This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 35 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 35 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the advice given about skipping questions? A) Skip questions that are too hard. B) Do not skip any questions. C) Skip questions without line references. D) Skip questions with the most words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do not skip any questions. 2. A passage about a Climate Scientist's research into the stability of the Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica would probably be what type of passage? A) Literary. B) Social Science. C) Humanities. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural Science. 3. How many passages are included in the Reading Section of the ACT? A) 3 passages. B) 5 passages. C) 4 passages. D) 2 passages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4 passages. 4. In the context of the passage, which of the following is evidence of a pentimento in the Capitoline St. John? A) F. The brushstrokes that define the boy's flesh against the dark background. B) G. The contrast of the red and white cloths against the dark background. C) H. The faint ridges on the border of the boy's figure. D) J. The ram's horn painted over the boy's finished arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. The ram's horn painted over the boy's finished arm. 5. In the passage, the author emphasizes ..... A) F. series of ladders. B) G. wooden gantry. C) H. hayloft. D) J. house. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. house. 6. The ACT reading will test you cause-effect relationships. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. The author of Passage B most strongly implies that Thomas Paine was: A) Uneducated. B) Stubborn. C) Timid. D) Compliant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stubborn. 8. Which passage type typically appears first on the ACT Reading test? A) Social Science. B) Humanities. C) Natural Science. D) Literary Narrative. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Literary Narrative. 9. What was the significance of the second terror target-the Pentagon? A) It serves as the headquarters for the U.S. military and national security. B) It houses the United Nations, an international diplomacy organization. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It serves as the headquarters for the U.S. military and national security. 10. What logical fallacy occurs in the following example:You cannot judge my client's company for dumping bio waste in the ocean when you yourself don't recycle. A) False cause and effect. B) Either-or-fallacy. C) False equivalence. D) Namecalling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) False equivalence. 11. The government must come up with a new plan because the ..... measures have failed to stimulate the economy. A) Satellite. B) Temerity. C) Decimate. D) Reactionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reactionary. 12. How do the writing styles of the two passages compare? A) F. Passage A is more argumentative and persistent than Passage B. B) G. Passage A is more personal and conversational than Passage B. C) H. Passage B is more humorous and anecdotal than Passage A. D) J. Passage B is more opinion-based and loosely organized than Passage A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) G. Passage A is more personal and conversational than Passage B. 13. By his statement in lines 71-75, the author most nearly means that during the Little Ice Age: A) Food or the lack thereof could have far-reaching and long-lasting effects. B) The difference between hunger and plenty was a very small one. C) Food shortages were relatively rare at the national or continental level. D) The insufficiency of food motivated peasant farmers to work harder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Food or the lack thereof could have far-reaching and long-lasting effects. 14. According to the author's analogy, acting and performing music: A) Are completely different. B) Share at least one important characteristic. C) Are more convincing expressing anguish than joy. D) Are completely identical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Share at least one important characteristic. 15. Engross (verb) A) 1. make full use of and derive benefit from* 2. use a situation or person in an unfair or selfish way. B) Absorb all the attention or interest of. C) (of something bad) happen to someone. D) Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absorb all the attention or interest of. 16. The ancestor of our modern microscopes are nearly four hundred years old. A) No change. B) Are near. C) Is near. D) Is nearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is nearly. 17. Which of the passages should you NOT be skimming? A) Prose Fiction. B) Social Sciences. C) Humanities. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prose Fiction. 18. What does "review" mean in the context of a book? A) To write it. B) To critique it. C) To publish it. D) To ignore it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To critique it. 19. What is ironic about the angel's appearance? A) He looks like the angel in the wise neighbor lady's picture book. B) His wings are caked in mud and his clothes are filthy. C) He wears a long robe. D) His wings are shorter than people expected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) His wings are caked in mud and his clothes are filthy. 20. The street is all wet, but the sidewalks are dry. Make an inference: A) An unusual rain fell on the street. B) It rained everywhere, but someone dried the sidewalks. C) A street cleaning vehicle sprayed the street. D) Children with water guns must have played on the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A street cleaning vehicle sprayed the street. 21. According to the narrator, an ordinary reader of newspapers considers that science is represented by: A) A gradually increasing understanding of the world around us. B) A varying selection of sensational triumphs. C) A mad scientist in a lab coat. D) A sophisticated system of carefully assembled knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A varying selection of sensational triumphs. 22. What is important to find when choosing the best answer based on support in the passage? A) The most interesting detail. B) The longest sentence. C) Textual evidence. D) The author's biography. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Textual evidence. 23. What is the "sideshow" the author refers to in line 71. A) The dramatic details of Kahlo's life. B) The critical acclaim Kahlo has received. C) The Fridamaniacs who idolize Kahlo. D) Kahlo's addictions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dramatic details of Kahlo's life. 24. Which of the following is NOT a type of reading passage on the ACT Reading test? A) Prose/Literary Narrative. B) Social Science. C) Humanities. D) Science Fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Science Fiction. 25. According to the passage, all of the following are true about Kahlo's paintings EXCEPT. A) They reflect her complicated relationship with Rivera. B) They dramatized the pain from her surgeries. C) They were all forms of self-portraits. D) They portray concepts in unique and profound ways. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They were all forms of self-portraits. ← 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