ACT Structure Template

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​​Delete Sentences

• ​Keep or Delete

  • ​Reasoning

• ​If Deleted

​​Add a sentence based on a goal

• ​Intros and conclusions

• ​Other stated purpose

​​​Reorder Sentences

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​​Delete Sentences

​​​Intros and Conclusions

• ​Intros: Present the main idea

• ​Conclusions: Wrap up a point; introduce/transition to new poin

​​​What EFFECT does this have???

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​​Other stated purpose

• ​Tone

• ​​​Read the first sentence

​​Don't waste time rereading the whole paragraph if you don't have to

• Read the last sentence

• For reordering Qs you will need to read the whole paragraph

• ​Make sure answers are relevant

• ​Look for key words

• ​Don't try to guess what the answer will be

This is not like the math section where you you can use an equation to determine the answer

• ​Delete irrelevant answers

• ​Delete contradictory answers

• ​Delete any answer that is NOT fully supported

​You should be able to support EVERY part of the answer with details from the passage

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• ​Determine what the question is asking

• ​Determine the main idea of the paragraph

• ​Don't try to guess the answer (i.e. look at the answer choices)

• ​Use process of elimination

• ​Pay attention to bracketed numbers and letters

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• ​Reorganize paragraphs

  • ​Look at full passage

  • ​Main idea of each paragraph

• ​Add sentences

  • ​Look at full passage

  • ​Main idea of each paragraph

• Goal/Main idea

  • ​Not really a structure question

  • ​​Look at full passage

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• ​Reordering

  • ​Conclusion of one paragraph should flow into the intro of the next

• ​​Adding

  • ​Information needs to be relevant to a given paragraph

• ​​​Read the first sentence

​​Don't waste time rereading the whole paragraph if you don't have to

• Read the last sentence

• For adding Qs you may want to skim the paragraph

• ​Go though the answers

  • ​Don't try to guess

  • ​The test is looking for something specific!

• ​Use process of elimination

  • ​What is absolutely wrong

  • ​What is irrelevant

• ​Choose the correct answer

Walk Through Example

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• ​Determine what the question is asking

• ​Determine the main idea of the paragraph

• ​Don't try to guess the answer (i.e. look at the answer choices)

• ​Use process of elimination

• ​Pay attention to bracketed numbers and letters

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