Which is the largest ACT Reading reporting category?

Key Ideas and Details (about 52 to 60 percent)

How should the central idea of a passage be stated?

As a full idea that covers the whole passage

City parks provide measurable benefits, so cities should invest in them

It must be faithful (no added or distorted claims) and balanced (main point and key support)

The smallest step the evidence forces, supported by a specific line

Suggests, implies, most likely, can be inferred

An unsupported causal claim mistaking correlation for cause

The crime, even though it is told after the prison scene

Introduce a qualification or objection to what came before

Because a valid inference is the smallest step the evidence forces, so a dramatic choice over-reaches

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Which is the largest ACT Reading reporting category?
How should the central idea of a passage be stated?
A passage describes how parks lower temperatures and clean the air, then argues cities should invest in them. The central idea is:
What two properties must a good summary have?
A valid ACT inference is:
Which words usually signal an ACT inference question?
A passage notes ice-cream sales and sunburn cases both rise in summer but does not link them. A choice saying ice cream causes sunburn is:
A passage opens with a character in prison, then flashes back to the crime. What happened first in time?
A passage states, 'Sales fell after the company raised prices; once it lowered them, sales recovered.' The drop in sales was caused by:
A paragraph begins, 'Despite these advantages, the plan has a serious flaw.' Its function is to:
Which transition word usually signals a contrast?
Why is the most dramatic-sounding choice often wrong on an inference question?