This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 48 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that which of the following bodies has the LEAST gravitational effect on Europa? A) The sun. B) The Earth. C) Jupiter. D) Io. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Earth. 2. How many years has the speaker been a full-time test prep tutor? A) 5 years. B) 12 years. C) 7 years. D) 9 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 9 years. 3. What is not included in question type ACT Reading Humanities passage? A) Main Idea. B) Inference. C) Function. D) Reference. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reference. 4. Which of the following is NOT an example of a question type found in the Reading section of the ACT? A) Depiction and Analysis Questions. B) Vocabulary in Context Questions. C) Little Picture Questions. D) Development and Function Questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Depiction and Analysis Questions. 5. True or False:For all the ACT sections, getting harder questions correct gets you a better score A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. During a literature class, Luna shared an anecdote about her favorite author. What does 'anecdote' mean in this context? A) Show or represent. B) Consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected. C) A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. D) (Of something bad) happen to someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. 7. The total time on ACT reading is: A) 31 minutes. B) 32 minutes. C) 34 minutes. D) 35 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 35 minutes. 8. What does the writer intend to accomplish with this passage? A) He wants to shock the reader with gruesome facts about the destruction of wildlife. B) He wants to introduce the reader to the concept of conserving wildlife. C) He wants to incite fear in the reader. D) He wants to provoke activism in the reader to conserve nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He wants to provoke activism in the reader to conserve nature. 9. What should you do with line references in the passage? A) Ignore them. B) Use them for context. C) Memorize them. D) Skip them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Use them for context. 10. When taking ANY of the passages on the Reading test, where should you ALWAYS start? A) Title. B) First Paragraph. C) Last Paragraph. D) The Questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Title. 11. Which of the following best describes the relationship between the two main characters in the passage? A) They are close friends. B) They are rivals. C) They are strangers. D) They are siblings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are close friends. 12. The passage states that, in terms of development, the average baby should be able to: A) Focus his or her eyes on an object at two months of age. B) Develop a "startle" reflex at about two months of age. C) Make logical connections between ideas at about four months of age. D) Form explicit memories at about nine months of age. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Form explicit memories at about nine months of age. 13. When analyzing a text, why is it important to understand the historical context in which it was written? A) To identify the genre of the text. B) To appreciate the author's writing style. C) To better understand the themes and messages. D) To learn about the author's personal life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To better understand the themes and messages. 14. Thirty-nine A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 15. When you must guess, you should ..... A) Chose to never guess on the ACT. B) Chose to leave the answer choice blank. C) Chose the answer choice you understand the best. D) Chose the unique answer choice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chose the unique answer choice. 16. What percentage of the English test is devoted to Conventions of Standard English? A) 13-19%. B) 29-32%. C) 51-56%. D) 20-25%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 51-56%. 17. What can help you pull information from the passage more effectively? A) Ignoring passage types and structures. B) Learning about passage types and structures. C) Reading the passage multiple times. D) Skipping the passage entirely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Learning about passage types and structures. 18. It can be inferred from the passage that the Emperor most highly valuedwhat traits among the animals? A) Deceitfulness and compassion. B) Goodwill and narcissism. C) Generosity and unanimity. D) Gluttony and collaboration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generosity and unanimity. 19. When the author says that Michael Nyman is "rarely rewarded" (line 70), he most likely means that Nyman: A) Lacks the musical merit to deserve critical acclaim. B) Produces obscure music that fails to appeal to a modern audience. C) Gives many long recitals throughout the year. D) Deserves praise, but does not receive enough of it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deserves praise, but does not receive enough of it. 20. Passage A primarily focuses on which of the following types of gestures? A) Co-speech gestures. B) Repurposed gestures. C) Emblematic gestures. D) Illogical gestures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emblematic gestures. 21. The narrator of Passage B would be more likely than the narrator of Passage A to describe her relationship with her mother as being marked by: A) Moments of lively conversation and joy. B) Years of fierce competition and debate. C) Displays of physical affection and warmth. D) Feelings of distance and tension. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feelings of distance and tension. 22. The main point of the fifth paragraph (lines 42-51) is that: A) Real-life crystals are not nearly powerful enough to direct plasma at high temperatures. B) Studying lightning would be the logical first step in the construction of a lightsaber. C) The commonness of plasmas in the real world is a good sign for lightsaber technology. D) The idea of plasma having a predetermined "shape" is inherently absurd. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The idea of plasma having a predetermined "shape" is inherently absurd. 23. What does POE stand for? A) Point of Entry. B) Passage of Evidence. C) Process of Elimination. D) Proof of Example. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Process of Elimination. 24. Using a word based on its exact definition-without metaphor or exaggeration. Ex:Mrs. Bentley teaches ACT Prep at Starkville High School this year. A) Figurative. B) Fictional. C) Literal. D) Infering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Literal. 25. When the author pauses in the story to describe events that happened in the past. A) Foreshadowing. B) Flashback. C) Predicting. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flashback. 26. The author uses the events listed in lines 77-79 primarily to: A) F. show how weather-related disasters threatened the survival of Western civilization. B) G. criticize subsistence-level agriculture as being too dependent on the weather. C) H. illustrate how environmental determinism operated in the Little Ice Age. D) J. suggest the part that climate shifts may have had in producing modern Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. suggest the part that climate shifts may have had in producing modern Europe. 27. If you have gotten lower than a 20 on the reading, you should ..... A) Be excited. B) Not read any passages. C) Read your best passages and guess on the ones you score low on. D) Read all 4 passages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Read your best passages and guess on the ones you score low on. 28. According to the passage, the news story under which of the following headlines would attract the greatest number of readers? A) Department of Interior Announces End of National Park Fees. B) New Accounting Procedures in Federal Budget. C) New Federal Safety Regulations Due Out Today. D) Senator Smith Claims 'I Never Made A Nickel On It'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Senator Smith Claims 'I Never Made A Nickel On It'. 29. What terror organization was blamed for the September 11th attacks? A) Al-Qaeda. B) ISIS. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Al-Qaeda. 30. As it is used in line 35, the word vessel most nearly means: A) Process. B) Source. C) Facility. D) Container. 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