The official ACT reading guide. (2020)
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- Book
- Title:
- The official ACT reading guide. (2020)
- Main Title:
- The official ACT reading guide.
- Other Names:
- ACT, Inc.
- Contents:
- Introduction vii Chapter 1: An Overview of the ACT Reading Test 1 Passage Types 1 Timing and Pacing 3 Checking Your Answers 3 Scaled Scoring 3 Take a Diagnostic Practice Test 4 How to Use This Guide 4 Chapter 2: General Reading Skills 7 Skimming 7 Scanning 15 Speed Reading 16 Annotating 17 Chapter 3: Test-Taking Strategies 19 Invest Most of Your Time in Answering the Questions 20 Invest Your Time in Reading Upfront 20 Save Your Worst Passage for the End 21 Worry Less about Each Individual Answer 22 Vary Your Reading Pace According to the Passage 22 Change the Order of the Passages 22 Read Half the Passage Then Answer Half the Questions 23 Answer the “Easy” Questions First 23 Chapter 4: Questions and Answer Types 27 EXCEPT and NOT Questions 27 Common Wrong Answer Types 37 Chapter 5: Skills and Reporting Categories 45 Chapter 6: Key Ideas and Details 47 Main Idea Questions 47 Strategies for Determining the Main Idea for Social Science, Humanities, or Natural Science Passages 48 Function of Detail Questions 52 Fact Finding 58 Inferences 67 Paraphrasing Complex Ideas 75 Compare and Contrast 76 Questions about Shifts 100 Chapter 7: Craft and Structure 105 Using Context Clues 105 Word-Meaning Questions 106 Vocabulary 118 Interpreting Figurative Language 123 The Author’s Point of View 127 The Primary Purpose of the Passage 133 Chapter 8: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 139 Arguments 141 Reasoning and Evidence 142 Chapter 9: Passage Type 143 Literary Narrative Genre ConventionsIntroduction vii Chapter 1: An Overview of the ACT Reading Test 1 Passage Types 1 Timing and Pacing 3 Checking Your Answers 3 Scaled Scoring 3 Take a Diagnostic Practice Test 4 How to Use This Guide 4 Chapter 2: General Reading Skills 7 Skimming 7 Scanning 15 Speed Reading 16 Annotating 17 Chapter 3: Test-Taking Strategies 19 Invest Most of Your Time in Answering the Questions 20 Invest Your Time in Reading Upfront 20 Save Your Worst Passage for the End 21 Worry Less about Each Individual Answer 22 Vary Your Reading Pace According to the Passage 22 Change the Order of the Passages 22 Read Half the Passage Then Answer Half the Questions 23 Answer the “Easy” Questions First 23 Chapter 4: Questions and Answer Types 27 EXCEPT and NOT Questions 27 Common Wrong Answer Types 37 Chapter 5: Skills and Reporting Categories 45 Chapter 6: Key Ideas and Details 47 Main Idea Questions 47 Strategies for Determining the Main Idea for Social Science, Humanities, or Natural Science Passages 48 Function of Detail Questions 52 Fact Finding 58 Inferences 67 Paraphrasing Complex Ideas 75 Compare and Contrast 76 Questions about Shifts 100 Chapter 7: Craft and Structure 105 Using Context Clues 105 Word-Meaning Questions 106 Vocabulary 118 Interpreting Figurative Language 123 The Author’s Point of View 127 The Primary Purpose of the Passage 133 Chapter 8: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 139 Arguments 141 Reasoning and Evidence 142 Chapter 9: Passage Type 143 Literary Narrative Genre Conventions 143 Social Science and Humanities Genre Conventions 157 Natural Science Genre Conventions 160 Paired Passages 166 Chapter 10: Practice Questions 177 Chapter 11: Answers and Explanations 207 Answer Key 208 Explanatory Answers 209 … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Place of publication not identified : Wiley
- Publication Date:
- 2020
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (350 pages)
- Subjects:
- 378.1/662
ACT Assessment -- Study guides
Reading comprehension -- Examinations -- Study guides
ACT Assessment
Reading comprehension -- Examinations
Study guides - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781119634904
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