ACT® Practice Test - English Test - 45 Minutes - 75 Questions

Sep 27, 2026

ACT® exam English practice test providing timed, multiple-choice questions on reading and revising underlined passages. The test instructions focus on selecting answers that best match standard written English conventions, the passage’s style, and the intended meaning. It includes passage-based questions that assess alternatives for underlined words, sentence flow, punctuation, tone, and clarity, followed by prompts that ask how specific edits affect overall communication and purpose.

LanguageEnglish

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Pages51

Reading Time2 h 9 min

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English Test

Directions

Passage I: An Object of Affection

Questions 1-12

Practice Test for the ACT® Exam Practice Test for the ACT® Exam Taking a full-length practice test is your first step to mastering the ACT exam. Once you know the areas you need to improve in, you can create a study plan to increase your score. 1 ENGLISH TEST pg. 3 2 MATHEMATICS TEST pg. 16 3 READING TEST pg. 28 4 SCIENCE TEST pg. 36 Your Dream School Requires A Dream Score . We Help You Get There! Our online, realistic practice questions, detailed explanations, and performance tracking provide you with everything that you need to succeed on the ACT exam. [collegeprep.uworld.com/act](collegeprep.uworld.com/act) 2 1 1 ENGLISH TEST 45 Minutes – 75 Questions DIRECTIONS: In the passages below, selected words and phrases have been underlined and numbered. The corresponding questions provide alternatives to the underlined part. Select the choice that best expresses the idea, adheres to standard written English conventions, and matches the style and tone of the overall passage. When the underlined version of the selected text is best, choose NO CHANGE. In some cases, a question will be provided that asks about the underlined portion, about a section of the passage indicated by a boxed number, or about the overall passage. Choose the best answer to these questions. PASSAGE I An Object of Affection [1] [A] I was standing near the snake exhibit during a family vacation when an employee came over. After 1 sizing us up, she asked if we wanted to pet a snake. [B] Everyone except me seemed enthusiastic. [2] I don’t like snakes. They’re strange, slimylooking creatures that belong in uninhabited deserts, going along the ground or resting beneath some 2 cacti, which are shaded from the heat. [C] Wanting to be 3 4 agreeable, but with great apprehension in my voice, I told 4 the woman “Okay.” She left and then returned with the snake. 1. A. NO CHANGE B. over to the snake exhibit where my family and I stood. C. over, and there we were, looking at the snakes. D. over while we were standing there. 2. Which choice provides the most vivid description of snakes on the floor of the desert? A. NO CHANGE B. slithering through barren sand [C.](C. living)[ living](C. living) in the arid dunes D. moving above the dry earth 3. A. NO CHANGE B. cacti, they are C. cacti, D. cacti; 4. The writer is considering deleting the underlined portion. Should the underlined portion be kept or deleted? A. Kept, because it suggests that the narrator had previously touched a snake, but it had been an unpleasant experience. B. Kept, because it emphasizes the narrator’s feelings about the worker bringing out a snake for the family to touch. C. Deleted, because it presents the narrator in a way that’s different from how the narrator is shown in the rest of the essay. D. Deleted, because it detracts from the paragraph’s purpose of providing information about where snakes live. 3 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE. 1 [3] I instinctively backed away as the rest of my family moved closer. An oversized worm, it was wrapped around the lady’s arm like a decorative greenish-gray 1 bracelet. It had a body with brown and yellow patches, 5 and I thought they might reveal a hidden picture. Everyone in the family was commenting on how smooth it was, but my hand was frozen at my side. [4] The snake’s keeper began to give us more information about the snake, like its native habitat and diet. Through it all, the snake’s calmness amazed me, as did the caress that was given bravely from my family to 6 the snake and stood so close to it. With regret, I thought 6 about how sad it was for people to give so much affection 7 to something that couldn’t return the feeling. [5] At that moment, the snake slowly opened its eyes, which shone big and clear, from its scaly face. [D] Head 8 slightly raised, it looked at me without wavering, like a 9 lawyer

FAQs

What do the directions say about how to answer each question in the English Test?

Choose the option that best expresses the idea, follows standard written English conventions, and matches the passage’s style and tone. If the best option is the underlined version, select NO CHANGE.

How are questions related to Passage I structured?

The test uses underlined and numbered portions within the passage. Questions ask what choice best replaces an underlined part, revises a section indicated by a boxed number, or improves the overall passage.

What types of language skills are emphasized in the practice test questions?

The questions emphasize word/phrase alternatives, punctuation choices, descriptive vividness, appropriateness of wording, and how sentence-level edits affect meaning and the paragraph’s purpose.

Sep 27, 2026

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