This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 24 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It can reasonably be inferred that which of the following characters from the passage lives according to Abshu's definition of a life fully lived? A) Mother Mason. B) Father Mason. C) Abshu as a child. D) Abshu as an adult. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abshu as an adult. 2. Cumbersome (adjective) A) Mysterious or secret. B) A thing that completes or brings to perfection a larger whole. C) 1. large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use 2. slow or complicated and therefore inefficient*. D) Make up for something unwelcome or unpleasant by exerting an opposite force or effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1. large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use 2. slow or complicated and therefore inefficient*. 3. Read each ..... VERY CAREFULLY! A) Passage. B) Question. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Question. 4. How does the story reflect elements of magical realism? A) By presenting a realistic setting with fantastical elements. B) By focusing solely on the magical aspects of the story. C) By ignoring the ordinary details of life. D) By creating a completely fictional world. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By presenting a realistic setting with fantastical elements. 5. Which of the following is true about literary narratives? A) They are usually the most difficult type of text. B) They are centered on historical events. C) They are usually the easiest type of text. D) They focus on scientific theories. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are usually the easiest type of text. 6. Identify the point of view:Emily rode her bike in the competition next to many others. She was ahead of everyone else until suddenly, her worst enemy, Spencer, caught up to her and pushed her, causing Emily to fall with many scrapes and bruises. A) Third Person Objective. B) Second Person. C) First Person. D) Third Person Omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Third Person Objective. 7. How did Clara's relationship with her brother David most affect her life A) By doing chores for David, Clara realized she enjoyed living at home. B) By caring for David when he was injured, Clara developed a desire to help others. C) By giving David his medicine, Clara learned about effective medical treatments. D) By being home when David fell to the ground, Clara felt responsible for his injuries. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By caring for David when he was injured, Clara developed a desire to help others. 8. Identify differences between two or more things A) Correlate. B) Engage. C) Infer. D) Differentiate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Differentiate. 9. ..... reads like a textbook. A) Prose Fiction. B) Humanities. C) Social Science. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural Science. 10. What is the order of the reading passages? A) 1. Humanities 2. Natural Science 3. Social Science 4. Prose Fiction. B) 1. Prose Fiction 2. Natural Science 3. Social Science 4. Humanities. C) 1. Prose Fiction 2. Social Science 3. Humanities 4. Natural Science. D) There is no order. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1. Prose Fiction 2. Social Science 3. Humanities 4. Natural Science. 11. Try to eliminate wrong answers A) First. B) Only if you do not know the right answer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only if you do not know the right answer. 12. One of the main points in the last paragraph is that through his music, Armstrong attempted to promote in his listeners a sense of: A) Awe. B) Determination. C) Pleasure. D) Graditude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pleasure. 13. Everyone should REFER to the reading passage ..... A) ONLY once/when they read it. B) For EACH AND EVERY question. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For EACH AND EVERY question. 14. Why does the boss prefer the lodge to be far from civilization? A) He dislikes city life. B) He values the isolation and self-sufficiency. C) He wants to attract adventurous guests. D) He enjoys the challenge of remote living. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He values the isolation and self-sufficiency. 15. "It can be reasonably inferred the function of the first paragraph is to ..... " is an example of A) Direct questioning. B) Cause and effect. C) Summary questioning. D) Reasoning questioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reasoning questioning. 16. Respond to this question from your test booklet:(26) A) F. B) G. C) H. D) J. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) F. 17. What is the title of the first ACT Reading passage? (It will always be the first passage) A) Literary Narrative. B) Social Science. C) Humanities. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Literary Narrative. 18. As it is used throughout the passage, the word cunning most nearly means: A) Ingenuity. B) Dependability. C) Apprehension. D) Tolerance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ingenuity. 19. As it is used in line 7, the word phenomenal most nearly means: A) Annual. B) Efficient. C) Extraordinary. D) Inconsequential. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extraordinary. 20. Based on the passage, which of the following was most likely the first to engage the author's passionate interest? A) Drumming. B) Philosophy. C) Chemistry. D) Butterflies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Butterflies. 21. The author most nearly characterizes the role of climate change in the course of history as one that: A) Is neither all important nor safely disregarded. B) Is rightly ignored by archaeologists and scientists. C) Was greater in medieval Europe than it is today. D) Will eventually be seen as direct and causative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is neither all important nor safely disregarded. 22. What detail about Pelayo and Elisenda hint that they do possibley care about the angel? A) They let him take care of the baby. B) They took him to see the spiderwoman so they compare experiences. C) They let him sleep in the shed when the chicken coop fell down. D) They let him have visitors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They let him sleep in the shed when the chicken coop fell down. 23. The term "iambic pentameter" in lines 77-78 is used by the author to illustrate: A) The structure of blues music across history. B) The incubation of blues music in West Africa. C) The impact of Western culture on the blues. D) An example of an amorphous work song. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The impact of Western culture on the blues. 24. Aloof A) Understood by few; mysterious or secret. B) Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning. C) Cause someone to be hostile. D) Not friendly or forthcoming, cool and distant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not friendly or forthcoming, cool and distant. 25. In the first paragraph, the author suggests that all of the following are core technologies EXCEPT: A) Storage capacity. B) Power profiles. C) Graphics capabilities. D) Network connectivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Power profiles. 26. In order to make an inference, I must use my background knowledge and what else? A) Text clues. B) Theme. C) Main idea. D) Stanzas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Text clues. 27. What type of ACT reading passage typically presents arguments or expresses opinions? A) Literary Narrative. B) Social Science. C) Humanities. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humanities. 28. Lucy was furious about her spelling grade. She kicked her desk and ran out of the classroom.Why does the author use the word furious instead of mad in the example above? A) Furious is a fancier word than mad. B) Lucy was really upset. C) Lucy wasn't that mad at all. D) Lucy was going home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lucy was really upset. 29. As it is used in line 30, the phrase something innate most nearly means: A) A memory. B) Learned behavior. C) Physical immaturity. D) An inherited trait. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An inherited trait. 30. Considering the information given in the first two paragraphs (lines 1-23), which of the following is the most accurate description of modern classical music? A) It lacks the intellectual richness of classical music from earlier periods. B) It has not progressed since the emergence of Minimalism. C) It shares audiences with other forms of music, but has not stopped evolving. D) It has become more of an artistic medium than it had been historically. 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