ACT Review

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In which passage type should you pay attention to names, dates, and concepts; cause-effect relationships; comparisons; and sequence of events? Topics include history, economics, psychology, and political sciences?

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Social Science

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How many questions are on the ACT reading test?

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40

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In which passage type should you pay attention to relationships between phenomena; cause-effect relationships, comparisons, and sequence of events; laws, rules, and theories; and research applications? Topics include biology, chemistry, physics, and physical sciences.

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Natural Science

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How many minutes do you have to take the ACT reading test?

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35

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In which passage type should you pay attention to the author’s point of view and opinions; insight gained from experiences; and relationships between events, ideas, people, trends, or modes of thought? Topics include philosophy, ethics, and criticism of various art forms? Options: Prose/Literary Narrative, Humanities, Social Science, Natural Science

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Humanities

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Ideally, how long should you spend on each passage on the reading test (reading and answering questions)?

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about 8.5 minutes

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How many questions follow each passage on the reading test?

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10

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In which passage type should you pay attention to plot sequence, setting, characterization, dialogue (what characters say to each other vs. what they actually mean), mood, tone, and character relationships? These passages contain excerpts from short stories and novels.

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Prose/Literary Narrative

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In what order should you read the passages? Options: Start with the ones you score the highest on., Start with the most difficult ones., Pick randomly., Complete them in the order they are printed.

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Start with the ones you score the highest on.

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Should you read the passage descriptions above each passage?

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Yes. It reveals information about the author and title of the passage (hints at main idea).