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ACT English Test Questions Overview

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ACT English consists of how many question types?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

Which of the following is not a question type found on the ACT?

a)

A portion of text underlined with a number underneath that corresponds to a question number.

b)

A portion of text underlined with a number underneath that corresponds to the entire sentence.

c)

A boxed number after a sentence asks a question about the entire sentence.

d)

A boxed number at the end of the passage asks a question about the entire passage.

3.

Brackets around a number indicate...

a)

question number

b)

sentence number

c)

paragraph number

d)

passage number

4.

Identify all of the following punctuation that are found on the ACT English Test.

a)

Colon/Semicolon

b)

Dash

c)

Apostrophe

d)

Quotation Marks

5.

What punctuation change is needed in the sentence: "Jim is a good guitarist, he is also a good pianist." ?

a)

semicolon

b)

colon

c)

apostrophe

d)

dash

6.

What punctuation change is needed in the sentence: Pride and Prejudice,” by Jane Austen, is one of my favorite books.

a)

The title needs to be underlined

b)

No comma is needed after Austen

c)

No comma is needed after Prejudice

d)

The title needs to be italicized

7.

Which change should be applied to the following sentence: She is a well qualified person.

a)

She is a well qualified person.

b)

She is a well-qualified person.

c)

She is a wellqualified person.

d)

She is a qualified person.

8.

Which of the following is the correct adverb form?

a)

He walked slow and steady and never lost his balance

b)

He walked slowly and steadily and never lost his balance

9.

Which of the following have the correct parallel structure:

a)

Her hobbies include traveling, reading, and to listen to music.

b)

Her hobbies include traveling, reading, and listening to music.

10.

Which of the following use the modifier correctly?

a)

Martin posted the pictures he took on his vacation on his website.

b)

Martin posted the pictures on his website he took on his vacation.

11.

"Susan’s dress is better than Joan" is an example of

a)

A sentence fragment

b)

A subordinate or dependent clause

c)

Transitional word

d)

Illogical Comparison

12.

"Anne likes to paint landscapes she is a talented artist." is an example of a...

a)

Comma Splice

b)

Misplaced Modifier

c)

Run-on

d)

Sentence Fragment

13.

"Once Dave has finished the project" is an example of a

a)

Dependent clause

b)

Independent clause

c)

idiomatic expression

d)

Misplaced modifier

14.

"A biography of her life" is an example of...

a)

idiomatic expression

b)

repetition

c)

redundancy

d)

commonly confused words

15.

Which is the correct use of "native of" and "native to"

a)

The kangaroo is a native of Australia, but our neighbor, Mary, is native to America.

b)

The kangaroo is native to Australia, but our neighbor, Mary, is a native of America.