<p>Reading is my weakest section and I am struggling to improve on it. For the ACT Reading I see that many people here first read the questions and find the answers without reading the passage and at the end you hopefully have the big picture working through the questions to answer the main idea/inference and tone questions. How many of you CC'ers have been successful with this strategy and what score did you get while using this strategy. Would really appreciate some advice on this.
Thanks</p>
<p>What I do is read a few paragraphs of each passage at a time and then answer the corresponding questions, going back to the main idea questions at the end of each passage. It usually works very well and I finish with three or four minutes to spare. I got a 34 (one question wrong) on the September ACT Reading section so I can vouch for the effectiveness of this strategy.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply. That strategy seems to be working for a lot of people. I don’t think most people can remember the details in the paragraph by just reading once and answering the questions given the time. So this certainly makes sense.</p>
<p>Any others?</p>
<p>I wish reading was my weak point, I got a 22 on math and 28 on reading lol</p>
<p>well i just try to read the thing as fast as i can and making sure i understand it the same time. i also try to cover the sentence that im not reading wit my pencil and uncover the sentence as i reach it and move my pencil to next sentence. i feel like this makes me read faster cuz i dont fluctuate my attention that much. it worked for me so i guess u can try( i got a 36 on reading b4)</p>
<p>Well, I just read the passage normally (I don’t skim) and then answer the questions while glancing back at the passage as needed. But then again, I read fast- I usually have extra time for the reading section. But I got a 36 on reading, so just reading at my normal pace obviously works for me. I guess if you’re a slower reader, skimming is better?</p>