ACT Reading Tips

Front

What should you do when reading double passages on the ACT?

Back

Read the A section and answer those questions before reading the B section.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Front

In a prose fiction passage, what is a major event you should underline?

Back

Revelation.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Front

What strategy can you use to understand unknown terminology in the natural science section of the ACT?

Back

Use context clues.

Front

How is the natural science section of the ACT characterized?

Back

It is fact-based.

Front

What should you do with the hardest questions on the ACT?

Back

Skip them and go back when finished.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Front

What is the purpose of reading the questions before the passage?

Back

To focus on what to look for while reading.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Front

What is a key strategy for managing time during the ACT reading section?

Back

Skip difficult questions and return to them later.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Front

Why is it important to underline key events in prose fiction?

Back

To help identify important plot points and themes.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

Front

What does it mean to use context clues?

Back

Using surrounding text to infer the meaning of unknown words.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Front

What type of questions are typically found in the natural science section?

Back

Fact-based questions that test scientific knowledge.