ACT Quiz 1

When the Smith family visited Aruba, they found the area quite arid.

• Arid most likely means wealthy

• Arid most likely means humid

• Arid most likely means poor

• Arid most likely means dry

Jared stated that he would abhor anything the lunch lady served him.

• Abhor most likely means to really hate it.

• Abnor most likely means love

• Abnor most likely means reject

• Abnor most likely means accept

The professor told his class that everyone in his class would one day face adversity.

• Adversity most likely means success

• Adversity means hardship and misfortune

• Adversity most likely means poverty.

• Adversity most likely means wealth

The Parliment told the King he should abdicate his crown as soon as possible.

• Abdicate most likely means to polish his crown

• Abdicate most likely means to purchase his crown

• Abdicate most likely means to give up his crown

• Abdicate most likely means to share his crown

The aesthetic of the painting pleased nearly all who gazed upon it at the opening of the museum.

• Aesthetic means color

• Aesthetic means pretaining to beauty

• Aesthetic means size

• Aesthetic means the age of the painting

Lesley and Harold have an amicable relationship.

• Amicable most likely means disagreeable

• Amicable most likely means romantic

• Amicable most likely means serious relationship

• Amicable most likely means agreeable

There were many anachronistic elements in the film we watched.

• Anachronistic most likely means dangerous

• Anachronistic means expensive

• Anachronistic means out of date, out of time

• Anacronistic means complicated

We must abate this problem immediately!

• Abate means solve

• Abate means lesson or reduce

• Abate means fix

• Abate means to throw away or rid oneself of something

Jason considered the copy of his work to be an aberration.

• Aberration means success

• Aberration means disapointment

• Aberration means something different from the norm

• Aberration means perfect

We must abstain our conversation during this segment of the trip.

• Abstain likely means to refrain

• Abstain means continue

• Abstain likely means remember

• Abstain means to note or copy down