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ACT Prep Class Thursday, September 22, 2011

ACT Prep Class Thursday, September 22, 2011. Agenda 1. Cornell Notes on ACT Reading and Science Test. ACT Reading Overview. 35 minutes 40 questions Four passages 10 questions per passage 8 ½ minutes per passage. ACT Reading Overview.

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ACT Prep Class Thursday, September 22, 2011

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  1. ACT Prep ClassThursday, September 22, 2011 Agenda 1. Cornell Notes on ACT Reading and Science Test

  2. ACT Reading Overview • 35 minutes • 40 questions • Four passages • 10 questions per passage • 8 ½ minutes per passage

  3. ACT Reading Overview • There are two types of ACT Reading questions: referring questions and reasoning questions. • Referring questions ask about information that is directly stated in the passage. • Reasoning questions ask a student to draw conclusions from information that is implied in the passage.

  4. Reading Format • There are four categories of Reading passages. • Prose Fiction (novels or short stories) requires you to understand the thoughts, feelings and motivations of fictional characters • Social Studies (essays) which expects you to recognize theme, to comprehend specific facts contained in the passage, and to understand the structure of the essay • Humanities (essays) which expects you to recognize theme, to comprehend specific facts contained in the passage, and to understand the structure of the essay • Natural Science (essays) which expects you to recognize theme, to comprehend specific facts contained in the passage, and to understand the structure of the essay

  5. ACT Reading Content

  6. ACT Reading Test Questions Types

  7. Science Overview • 35 minutes long • 40 questions • 7 passages • Five to seven questions per passage • Each passage is presented in one of three different formats: Data Representation, Research Summaries, and Conflicting Viewpoints.

  8. Science Content • Biology • Chemistry • Physics • Geology • Astronomy • Meteorology

  9. Science Format Seven passages are broken down as follows: • Three passages about tables and graphs • Three passages about experiments • One passage that presents opposing viewpoints on the same issue

  10. ACT Science Passage Format

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