ACT 36 in Just 7 Steps by Maria Filsinger & Shaan Patel

Author:Maria Filsinger & Shaan Patel
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Published: 2014-04-17T04:00:00+00:00

Timing

You have only 35 minutes to read 360 lines of text (about 3,000 words!) and answer 40 questions, so managing your time well is of the utmost importance. A low score in ACT Reading often results from not having enough time to read all of the passages. To avoid this problem, you’ll need to follow the timing guidelines set out here:

Use a maximum of 8 minutes per passage.

Use up to 3½ minutes to read through each passage the first time.

Use the remaining time (4½-plus minutes) to answer the questions.

This strategy leaves 3 minutes of “cushion” at the end of the exam—in case you had to spend extra time on a particularly difficult passage, or to check that you’ve bubbled the answer sheet correctly.

Go to ACT.org and locate a Reading section practice passage. Read it from start to finish, timing yourself. If it takes you longer than 3½ minutes to read the passage, you need to increase your baseline reading speed. This may sound harsh, but if you can’t read a passage in 3½ minutes or less, there’s no way you’ll have enough time to answer the questions.

If you can read the passage in 3½ minutes, great! Skip the next section on increasing your reading speed.

If it takes you longer than 3½ minutes, read on.

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