Question Types
Strategies
General
Common Wrong Answers
100

You only need to read one sentence for this type of question

What is Vocabulary in context?

100

This is what you get points for on the Reading test (hint: it's not reading)

What is answering the questions?

100

This is the small paragraph at the beginning of the passage

What is the Blurb?

100

These are the easiest incorrect answers to spot

What are answers that are rude, silly or offensive?

200

"Go get the answer and bring it back" is what you might say about this question type

What is Fetch?

200

This is what you do after you Read the Blurb

What is Map the Questions?

200

The Reading is after this test on the ACT

What is Math?

200

Finish this statement: 1/2 right + 1/2 wrong =

What is all wrong?

300

These are your "thinker" questions

What are Reasoning or purpose questions?

300

This is the Reading Basic Approach step most people skip

What is Predict the Answer?

300

This is how many Reading questions there are

What is we don't know?

300

These answers feature words like "always," and "never"

What are extreme language answers

400

A Fetch question might start with this phrase

What is According to the passage?

400

What is the final step in the Reading Basic Approach?

What is POE or Process of Elimination?

400

These are words you can find easily in the passage

What are Lead or Key Words?

400

These wrong answers just repeat words from the passage but don't answer the question

What are recycled answers?

500

You should save these questions until the end

What are main idea or general questions?

500

This is how big a window you should read for line reference questions

What is five lines up and five lines down?

500

These are the numbers given in some questions

What are Line References?

500

These answers may require you to go back and reread if you are trying to talk yourself into it

What are "could be true" answers?