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ACT Reading Review
ACT Reading is a required 40-minute section with 36 questions total and 27 scored questions.
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What is reading?
ACT Reading is a required 40-minute section with 36 questions total and 27 scored questions.
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ACT Reading: Craft & Structure
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ACT Reading: Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
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ACT Reading: Key Ideas & Details
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ACT Reading Overview
ACT Reading asks you to understand passages, identify central ideas, analyze structure, and integrate information. Focus on evidence, pacing, and question wording.
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