ACT Tips and Strategies Quiz (80 points)

How many minutes should you spend on each reading passage?

• 5

• 12

• 15

• 8

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

When you have 3-5 minutes left on the reading section, what should you do if you haven't finished yet?

• Read the entire passage.

• Find the easy questions.

• Bubble in your answer choice of the day for all blank answers.

• Leave questions blank and check over the ones you had questions about.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Should you leave answers blank?

• No, they count off for blank answers.

• No, you should bubble in a "letter of the day" to increase because you might get a few correct.

• Yes, there is no penalty for blank answers.

• Yes, I don't want to panic.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

Generally, it is better to:

• Work through the each passage slowly in sequential order

• Skip around and answer as many questions as possible

If I am stuck between two answer choices on the Science section, I should:

• Pick the most reasonable answer

• Pick the answer that has the most complex words/data

If I am stuck between two answer choices on the reading section, I should:

• Pick the more general answer

• Pick the answer that seems most complex

• Pick the mose detailed answer

If I am stuck between two answer choices on the reading section, I should:

• Pick the more general answer

• Pick the answer that seems most complex

• Pick the mose detailed answer

On the science section, I should spend:

• 5 minutes per passage

• 6 minutes per passage

• 7 minutes per passage

• 8 minutes per passage

On the English section, I should spend:

• 5 minutes per passage

• 6 minutes per passage

• 7 minutes per passage

• 9 minutes per passage

Which of the following are valid ACT Tips? Select all that apply.

• Don't take it like a normal test

• Have a game plan, Reading and science are the easiest

• Use your fingers and write all over the Graphs and Charts for the Science Section

• When taking the English Section- Less is better (Shortest answer choice is normally correct)