people here seem to score really high on the ACT help!?what am i doing wrong

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<p>i get 23's and 22's on the English section of the ACT. it seems really easy and i always have extra time remaining. i don't know what i am doing wrong..actually i think i do...i over think the answers and i skim the passage while answering the questions instead of reading the entire passage. i am pretty good with punctuation, agreement issues, but i am horrible at sentence structure and pronoun and verb forms... i am getting 2 different strategies from people so i am wondering which one works best ?</p>

<p>1.read the entire passage 1st without answering,then answer all questions, making sure you answer all question before moving on to the next passage </p>

<p>2.do the passages in order but skip the long questions (rhetorical questions) like "what order...","which would best conclude...","if the author were to delete this sentence..." etc.</p>

<p>any other strategies that have worked well for you ?</p>

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<p>Well, I haven’t gotten a perfect score on the English section, but I have gotten two 35s and one 34 on that section so I’ll try and help.</p>

<p>I don’t really follow either strategy really. I answer all of the questions as I read the passage. It seems easier to notice a grammatical error in a sentence if you are reading it like you would a book. The mistakes don’t let the sentence “flow”. I try to mentally think of the correct form of the underlined portion BEFORE I view the answer choices. That way, I won’t be influenced toward an answer too soon. If the answer I envisioned is an option, it is normally the right answer.</p>

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<p>look at the ACT for Dummies book. It has a section on tips and tricks for acing the English section.</p>

<p>I used it and got a 34 on the section.</p>

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<p>I also envision the correct form of the sentence before looking at the answers, then choose the correct option.</p>