ACT Reading Tips

The reading test has

• 4 passages

• 5 passages

• 3 passages

You are given ________ minutes on the reading portion of the ACT

• 30

• 35

• 40

Each passage has __________ questions

• 15

• 12

• 10

• 20

Which is NOT one of the types of passages on the reading test?

• Prose Fiction

• Humanities

• Natural Science

• History

______________________ is generally considered the easiest type of passage.

• Social Science

• Humanities

• Prose Fiction

• Natural Science

Make sure to underline and note important information about ________________ in prose fiction passages.

• terms

• dialogue

• characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

In a prose fiction passage, you need to underline a major event or ________________________.

• death

• revelation

• joke

• time

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Make sure to know and make notes on the ___________________ of each passage and each paragraph in the passage.

• main idea

• author

• number of words

• number of paragraphs

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

You have around ______________ minutes per passage.

• 8

• 12

• 15

• 20

Which is NOT one of the things you need to do while reading the passages?

• Skim the passages

• Underline important information

• Note the main idea

• Carefully and thoroughly read each passage.