ACT Question Types

MAIN IDEA or AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
look for the general, vague, or broad answer

INFERENTIAL
don't look back! you don't need to.
make an assumption based on what you read

TONE
usually has a positive answer

DETAIL
when this question says "the passage states" or "indicates" the EXACT answer is in the passge.
if the question refers to a line number, read the lines before and after

VOCABULARY WORD
must look back for context
read the lines before and after
re-read sentence with the choices in the question

EXCEPT or NOT
answer this as a true or false question