ACT English Test Questions Overview

The ACT English consists of how many question types?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.2.2C

CCSS.L.3.2D

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

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

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

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

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

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.4.3B

CCSS.L.K.2B

Brackets around a number indicate...

• question number

• sentence number

• paragraph number

• passage number

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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

• Colon/Semicolon

• Dash

• Apostrophe

• Quotation Marks

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

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

• semicolon

• colon

• apostrophe

• dash

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

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

• The title needs to be underlined

• No comma is needed after Austen

• No comma is needed after Prejudice

• The title needs to be italicized

Tags

CCSS.L.5.2D

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

• She is a well qualified person.

• She is a well-qualified person.

• She is a wellqualified person.

• She is a qualified person.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.2A

Which of the following is the correct adverb form?

• He walked slow and steady and never lost his balance

• He walked slowly and steadily and never lost his balance

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1E

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1G

Which of the following have the correct parallel structure:

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

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

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Which of the following use the modifier correctly?

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

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

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C