<p>hey! Apparently, reading is one of the easier sections of the test according to the chart..... how do you guys do it!??! what are your strategies!? </p>
<p>(i am already trying to read as much as I can)</p>
<p>Reading is my lowest score, by far!! >_<</p>
<p>I have the exact same problem. On the April ACT in Illinois (w/PSAE) I got a 30 E 34 M and 23 Reading. I don't understand how people score so well on it. Man if I could get a 30+ in reading I'd be in good shape because I do so much better in other sections.</p>
<p>The Reading section alone could deny me entrance to my first choice college.</p>
<p>Well I took a practice test 1 week before the test to get familiar with the format. I got a 29 on the practice reading section. I considered just not showing up because I thought it was so bad. But instead I did about 3 practice reading section during the week, with the time limit. I found that speed reading through the article helped a lot. I just get the general idea about the article by skimming through and not pay much attention to detail, keep track of time (7-9 minutes per passage & 10 questions, depending on the difficulty of the article) and remember that all the answers are in the passage and the questions aren't meant to be that difficult compared to the SAT critical reading section.
I did that and I ended up with a 35 on the Reading section of the ACT.</p>
<p>Good Luck with the Reading Section next time you take it</p>
<p>I went from a 27 to a 32 just by calming down and not worrying so much. Don't worry about the 35 minute limit, just concentrate on what is in front of you. Take your time and read the passage. Aim for about a 2-3 minutes of reading and 5 minutes to answer the questions per section. </p>
<p>The first time I was very nervous read way to fast didn't understand what was going on and did a bad job, the second time around I was calmer took my time, and actually finished way faster than the first time. Also do a lot of practice exercise. Read one passage a day not necessarily the entire test and aim for 8 minutes or less.</p>
<p>If my strategy doesn't work try your own, test what works for you. Breaking up the passage into segments may help, reading the questions first may help as well, try many different ways and eventually you will find your perfect strategy.</p>
<p>I have the same problem with the reading lol. I got a 29 on the reading in December, but in June I got 33E, 36M, 22R, 31S</p>
<p>I don't know what went wrong...</p>
<p>Idk... I've gotten 36 both times but only 720 on SAT CR. I just read the passage first, underline important things. That helps a ton with remembering and locating information. Then I look at the questions overall and see which I can answer without looking back. Then go back to important information which, with the underlines, is easy to find. You just have to take it slow and relax. Getting anxious or trying to hurry just makes you forget what you read and misunderstand questions. Try to read through it once and make sure you're focused... it'll help you understand it better and you'll be fine. </p>
<p>Oh, and it's not at all like the SAT. It's not so much how well you can infer things or understand tone as much as it is recalling details. Anyone can do well on it if they're really relaxed and paying close attention. Try to underline and make sure you aren't just blowing through the passage, it really helps... and have faith in your abilities, for real.</p>
<p>I agree with the poster right above me. Just read the passages at a decent pace, underlining important pronouns, and when answering questions don't waste too much time. If you have a good gut feeling about an answer, go with it. Don't feel the need to double-check every single answer because, ultimately, you'll need that time to figure out answers to questions of which you're unsure. Best of luck next time! My reading score improved from a 27 in April to a 32 in June, so there is hope for us all!</p>
<p>I need to improve my reading score.</p>
<p>i used to be like you... get this.. on my first three ACTs, i got a 25, 21, and 23 on my reading sections while getting a 30, 30, and 31 respectively composite... that shows you how sucky my reading scores were to my other stuff... i took 2 more ACTs since then and have made 34 and 35 composite because i brought my reading up to a 32 and 34, respectively.. here's a good strategy that worked for me to get those low reading scores up very high:</p>
<p>just read the passage first... don't try to understand all of it or comprehend all of it; just read it... if you don't understand one thing, just mark it quickly and move on.. don't sit there and think about it.. you'll find that by doing this and then going to the questions, you remember more than you think you do... chances are if you don't understand a sentence or 2 or 3, you may not need to even know it.. and if you do, it'll be for one question only and you marked it when you read through.. so you can find exactly where it is quickly and answer the question quickly.. i was able to answer on average 4 questions without referring back to the passage.. 2-3 i thought i knew, but i checked back to make sure and 2 out of 3 times, my initial gut was right.. on the remaining 3-4, i was able to easily find them in the passage and move on to the next one in good time... i may have been a minute behind after the first one (the prose), but i was able to easily regain my time and get ahead of it by the time i got to the last passage</p>
<p>it just takes a lot of practice tests and utilizing quick yet accurate strategy</p>