<p>I need serious help on the reading and science sections of the act. On math and english, i consistently score 34+. I just don't understand the questions on the reading. All the answers sound right. It also really depends on what topic the passage is about. Not just prose fiction and humanities but the individual passage topics themselves. Science is also crazy for me. It really depends on the topics</p>
<p>What's the secret to getting a 34+ on the reading and science sections?</p>
<p>Several things helped me improve from a 27 reading to a 35.</p>
<p>I got so that i could read each section in under 2:30. That just gave the extra time to think. Almost every question has an answer that is directly stated no matter how vague it seems. A key idea that helped me is that every question has an exact answer and only one answer. It’s a given but it helps to take that test with that in mind. Practice with that in your head and over a couple tests (whether easy redbook tests or hard ones from elsewhere) it helps. The ACT Black book is very helpful if you do exactly what it says. </p>
<p>It’s also helpful for science. I often do passages with only 5 questions first becasue theyre so easy. Then i do the 6 ones and lastly the 7 so that i have a lot of time. For all reading and science questions it really helps to test knowing that key idea i mentioned. since there are only four answer choices, when you know that you can often narrow down to two, and than just say, which one is more wrong or more right to me? Youre not answering questions from your viewpoint but from the ACT’s viewpoint.</p>
<p>Lastly, for science, there are only 3-4 questions per test that require ANY outside knowledge. All info is in the page. It takes practice to be able to routinely pull that info out from words that make no sense to you. But just remain calm. practice, and do well!</p>
<p>Remember the ACT doesn’t measure you knowledge but instead you’re testing ability. Exploit the weaknesses of a standardized test and find the patterns.</p>
<p>Again, I recommend the black book, its focused on exploiting the test’s weaknessess. It helps <a href=“http://www.amazon.com/ACT-Prep-Black-Book-Strategies/dp/0692027912/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1405091073&sr=8-9&keywords=act+book”>http://www.amazon.com/ACT-Prep-Black-Book-Strategies/dp/0692027912/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1405091073&sr=8-9&keywords=act+book</a></p>
<p>Thanks! Really helpful. I realize now that i should’ve done the 5 question science passages first but oh well. I’ll remember on the next test</p>
<p>Glad I could help; feel free to ask any other questions.</p>
<p>If you want a full -proof plan that will consistently get you a 33+ on reading ,just take 3:30-4:00 minutes reading the passage, comprehending the general ideas being stated in the passage.while doing that, Also, circle words that you think will pop up on the passage (e.g.names of people ). After,you will have approx 4 minutes to answer the questions. The questions will really be simple just because you took more time on the passage. Many people can vouch for this method. Other methods are viable as well,but this one works all time. </p>