ACT English Quiz #1
Authored by Daryl Jones
English
11th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A century ago, a common problem in soccer games was players not participating in the game, but rather lingering by the goal to get an easy point. A rule was made, therefore, that stated a player would be considered offside if he or she were beyond the second-to-last defender while the ball was in play.
F. NO CHANGE
G. instead,
H. likewise,
J. meanwhile,
Answer explanation
The correct answer is F
Choice G is incorrect, because instead expresses a contradiction. Choice H is incorrect because likewise shows comparison and similarity. Choice J is incorrect because meanwhile shows two events occurring simultaneously which are not related to each other. Choice F is correct because therefore is used to give support to a previous statement.
Tags
CCSS.L.1.1G
CCSS.L.3.1H
CCSS.L.5.1A
CCSS.L.5.1E
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
After you cross from the quiet Nashville Avenue, to the busier Magazine Street, you will see my aunt’s hat shop just to the right of the stop sign.
A. NO CHANGE
B. Avenue to the busier Magazine Street;
C. Avenue to the busier Magazine Street,
D. Avenue, to the busier Magazine Street
Answer explanation
The correct answer is C
Choice A is incorrect because it adds an extra comma after Avenue, which is unnecessary. Choice B is incorrect because it places an unnecessary semicolon that disrupts the flow of the sentence. Choice D is incorrect because the comma is placed after Avenue instead of after Street. Choice C is the correct answer because it places the necessary comma after the introductory phrase.
Tags
CCSS.L.4.2C
CCSS.L.6.2A
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Bears do not usually interact with humans, but many have discovered that food left around a campsite is easy dinner.
F. NO CHANGE
G. is easy to
H. are easy
J. are easily
Answer explanation
The correct answer is F
Choice G is incorrect because easy to dinner is illogical. Choice H is incorrect because are easy does not agree with the singular subject food. Choice J is also incorrect because are easily to dinner is not a proper verb construction, and are does not agree with the singular noun food. Choice F is the correct answer because it is the only option that agrees with food.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.2.1E
CCSS.L.3.1G
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
In an 1889 self-portrait depicting his bandaged ear, Van Gogh portrayed himself smoking a pipe and looking solemn.
A. NO CHANGE
B. himself, smoking a pipe
C. himself smoking, a pipe
D. himself smoking a pipe,
Answer explanation
The correct answer is A
Choices B and C are incorrect because a comma interrupts the flow of the phrase—portrayed himself smoking a pipe does not require a comma or pause. Choice D is incorrect because and looking solemn is not a complete clause that should be separated with a comma— the conjunction and is sufficient for linking the two actions, smoking and looking. Choice A is the correct answer because there is no need for punctuation to break up the phrase.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.2.1E
CCSS.L.3.1G
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Each winter, as they prepare to hibernate, many bears lower their metabolic rate and drop their core temperature by about ten degrees.
A
A. NO CHANGE
B. needing to drop their temperature to hibernate,
C. after preparing by dropping their metabolic rate,
D. DELETE the underlined portion.
Answer explanation
The correct answer is A
Choices B and C are incorrect because they repeat information already stated in another part of the sentence. Choice D is incorrect because it deletes a key part of the sentence that explains the reasons for the actions described in the latter half. Choice A is correct because it provides key information to the sentence without repeating points stated later.
Tags
CCSS.L.11-12.3A
CCSS.L.7.1C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
E-book technology advanced significantly in great strides in the past decade with the widespread adoption of electrophoretic ink.
A. NO CHANGE
B. progressed by jumping ahead with
C. substantially jumped ahead by making
D. made
Answer explanation
The correct answer is D
Choices A, B, and C are all incorrect, as they introduce unnecessary and redundant words into the sentence. Choice D is correct because it conveys the main ideas in the sentence without adding any redundancies.
Tags
CCSS.L.3.1A
CCSS.L.3.1D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Undeterred, he thought of methods to increase productivity and proposed it to his superiors.
A. NO CHANGE
B. it was proposed by him
C. they were proposed by him
D. proposed them
Answer explanation
The correct answer is D
Choices A and B are incorrect because they use the singular pronoun it with the plural antecedent methods. Choice C is incorrect because the phrase they were proposed is in the passive voice. Choice D is correct because it uses the plural pronoun them.
Tags
CCSS.L.2.1F
CCSS.L.8.1B
CCSS.L.8.1D
CCSS.L.8.3A
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