ACT Reading Prep

Front

A question that starts with "The primary purpose of the passage is to..." is what type of question?

Back

main idea/central idea of the ENTIRE passage

Front

A question that starts with "According to the passage..." is what type of question?

Back

detail from the passage found in a paragraph

Front

How much time should you spend on each reading passage and questions to manage your time?

Back

25 minutes

Front

After each passage you will find ___ questions.

Back

10

Front

Which of the following should NOT be considered "important" as you skim a fictional text?
- the setting: time/season/location
- character(s): who and what their conflict might be

Back

vocabulary

Front

In the fictional passage, if a character(s) have a challenge, obstacle, struggle, indecision, disagreement, or are or aren't liked by others, that is called a ______________?

Back

a conflict

Front

In a prose fiction passage, you need to underline a major event or ________ dealing with the character(s) of the story.

Back

conflict

Front

Which is NOT one of the things you need to do while reading the passages?

Back

Carefully and thoroughly read each passage.

Front

When reading the double passages (or paired passages), _____________________________________________________.

Back

read the A section and answer those questions before reading the B section

Front

On the ACT, especially the natural science section, use ____________________ to understand unknown terminology.

Back

context clues