ACT Reading

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What is the order of the reading passages? Options: 1. Humanities 2. Natural Science 3. Social Science 4. Prose Fiction, 1. Prose Fiction 2. Natural Science 3. Social Science 4. Humanities, 1. Prose Fiction
2. Social Science
3. Humanities
4. Natural Science, There is no order

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1. Prose Fiction
2. Social Science
3. Humanities
4. Natural Science

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About how long do you have per reading passage if you are reading all 4 sections?

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8 minutes

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Which of the 4 reading sections is most likely to ask plot, characters, theme, or setting?

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Prose Fiction

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Another name for big picture questions are...

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main idea

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One way to find the main idea of an entire passage is to check the...

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first and last paragraph

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If you have gotten lower than a 20 on the reading, you should..

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read your best passages and guess on the ones you score low on

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Which section covers key names, dates, and concepts about society? Options: Humanities, Prose Fiction, Social Science, Natural Science

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Social Science

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Which passage is full of specific information about art or literature? Options: Prose Fiction, Natural Science, Social Science, Humanities

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Humanities

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In which section should you pay close attention to the narrator and how the narrator reacts? Options: Prose Fiction, Humanities, Social Science, Natural Science

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Prose Fiction

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The ACT wants you to infer something that MUST be true based on what you have read.
Ms. Nelson came to class this morning with wet hair. What can be inferred from the preceding statement?

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Her hair is not dry