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ELA ACT Prep 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The sound of sap dripping into galvanized metal signal the beginning of the season to gather syrup.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
signals
c)
will signal
d)
is signaling
2.
The Empire State Building, the Sears Tower, the Canadian National  Tower--each of these structures was the tallest in the world when it was built.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
they were
c)
each of the three buildings were
d)
built
3.
After Jessica _____ her degree, she intends to work in her father's company.
a)
will finish
b)
will have finished
c)
finishes
d)
is finishing
4.
When my parents ____ for a visit tomorrow, they will see our new baby for the first time.
a)
will arrive
b)
arrived
c)
will have arrived
d)
arrive
5.
Mary looked down to discover a snake at her feet.  When she saw it, she ____.
a)
screamed
b)
was screaming
c)
had screamed
d)
screams
6.
By the time Daniel finally graduated from high school, he ___ seven different schools because his parents moved frequently.
a)
attended
b)
had attended
c)
was attending
d)
had been attending
7.
Until you learn to relax more, you ____ your ability to speak English.
a)
won't improve
b)
haven't improved
c)
aren't improved
d)
don't improve
8.

A teenage whose holding a shoebox containing a kitten smiles as other fly by.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

thats

c)

as

d)

who's

9.
What does "intact" mean?
a)
Extremely unpleasant
b)
To overwhelm
c)
Undamaged in any way
d)
To desire something belonging to another
10.
inherent means:
a)
a sweet lullaby
b)
to comfort
c)
naturally part of something
d)
not very good
11.
"We just adore______house"
a)
Their
b)
There
c)
They're
12.
The size and style of the dress is not to my liking.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
was
c)
will being
d)
are
13.
The panda is a warm gentle animal that dines on bamboo shoots.
a)
No Change.
b)
The panda, is a warm gentle animal that dines on bamboo shoots.
c)
The panda is warm, gentle animal, that dines on bamboo shoots. 
d)
The panda is a warm, gentle animal that dines on bamboo shoots.
14.
Consider the amount of paper that’s wasted by unnecessary printing, a hundred thousand pages, three times as much as what our competitors use.
a)
No Change. 
b)
Consider the amount of paper that’s wasted by unnecessary printing; a hundred thousand pages, three times as much as what our competitors use. 
c)
Consider the amount of paper that’s wasted by unnecessary printing, a hundred thousand pages--three times as much as what our competitors use.
d)
Consider the amount of paper that’s wasted by unnecessary printing—a hundred thousand pages, three times as much as what our competitors use. 
15.

Complete the sentence with the coordinating conjunction that make sense.

You may have soup, ____ you may have salad.

a)

or

b)

and

c)

nor

d)

yet

16.
The light emitted by high-intensity headlights are very effective in illuminating the reflective paints of road markers.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
can be
c)
aren't
d)
is
17.
I borrowed four books on gardening the last time I ___ to the library.
a)
go
b)
went
c)
had gone
d)
have gone
18.
Before i started the car, all of the passengers ___ their seatbelts.
a)
will buckle
b)
had buckled
c)
buckle
d)
have buckle
19.
It seems that whenever I travel abroad, I ___ to take something I need.
a)
forget
b)
am forgetting
c)
forgot
d)
had forgotten
20.
After ancient Greek athletes won a race in the Olympics, they ___ a simple crown of olive leaves.
a)
had received
b)
were receiving
c)
have received
d)
received
21.
James is going to be famous someday.  He ___ in three movies, already.
a)
has been appearing
b)
has appeared
c)
had appeared
d)
appeared
22.
Next week when there ___ a full moon, the ocean tides will be higher.
a)
is being
b)
is
c)
will be
d)
will have been
23.
Fish were among the earliest forms of life.  Fish ___ on earth for ages and ages.
a)
existed
b)
are existing
c)
exist
d)
have existed
24.
When I got there, I had to wait forever to see him when he finally examined my teeth, he found four cavities.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
him. When
c)
him and when
d)
him, when
25.
My professor read my paper she said it was excellent.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
my paper, she said
c)
my paper; she said
d)
my paper, or she said
26.
My cat meowed angrily, I knew she wanted food.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
angrily I knew
c)
angrily, so I knew
d)
angrily, or I knew
27.
The largest tree by volume in the world is the General Sherman Sequoia, it is a little over 52,500 cubic feet.
a)
NO CHANGE
b)
Sequoia, but it is
c)
Sequoia, that it is
d)
Sequoia, which is
28.
Where should the run-on sentence be separated?
"A wise man makes his own decisions an ignorant man follows public opinion."
a)
No separation/Not a run-on
b)
After "wise man"
c)
After "decisions"
d)
After "ignorant man"
29.
Where should the run-on sentence be separated? 
"He enjoys walking through the country he often goes backpacking on his vacations."
a)
No separation/Not a run-on
b)
After "walking" 
c)
After "he"
d)
After "country"
30.
Where should the run-on sentence be separated?
"Jonathan taught high school art before he became a college professor."
a)
No separation/Not a run-on
b)
After "taught"
c)
After "art"
d)
After "before"
31.
Where should the run-on sentence be separated? 
"He often watched TV when there were only reruns she preferred to read instead."
a)
No separation/Not a run-on
b)
After "reruns"
c)
After "TV"
d)
After "preferred"
32.
to conclude from evidence and reasoning rather than explicit statements
a)
evolve
b)
infer
c)
reflect
d)
redundant
33.
examine in detail
a)
determine
b)
engage
c)
analyze
d)
omit
34.
write or create
a)
analyze
b)
engage
c)
differentiate
d)
compose
35.
identify differences between two or more things
a)
correlate
b)
engage
c)
infer
d)
differentiate
36.

The words of the novel or poem are literally "bound" within there pages.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

its

c)

one's

d)

these

37.

The Fleet Corporation named it's new product Double Bubble.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

named its

c)

called they're

d)

called it's

38.

Its impossible to predict which people will dig into their pockets or open their purses.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

Its'

c)

It's

d)

That's

39.

A teenage whose holding a shoebox containing a kitten smiles as other fly by.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

thats

c)

as

d)

who's

40.

You have to admire the honesty of a company who's slogan is "Just about the Best."

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

whose

c)

that's

d)

that the

41.

The book shows the trouble of Japanese Americans and it's determination to keep their land.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

their

c)

there

d)

its

42.

She is just one of those whom continued to be active well past retirement age.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

of which

c)

whom

d)

of many who

43.

My father asked about the cobblestone road which Grandpa and him had built together.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

Grandpa and himself

c)

he and Grandpa

d)

himself and Grandpa

44.

I find myself looking forward to being the only one's on the beach again.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

ones'

c)

one

d)

ones

45.

One of our foreign exchange students was Ligia, who came from Columbia.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

whom

c)

which

d)

she who

46.

Its removal was like an erasure of memory--the discarding of trademark.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

It's

c)

Its'

d)

There

47.

A brush from the Ch'ing Dynasty had carvings that covered every inch of their surface.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

it's

c)

its

d)

there

48.

Sixty years later Frank Griffen admitted that him and his cousins had staged the photos.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

his cousins and himself

c)

he and his cousins

d)

his cousins and him

49.

I understood the reason for reminding me of my heritage was to preserve it's culture.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

its

c)

their

d)

its'

50.

The soap bubble lends themselves to the study of interference in light-wave reflection.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

itself

c)

theirselves

d)

oneself

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