This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 22 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 22 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which skill is essential for identifying the main idea of a passage? A) Memorizing every detail. B) Active reading and engagement. C) Skimming through the text. D) Ignoring the author's tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Active reading and engagement. 2. What literary device is used when describing the old man's wings as 'enormous'? A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Hyperbole. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyperbole. 3. Comparing and contrasting information in a text helps the reader to: A) Focus on minor details. B) Understand the author's bias. C) Appreciate the literary style of the text. D) Grasp the complexity of the topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Grasp the complexity of the topic. 4. You are more likely to find unfamiliar vocabulary in the ..... passages. Just circle those words and move on; you may not need to know them. DO NOT drown in the details. A) Social Studies. B) Science. C) Humanities. D) Prose fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Science. 5. What logical fallacy occurs in the following example:My friend James drinks 12 energy drinks every day and he has never had any problems with them. Therefore, energy drinks are not bad for you. A) False cause and effect. B) Hasty generalization. C) Name-calling. D) False cause and effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hasty generalization. 6. Become apparant, important, or prominent A) Emerge. B) Determine. C) Engage. D) Evolve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Emerge. 7. Main idea is ..... , and a supporting detail is ..... A) General, specific. B) Specific, specific. C) Specific, general. D) General, general. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) General, specific. 8. Which of the following is an example of a setting in a story: A) The woods. B) A teacher. C) A dragon. D) A witch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The woods. 9. It can most reasonably be inferred from the passage that tidal activity on any celestial body is due to: A) F. the moon. B) G. surface repaving. C) H. the influence of other celestial bodies. D) J. oxygen-rich liquid water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H. the influence of other celestial bodies. 10. Based on the passage, which of the following plantsand animals employ a communal strategy to survive inthe desert? A) The saguaro cactus only. B) The saguaro cactus and the frog Cyclorana platy-cephala only. C) The frog Cyclorana platycephala and honeypotants only. D) Honeypot ants only. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Honeypot ants only. 11. Discrepancy (noun) A) Decrease in size, number, or range. B) Mysterious or secret. C) Regard as probable; expect or predict. D) A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts. 12. Why should you do Passages 1 and 4 first? A) They are always the easiest passages. B) They are guaranteed to be scored. C) They are always the Literary Narrative and Natural Science passages. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are guaranteed to be scored. 13. As it is used in line 80, the word stable most nearly means: A) Regular. B) Sturdy. C) Average. D) Safe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Regular. 14. What is the main idea of a prose fiction passage? A) To provide factual information about a topic. B) To entertain and engage the reader with a story. C) To explain a scientific concept. D) To analyze a historical event. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To entertain and engage the reader with a story. 15. As it is used in line 90, the expression in fits and starts most nearly means: A) Unpredictably. B) Effectively. C) Intermittently. D) Dangerously. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Intermittently. 16. What is the tone of a prose fiction passage likely to be? A) Objective and factual. B) Emotional and engaging. C) Technical and detailed. D) Persuasive and argumentative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emotional and engaging. 17. What is the primary focus of the ACT Reading Humanities section? A) Analyzing scientific data. B) Understanding historical events. C) Interpreting literary and cultural texts. D) Solving mathematical problems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interpreting literary and cultural texts. 18. Based on the passage, discoveries made in which two areas of study have caused scientists to re-evaluate their theories about Earth and Venus? A) Water content and bedrock composition. B) Sulfuric gases and photosynthesis. C) Carbon dioxide and climate change. D) Atmosphere and surface temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Atmosphere and surface temperature. 19. As it is used in line 45, the word "read" most nearly means to: A) Learn from print. B) Observe. C) Think about. D) Predict. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Observe. 20. It can be assumed that Tetsuya takes the stranger to bridge for his archery demonstration because: A) It is Tetsuya's favorite archery spot. B) It is a place where Tetsuya is assured to win the competition. C) It is far enough away to exhaust the stranger before he has a chance to shoot again. D) It is an ideal place to demonstrate the importance of learning to shoot in unfavorable circumstances. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is an ideal place to demonstrate the importance of learning to shoot in unfavorable circumstances. 21. The passage indicates, that unlike some other desert animals, the armadillo A) Lacks a means of defending itself. B) Can go without drinking for long periods of time. C) Reproduces many times a year. D) Can withstand most predators' attacks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can withstand most predators' attacks. 22. What law was passed to federalize airport security? A) Aviation and Transportation Security Act. B) Freedom of Information Act. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aviation and Transportation Security Act. 23. According to the passage, current known North American supplies of natural gas are: A) Sufficient to provide the United States with natural gas for the next thirty years. B) Down approximately 50 percent from thirty years ago. C) Decreasing at a rate of 25 percent per year. D) Extremely difficult to access. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Down approximately 50 percent from thirty years ago. 24. Adjectives that compare 2 nouns by adding-er, -ier, "more" or "less" . A) Adverbs. B) Comparatives. C) Superlatives. D) Expletives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comparatives. 25. How can students improve their ability to navigate reading comprehension traps? A) Familiarize themselves with the common traps so that do not fall into it. B) Rely on personal interpretations of the passage. C) Avoid analyzing answer choices. D) Practice actively summarizing each paragraph. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Familiarize themselves with the common traps so that do not fall into it. 26. Which of the following is a strategy for improving performance on the ACT Reading Test? A) Skipping all difficult questions. B) Reading the questions before the passage. C) Ignoring the passage entirely. D) Memorizing the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading the questions before the passage. 27. Which sentence uses the word 'read' as a noun? A) I read the book yesterday. B) She will read the article later. C) The read was interesting and informative. D) They read every night before bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The read was interesting and informative. 28. What is the best way to approach a difficult passage in the ACT Reading Test? A) Skip it entirely. B) Read it multiple times. C) Panic and guess. D) Read the questions first. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Read the questions first. 29. What do questions about the author's tone, mood, or attitude ask you to access? A) The author's personal experiences related to the subject. B) The author's tone, mood, or attitude towards the subject. C) The historical context of the subject matter. D) The author's intended audience for the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author's tone, mood, or attitude towards the subject. 30. Which passage is typically from a short story or novel? A) Humanities. B) Social Science. C) Fiction. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fiction. ← 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