This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 32 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We can infer from the passage that which of the following would NOT need to be relatively consistent across songs characterized as blues? A) Lyrical Structure. B) Musical scales used. C) Combination of dissonance in the tonality. D) Musical instruments utilized. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Musical instruments utilized. 2. What role does practice play in preparing for the ACT reading section? A) Practice helps familiarize students with the question types and improves reading speed and comprehension. B) Practice is not necessary for the ACT reading section. C) Practice only helps with vocabulary, not comprehension. D) Practice is only useful for the math section of the ACT. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Practice helps familiarize students with the question types and improves reading speed and comprehension. 3. People who are traders around the cocoa ring are from different walks of life. Most of them are connected with the cocoa business. Some are cocoa brokers. Some represent chocolates manufacturers. The best topic is: A) People Dealing with the Cocoa Business. B) Cocoa Market. C) Connections of the Cocoa Business. D) Cocoa:the sweet Business. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) People Dealing with the Cocoa Business. 4. The narrator of Passage A most nearly suggests that her family is angry and annoyed with her for clanking her fork on her plate because the noise: A) Demonstrates that the narrator has not been watching the broadcast. B) Disrupts the family's observance of a momentous event. C) Causes the family to worry about the outcome of Armstrong's endeavor. D) Drowns out the sound from the television. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disrupts the family's observance of a momentous event. 5. Why did many people oppose the Patriot Act? A) It violated several amendments in our the Bill of Rights. B) It gave the terrorists legitimacy because we began to negotiate with them. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It violated several amendments in our the Bill of Rights. 6. Which of the following is a strategy for answering reading comprehension questions effectively? A) Skimming the passage quickly. B) Ignoring the questions. C) Reading the questions first. D) Memorizing the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reading the questions first. 7. Lucy was furious about her spelling grade. She kicked her desk and ran out of the classroom.What does furious mean? A) Very surprised. B) Very quiet. C) Very loud. D) Very upset. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Very upset. 8. About how many minutes should you spend on each passage of the ACT Reading exam? A) 20. B) 15. C) 9. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 9. 9. How does identifying the genre of a text help the reader? A) It allows the reader to predict the text's ending accurately. B) It helps the reader to understand the text's structure and themes. C) It makes it easier for the reader to write a summary of the text. D) It enables the reader to ignore unimportant details. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It helps the reader to understand the text's structure and themes. 10. What is the best strategy for managing time in the ACT reading section? A) Skim selectively and focus on important information. B) Skip over difficult passages. C) Read every word carefully and thoroughly. D) Read the passages in a specific order. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skim selectively and focus on important information. 11. How much time do you have to answer the questions per passage? A) 3 and a half minutes. B) 4 minutes. C) 5 minutes. D) 4 and a half minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5 minutes. 12. How does point of view affect a narrative? A) It determines the perspective from which a story is told, influencing how readers perceive characters and events. B) It has no effect on the narrative structure. C) It only affects the length of the story. D) It changes the genre of the narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It determines the perspective from which a story is told, influencing how readers perceive characters and events. 13. It is implied in the fourth paragraph (lines 43-62) that justin imagines all of the following except: A) His date ridiculing him to others. B) An audience jeering. C) Crickets quietly observing the daters advance to the house. D) His date running back out to meet him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His date running back out to meet him. 14. What is the primary goal of Main Idea (MI) questions in the ACT Reading test? A) To understand every small detail of the passage. B) To summarize the passage or paragraph. C) To memorize key names and dates. D) To critique the author's writing style. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To summarize the passage or paragraph. 15. Questions in Social Science are similar to A) Fiction. B) Natural Science. C) Humanities. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humanities. 16. If the fourth paragraph (lines 20-27) were omitted from the passage, the reader would not know: A) That he played the violin. B) How the couple met. C) That he became a famous musician. D) That he was an angry person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) How the couple met. 17. It can reasonably be inferred that the stranger is "deathly pale" when he returns to the bank: A) Because he was terrified by the fraying bridge and the long drop below. B) Because he failed to hit a target he has always made in the past. C) Because he is fearful of Tetsuya's punishment. D) Because of the cold and dampness near the mountain river. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because he was terrified by the fraying bridge and the long drop below. 18. Which type of passage is generally easier to skim in the ACT reading section? A) Humanities. B) Social science. C) Natural science. D) Narrative fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural science. 19. What is the 'Golden Thread'? A) Key vocabulary word. B) Main character's goal. C) Link between passages. D) Author's opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Link between passages. 20. Choose the following question type that best describes the example below:"The main function of the third paragraph (lines 40-52) is to ..... " A) Big Picture Questions. B) Little Picture/Detail Questions. C) Vocabulary in Context Questions. D) Development and Function Questions. E) Inference Questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Development and Function Questions. 21. Which answer choice contains a good test-taking practice? A) Take the test as fast as possible. B) Stay up all night to play Minecraft. C) Eliminate answers you know are wrong. D) Just guess on all of the questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eliminate answers you know are wrong. 22. When the author says, "the old woman went at him like she did her garden" (lines 70-71), she most nearly means Mrs. Kohler: A) Determined to rid Professor Wunsch of his less desirable qualities. B) Tried in vain to improve his appearance. C) Spruced him up with care and attention. D) Tried to mold him into her idea of perfection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spruced him up with care and attention. 23. In the ACT Reading section, Social Science passages are typically based on topics like: A) Chemistry and Physics. B) Anthropology, Economics, and History. C) Art and Poetry. D) Environmental Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anthropology, Economics, and History. 24. Bear (verb) A) Endure an ordeal or difficulty. B) Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning. C) Concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. D) Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endure an ordeal or difficulty. 25. Which of the following is NOT a category mentioned in the Reading Section at a glance? A) Literary Narrative. B) Social Science. C) Mathematics. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mathematics. 26. What role did Thomas Paine play in the American Revolution? A) He was a military general leading troops against the British. B) He was a political activist and author of 'Common Sense, ' advocating for independence from Britain. C) He served as a diplomat negotiating treaties with France. D) He was a loyalist supporting British rule in the colonies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was a political activist and author of 'Common Sense, ' advocating for independence from Britain. 27. Don't waste time on ..... questions. A) Easy. B) Line Reference. C) Long. D) Difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Difficult. 28. Another name for big picture questions are ..... A) Plot. B) Details. C) Main idea. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Main idea. 29. It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that Monique believed the song she chose for her audition: A) Would be the most inspiring Rodgers & Hammerstein number she could choose. B) Was the most sophisticated song in Billie Holiday's repertoire. C) Would likely be more recognizable to Monique's parents than to her friends. D) Would allow Monique to more effectively showcase her enthusiasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would likely be more recognizable to Monique's parents than to her friends. 30. What should you do with the hardest passage according to the time management strategies? A) Answer it first. B) Skip it entirely. C) Save it for last. D) Read it multiple times. 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