When attacking the ACT reading section, Susan should answer questions with this kind of reference first.
What is a line reference?
The ACT questions follow an ABCD/ FGHJ answer format. If your LOTD is B, what is your other LOTD?
What is the letter G ?
To begin the Science section, select a passage with these visual aids.
What are Charts, Tables, Graphs?
The math section has these three types of questions.
Easy, Medium, and Hard
In the English section, "Leave NO CHANGE."
What is when the way it is written seems fine?
Aiden would rather tackle the this kind of passage, so he can answer questions about two smaller passages.
What are DUAL/ PAIRED passages?
The Triforce of ACT strategies.
What are POOD, POE, LOTD ?
Look for these in the tables/graphs.
What are Trends and Titles?
Why did the OBTUSE angle go to the beach?
Because it was over 90 degrees.
“What would the essay lose” questions ask you to do this with the answer choices.
What is Choose the answer that replaces or means the same thing as the underlined portion.
Why are writers always cold?
They’re surrounded by drafts.
The two most important elements of attacking the any section of the ACT .
Speed & Accuracy
CHANGE
Expect the first 1/3 or ______ questions of the math section to be the least difficult.
What are the first 20 questions?
It was TENSE!
(verb consistency matters)
Jose is not good at analyzing an entire passage for meaning. He should LOTD any question that asks about these ideas.
What are main ideas?
If you choose to skip a passage, you should apply this strategy.
What is "Letter of the Day (LOTD)?
A neutron walks into a bar and asks the bartender "how much for a beer?" She said...
"For you? no charge."
In the Math section, always do this first.
What is read the question.
Why the correct answers are often as short as possible.
Johnny, (let's be honest), you DO NOT LIKE: fiction, social studies, or humanities. Since it will be the most interesting to you, start here in the Reading section.
What is the Natural Science passage?
What do you call an academically successful slice of bread?
What is an honor roll.
As you select a Science question to answer first, look for one of these.
What are Numbers, Repetition, or Similar Answers?
Really...its not that hard! These questions of the math section are found in the first 20 questions.
What are the "Easy" questions?