This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Test Prep > Act > Act Reading – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Act Reading Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does an Opposite trap answer do? A) Supports the passage. B) Contradicts the information in the passage. C) Summarizes the passage. D) Provides additional examples. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contradicts the information in the passage. 2. What is a recommended time management strategy during the ACT Reading Test? A) Spend equal time on each passage. B) Focus on the first two passages only. C) Skip difficult passages and return later. D) Read all questions before the passages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spend equal time on each passage. 3. True or False:The ACT Reading test is a comprehension exam? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Which of the following would most likely be an example of "music for the sake of music" at the term is used in line 63? A) A national anthem. B) A school fight song. C) A modern symphony. D) A love song duet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A modern symphony. 5. The structure of a text can influence: A) The text's legibility. B) The reader's interpretation of the text's meaning. C) The number of pages in the text. D) The speed at which the text can be read. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The reader's interpretation of the text's meaning. 6. When skim-reading the nonfiction passages, how much of the body paragraphs should you be reading? A) The first and last sentences. B) The first sentence only. C) The last sentence only. D) NONE; it's called skimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first sentence only. 7. The Trap jaws hold their mandibles wide apart. Mandibles means A) Heads. B) Hair. C) Lower jaws. D) Legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lower jaws. 8. The metaphor the author uses to help describe ..... A) Architecture. B) Business. C) Astronomy. D) Education. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Architecture. 9. The climax of a story is the A) Main idea. B) Resolution of the story. C) Turning point of the story. D) Middle of the story. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turning point of the story. 10. The author uses the phrase "a cathedral of a solo" (line 85) most likely to create a sense that Berry's solo was: A) An intricate, awe-inspiring masterpiece. B) A somber, mournful hymn. C) A crumbling remnant of Berry's once-great skill. D) A testament to Calloway's band leadership. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An intricate, awe-inspiring masterpiece. 11. What should students be conscious of when reading passages in the ACT Reading Test? A) Relationships between ideas. B) Grammar rules. C) Mathematical formulas. D) Historical dates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relationships between ideas. 12. Which of the following is a pacing strategy? A) Focus on individual answers. B) Read the entire passage before answering. C) Change the order of the passage. D) Skip difficult questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Change the order of the passage. 13. What strategies can be used to tackle ACT reading questions effectively? A) Skimming the passage and highlighting key points. B) Reading the questions before the passage. C) Memorizing the entire passage. D) Ignoring the passage and guessing answers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skimming the passage and highlighting key points. 14. The door is broken ..... it doesn't close properly. A) Because. B) Since. C) As. D) As a result. E) Due to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As a result. 15. A passage about the history of people being forced to take classes to prepare for tests they are forced to take would probably be which type? A) Literary. B) Social Science. C) Humanities. D) Natural Science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Social Science. 16. From what range do the passages in the ACT Reading Test come? A) A single content area. B) A range of content areas. C) Only literature. D) Only science. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A range of content areas. 17. For all ACT sections, if you have 1 minute left, what should you do? A) Quickly select an answer for every question. B) Do your best on the question you're on. C) Leave remaining unanswered questions blank. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quickly select an answer for every question. 18. For the narrator, compared to practicing in the outdoor pool, practicing in the indoor pool is: A) More productive. B) More liberating. C) Less appealing. D) Less competative. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Less appealing. 19. The author most likely includes the information in lines 53-57 to suggest: A) Armstrong's highly developed skill. B) Armstrong's unease with orchestral music. C) That Armstrong used an unusual trumpet. D) That Armstrong invented the glissando. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Armstrong's highly developed skill. 20. About how many questions much you get correct to reach the ACT benchmark? A) 40. B) 30. C) 26. D) 22. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 22. 21. The second paragraph (lines 12-23) states that, at the time of Michael Nyman's emergence as a composer, Minimalism was: A) In a period of stylistic turmoil. B) An ancient practice in classical music. C) A young musical style. D) Invented by Michael Nyman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A young musical style. 22. Sam woke up and saw the sun shining in the sky. He packed his swimming suit, a towel, a beach ball, and his sandals in his bag. Then, he went to the kitchen and made a sack lunch.Sam is most likely going to ..... A) The beach. B) School. C) The mall. D) The library. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The beach. 23. The author's attitude towards the land around the mill can best be described as: A) Annoyed. B) Confused. C) Amused. D) Enraptured. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enraptured. 24. "My purse weighs 10, 000 pounds" is an example of a ..... because it uses exaggeration for emphasis. A) Symbolism. B) Hyperbole. C) Idiom. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyperbole. 25. The new fare hasn't been informed yet, ..... many customers were shocked today. A) As. B) Since. C) Although. D) Thus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thus. ← 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