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Act Science
Practice
Question | Answer |
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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 |