Reading Section Directions

This section measures your ability to understand academic passages in English. You will have 54 minutes to read and answer questions about 3 passages. A clock at the top of the screen will display the starting time as 00 : 54 : 00 and show you how much time is remaining. Most questions are worth 1 point, but the last question for each passage is worth more than 1 point. The directions for the last question indicate how many points you may receive. Some passages include a word or phrase that is underlined in blue. Click on the word or phrase to see a definition, explanation, or illustration. Within this section, you can move to the next question by clicking on Next. You can skip questions and go back to them later as long as there is time remaining. If you want to return to previous questions, click on Back. You can click on Review at any time and the review screen will show you which questions you have answered and which you have not answered. From this review screen, you may go directly to any question you have already seen in the Reading section. During this practice test, you may click the Pause icon at any time. This will stop the test until you decide to continue. You may continue the test in a few minutes or at any time during the period that your test is activated. Again, in an actual test you will have 54 minutes to read the 3 passages and answer the questions. NOTE: Also in an actual test, some test takers may receive 4 passages; those test takers will have 72 minutes (1 hour and 12 minutes) to answer the questions.