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.

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.

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.”

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

means:

• joke.

• solution.

• complaint.

• challenge.

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.

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.

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.

Katherine can most accurately be characterized as:

• indifferent and withdrawn.

• caring but distracted.

• cruel and arrogant.

• friendly but aloof.

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

means:

• publication.

• incident.

• idea.

• problem.

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.