This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 56 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 56 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that the woman most strongly desires to attain which of the following qualities from dreaming? A) Relaxation. B) Self-awareness. C) Entertainment. D) Self-control. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Self-awareness. 2. How many minutes are allocated for the ACT Reading Test? A) 30 minutes. B) 35 minutes. C) 40 minutes. D) 45 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 35 minutes. 3. What is the primary issue with answer choices that use extreme language? A) They are always correct. B) They may not accurately reflect the author's purpose. C) They are usually incorrect details. D) They are too vague. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are usually incorrect details. 4. As it is used in line 35, the word convoluted most nearly means: A) Possible. B) Precise. C) Interesting. D) Confusing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Confusing. 5. In which passage you can expect to read about medicine, animals, space, or technology? A) Natural Science. B) Social Science. C) Fiction. D) Humanities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Science. 6. Which of the following is a detail ..... A) F. Some outdated . B) G. A newly hung . C) H. Photographs . D) J. A bell, the ringing . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) H. Photographs . 7. In what point of view does the narrator have unlimited knowledge and can describe every character's thoughts and interpret their behaviors? A) Second Person. B) First Person. C) Third Person Objective. D) Third Person Omniscient. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Third Person Omniscient. 8. How many questions are in the Reading section of the ACT exam? A) 25. B) 30. C) 35. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 40. 9. Guessing on the ACT ..... A) Only works with short-answer questions. B) Is not allowed. C) Is the best way to make a perfect score. D) Is what you do when nothing else will work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is what you do when nothing else will work. 10. Which word best describes the mood of the Old Stone Mill? A) Apathetic. B) Tranquil. C) Loud. D) Frenzied. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tranquil. 11. Ambiguous (adjective) A) Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning. B) Consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected. C) Concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others. D) (of something bad) happen to someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning. 12. What score do you need to pass the ACT: A) 19. B) 18. C) 24. D) 21. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18. 13. What does the passages state is one of the armadillo's greatest threats? A) Farmers. B) Cars. C) Opossums. D) Dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cars. 14. What Afghani political organization supported Al-Qaeda? A) Taliban. B) Hezbollah. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taliban. 15. The mandibles started to decelerate before they meet.Decelerate means. A) Solve. B) Rise. C) Accelerate. D) Slow down. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slow down. 16. How many reading passages are there on the ACT Reading test? A) 2 passages. B) 3 passages. C) 4 passages. D) 5 passages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4 passages. 17. How many sections are there in the reading test? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 18. Which of the following best describes what the first paragraph reveals about her character? A) She has a rewarding and high-paying career. B) She earns money playing a flute. C) She is generous and pragmatic. D) She regrets not becoming a musician. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She is generous and pragmatic. 19. The best way to describe the way Professor Wunsch feels toward Mrs. Kohler is: A) Indifferent. B) Amorous. C) Grateful. D) Bitter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grateful. 20. The passage as a whole best supports which of the following explanations for Justins inability to give his date a kiss at her doorstep? A) He was embarrased of all the little things he had done wrong throughout the night. B) He was self conscious of his own body image and movements. C) His anxiety about the kiss prevented his action. D) His shy but well mannered behavior hindered his forward advances. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) His shy but well mannered behavior hindered his forward advances. 21. One stipulation for getting the land was that you had to "improve the plot of land." According to the law, what did this involve? A) Constructing a fence around the property. B) Building a dwelling and cultivating the land. C) Paying a large fee to the government. D) Planting trees on the land. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Building a dwelling and cultivating the land. 22. Based on the passage as a whole, the main factor that makes some scientists suspect Europan life is the: A) High oxygen levels of its ocean. B) Unusual warmth of its ocean. C) Fact that NASA kept the Galileo probe from contaminating its ocean. D) Fact that its tidal activity comes in fits and starts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High oxygen levels of its ocean. 23. What logical fallacy occurs in the following statement:All old people are ignorant when it comes to technology. A) Hasty generalization. B) False cause and effect. C) Stereotyping. D) Namecalling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stereotyping. 24. The ants evolved a new function, propulsion. Propulsion means. A) Being propelled. B) Move straight. C) Strong. D) Tall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Being propelled. 25. The passage indicates that if humans were to attempt to live on the planet Venus, survival would not be possible because: A) Of the mistaken belief that Venus and Earth are "twin" planets. B) Carbon dioxide is locked away in bicarbonate rocks, not in gaseous form. C) The atmospheric pressure, heat, and air are not suitable for human life. D) All of the water on Venus is condensed onto the surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The atmospheric pressure, heat, and air are not suitable for human life. ← 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