This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. According to the passage, which of the following was not an effect of the "bond of the sea" (line 15)? A) It allowed the men to look past each other's criminal backgrounds. B) The men did not mind listening to each other's meandering tales. C) It eased the loneliness of extended periods of time away from each other. D) The men were able to be more tolerant of each other's beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It allowed the men to look past each other's criminal backgrounds. 2. The author asserts that local newspaper reporters are often: A) Inexperienced and insufficiently educated. B) Inexperienced but well educated. C) Young but experienced. D) Young and well educated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inexperienced and insufficiently educated. 3. If the troops cross over the border, they will try to ..... the capital city. A) Decimate. B) Epicure. C) Excoriate. D) Proscribe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decimate. 4. Which of the following is NOT a skill measured by the ACT reading test? A) Use referring and reasoning skills to determine main ideas. B) Locate and interpret significant details. C) Draw conclusions and make inferences based on the passage. D) Test isolated vocabulary items or rules of formal logic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Test isolated vocabulary items or rules of formal logic. 5. The authors of both passages would most likely agree with the idea that early rap music: A) Represented artists' rejection of the music industry and its practices. B) Represented a significant development in American popular culture. C) Was more popular than today's rap music. D) Was slow to find an audience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Represented a significant development in American popular culture. 6. In the context of reading comprehension, what does 'inference' mean? A) Summarizing the passage. B) Drawing conclusions based on evidence. C) Identifying the main idea. D) Finding the author's purpose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drawing conclusions based on evidence. 7. What is the recommended time management strategy for the ACT Reading Test? A) Spend equal time on all questions. B) Spend more time on easier questions. C) Spend more time on harder questions. D) Ignore the time limit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spend equal time on all questions. 8. The author cites all of the following as causes of the European food crises during the Little Ice Age EXCEPT: A) Human ineptitude. B) Bad economic policy. C) Poor political policy. D) Bankrupt intellectualism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bankrupt intellectualism. 9. What type of wrong answer includes information that is beyond the topic's boundaries? A) Out-of-Scope. B) Irrelevant. C) Misleading. D) Ambiguous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Out-of-Scope. 10. What type of questions ask for specific information stated explicitly in the text? A) Inference questions. B) Details questions. C) Opinion questions. D) Summary questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Details questions. 11. Which literary device is often analyzed in the ACT Reading Humanities section? A) Metaphor. B) Algorithm. C) Hypothesis. D) Equation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphor. 12. The story is widely accepted to be part of the magical realism genre where mystical, wildly imaginative details are blended with realistic conflicts and situations. Which of the following represents a realistic aspect of the story? A) An angel appeared and was disheveled and dirty. B) A Portuguese man who couldn't sleep because of noise from the stars. C) A society of people unite to mistreat a different individual. D) An angel was branded with an iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A society of people unite to mistreat a different individual. 13. Assert (verb) A) A thing that completes or brings to perfection a larger whole. B) An outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something. C) A direct or natural consequence or result. D) State a fact or belief confidently and forcefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) State a fact or belief confidently and forcefully. 14. What type of acts involve the magician freeing themselves from seemingly impossible situations? A) Card tricks. B) Illusion acts. C) Escape acts. D) Mentalism acts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mentalism acts. 15. Which strategy is recommended when answering reading questions? A) Try to remember all the details from memory. B) Think of the passage as a reference book and refer back to it. C) Skim the questions without reading. D) Answer questions without reading the passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Think of the passage as a reference book and refer back to it. 16. "The lycanthropic virus story is really nailed down, " says Giles. "The epicenters that have been mapped over thousands of years are likely the spots where werewolves are concentrated."As it is used in this line, concentrated most nearly means ..... A) Extracted. B) Paid attention to. C) Gathered together. D) Directed to one topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gathered together. 17. Wang is said to have reacted to a mother panda leaving him to watch over her cub with: A) Concern. B) Joy. C) Diplomacy. D) Surprise. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joy. 18. The last paragraph suggests that the formation of synapses occurs most rapidly: A) During the first two months of a child's life. B) During the first nine months of a child's life. C) From the time a child is about six months old until that child is about ten years old. D) From the time a child is about one year old until that child is well into adolescence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From the time a child is about six months old until that child is about ten years old. 19. Frida Kahlo's story was compared to "a game of telephone" because. A) Just like a message passed over the phone, the details of her life have been told accurately. B) People are purposely leaving out important pieces of her history. C) Her story has been passed on verbally from person to person. D) Over time the story has become distorted and parts have been omitted. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Over time the story has become distorted and parts have been omitted. 20. What does the word 'loaded' most nearly mean in the context used? A) Armed. B) Filled with cargo. C) Heavy with weight. D) Equipped with supplies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Armed. 21. No one knows how human beings learn a language. In the 1950s a famous psychologist, E.F. Skinner, said that learning was simply the acquisition of news habits. He taught animals to perform actions by rewarding them when they performed well and punished them when performed badly. His ideas were widely used in language teaching. The best topic is: A) Language Learning. B) Language Teaching. C) Psychologist's Theory. D) Acquisition of New habits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Language Learning. 22. What does "Off by 1 or 2 Words" indicate in ACT Reading wrong answers? A) Random thoughts. B) Sneaky!. C) Exactly opposite. D) Wrong Part of Passage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sneaky!. 23. How will the Homestead Act support Manifest Destiny? A) The Homestead Act limited land ownership to the East Coast. B) The Homestead Act encouraged people to stay in their home states. C) The Homestead Act was primarily focused on urban development and renewal. D) The Homestead Act supported Manifest Destiny by promoting westward expansion and settlement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Homestead Act supported Manifest Destiny by promoting westward expansion and settlement. 24. How do Pelayo and Elisenda initially react to the old man's presence? A) With fear and suspicion. B) With kindness and hospitality. C) With indifference and neglect. D) With excitement and curiosity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With fear and suspicion. 25. Which of the following is NOT a type of question found in the ACT reading test? A) Purpose and Point of View. B) Word Meanings and Word Choice. C) Mathematical Reasoning. D) Craft and Structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mathematical Reasoning. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books