ACT Practice Tests Tip - Do the Easiest Reading Passages First
Here is a great tip to help you on the Reading part of the ACT. Make sure you try this tip when doing ACT practice tests so you will be able to see if it works for you.
The tip is to do the easiest reading passages first. The ACT reading test is composed of 4 passages each of which have 10 questions on them. There are four subjects that are used for the passages. They are natural science, social studies, humanities, prose fiction. Each of these areas is always represented by one of the passages.
If you are most comfortable with natural sciences than do that one first. Don’t get bogged down with a prose fiction passage, even if it is the first one! You’ll end up wasting valuable time. Start with the one that you are most comfortable with.
Another approach is to quickly scan the passages and see if any of them involve a subject you have an interest in or familiarity with. This will also make that passage an easier one for you.
Practice this tip with ACT practice tests. See how easy it is to find out if a passage is easier for you. Then practice doing those passages first. And watch your score increase, since you’ll have more time for the harder passages.