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ACT Prep Reading Notes
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11th Grade
11/18/2013

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Term
How many questions are on the test?
Definition
40
Term
How much time do you have per passage?
Definition
8-9 Minutes
Term
how much time do you have for the test?
Definition
35 Minutes
Term
How many passages are there?
Definition
Four
Term
How many questions per passage?
Definition
Ten
Term
How many words per passage?
Definition
750
Term
What does the test evaluate?
Definition
Your ability to understand passages
Term
What are the two question types?
Definition

Referring

 

Reasoning

Term
What do Reasoning questions ask you?
Definition
Ask students to take information that's either stated or implied in the passage and use it to answer more complex solutions.
Term
What do Referring questions ask you?
Definition
Ask students to find or use information that is clearly stated in the passage
Term
The easier the passage the _____ the questions?
Definition
Harder
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What is the passage order for the ACT test?
Definition
  • Prose Fiction
  • Social Science
  • Humanities
  • Natural Science
Term
Prose fiction passages are 70% what?
Definition
Reasoning
Term
Social science passages are 70% what?
Definition
Reference
Term
Humanities passages are 50%-50% what?
Definition
Reasoning and Reference
Term
Natural science passages are 80% what?
Definition
Reffering
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What type of passage is a short story or novel excert?
Definition
Prose Fiction
Term
What type of passage covers history and politics?
Definition
Social Science
Term
What type of passage covers the fine arts?
Definition
Humanities
Term
What type of passage covers anything that would be in a science text book?
Definition
Natural Science
Term
Prose Fiction passages ask about?
Definition
Th elements involved in fiction
Term
What passage type always come first?
Definition
Prose Fiction
Term
Students doing the Prose Fiction passage should be able to?
Definition
Describe the characters, recognize the characters, background information about them, and character relationships
Term
Students doing the prose fiction passage should focus on?
Definition
Characters
Term
What are the types of Prose Fiction passage should focus on?
Definition
Characters
Term
What the types of Prose Fiction Questions?
Definition
  • Main Idea
  • Significant Details
  • Sequences of Events
  • Comparison
  • Cause and Effect
  • Context
  • Generalization
  • Analysis of author's voice
Term
What do Social Science and Natural Science passages have in common?
Definition

They both have ten questions

You skim both

They are mainly reference questions

They are nonfiction

 

Term
What do you need to do when skimming the Social Science passage?
Definition

Look out for names

Concepts

Dates

Author's opinion

Cause + Effect

Term
What is Chunking text?
Definition
Getting the main idea by summarizing smaller sections of the passage
Term
What do you look for in Natural Science passages?
Definition

The Main Idea

Names of Scientists

Research 

Obscure Terms

Term
Are Natural Science passages biased?
Definition
No
Term
What do you look for in Natural Science Passages?
Definition

The Main Idea

Names of Scientists

Research

Obscure Terms

Term
What makes up Humanities passages?
Definition

Opinions

Names 

Concepts

Cause and Effect

Term
How lond do you have to read Humanities passages?
Definition
Three Minutes
Term
Should you skip lines and write in the margins on the writing quiz?
Definition
No
Term
How long do you have for the writing test?
Definition
30 minutes
Term
How long should you look at the writing prompt?
Definition
1 minute
Term
How long should you brainstorm?
Definition
Two minutes
Term
Where do you brainstorm?
Definition
First page of the test booklet
Term
What should you have for the ACT Writing Portion?
Definition

Thesis

Strong Position and Clear

Term
How long should you spend writing for the writing portion?
Definition
25 minutes
Term
What makes an essay above average?
Definition
To address and refute couterarguements
Term
How do you show how your evidence relayed to eachother?
Definition
Transitional words and phrases
Term
What is the difference between a 5 and 6 on the writing portion?
Definition
Vocabulary
Term
What should you always add to the end of an essay in which you were against something?
Definition
A compromise
Term
What is the most important aspect of your essay?
Definition
Thesis Statement
Term
What is an essay's thesis statement?
Definition
An essay's major claim
Term
What makes up a thesis statement?
Definition

Definite Position

Limited Subject

Things you can elaborate on

Term
What makes up a strong thesis?
Definition

Evidence Needed

Should show evidence significance

Term
What is a weak thesis?
Definition

A cliche

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