This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Your writing is illegible, in other word, it is very difficult. I can't read your note. "illegible" means ..... A) Difficult. B) Not. C) Note. D) Writing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Difficult. 2. The passage suggests that Justin is concerned with all of the following except A) Acting in a courteous manner towards his date. B) Not disappointing his parents. C) What his peers will think about the date. D) The annoying sound of the insects. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not disappointing his parents. 3. But it was a little late to rein Clara in now ..... Rein in means A) Clara was too old to play with her cousins. B) Clara was often outside after dark. C) Clara was determined to learn new things in the country. D) Clara was unable to ride horses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clara was determined to learn new things in the country. 4. Why is it important to understand the structure of a passage in reading comprehension? A) To memorize the passage. B) To identify the author's purpose. C) To improve vocabulary. D) To answer questions about the passage's organization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To answer questions about the passage's organization. 5. Imagine Aria and Mason diving into their favorite book, armed with highlighters and sticky notes. They're underlining key points, jotting down thoughts, summarizing chapters, and picking out important details. What is this dynamic reading strategy called? A) Annotation. B) Active reading. C) Student engagement. D) Text rendering. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Active reading. 6. Choose the correct antonym for 'difficult'. A) Hard. B) Challenging. C) Easy. D) Complicated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Easy. 7. Be sure to choose the option that ..... the question. A) Is semi-relevant to. B) Actually answers. C) Doesn't answer. D) Refers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Actually answers. 8. Why did Clara return from boarding school? A) The people who cared for Clara were concerned about her health. B) Clara was younger and smaller than most of the other students. C) The teachers thought Clara could learn more at home. D) Clara was unhappy because she missed her family. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The people who cared for Clara were concerned about her health. 9. Which passage type is included in the Reading section of the ACT Reading Test? A) A love letter. B) Personal Narrative. C) Literary Narrative. D) Data Representation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Literary Narrative. 10. Mark answer to #3 here. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 11. What federal government body was created to combat terrorism? A) Deptartment of Homeland Security. B) Department of Internal Affairs. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deptartment of Homeland Security. 12. How many total questions are on the ACT Reading test? A) 35 questions. B) 40 questions. C) 45 questions. D) 50 questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 40 questions. 13. Which order will the passages ALWAYS appear in? A) Social Science; Natural Science; Fiction; Humanities. B) Natural Science; Fiction; Humanities; Social Science. C) Humanities; Natural Science; Social Science; Fiction. D) Fiction; Social Science; Humanities; Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fiction; Social Science; Humanities; Natural Science. 14. What role does the priest play in the story? A) He is a skeptic who questions the old man's divinity. B) He is a believer who supports the old man. C) He is indifferent to the old man's presence. D) He is a villain who tries to exploit the old man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is a skeptic who questions the old man's divinity. 15. How can recognizing the structure of a passage aid in answering questions? A) It allows for a faster reading speed without comprehension. B) It helps identify key points and how they relate to the questions. C) It encourages guessing when unsure about the answers. D) It makes the passage seem less important. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It helps identify key points and how they relate to the questions. 16. It is an act of giving statements for justification and explanation. A) Reasoning. B) Reading. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reasoning. 17. There are many stars in the sky ..... , we couldn't count them. A) Since. B) Because. C) Therefore. D) Due to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Therefore. 18. What might wrong answers do according to the ACT Reading summary? A) Provide additional information. B) Confuse the relationship between ideas. C) Offer a clear explanation. D) Summarize the text accurately. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confuse the relationship between ideas. 19. You should spend NO MORE than ..... minutes reading each passage. A) 3. B) 4. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 20. What is the benchmark score for the ACT Reading Test? A) 17. B) 18. C) 19. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 20. 21. What kinds of past experiences can help you during a test? A) All past experiences. B) Only gardening experience. C) Past experiences cannot help at all. D) Only work experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All past experiences. 22. Why is it important to figure out the author's purpose? A) So you can disagree with it on the test. B) Many questions ask about what the author means, not what you personally think. C) To guess faster without reading. D) To match bolded words with definitions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Many questions ask about what the author means, not what you personally think. 23. How can the reader determine the tone of a text? A) By examining the text's bibliography. B) By identifying the setting of the story. C) By analyzing the word choice and sentence structure. D) By counting the number of characters in the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By analyzing the word choice and sentence structure. 24. Why do Pelayo and Elisenda become alarmed and concerned when they think that the old man is going to die? A) Because they don't know what to do with a dead angel. B) Because they have come to love him and would be devastated if he dies. C) Because they won't have enough money to live the way they are accustomed to if the old man dies. D) Because they are hoping the angel can heal their sick baby. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because they don't know what to do with a dead angel. 25. What does it mean to "secure" a position? A) To lose it. B) To obtain it. C) To criticize it. D) To ignore it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To obtain it. 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