Whimpering Wanderlust
The Irresistible Force
Southern Charmed Life
Seeking an Intelligent Definition
ACT Format
100
9. That Jacob had an indelible streak of humility was:
C. an effect of Jacob's grandmother's words of caution regarding the unbiased impressions of the rest of the world.
100
11. In the statement in lines 36-39 Jergensen most strongly stresses:
A. a consistent propensity Wells had to take care of those in need of help
100
30. It is reasonable to infer that, following King's explanation of the Blues to Kathy Mae, the narrator and his sister:
H. accepted that the point King was attempting to communicate was beyond their level of comprehension.
100
35. Suppose beavers typically gather sticks from the forest floor and bring them to a stream to construct a dam. One beaver that cannot find enough sticks on the ground begin to strip bark from dying trees. Based on the passage, the author would most likely describe the behavior of this beaver as:
A. intelligent if the lack of sticks is a novel problem
100
How many Passages are on the ACT Reading Test?
4
200
8. The passage indicates that Jacob's primary response to the events described in the last paragraph is:
F. remorse that he and Erin were largely disconnected.
200
15. According to the passage, who disapproved of the ideas described in lines 12-16?
C. Some people in Memphis
200
25. Through his description of his meeting with B.B. King, the narrator portrays King most nearly as:
D. modest
200
40. In the context of the passage, the phrase "can be deceiving" (line 85) most nearly suggests that an animal's behavior:
J. does not always serve as a reliable indicator of that animal's mental activities
200
What is the total number of questions on the ACT Reading Test
40
300
4. According to the passage, all of the following were aspects of Jacob's job with his uncle EXCEPT:
G. impressing Erin's parents.
300
16. Another reviewer of Jergensen's book sums up Wells in this way:
J. Both provide a comparably flattering portrayal of Well's goals and tactics
300
26. King uses the simile in lines 70-71 to convey the ability of the Blues to:
G. dull the sharpness of suffering.
300
32. According to the passage, what is the primary problem with defining intelligence as "the most highly refined capacities" of a given species?
J. It would not be a standard we could use to compare one species to another.
300
How many minutes are you allotted on the ACT Reading Test?
35 minutes
400
1. The passage supports all of the following statements about Jacob's job as a tour guide EXCEPT that:
A. he observed many buildings with their skeletal structure exposed
400
19. The passage's author characterizes the book A Red Record most nearly as:
D. mainly effective at inspiring its like-minded readers
400
24. The point of view from which the passage is told is best described as that of someone:
J. Remembering fondly an encounter with B.B King.
400
38. The author mentions the behavior of the parrot Alex in the last paragraph primarily to:
F. demonstrate that poor performance does not necessarily indicate poor comprehension
400
What are the four types of passages that you will see on the ACT Reading Test?
Prose Fiction, Social Science, Humanities, Natural Science
500
10. In the passage, the statement that Erin was fearlessly striding toward an unknown future (lines 81-82) is best described as the opinion of:
J. Jacob as he reflects on the one date he had with Erin.
500
18. According to the passage, Jergensen believes that Wells' had a style of debating similar to that of Socrates because Wells:
J. used points of agreement to show her opponents problems with their points of view.
500
28. The narrator compares the feeling created by King's guitar solos to the feeling of:
J. "a bird that flew out through the waterfall" (line 82)
500
36. The passage indicates that the shelters of the veined octopus differ from those of the crabs and ants in that the octopus shelters:
J. seem more to be the result of a long-term plan
500
What is the ACT Reading Score that you need to meet your graduation requirement?
19
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