
ACT Reading Test 1 - Prose Fiction
Authored by Robin Lowe
English
11th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The narrator’s point of view is that of:
an omniscient observer.
a member of the ship’s crew.
another ship’s captain.
a person watching from shore.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
CCSS.RL.1.6
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that the crew most likely did not play dominoes because:
they were simply too tired.
they did not get along well enough to play a game together.
the Director would not have approved of game-playing.
the sea was too rough.
Tags
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI. 9-10.1
CCSS.RI.11-12.1
CCSS.RL.8.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following are explanations given by the narrator as to why the Lawyer used the ship’s only cushion?
I. He was very old.
II. He would not allow anyone else to use it.
III. He was greatl respected by the ship's crew.
I and II only
I only
I and III only
II only
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
As it is used in line 32 of the passage, the word placid most nearly means:
calm.
straightforward.
nervous.
playful.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the passage, how was Marlow unlike typical seamen?
Marlow was content to stay in one place, while most men of the sea prefer to roam and explore.
Marlow believed his home was the ship, while most sailors believed their home was the sea.
Marlow found the sea inexplicable and full of secrets, while a typical sailor understands the mysteries of the water.
Marlow wove complicated and ambigous tales, while most seamen prefer to tell simple and clear tales
Tags
CCSS.RI.2.1
CCSS.RI.3.1
CCSS.RL.1.1
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.3.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
It can be reasonably inferred from the passage that Marlow is about to tell a story:
that explains why he is now a freshwater sailor.
that is short and funny, like most of the stories he tells.
that had a profound effect on him.
about a man that he saved from drowning in a river.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to the passage, how did the men aboard the Nellie feel about the Director?
They respected and trusted him.
They felt that he was lazy.
They despised and rejected him.
They thought that he was gloomy.
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
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