This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 29 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the purpose of the red tap in the lodge? A) To provide hot water. B) To supply unpurified water. C) To offer cold drinking water. D) To dispense filtered water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To supply unpurified water. 2. In this passage, Mr. and Mrs. Trenor are primarily characterized as being: A) Widely known for their generous hospitality. B) Somewhat hypocritical in their concern for appearances. C) Overly concerned about the religious practices of their guests. D) Unreasonably controlling of their two daughters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Somewhat hypocritical in their concern for appearances. 3. A conclusion drawn from a passage should be based on: A) The reader's prior knowledge only. B) The evidence and reasoning presented in the text. C) The reader's personal opinion about the topic. D) A summary of the text's main ideas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The evidence and reasoning presented in the text. 4. Which of the following is NOT a type of passage included in the ACT reading test? A) Literary Narrative. B) Humanities. C) Mathematics. D) Social Sciences. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mathematics. 5. The author's purpose in writing this passage can best be summarized as. A) To discuss how the movies and Fridamaniacs are distorting the story of Kahlo's life. B) To convince women to embrace both the dark and light side of Kahlo's life when choosing to celebrate her success. C) To provide hidden details of Kahlo's life, hoping that people will realize she is not worthy of such high acclaim. D) To explain why some of Kahlo's later work is so bad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To discuss how the movies and Fridamaniacs are distorting the story of Kahlo's life. 6. The passage indicates that scholars are still uncertain as to whether Smith: A) Wrote about meeting Pocahontas. B) Was literally rescued by Pocahontas. C) Married Pocahontas. D) Met Pocahontas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was literally rescued by Pocahontas. 7. When the writer refers to "the rules of polite etiquette" in (lines 18-19), he is most likely referring to rules that: A) Diminish the role of imagination in playing with action figures or other toys. B) Are taught to children when they are enrolled in behavior modification classes. C) Are too restrictive and demanding for songwriters to abide by. D) Limit certain personal behaviors that others might find irritating or discomforting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Limit certain personal behaviors that others might find irritating or discomforting. 8. Based on information in the passage, the author feels that the nine-banded armadillo is especially unique because: A) It can curl into a ball. B) It is the rarest type of armadillo. C) It gives birth to four identical young. D) Its diet consists entirely of grubs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It gives birth to four identical young. 9. Which passage type may cover topics like biology, chemistry, or physics? A) Prose/Literary Narrative. B) Social Science. C) Humanities. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural Science. 10. The author states that all of the following contributed to the lack of great female artists prior to 1970 EXCEPT. A) The scarce number of female artists. B) Scholars' difficulty identifying great female artists. C) Higher standards for admission to the canon. D) The small number of female artists' works that had been collected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scholars' difficulty identifying great female artists. 11. What is the advice given about skipping questions? A) Skip questions that are too hard. B) Do not skip any questions. C) Skip questions without line references. D) Skip questions with the most words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do not skip any questions. 12. A passage about a Climate Scientist's research into the stability of the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica would probably be what type of passage? A) Literary. B) Social Science. C) Humanities. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural Science. 13. How many passages are included in the Reading Section of the ACT? A) 3 passages. B) 5 passages. C) 4 passages. D) 2 passages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4 passages. 14. In the context of the passage, which of the following is evidence of a pentimento in the Capitoline St. John? A) F. The brushstrokes that define the boy's flesh against the dark background. B) G. The contrast of the red and white cloths against the dark background. C) H. The faint ridges on the border of the boy's figure. D) J. The ram's horn painted over the boy's finished arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. The ram's horn painted over the boy's finished arm. 15. In the passage, the author emphasizes ..... A) F. series of ladders. B) G. wooden gantry. C) H. hayloft. D) J. house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. house. 16. The ACT reading will test you cause-effect relationships. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. The author of Passage B most strongly implies that Thomas Paine was: A) Uneducated. B) Stubborn. C) Timid. D) Compliant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stubborn. 18. Which passage type typically appears first on the ACT Reading test? A) Social Science. B) Humanities. C) Natural Science. D) Literary Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Literary Narrative. 19. What was the significance of the second terror target-the Pentagon? A) It serves as the headquarters for the U.S. military and national security. B) It houses the United Nations, an international diplomacy organization. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It serves as the headquarters for the U.S. military and national security. 20. What logical fallacy occurs in the following example:You cannot judge my client's company for dumping bio waste in the ocean when you yourself don't recycle. A) False cause and effect. B) Either-or-fallacy. C) False equivalence. D) Namecalling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False equivalence. 21. The government must come up with a new plan because the ..... measures have failed to stimulate the economy. A) Satellite. B) Temerity. C) Decimate. D) Reactionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reactionary. 22. How do the writing styles of the two passages compare? A) F. Passage A is more argumentative and persistent than Passage B. B) G. Passage A is more personal and conversational than Passage B. C) H. Passage B is more humorous and anecdotal than Passage A. D) J. Passage B is more opinion-based and loosely organized than Passage A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) G. Passage A is more personal and conversational than Passage B. 23. By his statement in lines 71-75, the author most nearly means that during the Little Ice Age: A) Food or the lack thereof could have far-reaching and long-lasting effects. B) The difference between hunger and plenty was a very small one. C) Food shortages were relatively rare at the national or continental level. D) The insufficiency of food motivated peasant farmers to work harder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Food or the lack thereof could have far-reaching and long-lasting effects. 24. According to the author's analogy, acting and performing music: A) Are completely different. B) Share at least one important characteristic. C) Are more convincing expressing anguish than joy. D) Are completely identical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Share at least one important characteristic. 25. Engross (verb) A) 1. make full use of and derive benefit from* 2. use a situation or person in an unfair or selfish way. B) Absorb all the attention or interest of. C) (of something bad) happen to someone. D) Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absorb all the attention or interest of. 26. The ancestor of our modern microscopes are nearly four hundred years old. A) No change. B) Are near. C) Is near. D) Is nearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is nearly. 27. Which of the passages should you NOT be skimming? A) Prose Fiction. B) Social Sciences. C) Humanities. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prose Fiction. 28. What does "review" mean in the context of a book? A) To write it. B) To critique it. C) To publish it. D) To ignore it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To critique it. 29. What is ironic about the angel's appearance? A) He looks like the angel in the wise neighbor lady's picture book. B) His wings are caked in mud and his clothes are filthy. C) He wears a long robe. D) His wings are shorter than people expected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His wings are caked in mud and his clothes are filthy. 30. The street is all wet, but the sidewalks are dry. Make an inference: A) An unusual rain fell on the street. B) It rained everywhere, but someone dried the sidewalks. C) A street cleaning vehicle sprayed the street. D) Children with water guns must have played on the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A street cleaning vehicle sprayed the street. ← 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