This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 40 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. According to the passage, news reports attributed the cosmonaut's knees buckling to: A) His gratitude at being back on Earth. B) Political changes in the world. C) A lack of exercise. D) His dismay at what he had seen from the space station. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A lack of exercise. 2. According to the passage, by considering classical music only a historical form of music, many people lose the sense that: A) Playing unamplified, traditional instruments remains an enriching enterprise. B) Classical music has never disappeared, but rather has evolved with the times. C) Michael Nyman is a valuable contributor to Western music. D) Classical music is the highest form of recorded music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Classical music has never disappeared, but rather has evolved with the times. 3. One of the author's main points about the legal concept of responsibility in the passage is that: A) The phrase "not guilty by reason of insanity" has made our legal system more efficient. B) Responsibility and guilt are legal concepts, and their meanings can be modified. C) Knowing right from wrong is a simple matter of admitting the truth to oneself. D) People can become severely disturbed without a word of warning to anyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Responsibility and guilt are legal concepts, and their meanings can be modified. 4. The reading section of the ACT is ..... questions in ..... minutes. A) 75/45. B) 60/60. C) 40/40. D) 40/35. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 40/35. 5. What should you do if a passage contains unfamiliar vocabulary? A) Use context clues to infer meaning. B) Ignore the unfamiliar words and continue reading. C) Look up the words in a dictionary immediately. D) Ask someone else for the meaning of the words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use context clues to infer meaning. 6. The phrase in quotation marks in line 49 most nearly means that pandas: A) Symbolize peace and diplomacy in Chinese culture. B) Should continue to be bred in captivity to ensure their survival. C) Are the only important endangered species in China. D) Attract attention to conservation issues because of their widespread popularity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attract attention to conservation issues because of their widespread popularity. 7. What can you infer by reading the passage below?"I hate the idea of having all those people out there watching me ..... I know my lines by heart, but what if I mess up and it's silent? I wish I just could hide somewhere, " whispered Saige. A) Saige can be a mean girl. B) Saige is relaxed. C) Saige is somewhat nervous. D) Saige is afraid of everything. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saige is somewhat nervous. 8. They took ..... sweet time to walk back to the classroom. A) There. B) They're. C) Their. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Their. 9. What is the best pacing per passage? A) 8-9 minutes. B) 15 minutes. C) 3 minutes. D) 20 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8-9 minutes. 10. The detail about the Archaeopteryx fossil being "a mere 35 cm at its longest"(line 48) helps establish a contrast between the fossil's small size and the: A) Considerable time it took to curate the fossil. B) Substantial impact the fossil had on the scientific community. C) Overall complexity of Archaeopteryx's bone structure. D) Ferocity associated with the Archaeopteryx species. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Substantial impact the fossil had on the scientific community. 11. This passage probably comes from: A) End of the story. B) A brochure. C) Middle of the story. D) Beginning of a story. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beginning of a story. 12. Consecutive (adjective) A) Regard as probable; expect or predict. B) 1. large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use 2. slow or complicated and therefore inefficient*. C) Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress. D) Following continuously; in unbroken or logical sequence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Following continuously; in unbroken or logical sequence. 13. A student who chooses an answer that seems reasonable but it is not supported by the passage has likely selected which of the following distractors as an answer? A) Agreeable but Not Evidenced. B) Passage Echoes. C) Accurate but Not Answering. D) Flipped Relationships. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Agreeable but Not Evidenced. 14. Diminish (verb) A) Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing. B) Make or become less. C) An outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something. D) A thing that completes or brings to perfection a larger whole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make or become less. 15. Cause: ..... Effect:we can't go to the market A) Because he stayed up past midnight. B) It was very windy. C) Due to heavy rain. D) Because humans are moving into their habitats. E) The green house gases trap the heat in the air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Due to heavy rain. 16. What is the main strategy suggested for answering questions effectively? A) Spending the least time on each question. B) Skimming for the most important information. C) Reading the entire passage thoroughly. D) Ignoring the passage types and structures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skimming for the most important information. 17. How many minutes will you be given to complete the ACT Reading section? A) 35. B) 30. C) 45. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 35. 18. Which of the following is not one of the reading passages? A) Natural Science. B) Social Science. C) Human Science. D) Prose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human Science. 19. Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen A) Ambiguous. B) Apprehensive. C) Aloof. D) Arcane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apprehensive. 20. The narrator's point of view is that of: A) An omniscient observer. B) A member of the ship's crew. C) Another ship's captain. D) A person watching from shore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A member of the ship's crew. 21. What does it mean to "settle" a dispute? A) To escalate it. B) To resolve it. C) To ignore it. D) To complicate it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To resolve it. 22. The passage states that Mrs. Dominguez suspected Esperanza's audition could be: A) F. vulnerable to ridicule. B) G. one of the most awkward. C) H. a special treat. D) J. neither surprising nor charming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) F. vulnerable to ridicule. 23. What was the name of the operation to dis-empower the Taliban? A) Operation Desert Storm. B) Operation Enduring Freedom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Operation Enduring Freedom. 24. Compared to Passage A, Passage B is more directly focused on the: A) Damage a musician can do to an instrument. B) Characteristics of an instrument that give clues to its history. C) Interdependence between musician and instrument. D) Benefits of making instruments available to young children. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interdependence between musician and instrument. 25. To explain how something is similar to something else. Ex:Both cats and dogs have fur. A) Compare. B) Context. C) Contrast. D) Coerce. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compare. 26. How much time is allocated for the ACT Reading Test? A) 30 minutes. B) 35 minutes. C) 40 minutes. D) 45 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 35 minutes. 27. The ACT wants you to infer something that MUST be true based on what you have read. Ms. Nelson came to class this morning with wet hair. What can be inferred from the preceding statement? A) She ran through the sprinklers. B) She was sweating from the gym. C) She showered before class. D) Her hair is not dry. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her hair is not dry. 28. Choose the correct synonym for 'happy'. A) Sad. B) Joyful. C) Angry. D) Tired. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joyful. 29. What should you experiment with to find the best method for ACT Reading? A) Skipping the passage. B) Skimming, reading, or skipping the passage. C) Memorizing the passage. D) Ignoring the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skimming, reading, or skipping the passage. 30. The main purpose of the last paragraph is to: A) Reveal the enduring impact of Mr. Marsh's lessons on the author. B) Acknowledge that the author came to doubt some of Mr. Marsh's teachings. C) Describe a typical class as taught by Mr. Marsh. D) Present a biographical sketch of Mr. Marsh. 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