ACT Prep Reading

How many passages are on the Reading ACT?

(a)  

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

How many questions are on the Reading ACT?

(a)  

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

Name the four Types of Passages given in the order as which they are on the test in the correct order.

• Prose Fiction/Literary Narrative, Science, Humanities/Art, Social Studies

• Social Studies, Humanities/Art, Prose FIction/Literary Narrative, Science

• Prose Fiction/Literary Narrative, Social Studies, Humanities/Art, Science

• Humanities/Art, Prose Fiction/Literary Narrative, Social Studies, Science

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

When's the best time to stop and reread a piece of text?

• When you come across something you don't understand

• When you are halfway through the text

• After you've already read it several times

• When you are finished with the entire text

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

when the author pauses in the story to describe events that happened in the past.

• foreshadowing

• flashback

• predicting

• inference 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

In order to  make an inference, I must use my background knowledge and what else? 

• Text clues

• theme

• main idea

• stanzas

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

the who or the what of a passage + the most important information about the who or the what.

• tone

• moral

• main idea

• summary 

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the primary purpose of the Reading section on the ACT?

• To test mathematical skills

• To assess reading comprehension

• To evaluate scientific knowledge

• To measure writing ability

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 is a strategy for answering reading comprehension questions on the ACT?

• Skim the passage quickly

• Read the questions first

• Ignore the passage

• Focus only on the first paragraph

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

What type of passage is NOT typically found in the ACT Reading section?

• Prose Fiction

• Poetry

• Social Science

• Humanities

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