This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 60 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 60 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. About how many questions out of 40 do you need to get correct to hit the ACT Benchmark of 20? A) 18-20. B) 20-22. C) 22-24. D) 24-26. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20-22. 2. Imagine you're a detective like Emma or Henry, tasked with uncovering the author's secret tone, mood, or attitude towards the subject. Which of the following clues will lead you to the right answer? A) Details. B) Vocabulary in Context. C) Function. D) Author's Tone and Attitude. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Author's Tone and Attitude. 3. How much time should you spend reading a passage? A) 4 mins. B) 5 mins. C) 3 and a half minutes. D) 4 and a half minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3 and a half minutes. 4. This occurs when one event is said to cause another event because the two events happened in sequence. A) Hasty generalization. B) Stereotyping. C) Name-calling. D) False cause and effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) False cause and effect. 5. What is the composite or overall ACT score based on? A) The highest score in each content area. B) The average of the four content scores. C) The total score of all content areas combined. D) The lowest score in each content area. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The average of the four content scores. 6. The passage indicates that during the narrator's swim at the time trials, he understood for the first time that: A) His goals would always be one step farther on. B) He had trained for this swim for over a year. C) The swim was an event that was important to him alone. D) Swimming is a choice between the now and later. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The swim was an event that was important to him alone. 7. The purpose of analyzing the structure of a text is to: A) Find grammatical errors. B) Understand how the author builds their argument or narrative. C) Memorize the text. D) Translate the text into another language. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Understand how the author builds their argument or narrative. 8. What is the main goal of skimming a passage in the ACT reading section? A) To memorize all the details. B) To read every word in the passage. C) To understand the author's opinion. D) To identify the main idea and passage structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To identify the main idea and passage structure. 9. Which action do the narrators of both passages closely connect with their mothers? A) Traveling and moving. B) Exploring Chicago streets. C) Speaking openly and boldly. D) Staying at hotels in cities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Traveling and moving. 10. In the passage, who most directly expresses the idea that fans will respond to criticisms of reggaeton by embracing the music even more? A) Ethan Perry. B) Felipe Noche. C) Dos Cabezas. D) DJ Playero. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Felipe Noche. 11. The purpose of MOST argumentative writing is to ..... A) Inform. B) Persuade. C) Explain. D) Describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Persuade. 12. Consider the following question:Based on the passage, compared to the narrator of Passage B, the narrator of Passage A felt more:This question most likely falls under which category? A) Key Main Ideas and Details. B) Sequencing. C) Comparing Relationships. D) Author's Approach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comparing Relationships. 13. In describing the Latino youth who listen to and relate to reggaeton, the author characterizes their parents' musical tastes as being: A) Typified by syncopated rhythms and acoustic instruments. B) Primarily centered on simple, recurring musical patterns. C) Characterized by bold, electronic, dancehall sounds. D) A provocative cocktail of many different Latin styles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Typified by syncopated rhythms and acoustic instruments. 14. EVERYONE should complete the reading passages in the same order, from easiest to hardest, which is:4. Natural Science (Space/Animals) 1. Prose/Literary Narrative 2. Social Science (Historical) OR 3. Humanities (the Arts) A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. What does it mean to infer in reading comprehension? A) To guess the meaning of a word without context. B) To draw a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements. C) To summarize the main idea of a text. D) To read between the lines without any basis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To draw a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements. 16. The author refers to the swirling pattern of a hurricane primarily in order to: A) Help explain the shortcomings of the plum-and-pizza metaphor. B) Argue that the unpredictability of the rotation of spiral galaxies requires a new metaphor. C) Emphasize the particular aspects of the Milky Way that make it unique. D) Describe how the movement of the Milky Way creates gravitational tides. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Help explain the shortcomings of the plum-and-pizza metaphor. 17. It can be inferred from the passage that Jake is: A) Max's older brother. B) Dissatisfied with his job. C) A good influence on Max. D) Someone Max barely knows. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A good influence on Max. 18. A critical reader analyzes and evaluates the preciseness of the reasoning that supports a certain thesis statement of a text. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. How many acres of surveyed government land could be claimed under the Homestead Act? A) 50 acres. B) 200 acres. C) 100 acres. D) 160 acres. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 160 acres. 20. On the ACT the reading test has how many passages? A) 4. B) 3. C) 2. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 4. 21. According to the passage, the central bulge of the Milky Way is comprised of: A) 80% of the galaxy's stars. B) Older stars and a black hole. C) A galactic plane and several dwarf planets. D) A loose agglomeration of unidentified matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Older stars and a black hole. 22. Save the paired passage for last. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. How does the lodge generate electricity? A) Wind turbines. B) Solar panels. C) Hydroelectric power. D) Diesel generators. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar panels. 24. According to the passage, new technologies and decreasing costs of electronics will lead directly to an increase in all of the following EXCEPT: A) Interconnectivity among objects. B) The presence of computer intelligence in everyday objects. C) The amount of power and batteries that will be required to run computers. D) Computers being involved in most aspects of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The amount of power and batteries that will be required to run computers. 25. Have a mutual relationship or connection A) Correlate. B) Emerge. C) Relevant. D) Engage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correlate. ← 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