This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 58 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 58 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What percentage of the English test is devoted to Conventions of Standard English? A) 13-19%. B) 29-32%. C) 51-56%. D) 20-25%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 51-56%. 2. What can help you pull information from the passage more effectively? A) Ignoring passage types and structures. B) Learning about passage types and structures. C) Reading the passage multiple times. D) Skipping the passage entirely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Learning about passage types and structures. 3. It can be inferred from the passage that the Emperor most highly valuedwhat traits among the animals? A) Deceitfulness and compassion. B) Goodwill and narcissism. C) Generosity and unanimity. D) Gluttony and collaboration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generosity and unanimity. 4. When the author says that Michael Nyman is "rarely rewarded" (line 70), he most likely means that Nyman: A) Lacks the musical merit to deserve critical acclaim. B) Produces obscure music that fails to appeal to a modern audience. C) Gives many long recitals throughout the year. D) Deserves praise, but does not receive enough of it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deserves praise, but does not receive enough of it. 5. Passage A primarily focuses on which of the following types of gestures? A) Co-speech gestures. B) Repurposed gestures. C) Emblematic gestures. D) Illogical gestures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Emblematic gestures. 6. The narrator of Passage B would be more likely than the narrator of Passage A to describe her relationship with her mother as being marked by: A) Moments of lively conversation and joy. B) Years of fierce competition and debate. C) Displays of physical affection and warmth. D) Feelings of distance and tension. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feelings of distance and tension. 7. The main point of the fifth paragraph (lines 42-51) is that: A) Real-life crystals are not nearly powerful enough to direct plasma at high temperatures. B) Studying lightning would be the logical first step in the construction of a lightsaber. C) The commonness of plasmas in the real world is a good sign for lightsaber technology. D) The idea of plasma having a predetermined "shape" is inherently absurd. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The idea of plasma having a predetermined "shape" is inherently absurd. 8. What does POE stand for? A) Point of Entry. B) Passage of Evidence. C) Process of Elimination. D) Proof of Example. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Process of Elimination. 9. Using a word based on its exact definition-without metaphor or exaggeration. Ex:Mrs. Bentley teaches ACT Prep at Starkville High School this year. A) Figurative. B) Fictional. C) Literal. D) Infering. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Literal. 10. When the author pauses in the story to describe events that happened in the past. A) Foreshadowing. B) Flashback. C) Predicting. D) Inference. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flashback. 11. The author uses the events listed in lines 77-79 primarily to: A) F. show how weather-related disasters threatened the survival of Western civilization. B) G. criticize subsistence-level agriculture as being too dependent on the weather. C) H. illustrate how environmental determinism operated in the Little Ice Age. D) J. suggest the part that climate shifts may have had in producing modern Europe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. suggest the part that climate shifts may have had in producing modern Europe. 12. If you have gotten lower than a 20 on the reading, you should ..... A) Be excited. B) Not read any passages. C) Read your best passages and guess on the ones you score low on. D) Read all 4 passages. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Read your best passages and guess on the ones you score low on. 13. According to the passage, the news story under which of the following headlines would attract the greatest number of readers? A) Department of Interior Announces End of National Park Fees. B) New Accounting Procedures in Federal Budget. C) New Federal Safety Regulations Due Out Today. D) Senator Smith Claims 'I Never Made A Nickel On It'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Senator Smith Claims 'I Never Made A Nickel On It'. 14. What terror organization was blamed for the September 11th attacks? A) Al-Qaeda. B) ISIS. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Al-Qaeda. 15. As it is used in line 35, the word vessel most nearly means: A) Process. B) Source. C) Facility. D) Container. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Container. 16. The passage most strongly suggests that in the history of biology, the discovery of the Archaeopteryx fossil was significant mainly because it: A) F. made the Natural History Museum of London the most visited museum in the world. B) G. was the first bird fossil ever discovered. C) H. helped scientists accurately reconstruct the late Jurassic scene. D) J. helped fill a critical gap in Darwin's evolutionary theory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) J. helped fill a critical gap in Darwin's evolutionary theory. 17. As it is used in line 9, the word mythological most closely means: A) Legitimate. B) Bona fide. C) Ludicrous. D) Legendary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Legendary. 18. To answer word meaning questions, A) I need to read through the whole passage again. B) I should trust my gut. C) I can find the word being questioned and read the sentences around it. D) I can cheat and look up the definition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I can find the word being questioned and read the sentences around it. 19. Justify (verb) A) Pretend to be affected by a feeling, state, or injury. B) About to happen. C) 1. show or prove to be right or reasonable* 2. be a good reason for. D) Extremely obvious or conspicuous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1. show or prove to be right or reasonable* 2. be a good reason for. 20. Informational Text reads like a ..... A) Story. B) Textbook. C) Cookbook. D) Instruction Manual. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Textbook. 21. Which of the following examples best parallels the analogy that Mrs. Kronborg made in the final paragraph? A) A student with good writing skills must work harder on math. B) A young girl with beauty must be kept under close watch. C) A person with outdoor allergies must be kept indoors. D) A child with learning differences may benefit from tutoring. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A person with outdoor allergies must be kept indoors. 22. What is the main purpose of the ACT Reading Comprehension section? A) To test mathematical skills. B) To evaluate reading and analytical skills. C) To assess scientific knowledge. D) To measure writing ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To evaluate reading and analytical skills. 23. The main point of the second paragraph (lines 14-32) can best be summarized as: A) There are more microchips than people. B) Microprocessors are being produced more quickly than we can use them. C) Both the number of and uses for microprocessors is rapidly increasing. D) There is more need for microprocessors than for personal computers. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both the number of and uses for microprocessors is rapidly increasing. 24. As it is used in line 24, the word capture most nearly means: A) Seize. B) Divert. C) Document. D) Control. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Document. 25. What is the main purpose of skimming a passage in the ACT reading section? A) To skip over important details. B) To focus only on the introduction and conclusion. C) To quickly identify the main idea and passage structure. D) To read every word in the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To quickly identify the main idea and passage structure. ← 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