In order to reduce the number of answer choices, you should use this strategy to increase your chances of guessing correctly.
Eliminate Answers You Know Are Wrong
100
These questions ask about what the whole passage is primarily about.
Main Idea Questions
100
These passages are not real, but are written in a way that could plausibly happen.
Prose Fiction
100
The ACT creators do not expect you to answer all of the questions on each passage, but you know you should answer every question even if you have to ______.
Guess
100
About how much time should you spend on each passage?
8-10 Minutes
200
Use this strategy to spend less time reading the passages so you will have more time to answer the questions.
Skim Reading
200
These types of questions ask about the opinion or viewpoint of the writer of the passage.
Author's Purpose Questions
200
These passages could include subjects like art, music, dance, theater, etc.
Humanities
200
The _____ your initial ACT Composite score, the more likely your second score will be higher than the first score.
Lower
200
True or False: You lose points for incorrect answers
False - You only gain points for corrent answers. You cannot lose points
300
Use this strategy if to help you identify answers as you read the passage in order to save time.
Read the Questions Before You Read the Passages
300
These types of questions ask you to find specific information from the text.
Detail Questions
300
These passages are true accounts of events, and could be taken from something like a diary.
Literary Narrative
300
What score do the ACT test makers consider "college ready" reading?
21
300
What is the name of the strategy where you make notes on the passage to refer back to?
Passage Mapping
400
Use this strategy if you come to a question which you can't think of an answer within 20-30 seconds.
Guess and Move On
400
These types of questions require you to know the meaning of a word as used in the context of the passage.
Vocabulary Questions
400
These passages could cover subjects like biology, chemistry, physics, geology, etc.
Natural Sciences
400
Do colleges see all your ACT scores?
No, they only see the ACT scores that you send to them.
400
On vocabulary questions, you can often come to the correct word meaning by __________ the four answers given.
Substituting
500
Begin with this passage type so that you will have a better chance of getting more questions right and not run out of time to answer easier questions.
Your Strongest Passage Type
500
These types of questions ask you to draw conclusions based on the information given in the passage.
Inference or Deducing Questions
500
These passages could include subjects like geography, history, government, politics, etc.
Social Studies
500
What does the ACT have that the SAT doesn't? (And please don't answer "The Letter C")
A Science Section
500
The best way to prepare for the ACT section is to _______.
Read as much as possible during your free time and no less than 30 minutes per day!