Victory for the ACT Student Text 15e

R EADING C OURSE C ONCEPT O UTLINE • 83

READING Course Concept Outline

I. TEST MECHANICS.................................................................................................. 86 A. Overview ................................................................................................................................. 86 B. Anatomy (Items #1–4) .....................................................................................................86–88 C. Pacing ...................................................................................................................................... 88 D. Time Trial (Items #1–3) ....................................................................................................89–90 E. Game Plan............................................................................................................................... 90

1. Quickly Preview the Test Section, but Skip the Directions..............90 2. Personalize the Passage Order ..............................................................90 3. Read Any Introductory Notes ..................................................................90 4. Preview the Passage .......................................................................... 90–91 5. Preview the Item Stems ..................................................................... 91–92 6. Read the Passage.......................................................................................92 7. Answer the Items ................................................................................ 92–93 8. Remember to Review ................................................................................93 9. Don’t Be Distracted by the Clock ...........................................................93

II. LESSON | PRELIMINARIES 1 A. Passage Profiles B. Item Profiles C. Facts about Passages

1. Four Passage Topics, Unfamiliar Subjects 2. Passages Test Comprehension, Not “Speed-Reading” III. LESSON 1 | ITEM-TYPES AND STRATEGIES ...................................................... 96 A. Item-Types............................................................................................................................... 97 1. Main Idea (Items #1–2) ............................................................................... 97 2. Explicit Detail (Items #3–5) ....................................................................... 97 3. Vocabulary (Item #6) .................................................................................. 97 4. Development (Items #7–8) .......................................................................98

1 Some concepts in this Course Concept Outline are not illustrated through examples in your student text but may be covered by your instructor in class. They are included here to provide a complete outline of your course.