Prose Fiction
Social Science
Humanities
Natural Science
ACT Info
100

This is what we call what the story is mostly about...

Central Idea

100

This is a form of print that shows important titles or works of art...

Italicized

100

This is the study of the aspects of human society and culture...

Humanities

100

Many articles are about the evolution of this planet...

Earth

100

This is the score you need on the Reading section of the ACT to meet graduation requirements...

19

200

This strategy helps us to reread and find out what the story is about...

Close Reading

200

This type of text uses facts and tells of something that happened or will happen...

Informative

200

A statement or theory that is put forward as something to be maintained or proven...

Thesis

200

For this section, you should ___________ the questions...

Preview

200

There are this many passages on the ACT...

4

300

These are people who are important in the story...

Characters

300

This type of text presents two possible theories or solutions.  It shows the pros and cons...

Argumentative

300

This is an educated guess based on available information...

Hypothesis

300

Many articles in this section will be based on scientific _______________, or finding out as much as you can about something...

Research

300

This is how long you have to read all 4 passages and answer 40 questions...

35 minutes

400

This is where the story takes place...

Setting

400

These are possible explanations for an event or occurence in science...

Theories

400

This is the order of events that can affect the outcome...

Sequential

400

Could the article, How Scientists Discovered Helium, be used in this section?

Yes or No...

Yes

400

You have to complete all 4 passages to get a score on the ACT.

True of False...

False

500

Most stories have these two elements where a character faces a situation and has to find a way to solve it...

Problem and Solution

500

Some of the social sciences include economics, political science and ___________________...

Geography

500

Linguistics and Languages are part of humanities.

True or False...

True

500

Natural Science is the study of the ______________, or everything that is out there including Earth...

Universe

500

This is the order that you should read the passages according to your ability...

Strongest to Weakest