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WorksheetsEnglish and Reading ACT Strategies
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 26mins
Knowing how many questions each section has and how many minutes you're allowed per section is important for setting a _______.
record
trap
pace
theme
When you are simply guessing in any test subject, which bubble should you fill in?
None of them, leave it blank.
Pick a different answer choice for each guess.
It doesn't matter which answer choice you pick as long as you use the same one each time you're guessing.
B and only B - no exceptions.
Sometimes you're given the answer choice 'NO CHANGE' in the English portion of the ACT. What is the general rule about this answer choice?
It is always the correct answer.
Don't fear 'No Change'
It's a trap!
The ACT will never give you an already-correct underlined portion.
Mark and Move refers to what?
A) Marking the question in your test booklet so that you know which questions to return to later.
B) Put a dash next to that problem on your bubble sheet, but leave it blank because you don't know the answer.
C)Fill in a bubble for the problem on your bubble sheet, and proceed on to the next question.
D) Both A and C are correct.
The English portion should be paced__________.
at 8 mins per passage, with 5 minutes for review at the end
at 9 minutes per passage
at 36 seconds per question
so that less time is spent on the first half of the questions, and more time is given to the last half of the questions.
Jared is taking the math portion of the ACT and is reading each question no more than 2 times and giving himself no more than 10 seconds to decide if he can solve the problem. If he still doesn't know how to solve it correctly, he skips it and only picks questions he knows he can answer. What strategy is Jared using?
Cherry Picking
Yards After Contact
Mark and Move
Two Rights Make a Wrong
The most correct English answer choice will always be __________________.
grammatically correct
consistent with the rest of the writing piece
clear and concise
All of the above.
When pacing yourself through the Reading portion of the ACT, how much time should you give yourself per passage?
10 minutes per passage: 5 to read it and 5 to answer questions.
9 minutes per passage: 5 to read it and 4 to answer questions.
8 minutes per passage: 3 to read it and 5 to answer questions.
You don't need to pace yourself through the reading portion.
The strategy Head Down refers to what?
When you're finished with a section, use your extra time to take a nap.
When you feel defeated after a hard section, keep your head up.
Keep your head down and pencil moving. Don't get distracted by what's going on around you.
Laying your head down lets your test proctor know when you're finished.
When Jenny reads her answer choices she marks out the obviously wrong answer choices. This strategy is called ________.
Mark and Move
Cherry Picking
Two Wrongs Make a Right
The Process of Elimination
When returning to a question you previously marked and skipped _______________
don't second guess if you still don't know the correct answer.
work the problem and change your answer if you believe you've solved it.
if you're still guessing, stick with your first guess because it's usually your best guess.
All of the above.
The ACT test-taking skill 'Yards After Contact' refers to what?
Only football - it has nothing to do with the ACT.
If you feel like you've been 'hit' by a series of hard problems, keep pushing through the test.
Blitz through the test.
Thoroughly planning your touchdown dance for once you complete the test.
What approach should you use when taking the English portion of the ACT?
Edit as you go.
Read the passage, then answer the questions.
Read the questions, then the passage, then answer the questions.
Don't worry about reading the passage, just answer the questions.
