A comprehensive guide to mastering the reading section of the ACT, focusing on comprehension, analysis, and strategic test-taking.
Advanced readers recognize when authors use literary devices (like metaphor, irony, or imagery) and how they structure their writing for effect.
Notice how the text is organized: chronological, cause and effect, compare and contrast, or problem-solution.
Recognizing these elements helps you appreciate literature, write compelling essays, and communicate more effectively.
Spotting a simile comparing a character’s courage to a lion’s strength.
Understanding that a passage uses chronological structure to explain a scientific discovery.
Identify and interpret the tools authors use to make their writing lively and persuasive.