<p>I took the ACT last June and I'm taking it on the 24th. My scores were:</p>
<p>31 English
30 Math
25 Reading
27 Science</p>
<p>I want to crack 30, which means I have to get my reading and science up. I think I could get higher on english and math too (ran out of time for every section but english). </p>
<p>My problem for the reading section is I take too much time. I had 5 minutes left after I finished the second section, which means I guessed like the entire 3rd and 4th sections. The science was just blah. My math should be fine now though because i'm in calculus and my algebra/geom/trig skills are sharper than ever because of it.</p>
<p>how many hours a day should i devote to practice tests?</p>
<p>For science dont read the passages, just read the question and then look at the graphs/passages for the answer</p>
<p>Reading i suck on so i cant help u</p>
<p>Yeah, this kind of make sense. Most of the questions are based on graph/table data they give you.
However, there may be some questions about the texts so i would suggest skimming the questions and then decide if you need to read the text.</p>
<p>cowking15 is right. don’t read the passages in the science section unless you absolutely need to.</p>
<p>for reading, i skim the passage. then go to the question and refer back to the passage to double check the answer.</p>
<p>for english, take a practice test or two and try to figure out what kind of grammar mistakes you’re making. usually you can identify a certain type of mistake you’re making and you can work on it. unfortunately, once you get above 32/33 your mistakes seem random and it’s hard to place what exactly you’re missing.</p>
<p>this is what i noticed. these techniques may or may not work for you. all i can say is practice, practice, practice.</p>
<p>The best way to practice reading is to read.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>