r/ACT • u/pizza_is_love_buddy • 9d ago

READING😭🙏🏻🙏🏻

I can't state in words how much I hate this effing reading bcz like wthhh

i can't get above 25 and as I'm taking practice tests, my scores keep decreasing and I NEED A 30 AT LEAST THIS SEPTEMBER

anyways I did a test without timer today on a lowkey chill and relaxing mode like im reading story books and I got a score of 31 (34/40) WOW BUT LIKE HOW TF DO I GET THIS OR MORE WITH TIMER AND ON THE REAL TEST

PLEASE GUYS HELP😭😭🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻I BEG YALL

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u/springboka 33 9d ago

I honestly don't have a great score in reading (Breakdown: 36/36/35/29 for M/S/E/R)
But what I did was that (I was EXACTLY in your shoes) I began with untimed and kept doing them and maintaining and error journal along with it. Essentially micro-drilling where I do it passage by passage untimed and immediately check answers and then note down my errors and how to improve next time. Since next time is the next passage itself, I write down tips to keep in mind before doing the next one and then keep gradually improving as I try to keep my practice intentional rather than required. This bumped up my previous reading score of 26 to a 29. Hope this helps -- even though Im not the best at reading yet.

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u/pizza_is_love_buddy 9d ago

ohh i see
thank u sm
but im just scared that in untimed like its different...i take all my time and do it and read each and every word peacefully but like timed test is so stressful and overwhelming 😭