1.Read the question 2. Go to relevant part of passage 3. Come up with your own answer first 4. Be literal. 5. Match answer choice 6. Work by process of elimination are the:

Basic Strategies for ACT Reading

Common Mistakes on the ACT Reading Test

Basic Question Types on the ACT Reading Test

1. Budget 8-9 minutes total per passage to read and answer. 2. Budget 3-4 minutes to read, 5 to answer 3. Aim for less than 40 seconds per question 4. If a question takes longer than 60 seconds to answer, skip and return later

Pacing Strategies for ACT Reading

Common Mistakes on the ACT Reading Test

General Strategies on the ACT Reading Test

Basic Strategies for ACT Reading

Best Strategy: Eliminate and then use intuition. In a Pinch: 1. Main point is often found in the introduction for social and natural sciences. 2. Main point is often found in the conclusion for humanities and fiction.

Guessing Strategies on the ACT Reading Test

General Strategies on the ACT Reading Test

Basic Strategies for ACT Reading

Pacing Strategies for ACT Reading

You have to read the entire answer choice. And if one part is off, even if it's just one word, then the entire answer choice is wrong and you put that apple back and you don't eat it. Trap Answer Type?

Opposite of what was said/reverses terms

These are answer choices that contain words like never, always, all. Trap Answer Type?

Opposite of what was said/reverses terms

Knowing these categories can help you pick the right answer quickly. Everything looks right in the answer, but then instead of saying A causes B, it says B causes A. Trap Answer Type?

Opposite of what was said/reverses terms

The passage never said that at all, so we can throw away these answer choices right away. Trap Answer Type?

Opposite of what was said/reverses terms

You can actually look at the passage and say, yep, that's exactly what it is saying in this part . However , the question is NOT asking about that part of the passage, and therefore, that answer choice is wrong. Trap Answer Type?

Opposite of what was said/reverses terms

What should you do when answering an Author's Method (Purpose) type of question? *select all that apply

First! Find the main idea of the passage.

Then! Determine how the referenced portion relates to the main idea.

Finally! Remember: Only make the slightest of inferences.

Magoosh Review

Authored by Mercedes Gonzales

Education

12th Grade

Used 9+ times

AI Actions

Add similar questions

Adjust reading levels

Convert to real-world scenario

Translate activity

More...

Content View

Student View

41 questions

Show all answers

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Details, Main Idea, Comparative Relationships, Cause-Effect Relationships and Sequence of Events, Inference/Generalization, Meanings of Words and Author's Voice are examples of

ACT's Basic Question Types

Ways to Approach Certain Kinds of Texts

How to Eliminate Wrong Choices

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Identifying and interpreting facts or items (some are NOT and Except questions) are examples of what type of basic ACT Reading question?

Detail

Main Idea

Comparative Relationships

Cause-Effect Relationships and Sequence of Events

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Essentially involving nothing more than finding an answer in the text (often no line numbers are given) is which basic question type on the ACT Reading Test?

Detail

Main Idea

Comparative Relationships

Cause-Effect Relationships and Sequence of Events

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Determining the primary message of a paragraph, section or entire passage is which basic question type on the ACT Reading Test?

Detail

Main Idea

Comparative Relationships

Cause-Effect Relationships and Sequence of Events

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Watch out for answer choices that are supporting details or a mis-state of what the passages says when answering this type of basic question on the ACT Reading Test?

Detail

Main Idea

Comparative Relationships

Cause-Effect Relationships and Sequence of Events

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Looking for how two or more people, viewpoints, events, theories, etc. compare is this type of basic question on the ACT Reading Test:

Detail

Main Idea

Comparative Relationships

Cause-Effect Relationships and Sequence of Events

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to the passage, the critics of ______ differ from its supporters in that is an example of which type of ACT question?

Detail

Main Idea

Comparative Relationships

Cause-Effect Relationships and Sequence of Events

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Continue with Google

Continue with Email

Continue with Classlink

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Apple

Others

Already have an account?

Similar Resources on Wayground

39 questions

Understanding Foodservice Operations

Quiz

•

9th - 12th Grade

40 questions

TRY OUT 3 MINGGUAN UTBK-SNBT 2023 SMA N.1 TARUTUNG

Quiz

•

12th Grade

36 questions

Racehorses

Quiz

•

6th Grade - Professio...

43 questions

Name That Logo

Quiz

•

9th - 12th Grade

41 questions

Herhaling Nederlands 1A (Kerstmis)

Quiz

•

1st - 12th Grade

40 questions

Electric Vehicle Quiz

Quiz

•

9th - 12th Grade

40 questions

ภาษาอังกฤษสำหรับงานช่างอุตสาหกรรม (กลางภาค) 40 ข้อ 20 คะแนน

Quiz

•

9th - 12th Grade

40 questions

LATIHAN SOAL PRAKTIKUM AKUNTANSI PERS.JASA & DAGANG

Quiz

•

12th Grade

Popular Resources on Wayground

15 questions

Fractions on a Number Line

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

20 questions

Equivalent Fractions

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

25 questions

Multiplication Facts

Quiz

•

5th Grade

54 questions

Analyzing Line Graphs & Tables

Quiz

•

4th Grade

$fractions$

22 questions

fractions

Quiz

•

3rd Grade

20 questions

Main Idea and Details

Quiz

•

5th Grade

20 questions

Context Clues

Quiz

•

6th Grade

15 questions

Equivalent Fractions

Quiz

•

4th Grade

Discover more resources for Education

7 questions

College Costs Workshop Feb. 2026

Lesson

•

12th Grade

10 questions

PERSONAL PRONOUNS

Quiz

•

3rd Grade - University

Magoosh Review

Details, Main Idea, Comparative Relationships, Cause-Effect Relationships and Sequence of Events, Inference/Generalization, Meanings of Words and Author's Voice are examples of

Identifying and interpreting facts or items (some are NOT and Except questions) are examples of what type of basic ACT Reading question?

Essentially involving nothing more than finding an answer in the text (often no line numbers are given) is which basic question type on the ACT Reading Test?

Determining the primary message of a paragraph, section or entire passage is which basic question type on the ACT Reading Test?

Watch out for answer choices that are supporting details or a mis-state of what the passages says when answering this type of basic question on the ACT Reading Test?

Looking for how two or more people, viewpoints, events, theories, etc. compare is this type of basic question on the ACT Reading Test:

According to the passage, the critics of ______ differ from its supporters in that is an example of which type of ACT question?

According to the author, the significant difference between and is
is an example of which type of ACT question?

What caused something else in the passage? and What is the effect of something in the passage?
are examples of which type of ACT question?

The narrator implied that her graduate school program directly resulted in her:
is an example of which type of ACT question?

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Similar Resources on Wayground

Popular Resources on Wayground

Discover more resources for Education

Magoosh Review

Details, Main Idea, Comparative Relationships, Cause-Effect Relationships and Sequence of Events, Inference/Generalization, Meanings of Words and Author's Voice are examples of

Identifying and interpreting facts or items (some are NOT and Except questions) are examples of what type of basic ACT Reading question?

Essentially involving nothing more than finding an answer in the text (often no line numbers are given) is which basic question type on the ACT Reading Test?

Determining the primary message of a paragraph, section or entire passage is which basic question type on the ACT Reading Test?

Watch out for answer choices that are supporting details or a mis-state of what the passages says when answering this type of basic question on the ACT Reading Test?

Looking for how two or more people, viewpoints, events, theories, etc. compare is this type of basic question on the ACT Reading Test:

According to the passage, the critics of ______ differ from its supporters in that is an example of which type of ACT question?

According to the author, the significant difference between ______ and ______ is is an example of which type of ACT question?

What caused something else in the passage? and What is the effect of something in the passage? are examples of which type of ACT question?

The narrator implied that her graduate school program directly resulted in her: is an example of which type of ACT question?

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Similar Resources on Wayground

Popular Resources on Wayground

Discover more resources for Education

According to the author, the significant difference between and is
is an example of which type of ACT question?

What caused something else in the passage? and What is the effect of something in the passage?
are examples of which type of ACT question?

The narrator implied that her graduate school program directly resulted in her:
is an example of which type of ACT question?