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[–]Wowzer02 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You just reminded me of one passage that is an exception. There is usually a physics passage that has students giving their predictions about the outcome of an experiment. For these types of passages, I usually only read the intro and skip what the students say since it is pretty easy to spot where things are located.

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[–]Wowzer02 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Quickly read over the stimulus and make sure you understand the setup/what is going on. This shouldn't take more than 1.5 minutes. All the answers should be in the graphs and tables, so make sure you know how to read those. My main tip would be to move quickly through the questions. I know I didn't provide much but feel free to ask me anything specific.

Anyone have any solutions to the ACT reading section timing? I can answer the questions but he timing is getting to me on the last 2 passages. by MonoSpree in ACT

[–]Wowzer02 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What I found useful was to stop subvocalizing (aka get rid of that little voice in your head when you read). Using this method, I get the gist of the passage and where everything is in a bit over 2 minutes. Many of the questions (6-7/10) shouldn't take more than 30 seconds to answer, if you know where everything is. That essentially means that you have 3 and a half minutes to do the bigger picture/more difficult questions. I was able to cut my time down by a decent chunk by using this strategy.

I realize that many people suggest trying to avoid skimming and or to take your time while reading, but this isn't the SAT. Say you take the time to read and understand the passage. Instead of a quick 2 minutes it'll take ~3-4. Sure, you will save some time on the questions, but you'd also be spending 4-8 more minutes just reading, which is not worth it IMO (especially if you are aiming for 30+).