<p>How do you raise your reading score? I never finish on time. I always have at least one entire passage left when time's up.</p>
<p>I can get the obvious questions done (the ones that reference back to lines, etc.). But when it asks "What was the main point of the passage?" or "Which of the following would the author most likely agree with?" I end up reading the ENTIRE story. Help?</p>
<p>For me, by doing the "specific" line reference questions, I get a general idea of the passage. So I answer the specific questions first then I attack the general questions. But sometimes this strategy does not work if there are very few reference questions. When this happens, I simply read the passage throughly and answer the questions without looking back since the majority are "general" questions. Hope it helps!</p>
<p>What was your score on ACT reading?</p>
<p>Skim then. My strategy was to read the fictional prose one completely but skimming. And if the first question is about the purpose of the passage, I answer it last. I answer the line reference q's to get the gist reinforced before answering more general questions.</p>
<p>For the non-fictional passages, I read the intro, topic sentences and conclusion. This works best on the science one, but it works well for the other two if they are essays rather than narratives. For narratives, you just have to figure out the structure of the passage.</p>
<p>Personally, I hated the strategy of not reading the passage at all and only looking for key words. I spent twice as long doing it this way. But for other people, it works really well. Just find a balance between reading, skimming and using the question alone without reading to find the answer. Take practice tests and find different strategies.</p>
<p>Are you taking it January?</p>