ACT Testing Strageties
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There are various strategys to taking the ACT
English
Math
Science
Reading
General Strategys
-Annotating is a strategy used to get the main information from a passage you're reading
-Guessing strategy is used to pick the best possible answer
-Elimination is a strategy used to eliminate the choices that are least plausible for the answer
English Strategys
-Skim the entire passage before you proceed to answer the questions
-If you don't know the answer, than choose the most accurate option
-Look at all the possibilities before proceeding
Math strategys
-Use your calculator wisely
-Avoid partial answers
-If you don't know a question, move on
Science Strategys
-Read the whole passage
-Base your answers on the passage
-Answer questions by playing a matching game
Reading Strategys
-Always annotate
-Re-read the passage after reading the question
-Make sense of reading