Vocab
abbreviate
to shorten, condense
How many total minutes do you have to complete the Reading section of the ACT?
35 minutes
In this type of reading passage, questions are based on short stories or excerpts from short stories or novels. Characters are involved.
Prose Fiction
The ________ ________ is the message or theme of a story
main idea
amicable
agreeable
nonchalant
calm, casual
About how many minutes do you have to read each passage and answer 10 questions?
about 8 1/2 minutes
In this type of reading passage, questions may include: anthropology, archaeology, economics, history, political science, and sociology.
Social Science
The ____________ ______________s are what prove the main idea of a piece of writing
supporting details
scrutinize
to observe or look at carefully
trivial
not important, small importance
A good strategy to use before you read the passage is to
Read the questions first
In this type of reading passage, questions based on passages may include art, dance, music, philosophy, and theater.
Humanities
Daily Double!!!!
_______________ is a challenge characters face in a story.
You would find this in which type of passage on the ACT?
conflict
Prose Fiction
renovation
state of being renewed
justify
to show or prove to be right
If you run out of time, you should always
guess by answering each question with the same letter
In this type of reading, questions are based on passages about topics such as astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, physics, and zoology
Natural Science
________________ is when the question being asked is not clearly stated in the passage, but you can guess what the answer is based on what you have read.
Inference or inferring
fortuitous
lucky
disdain
to regard with scorn or hatred
An average score on the reading section of the ACT is
21
Name the 4 types of reading passages found on the ACT
Prose Fiction
Humanities
Natural Science
Social Science
____________ ___________s are directly stated in the passage and you can go back and look to find the answer.
explicit details
mundane
ordinary or common