<p>Okay, like many others, I need to improve. Please post here your strategies for each section. I need help on reading. I know many people dont even read the passage, and they answer the "refer to lines 75-85" questions, and then they answer the theme questions afterwards. I think that is the best bet, but how can I answer them if I havent read?</p>
<p>Here are my strats so far though:
English: Read it, and look over each choice given to see which is best.
Math: Do the problems in order, if I dont know it after I read it once, skip it and come back (this is probably my best section).
Reading: No strat yet, I need one! I just read the passage as fast as possible and answer them, but it isnt working too well.
Science: Just go straight to questions and refer back to the figure/table that they say too. The key here is to think/comprehend fast. I just need to practice more.</p>
<p>For reading, read the questions first, then refer to the lines and read that section closely. If the answer doesn't jump out at you, then review more of the passage.</p>
<p>English: "read out loud" the sentence and try to hear the mistake.
Math: Pace youself
Reading: On the 4/8 ACT I tried a method. I search the questions, for line references, and marked it in the passage, then I read the passage and ansered the line referneces then went back to other questions. I basically did not refer back to the non-referenced questions, I just picked my gut feeling. :(
Science: Dont read passage. I did not read on the 4/8 ACT, but I found myself guessing on most answers</p>
<p>math and english are pretty much straightforward, you just di it. For reading i tried that strategy of reading the questions and answers and then underlining and going to the passage, but it just doesn't seem to work.</p>
<p>For the prose fiction i suggest you actually read it, not slow but i would say take about 2 minutes to read it so you really understand it.</p>
<p>For the other ones i quickly read them and then go to the questions, for me it seems that if i read something i can retain the information and answer the questions in a better way.</p>
<p>For the science part I suggest finding all the table and graph questions first and answering them, because they are the easiset, since there are 15 of them it shouldn't take you more than 10-12 minutes. Then do the experiment ones (18) and spend about 15-20 minutes on them, read the introduction quickly and underline the thesis, and review the experiments. Now you have about 10 minutes left to answer the 7 questions about the fighting scientists, spend about 2 minutes to quickly read the passages, go to the questions and answer, always try to get down to 2 answers. If you really want some good strategies by the Princeton review book it reall helps, i increased my score from a 26 to a 30</p>
<p>I have heard a lot of people on Feb. 11th just guessed on most science and they did best on those sections. Maybe the curve is really big on them....</p>
<p>Well, I tried both reading tactics. If I read the passage first and then answer, I generally end up VERY strapped for time, but fairly confident with my answers. On the other hand, if I skip the passages and just answer the questions, referring back when necessary, it seems to not take nearly as long, but there are a lot more questions that I am unsure about.</p>
<p>That's something most prep books don't seem to cover - different strategies for the different reading sections. I think IndianKid may be onto something there. Prose is definitely the hardest (at least for me) to make sense of if I skip the passages. The questions in it seem to involve 'deeper meanings' in the passages with less referring - things that can be tough to find unless you read the whole passage or at least multiple paragraphs first.</p>
<p>I found the reading sciences passage to be the easiest using the 'skip the passage, refer back during answers' tactic.</p>