Reading 1
Reading 2
Reading Topics
Reading Overview
100

This is a technique where you locate facts and simple details in a reading passage. 

What is Skimming and Scanning?
100

Read the questions first

What should you do first when you are given a reading assignment with questions?

100

Literary Narrative

This is a piece of fiction that tells a story; it's not real and its usually a short story or a novel. 

100

Four (4)

How many passages are in the reading section?

200

Get in and get out!

What technique that should be used when taking the ACT Reading test?

200

Just keep moving

What do you do when you don't know how to pronounciate a word?

200

Social Science

This is a topic that focuses on society. 

200

35 minutes

What is the amount of time you are given on the Reading section of the ACT?
300

Read the fist and last sentence of each paragraph

This is a technique you can use to help you "get in and out" of the passage if you are running out of time.
300

Keep moving your finger or pen/pencil. 

How can you stay engaged with the text?

300

Prose Fiction

This is a story that is not real.

300

40 questions

What is the amount of questions you have to answer on the Reading section of the ACT?

400

Main Idea

What is the most important or central thought of a piece of reading.

400

One page

How long is a passage on the ACT Reading?

400

An open book test

What type of test do you have where all the answers are in front of you?
400
Choose the letter of the day
How should you answer the test questions when you are running out of time?
500

A particular fact or piece of information 

What is a detail?

500

The easiest questions on the ACT. 

What are the finding details questions?

500

Only part of the question is right

When identifying incorrect answers, who is Mr. Half Right?

500

approximately 8 minutes

How many minutes should you spend on each reading passage?