Practice Test 6 - ACT Reading

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

  1. Which of the following best describes the relationship between the two underlined sentences?
  2. According to the passage, which statement is an opinion rather than a claim that could be checked against observational data?
  3. It can most reasonably be inferred that Voss's admirers regard the long gray stage of her paintings as:
  4. It can reasonably be inferred that the low turnover among mill workers in 1884 most likely reflected:
  5. "Our host, ever generous, allowed us a full four minutes to finish dinner." The word "generous" suggests that the narrator is:
  6. As it is used in line 2, the word "checked" most nearly means:
  7. What evidence does the passage cite to support the restorer's conclusion that the hidden monk was painted over in response to the abbot's objection rather than the artist's own dissatisfaction?
  8. How do the two underlined portions relate to each other?
  9. Which of the following best describes the narrator's initial reaction to Aunt Miriam's greenhouse?
  10. The narrator's tone toward the app's weekly usage reports is best described as:
  11. Which of the following is a fact stated in the passage rather than a personal judgment?
  12. The main purpose of the passage as a whole is to:
  13. The author's discussion of Ardenmoor's sewer lines and its rent-and-eviction practices (lines 16-29) primarily serves to:
  14. The word "gripped" in "Jun gripped the railing and stared at the stage until his name was called" suggests that Jun feels:
  15. Which of the following best characterizes the disagreement between the two passages regarding translation?
  16. Based on "By noon the bakery's shelves were bare, and Lena taped a sign to the door: Back tomorrow." it can reasonably be inferred that:
  17. Which of the following statements best expresses the author's main point about parking minimums?
  18. The description of the mall as devouring "entire generations whole" primarily functions to:
  19. Read the following passage and answer the question. A humanities passage about music history notes that early jazz musicians often learned through informal mentorship rather than formal schooling. The author describes how a young player might sit in at a club, imitate phrases, and receive quick corrections between sets. The author argues that this environment shaped jazz as a tradition of experimentation within shared forms. Sentence 1: Early jazz musicians often learned through informal mentorship, sitting in and receiving quick corrections. Sentence 2: The author argues this environment shaped jazz as experimentation within shared forms. The first underlined sentence provides ______ while the second provides ______.
  20. How would the author of Passage B most likely respond to Passage A's claim that neighborhood investment amounts to "replacement dressed in renewal's language" (lines 17-18)?

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