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ACT reading skills
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Skimming? | Skimming is essentially speed reading with a low level of comprehension. Using the structured nature of the humanities, social science, and natural science passages to help you vary your reading speed. |
| What is Annotating? | Annotating is making use of headings, comments, remarks, underlining, and taking mental notes to provide more detail or comprehension to the passage. You should use tools such as asterisks and equal signs to represent different things in the text. |
| What is Scanning? | Scanning is when you look for specific information as your eyes move over the text. It can be helpful to have a set purpose as you scan over the text. For example, you may have a certain word, phrase, or date you are looking for. |
| What is Speed Reading? | Speed reading is when you read a sentence fast with the use of a tracking tool, such as your finger, while keeping a high level of comprehension. To get the most out of the speed reading tactic, you should read in your head/stop sub-vocalizing. |