identify the author. B) To identify the type of passage. C) To include a brief note that helps students understand the passage. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 19. The character of the angel can best be described as A) F. wise and loving. B) G. powerful but unforgiving. C) H. baffling and mysterious. D) J. pessimistic but helpful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H. baffling and mysterious. 20. In which trap does an answer choice include information not present in the passage? A) Extreme language trap. B) Out-of-scope trap. C) Deceptive language trap. D) Misused detail trap. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Misused detail trap. 21. The reading passages are: A) Fiction and nonfiction. B) Prose, social sciences, humanities, natural science. C) Drama, poetry, science, politics. D) Stories, science, politics and nonfiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prose, social sciences, humanities, natural science. 22. Which passage takes the longest? A) Literary narrative. B) Informational. C) Paired passages. D) They each take 10 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paired passages. 23. The author uses the phrase spasmodic burst (line 19) in order to emphasize that: A) Mr. Trenor's overweight condition is affecting his health. B) The Trenors are consistent in providing their guests with transportation to church. C) Parties given by the Trenors are known to be uproarious. D) Mr. Trenor does not regularly attend church. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mr. Trenor does not regularly attend church. 24. What should you look for to help with word meaning questions? A) The main idea/thesis. B) Key details, proper nouns, dates. C) Any key words or context clues. D) Key sections or paragraphs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Any key words or context clues. 25. A (a) question is straightforward and the answer can be found directly in the passage. A) A. details. B) Main. C) Inference. D) Main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. details. 26. A question that starts with "The primary purpose of the passage is to ..... " is what type of question? A) Detail of one or more paragraphs. B) Main idea/central idea of the ENTIRE passage. C) Development of the passage. D) Inference questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Main idea/central idea of the ENTIRE passage. 27. The main idea of the sixth paragraph (lines 63-69) is that: A) It is irrelevant for a mother to inquire if her baby has been well-behaved or not. B) A baby has not been alive long enough to be judged as either good or bad. C) Since the baby is so young, it is not judged as good by what it does, but rather what it does not do. D) Whether a baby has been crying is not a significant standard upon which to determine it's goodness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since the baby is so young, it is not judged as good by what it does, but rather what it does not do. 28. What time of year does this take place? A) Late spring. B) Early fall. C) The middle of the winter. D) Late summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Late spring. 29. Answer the ..... questions for each passage first! A) Easy. B) Hard. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Easy. 30. The passage describes angular momentum as the amount of a system's: A) Vertical deviation within an orbital path. B) Movement in a straight line through space. C) Gravitational pull. D) Spin or rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spin or rotation. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAct Reading Quiz 1Act Reading Quiz 2Act Reading Quiz 3Act Reading Quiz 4Act Reading Quiz 5Act Reading Quiz 6Act Reading Quiz 7Act Reading Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books