ACT Practice Test 1

Question 1

In portion [1] ("Neighbors arrive carrying small envelopes of seeds, they trade them for packets left by other gardeners over the winter."), which choice best corrects the underlined text?

Accepted Answer

Neighbors arrive carrying small envelopes of seeds; they trade them for packets left by other gardeners over the winter.

Answer

Neighbors arrive carrying small envelopes of seeds, and being that they trade them for packets left by other gardeners over the winter.

Answer

Neighbors arrive carrying small envelopes of seeds they trade them for packets left by other gardeners over the winter.

Answer

Neighbors arrive carrying small envelopes of seeds, therefore they trade them for packets left by other gardeners over the winter.

Question 2

According to Table 1, what was the average quiz score for Grade 9 students who studied 6 hours per week?

Accepted Answer

82 points

Answer

74 points

Answer

90 points

Answer

85 points

Question 3

The main point of Passage A is that Mireille's refusal to map beyond the island stems primarily from:

Accepted Answer

her fear that a place she cannot fix on paper could overpower her

Answer

her lack of accurate measurements of the mainland, which she refuses to guess at

Answer

the demands of the elders, who keep her busy settling local disputes

Answer

her distrust of the schoolmaster's offer of academy training

Question 4

What is the value of 20 − 4 × (2 + 1)?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

48

Answer

13

Answer

12

Question 5

According to Table 1 and Table 2, how many more points did Grade 11 students average than Grade 9 students when both groups studied 2 hours per week?

Accepted Answer

5 points

Answer

3 points

Answer

6 points

Answer

4 points

ACT Practice Test 1

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