Help on ACT reading section. Highest score is 16.

charlucas
Mon, 27 Jan 2014 05:31:17 +0000

Just went to a training session for the ACT. One suggestion I got for practice was to read the passage, then cover it up, summarize the main idea, and then see how many questions you can answer without going back. A LOT of the reading comprehension questions hinge on that main idea. You need something like 18 questions right to get the 18, which is less than half the questions. I’m also guessing that you’re spending a huge amount of time reading. As you practice, time yourself for 9 minutes per passage (reading + questions), and make sure you’re not spending more than, say 4 minutes on the passage. Also, in your case it may make sense to do the passages out of order: if you’re much worse at social science and humanities, for example, do those last and do the ones you’re more likely to do better on anyway.