Practice Test 11 - ACT Reading

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

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1. The primary purpose of the passage is to:
2. The primary purpose of the passage is to:
3. The passage indicates that the decline of the coffeehouse as a primary news source was caused by:
4. The final paragraph (lines 28-35) functions primarily to:
5. According to the passage, how did the restoration team defend their decision to remove the soot layer?
6. Which of the following best describes the director's argument?
7. According to Passage B, title cards were a significant flaw in silent films primarily because they:
8. As it is used in the passage (bolded), the word convey most nearly means:
9. Which of the following statements best summarizes the central idea developed across the passage?
10. A public health columnist claims that replacing sugary drinks in workplace vending machines with unsweetened options will reduce employees' overall sugar intake. The columnist cites a study of one company where vending machine sales of sugary drinks fell by 70% after the change. The columnist concludes that employees consumed less sugar overall as a result. The author's conclusion depends on which of the following?
11. A museum director argues that adding interactive digital labels will increase visitor learning. In a pilot exhibit, visitors who used the labels answered 78% of quiz questions correctly, while visitors who did not use them answered 62% correctly. The director concludes that installing interactive labels in all galleries will substantially improve learning for most visitors. Which assumption underlies the director's reasoning?
12. It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that a major advantage of using structural defenses against bacteria, rather than chemical ones, is that structural defenses:
13. Passage A and Passage B disagree about:
14. Which of the following best describes the relationship between the two underlined sentences?
15. Based on the passage, "microlensing" (mentioned by Scientist 2) is a phenomenon used to detect:
16. The primary function of Paragraph 3 is to:
17. As it is used in the fourth paragraph, the word suffocating most nearly means:
18. The passage can best be described as an exploration of:
19. How do the two underlined portions relate to each other?
20. It can reasonably be inferred that the smaller litters among high-elevation marmots resulted primarily from:

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