This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 23 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Antagonize (verb) A) Cause someone to become hostile. B) The amount by which something is too small. C) Make up for something unwelcome or unpleasant by exerting an opposite force or effect. D) 1. large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use 2. slow or complicated and therefore inefficient*. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cause someone to become hostile. 2. What does the speaker advise doing if you're spending too long on a question? A) Take a short break. B) Ask for help. C) Skip and return at the end. D) Continue until you find the answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skip and return at the end. 3. A broad, general statement or conclusion that is made on the basis of only one or two observations is called A) A hasty generalization. B) Stereotyping. C) Name-calling. D) False cause and effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hasty generalization. 4. Genetic investigations into the origins of human life most often focus on mitochondrial DNA. As opposed to nuclear DNA, mitochondrial DNA is transmitted only from the mother. This allows for the tracing of mutations that arise independently of changes that occur because of the combining of the mother's and father's DNA.As used in the passage above, "tracing" most nearly means A) Tracking. B) Outlining. C) Sketching. D) Overlooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tracking. 5. True or False:the paired passage is guaranteed to appear somewhere on the Reading test? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 6. The manager picked up the cup and sipped-he drank slowly. Sipped means ..... A) Picked. B) Drank. C) Slowly. D) Carried. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drank. 7. The last sentence of Passage B can best be described as: A) A metaphor for the narrator's feelings as her mother goes away and returns. B) A memory of childhood and of her mother that the narrator holds dear. C) A literal explanation of how the narrator reacts to her mother's actions. D) A reference to objects that the narrator as a child often found on the shore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A metaphor for the narrator's feelings as her mother goes away and returns. 8. As it is used in line 32, the phrase bit into most nearly means: A) Pinched. B) Ingested. C) Marred. D) Severed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marred. 9. How does practicing the ACT Reading Test benefit students? A) It helps improve reading comprehension and test-taking skills. B) It has no benefit. C) It only helps in mathematics. D) It is only useful for college students. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It helps improve reading comprehension and test-taking skills. 10. How did Americans respond to the terror attacks? A) A surge of Patriotism. B) Distrust of the government. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A surge of Patriotism. 11. TRUE OR FALSE:On the ACT reading, all correct answers are directly and clearly supported by specific evidence from the passage. A) True, all answers can be backed up by the text. B) Sometimes true, except for inference questions. C) False, the answers are only partially supported by the text. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True, all answers can be backed up by the text. 12. What is the primary theme of the passage? A) The struggle for power. B) The journey of self-discovery. C) The importance of friendship. D) The inevitability of change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The journey of self-discovery. 13. How many passages are on the test? A) 4. B) 10. C) 12. D) 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 14. How much total time on the ACT Reading test? A) 30 minutes. B) 35 minutes. C) 45 minutes. D) 60 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 35 minutes. 15. The author would most likely say that Thea differed from other children in that she: A) Had few friends and attended few social gatherings. B) Studied music with Professor Wunsch. C) Was particularly fond of fairy tales. D) Was musically gifted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was musically gifted. 16. The author states that, unlike children, adolescents approach songs with a goal of: A) Feeling a sense of belonging and familiarity. B) Discovering new trends in fashion and politics. C) Departing from the cultural backdrop of their upbringing. D) Deriving some personal meaning from those songs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deriving some personal meaning from those songs. 17. Based on Passage B, it can reasonably be inferred that the author views his first exposure to rap music as: A) Memorable but ultimately not very important. B) Significant for his childhood but less so for his adulthood. C) A transformative experience. D) A disappointing experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A transformative experience. 18. Which literary device is used in the description of the old man's wings? A) Hyperbole. B) Alliteration. C) Imagery. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. 19. Which section covers key names, dates, and concepts about society A) Humanities. B) Prose Fiction. C) Social Science. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Social Science. 20. There will be ..... passages to read. A) 10. B) 3. C) 4. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 21. N. Someone engaged in a lawsuit A) Impregnable. B) Jubilant. C) Lenient. D) Litigant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Litigant. 22. It is an act of engaging in analytic activity which involves the reader by asking questions about the text and the author's claim. A) Evidence. B) Assertions. C) Counterclaims. D) Critical reading. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Critical reading. 23. According to the passage, after Klemens sent a tissue sample of a perished crocodile to Hekkala, Hekkala then: A) Estimated the crocodile's age. B) Studied the crocodile's immune system. C) Sequenced the crocodile's genome. D) Identified mutations in the crocodile's molecular structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sequenced the crocodile's genome. 24. What skill is primarily tested in the ACT Reading Humanities section? A) Mathematical reasoning. B) Scientific analysis. C) Critical reading and interpretation. D) Historical fact recall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Critical reading and interpretation. 25. Which of the following questions is ..... A) What inspired William . B) Why did Caroline . C) Why couldn't Caroline . D) How long did it take . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Why did Caroline . 26. A/an (a) question requires you to use supporting details to draw conclusions that are not specifically stated in the passage. A) A. inference. B) Detail. C) Main. D) Bad. E) Main idea. F) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. inference. 27. The gesture referred to in lines 2-3 of Passage A is similar to the gestures referred to in Kelly's experiment in Passage B in that these gestures all are: A) F. used by the authors' friends. B) G. associated with cell phones. C) H. describing recent trends. D) J. referring to physical objects. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. referring to physical objects. 28. Which skill is NOT tested in the ACT Reading Test? A) Reading comprehension. B) Grammar. C) Vocabulary. D) Mathematics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mathematics. 29. The neighbor woman believes that the angel is a(an): A) F. angel of death. B) G. angel of good fortune. C) H. warrior angel. D) J. angel who can predict the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) F. angel of death. 30. You are more likely to find unfamiliar vocabulary in the ..... passages. A) Social Studies. B) Science. C) Humanities. D) Prose fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Science. ← 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