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Act Science
Practice
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| format | 35 questions 40 minutes |
| passages | 7 |
| answers | right on the page |
| basic skills | elementary problems based on difficult situations |
| graphs | most questions come from collecting data in graphs |
| calculations | Most of the time calculations are not needed |
| Process of elimination | Use as a fall back strategy |
| Reading | Pre read the passage and consider the questions |
| Length | passages are short and should average each 5 minutes |
| Structure | Introduction and a graph or introduction and 2 disagreeing scientists |
| Active reading | Read in context and apply it to real life |
| Understanding | Re read the question for clarification and understand what it is asking |
| Figure interpretation questions | referring back to graphs; easiest part |
| Pattern questions | Medium difficulty, look beyond the data |
| Scientific interpretation questions | Hardest, based on text versus the figures |
| Mixing up units | Dont mix up units. ex. decreases with increases |
| Paraphrasing | paraphrase the info to comprehend better |
| Reversal | Make sure the words are not reversal words such as not or except |
| Trends | look for patterns && trends |
| Vocab | Know what the scientific terms mean |