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Data Representation
Research Summaries
Conflicting Viewpoints
Natural Science Reading
100
What should you never do on the ACT?
leave anything blank
100
What will you be asked questions about on data representation questions? (3 things)
tables, graphs, diagrams
100
What should you do first on research summary passages?
Look for questions ONLY about Study 1
100
True or False: You should read one viewpoint and answer those questions before reading the other viewpoint and answering those questions.
True
100
What makes the Natural Science Reading Passage different than the other passages we have worked on?
It is on the reading test, not the science test.
200
How much time do you take for each question?
no more than 1 minute per question
200
What should you look at first when answering questions that refer to a graph?
the x-axis and y-axis
200
What will some of the questions ask you to do with the studies?
Look at data about both of them and compare
200
What is one difference between how to approach the conflicting viewpoints questions versus the data representation questions?
With the conflicting viewpoints, you need to read the study first and then go to the question. With data representation questions, you go straight to the questions.
200
Should you read the passage first or go straight to the questions?
Read the passage first
300
What do you do first when presented with a passage on the ACT?
go straight to the questions
300
What is important to notice about the line on a graph?
"trends'-whether it is going up, down, or a combination
300
What should you do with the questions about the study(ies)? (2 things)
highlight keywords and eliminate choices
300
Rename "Conflicting Viewpoints" with two words that mean the same thing.
"different opinions"
300
Which portion of each paragraph should you read for the main idea?
the first sentence
400
What will help narrow down your choices?
eliminate choices that don't make sense
400
True or False: You do not have to read all of the passage before answering the questions.
True
400
What should you look at first, the introduction, the description of the studies, or the tables and figures (graphs)?
Tables and Figures (graphs)
400
When they use the phrase "According to the passage...", where should you look?
the introduction
400
When should re-read the passage more closely?
when you have time
500
You've answered all of the questions and you have time left over. What do you do? (2 things)
Look over your work Make sure you've answered everything
500
What should you do if the information you are looking for isn't in one of the tables, graphs, or diagrams?
read the introduction
500
If there is information you can't find in the tables & figures, OR in the description of the study, where should you look?
the introduction
500
What do you think the phrase "is most consistent with" means?
agrees with
500
What should you underline or circle as you read the question?
keywords you can pick out of the paragraphs