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Tips and Tidbits
100
What is the name of the strategy where you cross off incorrect answers to narrow down your choices?
Process of Elimination or Poe
100

When you are answering a question that asks, "what is the passage primarily about," you are answering a ______ ________ question.

Main Idea

100

While reading the prose fiction section, you need to pay attention to these

characters/conversations/feelings

100

What day do we take the CLT? 

March 12

100

How much time do we have on the ACT at the end of the month?

UNLIMITED!

200

What should you do when you are stuck on a tricky or complicated question? 

This time, take your time and VERIFY your answer is correct! you have the time!!!! 

but typically, guess and go

200

This type of question asks you to identify unknown words.

Vocab

200
This passage usually includes history, political science, economics, or social studies.
Social Science
200

What score do you need on the CLT (11/12) to pass

36!

200

True or False: You lose points for incorrect answers

False. You only earn points for questions answered correctly. No points are deducted for wrong answers

300

If you get stuck between two answer choices, what should you do? 

Refer to the passage/text - look for evidence!

300
When you have to find specific bits of information from a passage you are looking for_______.
Details
300

What is always the 3rd passage of the ACT?

Humanities

300

What score do you need on the ACT to meet your concordant on both Reading and English?

18 (17.5)

300

What is the first thing you should do on the ACT Reading?

Read the questions! (all of them)

400
This strategy helps you earn more points because you focus on the questions you are most likely to answer correctly.
Answer the easy questions first
400

When you are asked to answer a question based on why the author wrote the passage, you are answering an _______ __________ question.

Authors Purpose

400

This question would most likely be found on what passage? The main point made in the second, third, and fourth paragraphs (lines 14–52) is that the structure of a baby’s brain:

Natural Science

400

What should you do if a question really got you like ??????

Skip, and come back 

400

On vocabulary questions, you can often come to the correct word meaning by __________ the four answers given.

Plugging in!

500
You should begin with what passage on the ACT reading section?
The passage you are best at!
500

The ACT question that you have to draw conclusions for

Inference

500

This question is most likely from which passage? The point of view of the narrator can best be described as:

Prose Fiction

500

What does ACT stand for?

American College Testing

500

The best way to prepare for the ACT Reading section is to

read for at least 30 minutes per day / take practice test