Spend a couple of minutes mapping the passage, not memorizing it. First sentences, last sentences, and pivot words are the map. Then the questions tell you where to reread. Passage approach overall is in ACT Reading strategy.
What to mark
Topic of each paragraph. Names. Dates. However, but, therefore. You are building a table of contents, not a summary you could recite. Names and dates as locators are in names and dates.
Trying to hold every sentence is the usual miss, in do not memorize the passage. Edges of paragraphs still carry main ideas, in first and last sentences.
The bottom line
Map the turns. Reread for proof when a question asks.
Start practicing
Start with a free diagnostic, then drill your weak spots with 15-question quizzes and track how you're doing across Reading, English, and Math. Compare plans whenever you're ready to go further.
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