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Ch 35: ACT Reading - Question Types: Help and Review

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The ACT Reading - Question Types chapter of this ACT Prep Help and Review course is the simplest way to gain an understanding of reading question types. This chapter uses simple and fun videos that are about five minutes long, plus lesson quizzes and a chapter exam to ensure students learn the essentials of ACT Reading questions.

Who's it for?

Anyone who needs help learning or mastering ACT preparation material will benefit from taking this course. You will be able to grasp the subject matter faster, retain critical knowledge longer and earn better ACT scores. You're in the right place if you:

  • Have fallen behind in understanding detail and word meaning and other types of reading questions
  • Need an efficient way to learn about ACT Reading question types
  • Learn best with engaging auditory and visual tools
  • Struggle with learning disabilities or learning differences, including autism and ADHD
  • Experience difficulty understanding your teachers
  • Missed class time and need to catch up
  • Can't access extra ACT review resources at school

How it works:

  • Start at the beginning, or identify the topics that you need help with.
  • Watch and learn from fun videos, reviewing as needed.
  • Refer to the video transcripts to reinforce your learning.
  • Test your understanding of each lesson with short quizzes.
  • Submit questions to one of our instructors for personalized support if you need extra help.
  • Verify you're ready by completing the ACT Reading - Question Types chapter exam.

Why it works:

  • Study Efficiently: Skip what you know, review what you don't.
  • Retain What You Learn: Engaging animations and real-life examples make topics easy to grasp.
  • Be Ready on Test Day: Use the ACT Reading - Question Types chapter exam to be prepared.
  • Get Extra Support: Ask our subject-matter experts any question about question types in reading. They're here to help!
  • Study With Flexibility: Watch videos on any web-ready device.

Students will review:

In this course, you'll learn the answers to questions including:

  • What are some tips for answering detail and word meaning questions?
  • How do I answer main idea and generalization questions?
  • What strategies can help me with cause and effect and comparison questions?
  • How should I address author's tone and method questions?

4 Lessons in Chapter 35: ACT Reading - Question Types: Help and Review
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ACT Reading: Detail and Word Meaning Questions

1. ACT Reading: Detail and Word Meaning Questions

The reading section of the ACT uses detail and word-meaning questions to ask about a specific word, line, or portion of a passage of literature. Review a step-by-step breakdown of detail and word-meaning questions and solve practice problems to help prepare for the ACT Reading portion.
ACT Reading: Main Idea and Generalization Questions

2. ACT Reading: Main Idea and Generalization Questions

In ACT reading, the main idea and generalization questions require looking at the passage as a whole. Learn about the big questions and strategies for answering these questions, and take a look at a passage for practice.
ACT Reading: Cause and Effect and Comparison Questions

3. ACT Reading: Cause and Effect and Comparison Questions

ACT questions can be studied or prepared for with appropriate preparation and reading. Learn more about understanding the strategies for answering cause and effect or comparison question.
ACT Reading: Author's Tone and Method Questions

4. ACT Reading: Author's Tone and Method Questions

ACT reading involves being able to analyze the author's tone and method in a written passage. Explore tone and method questions in ACT reading tests and practice how to interpret and answer them.
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