Practice Test 1 - ACT Reading

20 questions. Answer them in any order, then submit to see your score and every explanation.

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1. The author's attitude toward the 'bridge' metaphor used by fracking proponents is best described as:
2. According to lines 6-9, which statement is a verifiable fact rather than the author's evaluation?
3. According to the passage, declarative memories are best defined as:
4. As it is used in line 2, the word "spare" most nearly means:
5. As it is used in the passage (underlined), the word evidence most nearly means:
6. The passage suggests that the octopuses' "engineering project" (paragraph 3) consists of:
7. "Dad called the old truck 'reliable,' then spent every Saturday under its hood." What does this most strongly suggest?
8. The second paragraph (lines 9-18) primarily functions to:
9. It can most reasonably be inferred that the translator regarded the reader's need to consult a glossary as:
10. A flaw in the columnist's reasoning is that the columnist:
11. A literary scholar argues that a novelist's later works are artistically superior to the novelist's early works because the later works contain more complex sentences. The scholar reports counting sentences in two early novels and two later novels, finding that the average sentence length increased from 14 words to 21 words. The scholar concludes that the later novels are therefore more artistically accomplished. Which of the following best identifies an unstated assumption in the scholar's argument?​​
12. According to the passage, why do whales often host barnacles while sharks do not?
13. Which of the following is the most reasonable limitation of the linguist's conclusion?
14. How do the two underlined portions relate to each other?
15. Which of the following best summarizes the interaction between Arthur and the soloist at the end of the passage?
16. Scientist 1 implies that WIMPs are difficult to detect primarily because they:
17. "Grandpa praised the new highway's speed, then took the old road home anyway." The narrator's attitude toward Grandpa is best described as:
18. A public health researcher argues that expanding urban bike-lane networks will reduce citywide obesity rates. The researcher cites a study of 12 neighborhoods in one city: after protected bike lanes were installed, bicycle counts on those corridors rose by 35% and, two years later, the average body mass index (BMI) of residents in those neighborhoods was 0.6 points lower than in 12 matched neighborhoods without new lanes. The researcher concludes that the bike lanes caused the BMI decrease and recommends reallocating road funds from car lanes to bike infrastructure. Which of the following, if true, would most weaken the researcher's argument?​​
19. As it is used in the passage (underlined), the word rough most nearly means:
20. A reviewer writes: "The study's 40 volunteers all loved the app, which is encouraging, if not exactly a verdict." The reviewer's attitude toward the study is:

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