Digital ACT Practice Questions

The primary purpose of the passage is to: Passage Excerpt (Humanities): Founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar in 1919, the Bauhaus school sought to demolish the a...

Based on the passage, early critics and Walter Gropius disagreed fundamentally about whether Bauhaus buildings: Passage Excerpt (Humanities): Founded by Walter ...

The discovery of hydrothermal vent ecosystems was scientifically revolutionary because it: Passage Excerpt (Natural Science): Prior to the 1977 discovery of hyd...

According to the passage, how do adult giant tube worms (Riftia pachyptila) obtain nourishment? Passage Excerpt (Natural Science): Prior to the 1977 discovery o...

It can reasonably be inferred from the passage that hydrothermal vent communities would be most severely threatened by: Passage Excerpt (Natural Science): Prior...

Which of the following best describes the central point of contention between Passage A and Passage B? Passage A: Linguist Noam Chomsky posited that human langu...

How would the author of Passage B most likely respond to Chomsky's 'universal grammar' theory in Passage A? Passage A: Linguist Noam Chomsky posited that human ...

In Passage A, the phrase 'poverty of the stimulus' refers to the idea that children learn grammar despite: Passage A: Linguist Noam Chomsky posited that human l...

Both passages agree that human language is: Passage A: Linguist Noam Chomsky posited that human language is not merely a cultural invention, but an innate, gene...

The main theme of the passage involves: Passage Excerpt (Literary Narrative): Walking down the moss-slick rows of her grandmother's hillside orchard, Maya exami...

As it is used in the passage, the grandmother's phrase 'a pact with time' most nearly suggests that planting fruit trees: Passage Excerpt (Literary Narrative): ...

Which detail from the passage highlights the physical craftsmanship involved in orchard maintenance? Passage Excerpt (Literary Narrative): Walking down the moss...

The author mentions the surgical consent experiment in order to: Passage Excerpt (Social Science): Classical economic theory presumed that human beings are rati...

The passage suggests that classical economic theory was flawed because it: Passage Excerpt (Social Science): Classical economic theory presumed that human being...

According to the passage, how did medieval artists typically determine the size of figures in their paintings? Passage Excerpt (Humanities): In 1415, Florentine...

The author characterizes Brunelleschi's demonstration of linear perspective as a shift toward: Passage Excerpt (Humanities): In 1415, Florentine architect Filip...

As it is used in the passage, the word 'codified' most nearly means: Passage Excerpt (Humanities): In 1415, Florentine architect Filippo Brunelleschi conducted ...

According to the passage, the trapped bubbles inside Antarctic ice cores are unique because they: Passage Excerpt (Natural Science): Drilling four kilometers in...

Based on the passage, an atmospheric CO2 concentration of 180 ppm historically correlated with: Passage Excerpt (Natural Science): Drilling four kilometers into...

The author's description of the relationship between CO2 and temperature as an 'airtight coupling' suggests that the two variables: Passage Excerpt (Natural Sci...

How do scientists determine past temperatures from the ice core samples, according to the passage? Passage Excerpt (Natural Science): Drilling four kilometers i...

The primary contrast established between Captain Donald and Sam centers on their: Passage Excerpt (Literary Narrative): On the pitching deck of the salvage ship...

In the context of the passage, Captain Donald's comment, 'The current doesn't push the screen, Sam... It pushes the hull,' serves to: Passage Excerpt (Literary ...

Captain Donald's intervention during the emergency demonstrates that he: Passage Excerpt (Literary Narrative): On the pitching deck of the salvage ship, Captain...