Poe's real life wife, Virginia, was the inspiration for this character in "The Raven."
Who is "Lenore"?
100
The correct word in the following sentence:
I knew the dog had gotten out of the yard after I found (it's/its) hole under the fence.
What is "its"?
100
The ACT English section consists of this many questions.
What is 75?
100
This part of the essay tells the reader what you are writing about.
What is "topic sentence"?
100
The Direct Object in the following sentence:
To find information about your topic, try consulting the encyclopedia.
What is "encyclopedia"?
200
Edgar Allen Poe's life was often affected by this disease.
What is tuberculosis?
200
The correct word in the following sentence:
Martin Luther King, Jr. had a powerful (affect/effect) on the Civil Rights movement.
What is "effect"?
200
This is the one thing you never have to do on the English section of the ACT.
What is "read the passages"?
200
This part of an essay includes your three main points discussed in separate paragraphs.
What is "the body"?
200
The type of phrase found in the middle of this sentence:
Jacques Cousteau, the great underwater explorer, helped invent the Aqua-lung.
What is "appositive"?
300
Poe once said he liked this author's works, which included "The Devil and Tom Walker," but didn't like that he borrowed a lot of his stories from folk tales.
Who was Washington Irving?
300
When I think back on my life, I don't think I (would have/would of) done anything differently.
What is "would have"?
300
You are allowed this much time to complete the ACT English test.
What is "45 minutes"?
300
This part of the essay tells the reader why they are reading your essay.
What is "thesis"?
300
The type of verb in the following sentence:
The forepaws of the raccoon look very much like small human hands.
What is "linking"?
400
Poe once attended this famous military institution. Every year, the Black Knights from this school play football against the Midshipmen of the US Naval Academy.
What is West Point?
400
My left sock is (different than/different from) my right sock.
What is "different from"?
400
This is the "Benchmark Score" on the English ACT.
What is "18"?
400
These are the three things you should find in the Introduction section of an essay.
What is "topic sentence, 3 main points, thesis"?
400
The subject, verb, and direct object in the following sentence:
Give your notes to your homeroom teacher.
What is "(you)," "give," "notes"
500
From Poe's poem, "The Raven," we can tell that he enjoyed and was very knowledgeable of this culture's mythology.
What is Ancient Greece?
500
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
The correct words in the following sentence:
I notice that (there/their/they're) all standing over (there/their/they're), but they all forgot (there/their/they're) supplies for the trip.
What is "they're," "there," "their"?
500
This is what one should do if a question on the English ACT contains a lot of long, unfamiliar words.
What is "skim ahead for the easy words - they usually tell you the answer"?
500
These four components make up the conclusion section of an essay.
What are "refer to introduction, summarize 3 main points, restate thesis, clincher statement"?
500
The function of the words "Bob" and "Dave" in the following sentence:
I bought Bob and Dave identical gifts.