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ACT Reading Test Overview

Authored by Antonia Cook

English

9th - 12th Grade

CCSS covered

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ACT Reading Test Overview
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many total questions are on the ACT Reading test?

35 questions

40 questions

45 questions

50 questions

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How much time is allotted for the ACT Reading test?

20 minutes

25 minutes

30 minutes

35 minutes

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many reading passages are there on the ACT Reading test?

2 passages

3 passages

4 passages

5 passages

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many questions are there per reading passage on the test?

5 questions

10 questions

15 questions

20 questions

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Approximately how many minutes should be taken to read each passage and answer its questions in order to complete the entire test within the allotted time frame?

7 minutes

8 minutes

9 minutes

10 minutes

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a type of reading passage on the ACT Reading test?

Prose/Literary Narrative

Social Science

Humanities

Science Fiction

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following types of ACT Reading passages usually consists of excerpts from fiction or literary memoirs?

Prose/Literary Narrative

Social Science

Humanities

Natural Science

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

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