ACT - American College Testing FREEE ACT Question and Answers 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: On the ACT English section, which sentence uses commas correctly?
- My brother, who lives in Denver loves hiking and skiing.
- My brother, who lives in Denver, loves hiking and skiing. (Correct answer)
- My brother who lives in Denver, loves hiking and skiing.
- My brother who lives in Denver loves, hiking and skiing.
Correct answer: My brother, who lives in Denver, loves hiking and skiing.
The clause 'who lives in Denver' is a non-restrictive (non-essential) clause and must be set off by commas on both sides. Option B correctly places commas before and after the clause.
Question 2: On the ACT Math section, what is the value of x if 3(2x − 4) = 2(x + 6)?
- x = 6 (Correct answer)
- x = 8
- x = 5
- x = 3
Correct answer: x = 6
Expanding both sides: 6x − 12 = 2x + 12. Subtracting 2x from both sides: 4x − 12 = 12. Adding 12: 4x = 24, so x = 6.
Question 3: The ACT Reading section is primarily designed to test which skill?
- Memorization of literary terms and definitions
- Ability to comprehend and interpret passages across multiple genres (Correct answer)
- Speed of reading without concern for understanding
- Knowledge of historical events referenced in texts
Correct answer: Ability to comprehend and interpret passages across multiple genres
The ACT Reading section assesses a student's ability to understand, analyze, and interpret texts from four content areas: Literary Narrative, Social Studies, Humanities, and Natural Science.
Question 4: On the ACT Science section, a student is presented with three researchers' conflicting hypotheses about the same experiment. This question type is called:
- Data Representation
- Research Summaries
- Conflicting Viewpoints (Correct answer)
- Experimental Design
Correct answer: Conflicting Viewpoints
The Conflicting Viewpoints format presents two or three scientists or students with differing theories or hypotheses about the same phenomenon, and students must understand, compare, and evaluate those viewpoints.
Question 5: On the ACT Math section, a circle has a radius of 7. What is the area of the circle? (Use π ≈ 3.14)
- 43.96 square units
- 153.86 square units (Correct answer)
- 21.98 square units
- 78.5 square units
Correct answer: 153.86 square units
The area of a circle is A = πr². With r = 7: A = 3.14 × 49 = 153.86 square units.
Question 6: On the ACT English section, which revision best improves the following sentence? 'The committee discussed about the new proposal at length.'
- The committee discussed about the new proposal at great length.
- The committee discussed the new proposal at length. (Correct answer)
- The committee had discussed about the new proposal at length.
- The committee was discussing about the new proposal at length.
Correct answer: The committee discussed the new proposal at length.
'Discuss' is a transitive verb that does not require the preposition 'about.' Saying 'discussed about' is redundant and grammatically incorrect. The correct phrasing is simply 'discussed the new proposal.'
ACT - American College Testing FREEE ACT Question and Answers 1
On the ACT English section, which sentence uses commas correctly?