This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What should students be conscious of when reading passages in the ACT Reading Test? A) Relationships between ideas. B) Grammar rules. C) Mathematical formulas. D) Historical dates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relationships between ideas. 2. Which of the following is a pacing strategy? A) Focus on individual answers. B) Read the entire passage before answering. C) Change the order of the passage. D) Skip difficult questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change the order of the passage. 3. What strategies can be used to tackle ACT reading questions effectively? A) Skimming the passage and highlighting key points. B) Reading the questions before the passage. C) Memorizing the entire passage. D) Ignoring the passage and guessing answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skimming the passage and highlighting key points. 4. The door is broken ..... it doesn't close properly. A) Because. B) Since. C) As. D) As a result. E) Due to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As a result. 5. A passage about the history of people being forced to take classes to prepare for tests they are forced to take would probably be which type? A) Literary. B) Social Science. C) Humanities. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social Science. 6. From what range do the passages in the ACT Reading Test come? A) A single content area. B) A range of content areas. C) Only literature. D) Only science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A range of content areas. 7. For all ACT sections, if you have 1 minute left, what should you do? A) Quickly select an answer for every question. B) Do your best on the question you're on. C) Leave remaining unanswered questions blank. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quickly select an answer for every question. 8. For the narrator, compared to practicing in the outdoor pool, practicing in the indoor pool is: A) More productive. B) More liberating. C) Less appealing. D) Less competative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Less appealing. 9. The author most likely includes the information in lines 53-57 to suggest: A) Armstrong's highly developed skill. B) Armstrong's unease with orchestral music. C) That Armstrong used an unusual trumpet. D) That Armstrong invented the glissando. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Armstrong's highly developed skill. 10. About how many questions much you get correct to reach the ACT benchmark? A) 40. B) 30. C) 26. D) 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 22. 11. The second paragraph (lines 12-23) states that, at the time of Michael Nyman's emergence as a composer, Minimalism was: A) In a period of stylistic turmoil. B) An ancient practice in classical music. C) A young musical style. D) Invented by Michael Nyman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A young musical style. 12. Sam woke up and saw the sun shining in the sky. He packed his swimming suit, a towel, a beach ball, and his sandals in his bag. Then, he went to the kitchen and made a sack lunch.Sam is most likely going to ..... A) The beach. B) School. C) The mall. D) The library. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The beach. 13. The author's attitude towards the land around the mill can best be described as: A) Annoyed. B) Confused. C) Amused. D) Enraptured. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enraptured. 14. "My purse weighs 10, 000 pounds" is an example of a ..... because it uses exaggeration for emphasis. A) Symbolism. B) Hyperbole. C) Idiom. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 15. The new fare hasn't been informed yet, ..... many customers were shocked today. A) As. B) Since. C) Although. D) Thus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thus. 16. On the ACT reading, which question will probably take the longest and might need to be guessed on? A) According to the third paragraph, why did the speaker . B) In lines 96-99, the speaker's view is . C) The passage most strongly suggests . D) As used in line 25, the word decrepit most nearly means . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The passage most strongly suggests . 17. One of the main ideas established by the passage is that: A) Researchers have nearly exhausted their resources after spending decades investigating the Sargasso Sea. B) Significant gaps still remain in researchers' understanding of the life cycle of eels. C) Eels live their entire lives in the Sargasso Sea, but no one has ever seen them there. D) Female eels turn into silver eels toward the end of their lives. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Significant gaps still remain in researchers' understanding of the life cycle of eels. 18. "She thinks I have a power that she doesn't have and this brings out her envy and bad humor." In this line, humor most nearly means ..... A) Personality. B) Whim. C) Mood. D) Comedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mood. 19. According to the third paragraph, misconceptions exist about liquid natural gas regarding:I. its abundance. II. the expense of converting it. III. public demand for it. A) I only. B) II only. C) II and III only. D) I, II, and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I only. 20. Which type of passage is most likely to appear in the Humanities section of the ACT Reading test? A) A scientific report. B) A historical document. C) A literary analysis. D) A mathematical proof. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A literary analysis. 21. Consider the following question:Which statement best summarizes the purpose of the fourth paragraph?This question most likely falls under which category? A) Key Main Ideas and Details. B) Sequencing. C) Comparing Relationships. D) Author's Approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Key Main Ideas and Details. 22. Mark answer to #8 here. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 23. This fallacy assumes that there are only two possible choices or solutions (usually extreme), even though there may be many. A) Hasty generalization. B) Name-calling. C) Either-or-fallacy. D) Stereotyping. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Either-or-fallacy. 24. Which detail would be most important to include in a summary of the article A) Clara learned how to ride horses at a young age. B) Clara had a great aunt who was skilled midwife. C) Clara was seriously hurt while ice skating with her cousins. D) Clara remembered how good it felt to care for her brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clara remembered how good it felt to care for her brother. 25. Which of the following is NOT a type of passage on the ACT Reading test? A) Prose Fiction. B) Humanities. C) Natural Science. D) Historical Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Historical Fiction. 26. Which question type asks about the passage as a whole? A) Detail questions. B) Vocab-in-Context questions. C) Global questions. D) Function questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Global questions. 27. The last paragraph suggests that those who would reevaluate, and perhaps want to devalue, the work of famous male poets should above all be: A) Cautious. B) Decisive. C) Opinionated. D) Zealous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cautious. 28. What is the title of the fourth ACT Reading passage? (It will always be the fourth passage) A) Literary Narrative. B) Social Science. C) Humanities. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural Science. 29. What does 'tone' refer to in a passage? A) The volume of the text being read. B) The author's attitude toward the subject or audience, conveyed through word choice and style. C) The main idea or theme of the passage. D) The emotional response of the reader to the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author's attitude toward the subject or audience, conveyed through word choice and style. 30. Answer the A) Easier questions first-the ones with line or paragraph numbers. B) Harder questions first. C) Easier questions last. D) Natural science questions first. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Easier questions first-the ones with line or paragraph numbers. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books