<p>I'm just curious, those who have 30+ on reading, what are your main reading strategies? How long does it take you to read each passage? Do you even read the passage itself or go straight to the questions? How do you eliminate the wrong answers? What did you do to raise your score?</p>
<p>Read more in general. There aren’t any tricks…</p>
<p>The poster wasn’t asking for tricks. He/she were asking for strategies to help them better their reading score.</p>
<p>I skim the passage and answer the passages. I got a 33 on Reading.</p>
<p>You will have a total of 35 minutes to answer 40 questions across four passages. I made a 33 on the recent April ACT, which had a very harsh curve. Here is what I did. </p>
<p>Divide the 35 minutes into four sessions–four sessions of 8 minutes, to be conservative and safe. Further divide each session between reading the passage and answering the questions. The big thing is READ. FAST. Make sure you comprehend, but quickly read. To increase reading speed, track the passage with your pencil. You will find that your eyes follow, and speed increases! However, in all reality, the best way to increase your reading speed is to practice timed readings of the passages. This is where your Red Book comes in handy!</p>
<p>I devote 3 minutes to reading, 5 minutes to answering. This leaves three minutes left over total, which is good because some passages are longer/harder than others. Some may say that if your eight minutes one on passage are up, mark “C” on the rest of the questions for that passage and move on. THIS IS A TERRIBLE STRATEGY THAT WILL DESTROY YOUR SCORE. I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH. When you are trying to get a high score on Reading, ever question counts, and you cannot afford to take tiny 25% chances for the sake of time that can be planned for. This is why we leave 3 minutes extra. Plus, if you are running low on time at the last passage, your adrenaline will be pumping and you’ll work faster. Trust me. Also, as you can tell by now, a watch with seconds display is CRUCIAL. </p>
<p>By the way, I read the passage before the questions. I find this to be much more efficient time-wise. </p>
<p>Annotate while you read. Don’t do it like poetry where your annotating is so extremely intensive though. Rather, circle, box, or underline predictable elements. If there is parallelism or a series, MARK IT. There are always questions based on these that use EXCEPT. Make sure you know the tone too–annotating diction and details the author used will help with this. In addition, to help with tone and perspective, read the background blurb before the passage!</p>
<p>Using these tips, I believe you can greatly increase your score. The 30’s can be hit, as I was where you were. A year ago, I only made a 29 on Reading. Using this strategy, I increased my score a total of four points on a VERY harsh curve. Good luck, and remember–you CAN do it!</p>
<p>Oh wow!
I just took a timed practice ACT exam from Princeton’s 1296 Practice Questions and made a 34 on the reading! Thanks for the advice!</p>
<p>Hi there. I got a 36 in the reading section, but it doesn’t take some kind of super secret strategy. I just read the passages and answered the questions accommodating them in the order they appeared. The most important thing you can do, at least in my experience, is understand what you are reading. Take your time, but not too much time, and stay on a passage until you have all of it’s questions completed. Basically, read quickly and comprehend what you are reading. You don’t need a strategy necessarily, but if, you are going to try one make sure to give it a practice run. If you have any other questions feel free too ask. Good luck!</p>
<p>to* how pathetic</p>