Victory for the ACT Exam 16e TG Sample

READING Course Concept Outline

I. TEST MECHANICS .................................................................................................193 A. Overview .......................................................................................................................194–196 B. Anatomy (Items #1–4) .................................................................................................. 197–199 C. Pacing ....................................................................................................................................200 D. Time Trial (Items #1–3) ................................................................................................201–202 E. Game Plan................................................................................................................... 203–207

1. Quickly Preview the Test Section, but Skip the Directions........... 203 2. Personalize the Passage Order ...........................................................203 3. Read Any Introductory Notes ............................................................... 203 4. Preview the Passage ..............................................................................204 5. Preview the Item Stems .........................................................................205 6. Read the Passage.................................................................................... 206 7. Answer the Items ..................................................................................... 206 8. Remember to Review .............................................................................206 9. Don’t Be Distracted by the Clock ........................................................ 207

II. UNIT | PRELIMINARIES ....................................................................................... 209 A. Passage Profiles................................................................................................................... 210 B. Item Profiles...................................................................................................................210–211 C. Facts about Passages ..................................................................................................211–212

1. Four Passage Topics, Unfamiliar Subjects ................................. 211–212 2. Passages Test Comprehension, Not “Speed-Reading”.................. 212

III. UNIT 1 | ITEM TYPES AND STRATEGIES............................................................213

A. Item-Types ................................................................................................................... 213–222 1. Main Idea (Items #1–2) ............................................................................. 215 2. Explicit Detail (Items #3–5) ............................................................ 215–216 3. Vocabulary (Item #6) ....................................................................... 216–217 4. Text Structure (Items #7–8) ............................................................ 217–218