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ACT Aspire English/ Language Arts Practice
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1
Ethan, along with his
classmates, is
a student in Biology.
classmates, are
classmates: are
classmates; are
No change
2
What does a pronoun do?
Takes the place of a noun
Takes the place of an adjective
Takes the place of a verb
Takes the place of a predicate
3
Which of these sentences uses correct capitalization?
My teacher's name is Mrs. Bates.
My teacher's name is mrs. hitt.
my teacher's name is Mrs. Giles.
My Teacher's name is mrs. Jeralds.
4
What is an
antonym
for the word "
synonym?"
synonym
adjective
homonym
antonym
5
How can you tell the common nouns from the proper nouns?
The proper nouns come after the verb
The proper nouns come before the verb
The common nouns are capitalized
The proper nouns are capitalized
6
Which of the following words is a noun?
homework
wrote
difficult
puzzled
7
Which of the following is an
antonym
for "
break
?"
Fix
Shatter
Brake
Brook
8
Which sentence is correct?
This game is too hard for we to play.
Me and you are playing on the same team.
You and us should get together to practice.
We are busy getting ready for our game.
9
Which of the following uses "
blue
" as an
adjective
?
What's my favorite color? Blue!
The blue parakeet sang all day.
I am feeling blue.
My horse's name is Blue.
10
In which sentence is the word
"skis"
used as a verb?
Tim needs a new pair of skis.
Cassie's skis are blue.
We attached skis to the roof of the car.
Fred skis down the mountain.
11
Which of the following words is a
homophone
for "
flower
?"
Flowed
Flooded
Flour
Floor
12
What is the root word:
decomposition
position
compos
de
tion
13
When should the word "
apple"
be capitalized?
When it talks about something that has spoiled.
When it talks about the juice.
When it talks about a product, like Apple Inc.
When it talks about the food.
14
If you do not know a question on the ACT, you should guess.
False
True
15
How can you tell if a word is plural?
it ends in "s"
it ends in "-ing"
it doesn't end in "s"
it ends with a silent "e"
16
Correct the sentence: Aden took ACT Prep II
and learned a lot
.
: and learned a lot.
- and learned a lot.
No change
, and learned a lot.
17
Which sentence is correct?
Annie and me went to the game.
She showed Tim and I how to play.
Tim and I put on our uniforms.
Use and them went to the game.
18
Where will you usually find a
period
?
at the end of a sentence
at the end of a question
at the end of an exciting sentence
after a quotation mark
19
Which of these sentences uses correct capitalization?
I watched "Frozen" on friday with grandma Alice.
I watched "Frozen" on Friday with grandma Alice.
I watched "frozen" on Friday with Grandma Alice.
I watched "Frozen" on Friday with Grandma Alice.
20
"Tim's teacher assigned 10 math problems for homework,"
what is the verb?
problems
assigned
teacher
math
21
Which of these book titles uses correct capitalization?
The Catcher in The Rye
The catcher in the rye
The Catcher in the Rye
The Catcher In The Rye
22
Which of the following is plural?
carrot
beans
corn
apple
23
Which section of the ACT is the longest in time?
English
Math
Writing
Science
24
Which of the following words are
synonymous
?
Their and They're
Dark and Stormy
Brave and Cowardly
Odd and Strange
25
What is the relationship between
nouns
and
adjectives
?
Adjectives come before nouns
Adjectives have nothing to do with nouns
Adjectives describe nouns
Adjectives describe the actions
26
"Brandon showed me how to play tennis."
Who is doing the action?
Me
Brandon
Brandon and me
Play
27
An action word is another term for a:
adjective
adverb
verb
noun
28
Which of the following is a
synonym
for "
great
?"
Grout
Awful
Grate
Terrific
29
What
punctuation mark
is used to separate two or more adjectives in a row?
a comma ,
a period .
a colon :
a hyphen -
30
What is the best way to figure out which
homophone
a speaker is using?
Listen to the whole the sentence.
Interrupt and ask him to spell the word for you.
There is no best way to figure it out.
Guess
31
Which word is the adjective: "Bob bought ten balloons."
Ten
Bought
Bob
Balloons
32
What do all contractions have in common?
They all have apostrophes
They all combine more than two words
All are used only in speech, never in writing
They all look very similar
33
What is a
synonym
for "
pale
?"
Pile
Light
Bucket
Pail
34
Which of the following sentences is correct?
The floor have scratches on it.
The floors is scratched.
The floor has scratches on it.
The floor are scratched.
35
Which verb agrees with the word "
they
?"
they speak
they speaks
they has spoken
they is speaking
36
What does a noun name?
A description
A person, place, thing or idea
An action
A state of being
37
Which of the following sentences is correct?
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson has moved next door to us.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson moved next door to us.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson is moving next door to us.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson moves next door to us.
38
Katie a student in ACT Prep is in Ms. Elkhatib's class.
No change
Katie, a student in ACT Prep; is in Ms. Elkhatib's class.
Katie, a student in ACT Prep- is in Ms. Elkhatib's class.
Katie, a student in ACT Prep, is in Ms. Elkhatib's class.
39
Which of the following pairs of words are
antonyms
?
Top and Bottom
Fine and Dandy
Ate and Eight
Dog and Cat
40
_________________ join two closely related independent clauses.
dashes
colons
semicolons
commas
41
Adjectives answer questions like:
Can you? Will you? Are you?
Who? What? When? Why?
What location? What time? What day?
What kind? Which one? How many? How much?
42
What is a
common noun?
Common nouns are usually capitalized.
Common nouns describe verbs.
A common noun comes at the beginning of a sentence.
Common nouns are general, not specific.
43
When should the word "
telephone
" be
capitalized
?
When it is used after a proper noun.
When it is at the beginning of a sentence.
It should never be capitalized.
It should always be capitalized.
44
What does the prefix
un-
mean?
three
positive
it makes the root word mean the opposite
to do it again
45
What adjective might be used to describe the weather?
Pink
Gorgeous
Lacy
Delicate
46
Which of these is a proper noun?
Robot
Tim
Doctor
Uncle
47
What punctuation mark would go at the end: "
I can't believe the Mets lost that game__"
?
!
,
.
48
Adjectives describe ________?
Adverb
Conjunction
Verbs
Nouns
49
Which of the following words is an adjective?
Book
Loud
Classroom
Speaker
50
Which of the following begins with a
lowercase letter
?
April
Easter
Morning
Sunday
51
When would you use a
comma
?
to separate 3 or more words in a list
to end a sentence
to show someone is talking
to show that a question in being asked
52
"Sarah and ______ went to see the movie."
us
me
them
I
53
The ACT is shorter than the SAT
MYTH
FACT
54
What purpose do adjectives have?
They improve a sentence's rhythm.
They tell you what the subject of a sentence is.
They add details.
They separate the subject from the predicate.
55
"Annie came to see Joe and me."
What can take the place of "
Joe and me
?"
We
I
Us
Me
56
what is the suffix in the word:
happily
happy
ha
ly
hap
57
Which of the following sentences contains a contraction?
Tim's mom just got a new job.
Moby's going to the store.
Moby's favorite ice cream flavor is chocolate chip.
Cassie's school is one mile from her house.
58
Which of these pronouns should
ALWAYS
be capitalized?
Him
You
Me
I
59
In the phrase, "Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water,"
what are the nouns?
Jack, Jill, hill, water, pail
Jack, Jill, hill, fetch, water, pail
Jack, Jill
Jack, Jill, hill, water
60
Name the
possessive adjective
:
"My dog has golden fur and big, floppy ears."
Golden
Floppy
Big
My
