ACT Reading TEST Inference

READING TEST FORMAT 40 questions in 35 minutes 4 passages: one science, one social sciences, one literature, one humanities Questions are: fact based, inference, structure, or purpose. You probably won’t be able to read all 4 and accurately answer all 40, so think about which passages & which question types to focus on.

One-third of the reading test is made up of inference based questions.

“reasonably inferred that” “suggests that” “most likely” “implied” Key Phrases & Words “reasonably inferred that” “suggests that” “most likely” “implied”

“Cringed” “Prayed” “desperately” “volatile” Look for emotionally loaded adjectives or verbs: “Cringed” “Prayed” “desperately” “volatile”

“grand” – used to describe a humble shack Look for words that don’t match the situation: “grand” – used to describe a humble shack “ephemeral” – used to describe a long journey

PRACTICE Practice the following 4 problems. The question is presented first, followed by the passage it refers to & then the answer.

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ASNWER C

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ANSWER F

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ANSWER B

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ANSWER F