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Tips and strategies to tackle the Reading Section

The ACT is commonly known at the "sprint" test: Test takers need to move quickly and steadily to make it through the race. Of the four required sections of the ACT, including Math, Reading, English and Science plus the optional essay, the Reading section typically challenges students' pacing and focus. With 35 minutes available to answer 40 supporting-evidence questions across several passages, test takers need to rely on their skills in efficient and active reading to achieve solid performance in this section.

Thanks to the generosity of the good folks at Method Test Prep, a standardized test preparation tutoring service, AchieveCoach College Consulting blog readers can access here highly helpful tips and suggestions for effectively managing the Reading section of the ACT.

Even if the ACT is not their thing, students can still put to use these tips relating to organization and focus whether sitting for the SAT or actively reading short or long essays as part of school-related assignments. Through these helpful suggestions, readers and learners of all ages could benefit from the pacing and strategy suggestions in The ACT Reading Quick-Tip Guide.

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