<p>Vince011: Well then now its not a question of whether I have given good advice or not its a question of whether the testtaker has mental fortitude to be able to use these strategies or not. I for one did got find it very cumbersome to look at my watch every 2-3 min.</p>
<p>@Future + Vince: I took a practice reading test today, I tried to do 4 min passage and 4 min questions, I got a 27. I got a 32 on reading for the June ACT, when I did not know the timings, I just did the questions.</p>
<p>So, I think today when I kept looking at my watch I was freaking out more about how much time I had left rather than focusing on answering the questions. I think it is a good idea to stick to broad time limits but not look excessively at the time or micro manage.</p>
<p>You guys im noit saying my guide is the best or that it is right this is my opinion and i am just providing some assistance if you do not agree then do not follow them. </p>
<p>WongTongTong: like i mentioned in post #39 if your naturally adept at doing well on particular then dont follow my advice</p>
<p>^WongTongTong and I are not trying to be rude. I was just suggesting that the strategy MAY not be the best, and he just gave a personal anecdote. Please don’t take it so personally- we are all just looking for the best way to approach each section.</p>
<p>I honestly think he’s got the english section down though. I started my practice testing yesterday and got a 29 (up from my 25 on the actual ACT back in April). I’d say about 3/4 of the questions I got wrong would’ve been correct if I’d followed his 3 rules.</p>
<p>thelawn: thanks for your comment i really appreciate it :)</p>
<p>Fresh: A wristwatch is allowed as long as it doesn’t make noise.</p>
<p>Really? I thought you are to remove any electronic items off your desk?</p>
<p>^ well if the watch is on your hand and your hand is not on the desk, I don’t see the problem :)</p>
<p>Wow, so more like breaking the rules??? ehhhhh??</p>
<p>Fresh: WongTongTong was just making a joke. Anyways the number #1 rule is that it cannot make noice. Were is placed is not much of an issue. Some prompters are strick and require to wear it on your wrist others wont wind if you put it on your desk.</p>
<p>^^^ lol i forgot the “h” in where</p>
<p>What do you recommend doing when you realize you are not timing yourself right, for example, if you are on question 45 n the math section and you only have 10 minutes left</p>
<p>When you do the reading passages, do you recommend reading the entire thing and then answer the questions or roughly read it by skimming and then attempt to the questions?</p>
<p>marix123: if you catch yourself in that position continue to go in order because the harder questions are in the end. You get the same amount of points if you answer a easy or hard questions. So you might as well go through as many easy questions an you can before the time ends or before you reach the hard ones. </p>
<p>NYJTSFAN: Yes, i state in the first post that actually going through and reading the passage for 4 min and answering questions for 4 min actually raised my score than skimming for 2 min and answering in 6 min. because once you have a good understanding of the passage you can answer the questions faster.</p>
<p>thanks for your help. reading is def hard for me to improve upon</p>
<p>how do you cmment on the ACT ESSAY? what are the diff with SAT? i took sat got a 9, thought i would’ve got a 6 or 7 whats the key to getting a 12?</p>
<p>Got 32 E, 32 M, 34 R, 35 S and 33 composite. Those English tips really did help.</p>
<p>anyone know if this guy is an ENT surgeon yet?</p>
<p>Nice guide.</p>
<p>Is the “don’t add any punctuation strategy” been true for all the recent tests?</p>