General Test Questions
This section contains 75 questions and is 45 minutes long.
What is the English Section.
This punctuation mark ends a complete thought when not in a direct quote or an interjection.
What is a period?
True of False: You cannot write in the booklet.
What is False?
The subject of a piece of writing.
What is the theme?
This is how many questions are on the ACT Reading Test.
What is 40 questions?
You should never do this with a question on the ACT, even when running out of time.
What is skip the question.
There are seven of these which work together to connect independent clauses and they can be memorized with this mnemonic device
What is "FANBOYS"?
Try not to (loose, lose) your good reputation.
What is to lose?
True or False a workable strategy is: You should start to answer questions before you have read the entire passage.
What is "True".
True or False: you are penalized for guessing on the ACT Reading.
What is false?
This 10 minute break is taken after what section of the test.
What is the math section.
The proper puctuation mark in the following example should be: "To cut through root vegetables like potatoes, rutagegas and parsnips, you should use a chef's knife( ) not a paring knife."
What is a comma.
Carlos [telephoned] Iris to tell [her] that he [would be] late for [their] [date].
Identify parts of speech.
What is
telephoned=verb
her=pronoun
would be=verb
their=pronoun date=noun
Make educated assumptions and conclusions based on factual information.
What is to draw logical inferences?
This is how many seconds you should spend on each question.
What is 52 seconds?
This section of the test allows approximately 1 minute per question.
What is the math test.
This punctuation mark should only be used after a complete sentence to introduce a list, quote or detailed explanation.
What is a colon?
He took it [up on; upon; on; omit] himself to schedule the meeting.
What is upon?
The use of clear, descriptive words or phrases to achieve the goal of the writer.
What is word choice?
You should do this first when looking at the ACT Reading passages.
What is skim?
The items you should have on test day are:
What are a calculator, your ID, admission ticket, pencils and a watch.
This punctuation mark should be used to separate two independent clauses.
What is a semi-colon?
He is (anxious, eager) to be finished with the dental treatment.
What is eager?
Between 55-60% of the reading test focuses on
What is key ideas and details?
This is one type of wrong answer on the ACT Reading Test.
Wrong Answer 1: Too Specific Wrong Answer 2: Too Broad Wrong Answer 3: Reversed Relationship Wrong Answer 4: Unrelated Concept