ACT Reading Practice Test 2

When Jake says, “It happens to the best of us,” he is

primarily saying that:

• He understands that sometimes things happen that

  are beyond our control.

• Katherine is a perfect parent, and he is surprised that

  Max is unhappy.

• Max is a picky eater and would not eat a healthy

  lunch anyway.

• Max is his favorite camper, despite the problems

  faced by Max’s mother.

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It can be reasonably inferred from the conversations

with Jake, that Katherine:

• is a stay-at-home-mother.

• does not care about her son.

• works two jobs to make ends meet.

• believes that junk food is healthy.

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The idea that Jake’s mother is trying her best to take care

of her son is least supported by which of the following

quotations from the passage?

• “It’s just that I work back-to-back jobs every night

  and barely make it home in time to get him out of

  bed and dressed before camp starts in the morning.”

• “Katherine, Maxwell needs to have a healthy

  lunch.”

• “Things are just a little hard for us right now.”

• “I’ll make sure it doesn’t happen any more.”

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As it is used in line 57 the word predicament most nearly

means:

• joke.

• solution.

• complaint.

• challenge.

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It can be inferred from the passage that Jake is:

• Max’s older brother.

• dissatisfied with his job.

• a good influence on Max.

• someone Max barely knows.

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The passage makes it clear that the “Sandwich Club”:

• lasted as long as Max was a camper.

• met only when it rained.

• was an insult to Katherine.

• was Max’s favorite part of camp.

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You may reasonably infer from the details in the passage

that Katherine and Max:

• dislike Jake.

• are very wealthy.

• do not trust other people.

• have little money.

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Katherine can most accurately be characterized as:

• indifferent and withdrawn.

• caring but distracted.

• cruel and arrogant.

• friendly but aloof.

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The word issue, as it is used in line 30, most nearly

means:

• publication.

• incident.

• idea.

• problem.

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The title, “The Summer Sandwich Club,” combined

with details presented in the passage imply that:

• everyone loves sandwiches.

• Jake only eats sandwiches in the summer.

• children should join clubs to make friends.

• the club was created because of Max.

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