Act Practice Questions

What is one thing you should NOT do while taking the ACT?

• Read the questions carefully

• Consider parts of speech while reading

• Get plenty of rest the night before

• Leave answers blank

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

When you must guess, you should...

• Chose to never guess on the ACT

• Chose to leave the answer choice blank

• Chose the answer choice you understand the best

• Chose the unique answer choice

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

When guessing the answers on the ACT, you should ...

• Spend all of your time on the questions you don't know

• Chose the more formal answer

• Chose the answer that contains foreign words

• Chose the first answer listed

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Sometimes you're given the answer choice 'NO CHANGE' in the English portion of the ACT. What is the general rule about this answer choice?

• It is always the correct answer.

• Don't fear 'No Change'

• It's a trap!

• The ACT will never give you an already-correct underlined portion.

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CCSS.L.4.1F

The English portion should be paced__________.

• at 8 mins per passage, with 5 minutes for review at the end

• at 9 minutes per passage

• at 36 seconds per question

• so that less time is spent on the first half of the questions, and more time is given to the last half of the questions.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct?

• A) She don't like apples.

• B) He and I is going to the store.

• C) Neither of the answers are correct.

• D) Each of the students has a book.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The cat was very _______ and loved to play with the children.

• A) aloof

• B) friendly

• C) hostile

• D) indifferent

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the main idea of the following passage? 'The industrial revolution was a period of great change. It transformed economies that had been based on agriculture into economies based on large-scale industry, mechanized manufacturing, and the factory system.'

• A) The industrial revolution was a minor change in history.

• B) The industrial revolution only affected agriculture.

• C) The industrial revolution led to the development of factories.

• D) The industrial revolution was a period of economic decline.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Identify the literary device used in the following sentence: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

• A) Simile

• B) Metaphor

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole

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CCSS.L.6.5A

Which sentence uses the correct form of the verb?

• A) She have gone to the market.

• B) They has finished their homework.

• C) He is running every morning.

• D) We was watching a movie.

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A