ACT Reading Practice Exam
The ACT (American College Testing) Reading is a part of exam which is
conducted by ACT Inc., to assess your skills in reading, understanding
and analyzing written passages in a specific time. The ACT exam is
needed for
admission to college-level courses in the United States. The ACT reading
includes passages from prose fiction, humanities, social science, and
natural science,
Why is ACT Reading certification important?
- Prepares and practices your skills and knowledge to clear the ACT Reading exam
- Shows your skills in reading and understanding passages and written text.
- Boosts your credibility as ACT reading tutor.
- Offers you an advantage in competitive ACT reading tutoring.
Who should take the ACT Reading Exam?
- ACT reading tutors preparing students for the ACT exam.
- English teachers specializing in reading comprehension.
- Test prep instructors for standardized tests.
- College admissions counselors focusing on academic readiness.
- Curriculum developers for ACT preparation materials.
- Educational consultants supporting students’ ACT success.
- Private reading coaches helping students improve comprehension.
- Literary analysis professionals aiding in test readiness.
Skills Evaluated
Candidates taking the certification exam on the ACT Reading is evaluated for the following skills:
- Reading comprehension
- Identify main ideas
- Author’s tone and perspective.
- Relationships between ideas in texts.
- Compare different viewpoints in passages.
ACT Reading Certification Course Outline
The course outline for ACT Reading certification is as below -
Domain 1 - Prose Fiction
- Identify themes
- Analyze character development
- Conflicts
- Structure of a narrative
Domain 2 - Humanities
- Opinions
- Arguments
- Tone and perspective
- Drawing inferences from non-fictional texts
Domain 3 - Social Science
- Extracting main ideas and details from expository texts
- Understanding historical or factual contexts
- Analyzing cause-effect relationships
Domain 4 - Natural Science
- Interpreting scientific passages and data
- Distinguishing between hypotheses and conclusions
- Understanding specialized vocabulary and its context
Domain 5 - General Reading Skills
- Skimming and scanning for details
- Logical reasoning and deduction
- Identifying relationships between paragraphs
Domain 6 - ACT-Specific Strategies
- Managing time during timed tests
- Eliminating incorrect answer choices
- Approaching paired passages effectively