Act Reading Prose Fiction

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

• terms

• dialogue

• characters

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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

• death

• revelation

• joke

• time

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

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.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

How much time is allotted for the ACT Reading test?

• 20 minutes

• 25 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 35 minutes

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

True or False. The author's or narrator's purpose is of little concern on the reading test.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Which types of passages will be on the reading ACT?

• Prose Fiction, social science, comic book, natural science

• Prose fiction, Social Science, natural science, research

• social science, research, humanities, prose fiction

• prose fiction, social science, natural science, humanities

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

In a prose fiction passage, what is the primary focus when analyzing the text?

• Theme

• Plot

• Character development

• Setting

Which of the following is a common characteristic of prose fiction?

• Rhyming scheme

• Imaginary elements

• Scientific data

• Historical facts

What is the role of dialogue in prose fiction?

• To provide background information

• To develop characters and advance the plot

• To describe the setting

• To introduce new vocabulary

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3