This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 29 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Try to eliminate wrong answers A) First. B) Only if you do not know the right answer. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only if you do not know the right answer. 2. One of the main points in the last paragraph is that through his music, Armstrong attempted to promote in his listeners a sense of: A) Awe. B) Determination. C) Pleasure. D) Graditude. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pleasure. 3. Everyone should REFER to the reading passage ..... A) ONLY once/when they read it. B) For EACH AND EVERY question. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For EACH AND EVERY question. 4. Why does the boss prefer the lodge to be far from civilization? A) He dislikes city life. B) He values the isolation and self-sufficiency. C) He wants to attract adventurous guests. D) He enjoys the challenge of remote living. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He values the isolation and self-sufficiency. 5. "It can be reasonably inferred the function of the first paragraph is to ..... " is an example of A) Direct questioning. B) Cause and effect. C) Summary questioning. D) Reasoning questioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reasoning questioning. 6. Respond to this question from your test booklet:(26) A) F. B) G. C) H. D) J. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) F. 7. What is the title of the first ACT Reading passage? (It will always be the first passage) A) Literary Narrative. B) Social Science. C) Humanities. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Literary Narrative. 8. As it is used throughout the passage, the word cunning most nearly means: A) Ingenuity. B) Dependability. C) Apprehension. D) Tolerance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ingenuity. 9. As it is used in line 7, the word phenomenal most nearly means: A) Annual. B) Efficient. C) Extraordinary. D) Inconsequential. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Extraordinary. 10. Based on the passage, which of the following was most likely the first to engage the author's passionate interest? A) Drumming. B) Philosophy. C) Chemistry. D) Butterflies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Butterflies. 11. The author most nearly characterizes the role of climate change in the course of history as one that: A) Is neither all important nor safely disregarded. B) Is rightly ignored by archaeologists and scientists. C) Was greater in medieval Europe than it is today. D) Will eventually be seen as direct and causative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is neither all important nor safely disregarded. 12. What detail about Pelayo and Elisenda hint that they do possibley care about the angel? A) They let him take care of the baby. B) They took him to see the spiderwoman so they compare experiences. C) They let him sleep in the shed when the chicken coop fell down. D) They let him have visitors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They let him sleep in the shed when the chicken coop fell down. 13. The term "iambic pentameter" in lines 77-78 is used by the author to illustrate: A) The structure of blues music across history. B) The incubation of blues music in West Africa. C) The impact of Western culture on the blues. D) An example of an amorphous work song. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The impact of Western culture on the blues. 14. Aloof A) Understood by few; mysterious or secret. B) Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning. C) Cause someone to be hostile. D) Not friendly or forthcoming, cool and distant. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not friendly or forthcoming, cool and distant. 15. In the first paragraph, the author suggests that all of the following are core technologies EXCEPT: A) Storage capacity. B) Power profiles. C) Graphics capabilities. D) Network connectivity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Power profiles. 16. In order to make an inference, I must use my background knowledge and what else? A) Text clues. B) Theme. C) Main idea. D) Stanzas. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Text clues. 17. What type of ACT reading passage typically presents arguments or expresses opinions? A) Literary Narrative. B) Social Science. C) Humanities. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humanities. 18. Lucy was furious about her spelling grade. She kicked her desk and ran out of the classroom.Why does the author use the word furious instead of mad in the example above? A) Furious is a fancier word than mad. B) Lucy was really upset. C) Lucy wasn't that mad at all. D) Lucy was going home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lucy was really upset. 19. As it is used in line 30, the phrase something innate most nearly means: A) A memory. B) Learned behavior. C) Physical immaturity. D) An inherited trait. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An inherited trait. 20. Considering the information given in the first two paragraphs (lines 1-23), which of the following is the most accurate description of modern classical music? A) It lacks the intellectual richness of classical music from earlier periods. B) It has not progressed since the emergence of Minimalism. C) It shares audiences with other forms of music, but has not stopped evolving. D) It has become more of an artistic medium than it had been historically. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It shares audiences with other forms of music, but has not stopped evolving. 21. What Congressional Act gave the government more power to investigate terrorists? A) USA Patriot Act. B) Alien & Sedition Act. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) USA Patriot Act. 22. Based on the information presented in the passage, the quality of Kahlo's painting began to decline because of. A) Her injuries. B) Catching pneumonia. C) Her addiction to painkillers and alcohol. D) Her tumultuous marriage to Rivera. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her addiction to painkillers and alcohol. 23. The passage indicates that Caroline's discovery of a new comet was unlikely because Caroline ..... A) F. found the comet quickly. B) G. knew more about. C) H. had already discovered . D) J. had little experience . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) F. found the comet quickly. 24. How many questions are there in total on the Reading portion of the ACT? A) 10. B) 20. C) 35. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 40. 25. Respond to this question from your test booklet:(30) A) F. B) G. C) H. D) J. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) G. ← 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