Vocab
arid
extremely dry
How many minutes do you have to take the ACT Reading Section?
How many questions are there in the ACT Reading Section?
About how many seconds do you have to read each passage and 10 questions?
35
40
8:30 or 8:40
Which skill is LEAST tested in ACT Reading questions?
A) Inference
B) Vocabulary-in-Context
C) Main Idea
D) Grammar Rules
D.) Grammar rules
What’s the maximum number of paired passages you’ll encounter in the ACT Reading section?
1
orator
speaker
inevitable
unavoidable, certain
Name the 4 types of passages found in the ACT Reading section in order.
Prose Fiction
Social Science
Humanities
Natural Science
Which passage is most likely to include emotional tone?
Prose Fiction
Which question type is most likely to test your understanding of tone or attitude?
A) Main Idea
B) Function
C) Author’s Perspective
D) Vocabulary-in-Context
C,) Author’s Perspective
vindicate
clear from blame
assiduous
hardworking
Name three reading strategies you learned from this class that you will use on the ACT.
Answers will vary
What reading section passage is most likely to include a paired passage format?
Social Science
Which passage type tends to feature abstract concepts and philosophical arguments, requiring higher-level comprehension?
Humanities
convergence
joining parts
rancorous
hateful
What type of questions are asked in Prose Fiction?
What type of questions are asked in Social Science?
What type of questions are asked in Humanities?
What type of questions are asked in Natural Science?
Short stories, characters, main idea
History, Psychology, Sociology
Art, culture, creative non-fiction
STEM, Chemistry, Biology
In the paired passage set, what is a common strategy tested by the ACT?
Daily Double!!
Comparing conflicting viewpoints
What is the total word count range across all four ACT Reading passages combined?
A) 1,800–2,200 words
B) 2,200–2,600 words
C) 2,600–3,000 words
D) 3,000–3,400 words
C) 2,600–3,000 words
opulent
wealthy
sagacity
wisdom
If you get 30 questions correct on the ACT Reading section, what would your score be?
25
What is a key difference between ACT Reading and SAT Reading?
A) ACT has more time per question
B) ACT includes charts and graphs in Reading
C) ACT Reading does not include evidence-based paired questions
D) ACT Reading includes grammar questions
C.) ACT Reading does not include evidence-based paired questions
What’s one major difference in question-wording between Literal and Inferential questions?
literal uses "according to"
inferential uses "implies"
perfidious
disloyal