This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 47 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 47 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following events mentioned in the passage occurred first chronologically? A) F. An Archaeopteryx fossil was discovered in Solnhofen. B) G. The Archaeopteryx fossil known as the Berlin specimen was discovered. C) H. Darwin's book The Origin of Species was published. D) J. Owen became the first director of the Natural History Museum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H. Darwin's book The Origin of Species was published. 2. The author calls which of the following an anomaly? A) F. The daily weather of the Little Ice Age. B) G. Today's prolonged warming. C) H. The climatic seesaw of the last hundred years. D) J. Little Ice Age corn yields. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) G. Today's prolonged warming. 3. The author uses the metaphor of a 'stormy sea' to represent: A) The protagonist's internal conflict. B) The weather conditions. C) The antagonist's personality. D) The setting of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The protagonist's internal conflict. 4. As it is used in line 58, the word humor most nearly means: A) Personality. B) Whim. C) Mood. D) Comedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mood. 5. What should you be careful not to select in the answer choices? A) An answer that corrects one error but causes another. B) An answer that is too long. C) An answer that is too short. D) An answer that is in a different font. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An answer that corrects one error but causes another. 6. It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that the crew most likely did not play dominoes because: A) They were simply too tired. B) They did not get along well enough to play a game together. C) The Director would not have approved of game-playing. D) The sea was too rough. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They were simply too tired. 7. Thirty-seven A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 8. Which of the following actions referred to in the pas-sage most clearly characterizes a hypothetical eventrather than an actual event? A) "Traveled to" (line 17). B) "Defend" (line 18). C) "Farmed" (line 72). D) "Stand next to" (line 83). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Stand next to" (line 83). 9. Looking over all parts of something carefully to detect some feature; the process of looking back to the passage to find a specific fact or detail. A) Scanning. B) Personifying. C) Comparing. D) Narrating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scanning. 10. Which of the following question stems would you most likely find in a Main Idea question? A) "Who did the author mention in line 10?". B) "Which of the following is the main point of the passage?". C) "What does the word 'engendered' most nearly mean?". D) "Which event happened first?". Show Answer Correct Answer: B) "Which of the following is the main point of the passage?". 11. Which type of question asks you to identify the author's tone in a passage? A) Detail question. B) Inference question. C) Main idea question. D) Tone question. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tone question. 12. How many passages are included in the ACT Reading test? A) Three. B) Four. C) Five. D) Six. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Four. 13. Which element requires understanding the purpose and focus of a piece of writing? A) Knowledge of Language. B) Conventions of Standard English. C) Production of Writing. D) Sentence Structure and Formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Production of Writing. 14. Which of the following could be the beginning of a LATER question? A) In line 53, the character was most likely motivated by . B) The author's purpose in writing this passage is . C) It can be reasonably inferred that . D) Which argument is supported by . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The author's purpose in writing this passage is . 15. Which of the following is a question type you might see in the reading section? A) Main idea. B) Compare and contrast. C) Author's opinion. D) Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Main idea. 16. Which of the following is NOT a type of passage found on the ACT Reading test? A) Literary Narrative. B) Social Science. C) Historical Fiction. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Historical Fiction. 17. As it is used in line 17, the word circumscribed means: A) Technical. B) Limited. C) Entertaining. D) Serious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Limited. 18. The author refers to computers of the past as "passive appliances" (line 40) because: A) They were indispensable tools for everyday life. B) They were incapable of complex tasks. C) They remained in one location. D) People only used them occasionally for specific tasks. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People only used them occasionally for specific tasks. 19. What is the main purpose of the ACT Reading test? A) To assess mathematical skills. B) To evaluate reading comprehension. C) To test scientific knowledge. D) To measure writing ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To evaluate reading comprehension. 20. About how long do you have per reading passage if you are reading all 4 sections? A) 5 minutes. B) 8 minutes. C) 10 minutes. D) Unlimited time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8 minutes. 21. According to the passage, news reports attributed the cosmonaut's knees buckling to: A) His gratitude at being back on Earth. B) Political changes in the world. C) A lack of exercise. D) His dismay at what he had seen from the space station. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A lack of exercise. 22. According to the passage, by considering classical music only a historical form of music, many people lose the sense that: A) Playing unamplified, traditional instruments remains an enriching enterprise. B) Classical music has never disappeared, but rather has evolved with the times. C) Michael Nyman is a valuable contributor to Western music. D) Classical music is the highest form of recorded music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Classical music has never disappeared, but rather has evolved with the times. 23. One of the author's main points about the legal concept of responsibility in the passage is that: A) The phrase "not guilty by reason of insanity" has made our legal system more efficient. B) Responsibility and guilt are legal concepts, and their meanings can be modified. C) Knowing right from wrong is a simple matter of admitting the truth to oneself. D) People can become severely disturbed without a word of warning to anyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Responsibility and guilt are legal concepts, and their meanings can be modified. 24. The reading section of the ACT is ..... questions in ..... minutes. A) 75/45. B) 60/60. C) 40/40. D) 40/35. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 40/35. 25. What should you do if a passage contains unfamiliar vocabulary? A) Use context clues to infer meaning. B) Ignore the unfamiliar words and continue reading. C) Look up the words in a dictionary immediately. D) Ask someone else for the meaning of the words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Use context clues to infer meaning. ← 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