<p>I'm an exchanged student who is not using english as first language.</p>
<p>I'm aware how much people in this website hate foreigners esp Asians who study only for score, not for 'showing achievement', but all I wanna know is just small tips for the test.</p>
<p>I got 19 on English, 32 on Math, 16 on Reading, 28 on Science, 6 on writing. it was my first time to take an official test in America, and I did not study for the test.</p>
<p>What I realized after the test was the reading section is so horribly hard and the time is extremely limited. Also I thought I did well on the Englsih section but apperently not.</p>
<p>So, are there any tips for improving reading and english? It's gonna help me a lot..</p>
<p>For Reading: Go to your local library and borrow a book about Speed Reading. Study it for 2-3hours a day for about a month while reading many novels (from fiction to non-fiction). Your Comprehension and Reading Speed should double or triple atleast by then.</p>
<p>For English: Get the most recent Princeton Review ACT prep book (called “cracking the ACT”) and go through it’s english section.</p>
<p>And finally take tons of practice exams. And if you run out take the ones you’ve taken already for further comprehension and to learn from your mistakes.</p>
<p>If you really do all this you should be able to increase both scores by around 8points.
I was able to raise English from a 25 to a 33, and Reading from 24 to a 34 with this method.</p>