Reading Comprehension - ACT
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ACT Reading: What You Need to Know
The ACT Reading section has 40 multiple-choice questions in 35 minutes across four passage types: literary narrative (1 prose fiction passage), social studies (1 passage), humanities (1 passage), and natural sciences (1 passage). Starting with the 2025 format, one section may be a pair of shorter passages. Questions test main idea, detail, vocabulary in context, inference, generalization, comparative relationships, and author's voice and method.
How to Prepare for the ACT Reading
Time management is the biggest challenge: 35 minutes for 4 passages means about 8–9 minutes per passage including answering all 10 questions. Practice in exam mode on EntrenAU to train the reading speed the ACT demands. The natural sciences and social studies passages trip up the most students because of dense, technical content—practice those passage types first. AI tutor explains why each answer is correct or incorrect so you build systematic comprehension skills.