<p>Hi guys, I have been practicing for the ACT and I am coming across a major issue, timing and pacing. How should I pace myself for the reading and science sections? We are given 35 minutes for each section, but everytime I take it I get usually 35's or 36's but I finish within 40 minutes. What should I do to change this?????
Any help would be appreciated!</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>Well what usually consumes the majority of your time? Reading the passage or searching for answers? Or spending time on the really hard questions?</p>
<p>Im gonna say reading the passage. When i try to quickly skim through the passage i tend to make mistakes, but when i legit just read the passage then go to the questions i usually always get them. What should i dooo???</p>
<p>BUMPPPP. Come on guys dont let this thread die!!</p>
<p>Keep practicing with strict time limits of 35 minutes?</p>
<p>whatever you do, struggling user, DO NOT use any testing “strategy” for the science section. i used the princeton review strategy of grouping each kind of graph and doing them in order my first time on the ACT and i got an 18 on the science section. second time, retook it with no strategy and got a 30. for me, i just read the questions and go back to the graphs and look for the answers. i don’t waste my time with going over the material first unless it’s a conflicting scientists one. hope that helps!</p>
<p>oh and for the reading section, most of the questions refer back to the passage with line numbers anyway, so i quickly SKIM through the passage and just go straight to the questions that are easily found. and then i search a little more in depth for the ones that don’t have reference numbers.</p>