ACT Prep (Reading)COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
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11. The authors attitude toward
the main subject of the passage
can best be described as:
B
A. complete fascination
B. reasoned concern
C. mild interest
D. detached appreciation
12. According to the passage,
CRISPR is considered the:
F. only precise form of genetic
engineering.
J G. least dangerous gene
therapy.
H. most effective type of
genetic modification.
J. easiest genome editing
technique to use
, 13. As it is used in line 36, the
phrase weighing up most nearly
means:
B
A. pricing
B. evaluating
C. measuring out
D. seeking
14. The passage states that
compared to current gene
therapies, germ-line alternations
are:
F
F. much more risky
G. much less risky
H. ethically accepted
J. more efficient
15. The word manipulated, as it is
used in line 57, most nearly
means which of the following?
c
A. Deceived
B. Maneuvered
C. Altered
D. Plotted
16. according to the passage,
most regulators do NOT allow
genetic modifications on:
F
F. the human germ-line
G. any human cells
H. non-inheritiable cells.
J. most plants
, 17. One of the main purposes of
the final paragraph is to:
A. prove that proposed genetic
alterations are safe
B. describe potential uses for
d genetic modifications
C. summarize the negative
possibilities associated with
genetically modifying animals
D.outline one of the major
concerns about the adoption of
genome editing
18.In lines 50-54, the authors
refers to /Gattaca/ and /Brave
New World/ most likely to
emphasize that:
F. the types of genetic
engineering they depict are
currently possible using CRISPR
g G. Changes to human genes that
were once impossible could
become achievable
H. works of fiction can influence
the use of genome editing in
modern society.
J. the altered human traits
demonstrated in these works
are highly contentious
, 19. It can reasonably be inferred from the passage
that:
A. some types of genetic modification are allowed on
plants but not humans.
a B. CRISPR is the only method scientist use for genome
editing
C. the demand for germ-like alterations has led to
numerous scientific breakthroughs
D. no genome editing research is currently performed
in the United States
20. The passage indicates that CRISPR and genome
editing could lead to both:
F. decreased research on genetic diseases and new
moral questions.
g G. potential health benefits for humans and expanded
ethical debates
H. the selection of desirable genetic traits and fewer
gene therapies.
J. more genetically modified crops and fewer
restrictions on their use
1. Which of the following can we
infer describes the
narrator?
A. A traveler on a visit to the
town of Mercer
B. A former resident of Mercer
B
recollecting the town
C. A current townsperson
residing in Mercer
D. A poet who says people wont
choose to die in
Mercer
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
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Terms in this set (130)
11. The authors attitude toward
the main subject of the passage
can best be described as:
B
A. complete fascination
B. reasoned concern
C. mild interest
D. detached appreciation
12. According to the passage,
CRISPR is considered the:
F. only precise form of genetic
engineering.
J G. least dangerous gene
therapy.
H. most effective type of
genetic modification.
J. easiest genome editing
technique to use
, 13. As it is used in line 36, the
phrase weighing up most nearly
means:
B
A. pricing
B. evaluating
C. measuring out
D. seeking
14. The passage states that
compared to current gene
therapies, germ-line alternations
are:
F
F. much more risky
G. much less risky
H. ethically accepted
J. more efficient
15. The word manipulated, as it is
used in line 57, most nearly
means which of the following?
c
A. Deceived
B. Maneuvered
C. Altered
D. Plotted
16. according to the passage,
most regulators do NOT allow
genetic modifications on:
F
F. the human germ-line
G. any human cells
H. non-inheritiable cells.
J. most plants
, 17. One of the main purposes of
the final paragraph is to:
A. prove that proposed genetic
alterations are safe
B. describe potential uses for
d genetic modifications
C. summarize the negative
possibilities associated with
genetically modifying animals
D.outline one of the major
concerns about the adoption of
genome editing
18.In lines 50-54, the authors
refers to /Gattaca/ and /Brave
New World/ most likely to
emphasize that:
F. the types of genetic
engineering they depict are
currently possible using CRISPR
g G. Changes to human genes that
were once impossible could
become achievable
H. works of fiction can influence
the use of genome editing in
modern society.
J. the altered human traits
demonstrated in these works
are highly contentious
, 19. It can reasonably be inferred from the passage
that:
A. some types of genetic modification are allowed on
plants but not humans.
a B. CRISPR is the only method scientist use for genome
editing
C. the demand for germ-like alterations has led to
numerous scientific breakthroughs
D. no genome editing research is currently performed
in the United States
20. The passage indicates that CRISPR and genome
editing could lead to both:
F. decreased research on genetic diseases and new
moral questions.
g G. potential health benefits for humans and expanded
ethical debates
H. the selection of desirable genetic traits and fewer
gene therapies.
J. more genetically modified crops and fewer
restrictions on their use
1. Which of the following can we
infer describes the
narrator?
A. A traveler on a visit to the
town of Mercer
B. A former resident of Mercer
B
recollecting the town
C. A current townsperson
residing in Mercer
D. A poet who says people wont
choose to die in
Mercer
