Humanities ACT:
As it is used in the passage, the word palpable most
nearly means:
apparent.
It can be reasonably inferred from the passage that the author would agree that the word good actually means:
practical
Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
The idea of creating an object out of (iron, a most intractable material,) appealed to him.
A. one of the most intractable metals, iron,
B. a most intractable material, that being iron
C. iron (a most intractable material)
D. a most intractable material, iron,
B. a most intractable material, that being iron
The phrase “that being iron”
does not make sense. The rest of the answer choices correctly use parentheses or commas in setting off
their respective appositive phrases.
How is a colon used? Provide at least 2 ways.
colon: can be used to
1. To divide a sentence
2. Need a complete sentence before the: then you can list something, give an example, or a quote.
Example- The bookstore specializes in three subjects: art, architecture, and graphic design.
3. Between independent clauses when the second explains or illustrates the first
Example- I have very little time to learn the language: my new job starts in five weeks.
4. Emphasis
Example- After three weeks of deliberation, the jury finally reached a verdict: guilty.
What is the first thing you do in the reading section of the test?
Read the questions first.
As it is used in line 70, the word lucidly most nearly
means:
coherently
The author of the passage asserts that the weather and a knife are similar because:
both are defined as good when their characteristics
serve appropriate external circumstances.
This important tool also made (its) way back to Michigan in the back of Lee’s 4-H bus.
F. NO CHANGE
G. it’s
H. its’
J. the
The best answer is F.
In the context of the
sentence, “its” is in the possessive form; therefore, no apostrophe is necessary. “It’s” means “it
is.” “Its”’ (note the apostrophe at the end) does
not exist in English because “it” is a singular
pronoun.
After which word should a colon be inserted?
The girls requested the following things for breakfast pancakes, sausage and orange juice.
Breakfast
What questions should you focus on first?
The questions that do not require the whole text.
Questions that provide the location of the text to focus on.
According to the passage, why does the author concern himself with Shakespeare’s usage of the word good?
He was seeking confirmation for his belief that both
the use of the word and the concept of good are
strikingly common.
The main idea of the sixth paragraph (lines 63–69)
is that:
since the baby is so young, it is not judged as good
by what it does, but rather what it does not do.
he very first object Lee forged was a
(long, pointed) Hudson Bay dagger.
F. NO CHANGE
G. long pointed,
H. long, and pointed
J. long-pointed
The best answer is F.
If two adjectives modify a noun in the same way, they must either be separated by a comma or joined with the word “and” with no comma.
After which word should a colon be inserted?
The teacher shared one of John F. Kennedy's most famous quotes "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."
quotes
How many minutes and questions do you have on the ACT reading section?
35 minutes
40 questions
The main argument that the author tries to make in the seventh paragraph (lines 70–81) is that:
it is often easier to understand the concept of good
without using the phrase good for.
The author argues that a knife may be described as good:
only as it relates to something other than itself.
Years (later at a family event Lee), discovered that his Italian ancestors were accomplished coppersmiths.
A. NO CHANGE
B. later at a family, event Lee
C. later, at a family event, Lee,
D. later, at a family event, Lee
The best answer is D.
The phrase “at a family event” is a descriptive phrase that must be set
off by commas. Answer choice C is incorrect
because subject and verb must not be separated
by a comma. Similarly, in B, a comma makes an
incorrect division of a compound
Where does the colon go?
A. We knew who would come in first place: Jill Jones.
B. We knew who: would come in first place Jill Jones.
C. We knew who would come in first place Jill Jones.:
A. We knew who would come in first place: Jill Jones.
emphasis
Name the ACT genres in order
Prose fiction, Social Science, Humanities, and Natural Science.
One of the main arguments the author is trying to make in the passage is that:
although the word good is used frequently, the exact
definition and connotation of the word is difficult to
identify precisely.
When, referring to the role of goodness in life, the
author states, “no estimate of its influence can be
excessive” (lines 6–7), he most likely means that:
it is impossible to over-emphasize the power that
the quest for goodness has on us.
As my sister begins by telling me about the scorpion in her bed that stung her as she (slumbered, I could) feel my eyes popping out of my head and my jaw dropping to the floor.
F. NO CHANGE
G. slumbered I could
H. slumbered I could,
J. slumbered, I could
The best answer is F.
Answer choice F correctly
places a comma following the clause that begins
with the subordinator “As,” which describes
what happened that caused the narrator’s eyes
to pop out of her head and her jaw to drop.
Answer choice G creates a run-on sentence.
Answer choices H and J incorrectly place commas following the word “could,” which creates
awkward and ungrammatical sentences.
Where does the colon go?
A. My friends think I’m strange I always wear my clothing backwards.
B. My friends think I’m strange: I always wear my clothing backwards.
C. My friends think I’m strange I always wear: my clothing backwards.
C. My friends think I’m strange: I always wear my clothing backwards
Types of ACT reading questions
Main Idea
Detail
Vocabulary
Development
Inference
Voice
Point of view
tone