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ACT READING TEST THE 3 RD TEST

THE READING TEST 35 minutes, 40 questions Reading passages, 750 words each, from four content areas: 2 Content AreaSubject# of Questions% of Test 1. Prose Fiction novel or short story Social Sciences anthropology, business, economics, education, history, political science Humanities architecture, ethics, language, literary criticism, philosophy, theater, radio Natural Science biology, botany, chemistry, geology, medicine, natural history, physiology 1025

QUESTIONS Arranged in order of easiest to hardest Two types of questions: 3 Type of question DescriptionIndicatorsNumber on test Referring “refer” precisely to what is stated in the passages According to the passage… What does the second paragraph indicate about… The passage says… Reasoning require you to interpret ideas, make generalizations, draw inferences and conclusions The passage implies that… The passage suggests that… probably means that… one can conclude that… the primary purpose… 26-28

TEST-TAKING TACTICS Pace yourself! You will have approximately 9 minutes per passage. 35 minutes for 40 questions If you spend 5 minutes reading the passage, you still have 4 minutes to answer all questions. Concentrate on reading paragraph openings and closings Topic sentences, final sentences for main ideas Read the passages quickly to get the gist, then go back for details as you answer the questions Answer general questions before detail questions General questions: main idea or author’s point of view Detail questions: return to the passage to find the answer, taking time 4