This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 46 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 46 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct word:The barn was over ..... A) There. B) Their. C) They're. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) There. 2. Apprehensive (adjective) A) Show or represent. B) (of something bad) happen to someone. C) Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen. D) A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anxious or fearful that something bad will happen. 3. What nickname is given to citizens or immigrants living in America who are secretly working with terror organizations against US interests? A) Double agents. B) Sleepers. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sleepers. 4. Which of the following is a skill assessed by the ACT reading test? A) Solving complex algebraic equations. B) Identifying themes and central ideas. C) Writing a persuasive essay. D) Conducting a scientific experiment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identifying themes and central ideas. 5. In what point of view does the narrator remain a detailed observer, telling only the stories action and dialogue? A) Third Person Omniscient. B) Third Person Objective. C) Third Person Limited. D) Second Person. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third Person Objective. 6. What is the effect of the lodge's low lighting on guests? A) It causes discomfort. B) It encourages early sleeping habits. C) It makes the lodge feel more luxurious. D) It leads to complaints from guests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It encourages early sleeping habits. 7. What concept is highlighted in both Passage A and Passage B regarding attitudes towards the American and French Revolutions? A) The Enlightenment. B) Romanticism. C) Realism. D) Baroque. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Enlightenment. 8. How many passages on the ACT Reading test? A) 1. B) 2. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 9. Superlative (adjective) A) Formal and dignified; serious. B) Of the highest quality or degree. C) Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish. D) Absorb all the attention or interest of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of the highest quality or degree. 10. Incompetent (adjective) A) Make an action or process easy or easier. B) Combine one thing with another so that they become a whole. C) Not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully. D) Move or cause to move at a great speed, typically in an uncontrolled manner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not having or showing the necessary skills to do something successfully. 11. Choose the following question type that best describes the example below:"It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that the young man most strongly desires to attain which of the following qualities from participating in the competition?" A) Big Picture Questions. B) Little Picture/Detail Questions. C) Vocabulary in Context Questions. D) Development and Function Questions. E) Inference Questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Inference Questions. 12. As it is used in the passage, "fare" (line 21) most nearly means: A) A fee paid to attend a minimalist concert. B) Michael Nyman's ability to write minimalist music. C) The collection of minimalist music. D) A feeling evoked by minimalist music. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The collection of minimalist music. 13. According to the passage, when Esperanza Solito got to the climax of "The Star Spangled Banner, " she: A) Raised her voice to emphasize the lines. B) Demonstrated her patriotism. C) Had a sudden bout of nerves. D) Could be heard throughout the auditorium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could be heard throughout the auditorium. 14. The passage indicates that the new panda exhibit at the National Zoo includes all of the following EXCEPT: A) A cooling rock. B) Decision Stations. C) Wildlife corridors. D) A panda grotto. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wildlife corridors. 15. Exploit (verb) A) 1. make full use of and derive benefit from* 2. use a situation or person in an unfair or selfish way. B) Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish. C) Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant. D) Of the highest quality or degree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1. make full use of and derive benefit from* 2. use a situation or person in an unfair or selfish way. 16. When a question begins with "what can you conclude ..... " Its really asking you to: A) Summarize. B) Infer. C) Identify theme. D) Find main idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infer. 17. Which passage would not include a thesis? A) Fiction. B) Social Science. C) Humanities. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fiction. 18. Respond to this question from your test booklet (21) A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 19. What can be inferred about the protagonist's feelings towards the sea? A) The protagonist is indifferent to the sea. B) The protagonist is fearful of the sea. C) The protagonist is fascinated by the sea. D) The protagonist is angry at the sea. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The protagonist is fascinated by the sea. 20. What event in the story most enables the reader to infer that the angel can bring about miracles? A) A great storm brings water and crabs into Pelayo and Elisenda's home. B) The angel returns the spider woman to her original form. C) People from all over are willing to pay to see him. D) Soon after the angel arrives, the baby who is very sick with fever suddenly recovers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soon after the angel arrives, the baby who is very sick with fever suddenly recovers. 21. What is the significance of understanding tone in a passage? A) Tone helps to interpret the author's attitude and intent. B) Tone is irrelevant to the meaning of the passage. C) Tone only affects the length of the passage. D) Tone is the same as the main idea of the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tone helps to interpret the author's attitude and intent. 22. The author implies that Kahlo is famous primarily because of her. A) Exceptionally liberal paintings. B) Dramatic life full of intrigue and suffering. C) Marriage to Diego Rivera. D) Being one of the first female artists. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dramatic life full of intrigue and suffering. 23. What word fits the following Definition?Taking advantage of opportunities as theyarise in person A) Opportunistic. B) Epietomized. C) Epitomized. D) Oportunistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opportunistic. 24. Contour (noun) A) An outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something. B) A direct or natural consequence or result. C) Make or become less. D) Decrease in size, number, or range. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something. 25. What are the subtopics covered in the ACT Reading Practice Test? A) Mathematics. B) Foreign languages. C) Physical education. D) The subtopics covered in the ACT Reading Practice Test include prose fiction, humanities, social studies, and natural sciences. 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