ACT Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. Read the passage: “The theater’s paint was peeling, and its marquee had gone dark years ago. Yet volunteers swept the lobby every Saturday, while a carpenter measured the stage for new boards.” Which phrase best describes the passage’s tone?
Bitter and accusatory
Cautiously hopeful
Playfully amused
Completely indifferent
2. Researchers grew identical plants for four weeks using different fertilizer amounts. Plants receiving 0 grams averaged 8 cm of growth, those receiving 2 grams averaged 14 cm, and those receiving 4 grams averaged 12 cm. Which conclusion is supported?
Growth increased by the same amount with every added gram.
Any fertilizer amount above 4 grams would stop growth completely.
Among the tested amounts, 2 grams produced the greatest average growth.
Fertilizer amount had no relationship to the observed growth.
3. A rectangle has a perimeter of 30 units and a length of 9 units. What is its area?
21 square units
45 square units
54 square units
81 square units
4. A student compares how well three insulating materials slow the cooling of hot water. She uses identical cups, equal water volumes, and the same measurement interval. Which additional factor should be kept constant to make the comparison fair?
The water’s starting temperature
The type of insulating material
The amount of heat lost by each cup
The final temperature recorded for each cup
5. Which choice most concisely replaces “At this point in time” in the sentence “At this point in time, the library opens at eight”?
At the present moment
Now
During this point
In the current time
6. A line passes through the points (2, 3) and (6, 11). What is its slope?
1/2
8
4
2
7. A substance dissolves in water as follows: 20 grams at 10°C, 30 grams at 20°C, and 40 grams at 30°C. If the pattern continues steadily, approximately how many grams should dissolve at 25°C?
35 grams
30 grams
25 grams
45 grams
8. Choose the best revision of these two clauses: “Maya revised her essay twice. She still found a typo.”
Maya revised her essay twice, nevertheless she still found a typo.
Maya revised her essay twice and, she still found a typo.
Maya revised her essay twice she still found a typo afterward.
Maya revised her essay twice; she still found a typo.
9. Read the passage: “Lena reached the farmers’ market just after sunrise. She passed the polished apples and selected several bruised peaches from a discount basket. Since she planned to cook them into jam that afternoon, flavor mattered more to her than appearance.” Which conclusion is best supported?
Lena arrived early because the market closed at noon.
Lena believed apples could not be made into jam.
Lena chose fruit suited to its intended use.
Lena preferred peaches mainly because they looked attractive.
10. Choose the transition that best completes the sentence: “Solar panels can be expensive to install; ___, they can reduce a building’s long-term energy expenses.”
accordingly
for example
likewise
however
11. Choose the verb that correctly completes the sentence: “The collection of old maps ___ in a climate-controlled room.”
belongs
belong
have belonged
are belonging
12. Solve the equation 3(x − 2) = 2x + 5.
x = 11
x = 7
x = 1
x = 5
13. Read the passage: “City planners considered extending the Route 8 bus line to the medical center. In a survey, 68 percent of current riders said they would use the proposed stop at least once a month. The planners then recommended a six-month trial.” What is the main function of the survey sentence?
It explains how the medical center was designed.
It provides evidence supporting the trial recommendation.
It introduces an objection to extending the route.
It proves the route will earn a profit during the trial.
14. A student places 20 pillbugs in a chamber divided into equally sized moist and dry sections. After ten minutes, 18 are in the moist section and 2 are in the dry section. Which conclusion is best supported?
Pillbugs cannot survive for ten minutes in dry conditions.
Every pillbug species always lives near water.
Under these test conditions, the pillbugs tended to move toward the moist section.
Moisture was the only environmental factor affecting the pillbugs.
15. Passage A: “Regular homework gives students independent practice with skills introduced in class.” Passage B: “Repetitive nightly assignments can displace rest; teachers should assign shorter, targeted practice only when it serves a clear purpose.” What issue do the authors most clearly disagree about?
Whether students ever practice skills outside class
Whether teachers introduce skills during lessons
Whether rest has any value for students
Whether routine homework is generally worth the time it takes
16. A bag contains 3 red, 2 blue, and 5 green marbles. If one marble is selected at random, what is the probability that it is not green?
1/5
1/2
2/5
3/10