This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 34 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Contract (verb) A) Mysterious or secret. B) Decrease in size, number, or range. C) An outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of. D) Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease in size, number, or range. 2. Which of the following is NOT a section that is tested on in the ACT? A) Linguistics. B) Reading. C) Science. D) Math. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Linguistics. 3. What strategy is suggested for dealing with passages that take too long? A) Skip them entirely. B) Start with narrative passages. C) Star them and come back later. D) Spend extra time on them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Star them and come back later. 4. What is the main purpose of the ACT reading section? A) To assess reading comprehension skills. B) To evaluate mathematical abilities. C) To measure scientific reasoning. D) To test writing proficiency. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To assess reading comprehension skills. 5. On the ACT Reading Test, the "Literary Narrative" Passage is a short story or an excerpt from a longer ..... work. A) Fictional. B) Nonfiction. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fictional. 6. David, Oliver, and Mia were discussing about their favorite movies. David said that the movie he watched last night was 'superlative'. What did David mean by 'superlative'? A) The movie was formal and dignified; serious. B) The movie was of the highest quality or degree. C) The movie began to grow or increase rapidly; flourish. D) The movie absorbed all the attention or interest of David. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The movie was of the highest quality or degree. 7. The author likens armadillos scurrying under thorn bushes to "tanks strengthening their position" in Paragraph 2 because: A) Armadillos are well armored and thorn bushes give them even more protection. B) An armadillo's shell is as hard as steel. C) The scurrying of an armadillo sounds like a tank rolling over land. D) The armadillo resembles a tank in appearance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Armadillos are well armored and thorn bushes give them even more protection. 8. What is the main theme of the passage 'The Lessons of Wilderness Living'? A) The importance of modern conveniences. B) The value of self-sufficiency and conservation. C) The challenges of living in the wilderness. D) The luxury of hunting lodges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The value of self-sufficiency and conservation. 9. Lack (verb) A) Be without or deficient in. B) Extremely small (pronouned MY-noot). C) Famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession. D) Combine one thing with another so that they become a whole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be without or deficient in. 10. Which of the following types of ACT Reading passages usually consists of straightforward discussions of topics in the social sciences, including areas like psychology (study of the mind), sociology (study of societies), and education? A) Prose/Literary Narrative. B) Social Science. C) Humanities. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social Science. 11. Why is a literary narrative passage the most difficult to skim? A) It is usually the longest passage. B) It contains complex vocabulary. C) It does not follow a typical structure. D) It has too many characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It does not follow a typical structure. 12. The natural science section is ..... A) Usually considered to be the easiest. B) Expects you to already know about the topic. C) Is fact based. D) Tests your scientific abilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is fact based. 13. The fourth paragraph (lines 63-71) marks a shift in thefocus of the passage from: A) Plants that store water above ground to plants thatstore water below ground. B) Animals that don't go dormant to animals that dogo dormant. C) Desert-dwelling plants to desert-dwelling animals. D) Inhabitants of the Negev Desert to inhabitants ofnorthern Australian deserts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desert-dwelling plants to desert-dwelling animals. 14. Identifying the main idea/thesis will help with which type of questions? A) Word meaning questions. B) Main idea questions. C) Supporting detail questions. D) Comprehension questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Main idea questions. 15. What does the passage suggest about the future of utility consumption? A) It will become more efficient. B) It will remain the same. C) It will require more careful management. D) It will become less important. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It will require more careful management. 16. What lesson did the narrator learn from working at the lodge? A) The importance of luxury. B) The necessity of modern technology. C) The value of resource conservation. D) The ease of wilderness living. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The value of resource conservation. 17. According to the passage, the culture of which of these geographical regions made the most significant contributions to the creation of the blues music? A) Texas. B) Chicago. C) Mississippi Delta. D) West Africa. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) West Africa. 18. What does the ACT reading test measure? A) Students' prior knowledge of the stimulus material. B) Students' ability to remember relevant facts from outside the passage. C) Students' reading comprehension and critical reasoning skills. D) Students' ability to test isolated vocabulary items. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Students' reading comprehension and critical reasoning skills. 19. "The biosphere-the place where life occurs-is 95 percent ocean, " says oceanographer Slyvia Earle. The place where life occurs is called ..... A) Oceanography. B) Ocean. C) Biosphere. D) Biology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. 20. A question that starts with "According to the passage ..... " is what type of question? A) Detail from the passage found in a paragraph. B) Vocabulary in text. C) Main idea. D) Development of the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Detail from the passage found in a paragraph. 21. If you run into challenging questions on the ACT test, you should ..... A) Answer each question in order, no matter the time limit. B) Skip the hard questions, then come back and answer them. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skip the hard questions, then come back and answer them. 22. When evaluating an argument, it is important to consider: A) The length of the text. B) The popularity of the author's viewpoint. C) The relevance and reliability of the evidence. D) The number of arguments presented. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The relevance and reliability of the evidence. 23. Which of the following types of ACT Reading passages can be from personal essays or memoirs, as well as on humanities subject areas like the arts, literature, media, or philosophy? A) Prose/Literary Narrative. B) Social Science. C) Humanities. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humanities. 24. What grade level is the ACT Reading Practice Test suitable for? A) Graduate students. B) College students. C) Preschoolers. D) High school students. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High school students. 25. The author most likely includes information about suave guys on TV shows and movies (lines 35-38) in order to: A) Describe what a female anticipates when at a movie. B) Emphasize justin's lack of knowledge of proper dating decorum. C) Contrast glorified male behavior with that of justin's. D) Highlight inappropriate behavior propagated by the media. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contrast glorified male behavior with that of justin's. 26. Respond to this question from your test booklet:(28) A) F. B) G. C) H. D) J. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. 27. Which of the following details from the passage best exemplifies the idea that Caravaggio sometimes used unconventional canvases for his paintings? A) F. He once dined off the back of a half-finished painting. B) G. He used colorful cloths as the backdrop for some of his paintings. C) H. He painted the St. John on woven linen. D) J. He once painted a picture on a bedsheet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. He once painted a picture on a bedsheet. 28. I love those kittens, young cat, because they are slowly. "Kittens" means ..... A) Love. B) Young. C) Lovely. D) Young cats. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Young cats. 29. What is the speaker's final piece of advice for ACT reading prep? A) Think independently and find what works for you. B) Follow popular methods strictly. C) Focus solely on speed reading techniques. D) Only practice with official ACT materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Think independently and find what works for you. 30. The practice of giving special, non-literal meaning to objects, things, relationships or events. Ex:4 Leaf Clover = good luck. A) Symbolism. B) Personification. C) Context. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Symbolism. ← 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