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ACT Reading · Lessons

ACT Reading lessons

3 sections · 13 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
Long-form lessonsSlide-style lessons

ACT Reading

Practice 13 skills across this outline.

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Author's Purpose
Craft & Structure
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
3 categories
Craft & Structure
33%
Key Ideas & Details
33%
Integration of Knowledge & Ideas
33%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of act reading — drill into a card to work its skills.

Craft & Structure

6 core skills33% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
Author's PurposeRecommended
Long-form
2
Rhetorical DevicesAvailable
Long-form
3
Text Structure & OrganizationAvailable
Long-form
4
Tone & Point of ViewAvailable
Long-form
5
Vocabulary In ContextAvailable
Long-form
6
Word ChoiceAvailable
Long-form

Key Ideas & Details

4 core skills33% total weight
0/4 completed
4 skills to mastery
1
Central Ideas & ThemesAvailable
Long-form
2
Inferences & ConclusionsAvailable
Long-form
3
Relationships & Connections Among IdeasAvailable
Long-form
4
Supporting Details & EvidenceAvailable
Long-form

Integration of Knowledge & Ideas

3 core skills33% total weight
0/3 completed
3 skills to mastery
1
Cross-Text RelationshipsAvailable
Long-form
2
Differentiating Fact & OpinionAvailable
Long-form
3
Evaluating ArgumentsAvailable
Long-form