ACT EXAM/ ACT EXAM 1 LATEST 2026 COMPLETE ACCURATE
EXAM APPROVED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST
UPDATED VERSION |GUARANTEED PASS A+ (BRAND NEW!) FULL
REVISED ACT EXAM 2026
Section 1: English (30 Questions)
Instructions: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. She enjoys reading novels, ______, and writing poetry.
A. swim
B. to swim
C. swimming
D. swam
CORRECT ANSWER: C. swimming
Rationale: Parallel structure requires gerunds.
2. The committee, along with the director, ______ planning the
annual conference.
A. are
B. were
C. is
D. have been
CORRECT ANSWER: C. is
Rationale: Subject “committee” is singular; parenthetical phrase does
not affect verb agreement.
3. Neither the students nor the teacher ______ willing to compromise.
A. was
, B. were
C. be
D. being
CORRECT ANSWER: A. was
Rationale: Closest subject “teacher” is singular.
4. The artist painted a portrait that was ______ than any of her
previous works.
A. more beautiful
B. beautifulness
C. most beautifully
D. more beautifully
CORRECT ANSWER: A. more beautiful
Rationale: Comparative adjective needed.
5. If I ______ earlier, I wouldn’t have missed the bus.
A. leave
B. left
C. had left
D. have left
CORRECT ANSWER: C. had left
Rationale: Past conditional (third conditional) requires past perfect.
6. The cake, as well as the cookies, ______ baked perfectly.
A. were
B. was
C. are
D. have been
, CORRECT ANSWER: B. was
Rationale: Subject “cake” is singular; parenthetical phrase does not
change agreement.
7. He is smarter ______ his brother.
A. then
B. than
C. as
D. to
CORRECT ANSWER: B. than
Rationale: Correct comparative conjunction is “than.”
8. Everyone must submit ______ report by Friday.
A. his or her
B. their
C. theirs
D. them
CORRECT ANSWER: A. his or her
Rationale: “Everyone” is singular; singular pronoun required.
9. The professor asked if anyone had ______ the assignment.
A. complete
B. completed
C. completing
D. completes
CORRECT ANSWER: B. completed
Rationale: Past perfect verb needed.
EXAM APPROVED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
WITH RATIONALES (CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS) LATEST
UPDATED VERSION |GUARANTEED PASS A+ (BRAND NEW!) FULL
REVISED ACT EXAM 2026
Section 1: English (30 Questions)
Instructions: Choose the best answer to complete each sentence.
1. She enjoys reading novels, ______, and writing poetry.
A. swim
B. to swim
C. swimming
D. swam
CORRECT ANSWER: C. swimming
Rationale: Parallel structure requires gerunds.
2. The committee, along with the director, ______ planning the
annual conference.
A. are
B. were
C. is
D. have been
CORRECT ANSWER: C. is
Rationale: Subject “committee” is singular; parenthetical phrase does
not affect verb agreement.
3. Neither the students nor the teacher ______ willing to compromise.
A. was
, B. were
C. be
D. being
CORRECT ANSWER: A. was
Rationale: Closest subject “teacher” is singular.
4. The artist painted a portrait that was ______ than any of her
previous works.
A. more beautiful
B. beautifulness
C. most beautifully
D. more beautifully
CORRECT ANSWER: A. more beautiful
Rationale: Comparative adjective needed.
5. If I ______ earlier, I wouldn’t have missed the bus.
A. leave
B. left
C. had left
D. have left
CORRECT ANSWER: C. had left
Rationale: Past conditional (third conditional) requires past perfect.
6. The cake, as well as the cookies, ______ baked perfectly.
A. were
B. was
C. are
D. have been
, CORRECT ANSWER: B. was
Rationale: Subject “cake” is singular; parenthetical phrase does not
change agreement.
7. He is smarter ______ his brother.
A. then
B. than
C. as
D. to
CORRECT ANSWER: B. than
Rationale: Correct comparative conjunction is “than.”
8. Everyone must submit ______ report by Friday.
A. his or her
B. their
C. theirs
D. them
CORRECT ANSWER: A. his or her
Rationale: “Everyone” is singular; singular pronoun required.
9. The professor asked if anyone had ______ the assignment.
A. complete
B. completed
C. completing
D. completes
CORRECT ANSWER: B. completed
Rationale: Past perfect verb needed.
