7 Thanksgiving ACT® Test Questions to Gobble

These ACT® Test practice questions will get your brain working before you carve your turkey or settle in for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Or better yet, quiz your family—whoever gets the most questions right gets the last piece of the pie.

Thanksgiving Math Questions

First up, math. Answer these questions to prepare for the ACT® Test and prepare to calculate your mashed potato to gravy ratio.

Thanksgiving English Questions

Read through this passage and answer a few questions. Don't forget to spend some of your Thanksgiving break reading a book, not just watching the game.

Twas the Night of Thanksgiving by C. J. Beaman

‘Twas the night of Thanksgiving, but I just couldn't sleep,
I tried counting backward, I tried counting sheep.
The leftovers beckoned; the dark meat and white,
But I fought off the temptation with all of my might.

I tossed and I turned with sweet anticipation,
As the thought of a snack became infatuation.
So I race to the kitchen, flung open the door,
And gazed at the fridge, full of goodies galore.

I gobbled up turkey and buttered potatoes,
Pickles and carrots, beans and tomatoes.
I felt myself swelling so plump and so round,
'Til all of a sudden, I rose off the ground.

I crashed through the ceiling, floating into the sky
With a mouthful of pudding and a handful of pie.
But I managed to yell as I soared past the trees...
“Happy eating to all! Pass the cranberries, please!”

May your stuffing be tasty, may your turkey be plump,
And your potatoes and gravy have nary a lump,
May your yams be delicious, may your pies take the prize,
And your Thanksgiving dinner stay off of your thighs.

Question Solutions (and Explanations)

Math solutions: 

Question 1: 

10:30AM Tuesday → 10:30AM Wednesday = 24 hours
10:30AM Wednesday → 10:30AM Thursday = 24 hours
10:30AM Thursday → 7:30PM Thursday = 9 hours
7:30PM Thursday → 8:00PM Thursday = 0.5 hours

Total = 57.5 hours
3,450 minutes
Answer E

Question 2: 

Rectangular Pumpkin Pie:
Volume_P = Area_Base  Height
Volume_P = 9  13  2
Volume_P = 234 inches³
“85% more” = 185%

Volume_P = 185% of Volume_A
234 = 1.85(Volume_A)
Volume_A ≈ 126 inches³

 Cylindrical Apple Pie:
Diameter = 8 → Radius = 4
Volume_A = Area_Base  Height
126 = πr²  Height
126 = π(4)²  Height
126 = 50.24  Height

Height ≈ 2.5 inches
Answer J

Question 3:

x ≈ 19
Answer B

English solutions:

Question 1: Extra information is surrounded by two commas, dashes, or parentheses, and not one of each. The phrase “the dark meat and white” is extra information, and it ends in a comma, so the phrase must also start with a comma.

beckoned, the | Answer B

Question 2: We want to stay consistent with the verb tense throughout a sentence or paragraph. Earlier in the paragraph, we see verbs in the past tense like “tossed” and “turned”, so we want the verb “race” to also be in the past tense.

raced | Answer J

Question 3: Commas are used to separate items in a list, and the underlined phrase is a part of a list of items.

NO CHANGE | Answer A

Question 4: No statistics (such as percentages or numerical quantities) are given throughout the passage; thus, the passage does not accomplish the purpose outlined in the question. In addition, the preparation processes for Thanksgiving meals do not relate to statistics of which foods are most often prepared, so the reasoning being that the poem is humorous and not academic is more appropriate for why the passage does not accomplish the outlined purpose.

No, because the poem is humorous and not academic in nature. | Answer J

How did you do? If you answered correctly, you deserve that extra piece of pie! Keep hammering the grammar and have a happy Thanksgiving!