ACT Vocabulary Test Online

 ACT Vocabulary Test by Dynamic SheetsNew test sheet  
Before ACT test, students usually try to enhance vocabulary as strong as possible. Although ACT isn't a pure English test, three of them mainly rely on English skills. Like all English tests, you cannot expect to get a high score with poor vocabulary. Vocabulary is definitely the base to think, talk, read, and write, is the foundation of any language skills. To build ACT vocabulary, you need study firstly, and then review known words to keep them refreshed.

This app, ACT Vocabulary Test Online, is a tool to help you do build ACT words. Within modern education methodology, there are multiple ways to study vocabulary. The app is designed for random practice. It has a built-in set of ACT words list, more than 1000, which is matched with the middle level of 12th grade students and highly useful in ACT test papers. You may try individual quiz or challenge some test sheets. If you don't feel either too easy or too hard, it means the built-in ACT vocabulary is suitable for you.

This is a game style app. You don't need detail plan or schedule to use it. Anytime and anywhere you can access its web pages and practice or test as long as you have internet. Some people use it as tool to evaluate ACT vocabulary. Others use it to study new words or review known words. So called practice-oriented vocabulary building is to enrich word bank by repeated exercises. Based on lots of exercises, you may finally familiarize with the built-in vocabulary and keep them warm until the test day.

The primary functionality of the app is to make ACT word question sheets dynamically on demand, and then hosts the sheets as online practices. Showing quizzes and auto checking answers are core features of ACT vocabulary test online. In addition, students can store result of each test for further analyzing. For example the data is useful to compare with either early data or even others' data to improve performance.

The app has some extra features that similar tools hardly have. It includes sample sentence for each word, which helps very much to learn new word. It provides definitions of 20 languages for every word and let ESL students select mother language and integrate it with English explanation.

As we mentioned, the app needs store your test data because its core features are relied on previous practices' results. So you should sign on before any activities. ACT Vocabulary Test Online is totally free. You can use a generic examword.com account (email/access code) to sign on. If you don't have an account yet, create one is only to take a few minutes. Sign on and start to enjoy this great web app!
 Questions and Answers
How many quizzes and words are there in ACT vocabulary test?
ACT vocabulary test online has 1200+ basic ACT words. Each test sheet has 12 questions that are produced dynamically. So, every time you will see different test sheet.

What special features are in the web app?
As a free ACT online vocabulary tool, it is convenient and easy to use anytime and anywhere. Besides, it offers some features that ACT vocabulary builders are very interested. For example, you can get scores and speeds of other users to compare with own data, or view own previous test data and failed words.

Do I have to sign on before using the app?
This is a free web app. In general, you can use it without sign on. But if you want to save test results for future's view, you need sign on at first. If you don't have examword.com account yet, please register one by clicking Sign On. An examword.com account (English Test Vocabulary) is good for all web apps in this web site, and most of them are free.

I set my mother language, but I don't see it in test sheets sometimes, why?
In a few cases, like first landing test page, your settings possibly aren't loaded. So, you cannot see local explanation in test sheet. Please get new test sheet. Your local language would be added.

Why do I fail to submit or check my test sometimes?
To ensure your data is useful for future reference, submit will be accepted only when score is more than 30%. It means you need answer at least 4 questions right to get a score.

Do I have to Save my test result?
No. But if you want to view the result in future, you should save it. The saved result includes mark, duration, and failed word list. Note that you need sign on before testing if you want to save result.

I submit my test answers, but cannot see it in Statistics and Previous Test, why?
Submitting only finishes current test sheet, you can see the test result at current web page. However, the result hasn't been sent and saved to server yet. If you leave this page in any way, your result will lose. To view test result in future, like show in Statistics and Previous Test, you have to save it to server before leaving.

How do I use Statistics to evaluate my level and improve my pace?
The Statistics page shows data of 200 tests of ACT just before current day, which includes both mark and duration. It's hard to say what number is good or excellent because everyone has own scenario. However, you should at least be better than average level if you want to get a good mark since the built-in ACT words are in middle level. If you are trying to have a high score in ACT test, you would reach top 10% in both mark and test duration.

 Demo Test Sheet

affable
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Accustomed to cold, aloof supervisors, Nicholas was amazed at how affable his new employer was.
Select answer:
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
easily approachable; warmly friendly
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
magnificent and splendid, suggesting abundance and great expense; luxurious
sticky; gluey; having high resistance to flow
Don't select.
capacious
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. In the capacious rotunda of the railroad terminal, thousands of travelers lingered while waiting for their train.
Select answer:
cheating; deceitful; planning or using fraud; given to practice of fraud
equivalent in effect or value
capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy
dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact; factual
apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
Don't select.
clump
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. Hiding behind the clump of bushes, the fugitives waited for the heavy sound of the soldiers' feet to fade away.
Select answer:
blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
mental disorder marked by confusion
cluster or close group of bushes, trees; mass; sound of heavy treading
trick; any distracting or deceptive maneuver
person with insane desire to set things on fire
Don't select.
emulate
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. In a brief essay, describe a person you admire, someone whose virtues you would like to emulate.
Select answer:
agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
be a match or counterpart for; eager to equal or excel
move in twisting or contorted motion; contort in pain
express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
charge; accuse formally of a crime
Don't select.
exhume
 
 
(5)
v.  E.g. Could evidence that might identify the serial killer have been buried with his victim? To answer this question, the police asked the authorities for permission to exhume the victim's body.
Select answer:
express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept
scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
dig out of ground; remove from grave
Don't select.
forsake
 
 
(6)
v.  E.g. No one expected Foster to forsake his wife and children and run off with another woman.
Select answer:
twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
drive out evil spirits by or as if by incantation, command, or prayer
fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
leave someone who needs or counts on you
Don't select.
inclusive
 
 
(7)
a.  E.g. The comedian turned down the invitation to join the Players' Club, saying any club that would let him in was too inclusive for him.
Select answer:
made liquid by heat; glowing red-hot; being in a state of fusion
tending to include all; taking a great deal or everything within its scope
arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive; hateful
dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
Don't select.
ostentatious
 
 
(8)
a.  E.g. Donald Trump's latest casino in Atlantic City is the most ostentatious gambling palace in the East.
Select answer:
pertaining to science of the function of living organisms
lacking in spirit or energy to exert effort
being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct
urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial
showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
Don't select.
pandemonium
 
 
(9)
n.  E.g. When the ships collided in the harbor, pandemonium broke out among the passengers.
Select answer:
awkward and stupid person; troublemaker, often violent
aggressive entrance into foreign territory; raid or invasion
something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion
state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place
Don't select.
ratify
 
 
(10)
v.  E.g. Party leaders doubted that they had enough votes in both houses of Congress to ratify the constitutional amendment.
Select answer:
approve formally; confirm; verify
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
outsmart; trick; beat through cleverness and wit
speak against; contradict; oppose in words; deny or declare not to be true
lose animation; be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor
Don't select.
surmount
 
 
(11)
v.  E.g. Could Helen Keller, blind and deaf since childhood, surmount her physical disabilities and lead a productive life?
Select answer:
beat or pound with fists; hit or strike heavily and repeatedly
attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
cut away; cut out; remove by or as if by cutting
overcome or conquer; climb; place something above; be above or on top of
decorate with ornamental appendages
Don't select.
versatile
 
 
(12)
a.  E.g. She was a versatile athlete, especially in basketball, hockey, and track.
Select answer:
having many talents; capable of working in many fields
indisputable; not open to question
free of guilt; not subject to blame; completely acceptable
likely to fail or be inaccurate
consisting of, relating to, or being in water
Don't select.
 

Test your vocabulary by levels:
USA middle school and high school;
common English skill exams: SAT, GRE, TOEFL, and IELTS.
Test Your Vocabulary