"NEARLY A THIRD OF THE ACT English section tests a competency known as production of writing, which is broken down into two subcategories: topic development and organization, unity and cohesion. Three types of question comprise topic development items:
- Identifying the purposes of parts of texts.
- Determining whether a text or part of a text has met its intended goal.
- Evaluating the relevance of material to a text's focus.
Here are some suggestions for tackling this complex skill set along with examples from a past exam that is now a free practice test." …