This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He was treated like a ..... and cast out from his community. A) Ascetic. B) Prodigy. C) Prodigal. D) Pariah. E) Tyro. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pariah. 2. As it is used in line 76, the word loaded most nearly means: A) Weighed down. B) Armed. C) Supplied abundantly. D) Took on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Armed. 3. Cause someone to be hostile A) Anticipate. B) Adhere. C) Antagonize. D) Analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Antagonize. 4. At what speed, at WPM, do you need to read in order to complete the test with plenty of time? A) 300 WPM. B) 200 WPM. C) 275 WPM. D) 350 WPM. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 275 WPM. 5. As it is used in line 32 of the passage, the word placid most nearly means: A) F. calm. B) G. straightforward. C) H. nervous. D) J. playful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) F. calm. 6. When you read the humanities passage, you should label it: A) Feelings. B) Cause and effect. C) Point of view. D) Theories. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Point of view. 7. Dismay (verb) A) Endure an ordeal or difficulty. B) Show or represent. C) Formal and dignified; serious. D) Consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected. 8. What is a characteristic of a "Confused Relationships" wrong answer? A) Random thoughts. B) Exactly opposite. C) Misunderstanding connections. D) Not in the text. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Misunderstanding connections. 9. Why is the townspeople's casual acceptance of the old man's wings without complete awe or wonder a characteristic of magical realism? A) It demonstrates the hero's journey. B) It reflects the blending of the ordinary with the extraordinary. C) It indicates the townpeople's deep knowledge of magical beings. D) It underscores the story's focus on historical events. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It reflects the blending of the ordinary with the extraordinary. 10. The Reading Section of the ACT exam consists of ..... reading passages with ..... questions per passage that must be completed in ..... minutes. A) 5, 10, 35. B) 4, 10, 35. C) 4, 10, 45. D) 5, 10, 45. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4, 10, 35. 11. True or False. The author's or narrator's purpose is of little concern on the reading test. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. What does the term 'context clues' refer to in reading? A) Hints within the text to understand unfamiliar words. B) The main idea of the passage. C) The author's purpose. D) The title of the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hints within the text to understand unfamiliar words. 13. On the ACT Reading, you need to be a(n) '' ..... Reader" which means thinking about the certain questions as you skim the passage. A) Slow. B) Active. C) Studious. D) Advanced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Active. 14. The passage most strongly suggests that compared tothe frog Cyclorana platycephala, the honeypot ants areunique in that they: A) Can store water inside their bodies. B) Live in Australian deserts. C) Combine water storage with energy storage. D) Go dormant during dry times. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Combine water storage with energy storage. 15. Ants can inflect damage on intruders. inflect means ..... A) Cause. B) Take. C) Give. D) Run. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cause. 16. As it is used in the passage (line 42), the phrase "arch its armor" most nearly means: A) To construct. B) To curve. C) To dig. D) To fight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To curve. 17. Which of the following events from "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" contains vivid imagery? A) Pelayo and Elisenda realizing an angel has landed in their courtyard. B) The child starting school. C) The description of the angel and his wings. D) The chicken coop collapsing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The description of the angel and his wings. 18. Which of the following statements ..... A) The passage makes it . B) The passage claims that. C) The passage suggests . D) The passage does not . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The passage does not . 19. Which appeal is stronger, the subjective approach or the objective approach? A) Subjective approach. B) Objective approach. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subjective approach. 20. Thea's attitude in the first paragraph can best be described as: A) Cheerful. B) Eager. C) Combative. D) Restless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cheerful. 21. Based on the passage, the residents of Gordon Heightsin the 1950s and 1960s would best be described as: A) Artistic and sophisticated. B) Driven and optimistic. C) Friendly and easygoing. D) Generous and dependable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Driven and optimistic. 22. Demean (verb) A) Of the highest quality or degree. B) (of something bad) happen to someone. C) Of the highest quality or degree. D) Cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for someone or something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cause a severe loss in the dignity of and respect for someone or something. 23. Which type of passage typically includes excerpts from fiction or literary memoirs? A) Prose/Literary Narrative. B) Social Science. C) Humanities. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prose/Literary Narrative. 24. Compared to Passage A, Passage B focuses more on: A) Early hip-hop's interaction with the marketplace. B) Attempts to move hip-hop art into galleries. C) The mass media. D) The author's personal experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The author's personal experience. 25. Arcane (adjective) A) Mysterious or secret. B) Following continuously; in unbroken or logical sequence. C) State a fact or belief confidently and forcefully. D) A lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mysterious or secret. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesTest Prep QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAct Reading Quiz 1Act Reading Quiz 2Act Reading Quiz 4Act Reading Quiz 5Act Reading Quiz 6Act Reading Quiz 7Act Reading Quiz 8Act Reading Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books