ACT Reading prep

A question that starts with "The primary purpose of the passage is to..." is what type of question?

• detail of one or more paragraphs

• main idea/central idea of the ENTIRE passage

• development of the passage

• inference questions

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

A question that starts with "According to the passage..." is what type of question?

• detail from the passage found in a paragraph

• vocabulary in text

• main idea

• development of the passage

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How much time should you spend on each reading passage and questions to manage your time?

• 30 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 1 hour

• 25 minutes

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

After each passage you will find ___ questions.

• 10
• 5
• 15
• 20

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

Which of the following should NOT be considered "important" as you skim a fictional text?

• vocabulary

• the setting: time/season/location

• character(s): who and what their conflict might be

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

In the fictional passage, if a character(s) have a challenge, obstacle, struggle, indecision, disagreement, or are or aren't liked by others, that is called a ______________?

• a bad day

• a conflict

• foreshadowing

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

In a prose fiction passage, you need to underline a major event or ________ dealing with the character(s) of the story.

• death

• conflict

• joke

• relations

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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

• Skim the passages

• Underline or highlight important information

• Note the main idea

• Carefully and thoroughly read each passage.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

When reading the double passages (or paired passages), _____________________________________________________.

• read the entire passage before answering any questions

• read the questions first

• read the A section and answer those questions before reading the B section

• skip the A section because it will be unimportant

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

On the ACT, especially the natural science section, use ____________________ to understand unknown terminology.

• a dictionary

• a neighbor's paper

• context clues

• previous answers

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4