<p>My sections from best to worst go like this:
Science, Math(Need to brush up)/Reading, English</p>
<p>I started out with an 18 on the English ACT and slowly moved up to a 25 in under a week. Even after learning most of the grammar rules (I didn't even know the difference between its and it's) I just can't seem to get into my goal scoring range of 28+.</p>
<p>I find that I get into a "gears" mode and start speeding through the test when it says 30 minutes left fearing that I will run out of time. The ironic thing is that I end up with an extra 10 minutes? I also make simple errors by not using common sense for the grammar (I skimmed through it and didn't even focus on how it relates to the context), as well as simple preposition verb agreements. </p>
<p>The biggest problem I have is the Rhetoric part of the test (It feels so boring..). After I review the test, I fully understand why I got it wrong. I was practicing for the ACT English on <a href="http://grockit.com%5B/url%5D">http://grockit.com</a>. Except, the types of rhetoric there feel completely different from the real ACT.</p>
<p>To sum it all up [25 English ACT]:
10 extra minutes (-> second guessing drops a few questions)
simple grammar mistakes
rhetoric problem</p>
<p>Actually I take most of what I said back lol.</p>
<p>The Rhetoric is actually really easy. I was just remembering what my teachers told me in school…
The first sentence in a paragraph is the topic.
Conclusion, main idea, purpose… lol</p>
<p>I just started to apply that type of thought. Now my scores are going up a lot higher.</p>
<p>I realized the English ACT is just grammar concealed with an essay haha.</p>
<p>I don’t think that the ACT English section should be a fast-paced section. You need to give each question its deserved attention so that when you finish, you only have 1-2 minutes to briefly check over your work for any bubbling errors or something along those lines.</p>
<p>I don’t believe that the ACT English section is a section where you can recheck all of your answers. You just have to be more careful and give each question more time! 75/45 = 0.6 So you roughly have 36 seconds to complete one question. I would give each question around 25 seconds (a WHOLE 25 seconds) and then give the OVERALL PASSAGE questions a more generous amount of time (Let’s say 35 seconds) simply because they require a bit more thought.</p>
<p>I used to rush a buttload on the English questions because I thought that 45 minutes was not enough time for 75 questions. Once I realized that 45 minutes was plenty of time, I was getting consistent 36s on the English section.</p>
<p>Then there’s the reading section…</p>
<p>The reading section is really easy. But the time they give you is so little. You literally have to understand the whole passage so you can answer each question without constantly referring to the passage…</p>
<p>Wouldn’t speed reading help this?</p>
<p>The lowest i’ve ever scored on the English part was a 27. I’ve scored a 31, 28, and 30 as well. </p>
<p>My advice to you is just know your stuff and relax. Less is best, whatever reads well is usually best, and proper grammar is your best friend. </p>
<p>Personally, i just zip through the test and i usually have 20 minutes left. That puts me at ease because I can go back to the questions I stumbled on and give them my full attention. </p>
<p>Also, as my scores prove, it’s all very subjective. Some tests are just harder than others :P</p>
<p>And hey jimmypod, you completely aced it? Wow, wish I could do that lol. I’m pretty competent at English, but not like that :)</p>