<p>I am taking ACT in March 4th.
What are some tips for the science and the reading sections of the test?</p>
<p>Science – Don’t even think about reading the graphs/experiments. Go straight to the questions and look for what they’re asking in the experiments.</p>
<p>Math – You just need a lot of practice and review of what is covered on the test; the red book helps a lot imo.</p>
<p>I agree with the science thing - I’ve been practicing, noticing I’ve been able to go a LOT quicker and focus on the stuff that matters when I just skip to the questions. The science passages typically give you a paragraph of almost useless information, and if a question derives from the knowledge seen in the paragraphs you can just hover over them and pick out what you need. Easy peasy.</p>
<p>You actually have to read conflicting viewpoints though. Just focus on the DIFFERENCES and SIMILARITIES between all of the viewpoints, and the questions should be cut and clear.</p>
<p>Reading: Read a novel or two beforehand. It has to be a FUN book that you enjoy. Harry Potter, Star Wars, something like that. This will speed up your comprehension. NO LITERATURE. </p>
<p>Science: read the q/a before looking at the chart. Answer is often the odd man out.</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies y’all!</p>
<p>I am planning on taking many practice tests over the weekend and I will certainly implement the strategies above.</p>
<p>@Pusatshrade
Here are some tips
Use real ACT tests to practice with
Time yourself for each section.
Always fill in something. leave no blanks.</p>
<p>Timing is key to success on ACT. You must work quickly.</p>
<p>Science
5 minutes per passage
Try doing the questions in this order, you may have to skip around. ACT often puts the Conflicting viepoints in the first part of the test to slow test takers. There may be easy questions after it, so save it for last</p>
<ol>
<li>3 Data Analysis 5 questions/passage</li>
<li>3 Research Summaries 6 questions each</li>
<li>1 Conflicting Viewpoints 7 questions</li>
</ol>
<p>Read the questions first to see if you even need to look at all the tables/graphs. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>