how to get a 36 on the ACT reading section

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​The reading section has one narrative, one social science, one humanities, and one natural science passage.

Find the quickest way for you to approach the reading section because i think it really differs from person to person. Here are some strategies:

 - skim the passage first, then answer the questions and look back into the passage if you forgot where the info was 

 - read the questions first then skim the passage and answer the questions as you go

 - skim the passage and ANNOTATE (meaning you can label each paragraph’s main idea) so it’s easier to find info when you look back at the passage
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  - read through the entire passage (like every word) and then answer the questions

Many of the act reading questions are actually not analytical and more of just literary comprehension, so in that sense you have to be able to find details in the passage. Find a way to spend the least time searching for details (annotating was helpful for me).

I suggest reading the questions and thinking of your own answer first and then checking to see which answer matches best with yours!