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    The ACT Reading test will consist of 4 passages with 10 questions each, for a total of 40 questions. The passages will cover prose fiction, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Students will have only 8.5 minutes to read each passage and answer the questions, so pacing is important. Questions will assess main ideas, details, vocabulary, development, inferences, application, and tone. The document provides tips for students such as ranking passages by difficulty and starting with easier ones, skimming questions before reading, and guessing on difficult questions to maximize scores.

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    The ACT Reading test will consist of 4 passages with 10 questions each, for a total of 40 questions. The passages will cover prose fiction, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Students will have only 8.5 minutes to read each passage and answer the questions, so pacing is important. Questions will assess main ideas, details, vocabulary, development, inferences, application, and tone. The document provides tips for students such as ranking passages by difficulty and starting with easier ones, skimming questions before reading, and guessing on difficult questions to maximize scores.

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    The ACT Reading test will consist of 4 passages with 10 questions each, for a total of 40 questions. The passages will cover prose fiction, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Students will have only 8.5 minutes to read each passage and answer the questions, so pacing is important. Questions will assess main ideas, details, vocabulary, development, inferences, application, and tone. The document provides tips for students such as ranking passages by difficulty and starting with easier ones, skimming questions before reading, and guessing on difficult questions to maximize scores.

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    ACT Reading Tip Sheet NOTEBOOKING PDF

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    The ACT Reading test will consist of 4 passages with 10 questions each, for a total of 40 questions. The passages will cover prose fiction, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Students will have only 8.5 minutes to read each passage and answer the questions, so pacing is important. Questions will assess main ideas, details, vocabulary, development, inferences, application, and tone. The document provides tips for students such as ranking passages by difficulty and starting with easier ones, skimming questions before reading, and guessing on difficult questions to maximize scores.

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    ACT

    Reading Tip Sheet


    What will the ACT Reading Test look like?



    There will
    be four passages on the ACT Reading Test with 10 questions on
    each passage
    (40 questions total!)

    1. Prose Fiction (taken from a novel or short story)
    2. Humanities (various topics about the arts)

    3. Social Sciences (topics can include psychology, history,

    geography, political science, etc.)

    4. Natural Sciences (topics can include biology, chemistry,
    astronomy, technology, etc.)












    o
    o
    o

    PACE is the key to the reading ACT!


    You only have 8 minutes to read each
    passage and answer ten questions.
    This test evaluates your efficient use of time in
    picking out whats important according to the
    test questions.

    What types of questions will I be asked?

    MAIN IDEA- main point/theme of the article or story


    EXPLICIT DETAIL- directly in the text
    VOCABULARY- how words are used in the text
    DEVELOPMENT- construction and arrangement of ideas
    IMPLIED IDEAS- what you can infer from the text
    APPLICATION- apply information to new situations
    VOICE- what the writer reveals through attitude, tone, & voice

    Tips for Reading!


    Rank the passages easiest to hardest for
    YOU.
    Start with the easier topics first
    Skim the questions FIRST
    Underline or circle critical words or
    phrases
    Read the first and last paragraphs
    Find the main idea of the passage
    Read each passage
    Underline the topic sentence (main
    idea)
    Circle any key words: names, dates,
    key concepts that you remember
    from the questions
    Bubble in the correct answers on the test
    first and then your answer sheet

    Something to make you feel better:


    To get a composite of 20 you only need to
    answer half the questions correctlytwo
    sections
    To get a composite of 25 you need to answer
    28 questions correctlythats only three
    sections (you could skip one section and focus
    your time on only three).
    To get a 30 or higher you must correctly
    answer 34 questions.
    Remember that a difficult question is worth
    the same as an easy oneanswer the easy
    ones for more points GUESS on the tough
    ones!

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