This is the score you much receive to reach benchmark on the ACT Reading Test
20
100
This is the benchmark score for the English ACT
What is 18
100
How many minutes long is the ACT Reading Test?
35
100
This root means LIFE
What is BIO
100
A diamond is made from which chemical element?
What is CARBON
200
This is roughly the percentage of questions you must get correct in order to meet benchmark on the ACT Reading Test
What is 50-52 percent
200
True or false: You can find the answer to a specific detail question written in the text.
TRUE
200
This is the average number of words in each reading passage
What is 1000
200
This root means POISON or POISONOUS
What is TOX
200
This U.S president served more than the usual two terms.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
300
Other than specific detail questions, what other types of questions will you encounter on the ACT Reading Test?
What are inference and big picture questions
300
This method of test taking makes certain that a test taker gets a chance to answer all the questions they know the answer to and only guesses on answers they really don't know?
What is Question Triage
300
True or false: when you are told that you have only five minutes remaining, you should finishing reading all the passages.
FALSE
300
True or false: The suffix ER changes nouns to verbs in many cases.
TRUE
300
These four presidents are on Mt. Rushmore
Who are Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, and Theodore Roosevelt.
400
How many big picture questions are usually on each Reading passage?
2
400
True or False: Words like never and always indicate answer choices that are usually correct.
FALSE
400
This is the main question you should be asking yourself when thinking about big picture questions
What is The author's main point
400
Fill in the blank: One definition of the suffix ER is "shows someone doing an _______________ or ____________
What is ACTION/JOB
400
In which state is Mount Rushmore located?
South Dakota
500
Do test takers have to read the prompts in the order in which they appear on the Reading test?
What is NO
500
This is the number of questions on the ACT Reading Test
What is 40
500
These are the four categories of reading passages on the ACT Reading Test.
Social Studies
Natural Science
Humanities
Fiction
500
What is the difference between a gorilla and a monkey?