<p>This is what I got on June ACT
composite 31
English 33
writing 10
math 34
reading .............................. 21
science 36 </p>
<p>so yeah.. science and math are easy for me. i am confident that id i retake the act ill get 36 on math and 36 on science again. English is alright because it is studiable, but reading kills me. no matter if it is the SAT or the ACT, I always struggle on reading. for the june test, i finished 3 passages and i ran out of time. also, I have exhausted my 5 redbook tests for reading section and the 4 pdfs from act.org. I have basically exhausted all the avalible real questions out there except the TIRs, which i have no access to. What should i do yo increase my reading score to at least 30? thankss</p>
<p>The strategy for the reading test is easy:
- Read the questions first, then hunt for the answers.
- If you need to improve your speed with reading, you could experiment by getting a textbook of a subject that you don’t know, then going to the end of chapter questions, and going back over the chapter, trying to find the answers without having read the entire thing first.</p>
<p>Once you get good with the strategy of #2, you should be in good shape.</p>
<p>Since you’ve already been through your practice tests, have you explored their explanations? Have you noticed anything in common for the type of questions you miss?</p>
<p>I got a 30 in reading. There is plenty of time to actually just read the passages and answer the questions normally though most people don’t do it.</p>
<p>Questions aren’t weighted in their points. That is, #38 isn’t worth anymore than #22. So, you can answer quite a few questions in ten seconds, but then there are some where it may take a minute or two to read the entire passage before knowing the answer.</p>
<p>Some questions, you only need to skim the text for the answer. Others, you need to read a lot first.</p>
<p>Answer the fast questions first, then come back to the ones that take more time. This means you should answer all the easy ones first, and after finishing the section, come back to the ones that require you to “tell what this passage means” or “rewrite this concluding statement”-- that is, the types of questions that require you to read the entire passage first, and are more time intensive.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>This would be another strategy to use to manage your time a little more wisely. I’m guessing there were some easy questions you left out there, and you could have made a 30 if you got to them first, then came back to the ones that required more reading of the section.</p>
<p>I got a 35 on reading on the June ACT, and this is exactly what I did:</p>
<p>First, I skimmed the questions for line markers and then jotted little reminders next to the actual lines in the passage. Then, I read the entire passage one time to gain a general understanding of what it was about before moving on to the questions. I was able to answer some questions just based off of my understanding of the main idea, but others are more specific and require you to recall details. For these questions, I went back to the passage and scanned it for key words. Obviously do the easier and more generalized questions first before moving onto the specific ones.</p>
<p>I do not think ACT reading is as tricky as SAT reading, but that does not mean that you shouldn’t keep a sharp mind while tackling it. You have to pay attention to every little detail of the questions and answer choices, otherwise you might make a mistake. On the June ACT, one of the questions had an answer that seemed correct because it was openly stated towards the end of the passage whereas the correct answer was briefly mentioned in the beginning and easy to forget. The seemingly correct answer was incorrect because it related two things that were not related in the passage. Always make sure answer choices are consistent.</p>
<p>Mark the questions that you really struggle with and come back to them later if you have time. Do not worry about these questions as you continue the section - you have to keep concentrating. I spent roughly 8 min per passage, and had enough time at the end to choose answers for the marked questions. When in doubt, guess!</p>
<p>Above all, just try and develop your reading comprehension. That is the only thing that will truly save your *** on any reading test. Instead of trying to “train” yourself to be a good reader, just go out there and pick up a good book. When you stop looking at reading (especially on standardized tests) as a chore, you’ll likely score higher.</p>
<p>I scored a 33 on the Feb test and a 34 on the April test (I only missed one on it; I ordered my test booklet). What works best for me is to read through it completely to understand where everything is, and to be able to instantly answer questions. </p>
<p>Obviously if you’re a really slow reader then this will not work. What I generally suggest to my friends to do (this usually helps them) is to read the first paragraph, the first sentence (sometimes first two if the first sentence is vague or meaningless) of every paragraph, and then the entire last paragraph. This helps to understand where in the passage they will find an answer; furthermore, if you are short on time on the last passage knowing the content in the first and last paragraph can allow you to take an educated guess or eliminate the other choices in a question that focuses on the passage as a whole. I hope this helps!</p>