1. ACT READING
Humanities

2. ACT READING - HUMANITIES
 The humanities passages tend to deal with the human
experience.
 The range of topics include art, language, literature,
communication, religion, and philosophy.
 Expect to read about people who have different opinions.
 You will be asked to determine the strengths and weaknesses of
those arguments.
 How do the opinions of the author compare with the opinions of
others referred to in the passages?

3. ACT READING - HUMANITIES
 As you read, keep track of facts, dates, and key ideas.
 Many of the questions will be ask about your understanding of the
different viewpoints from the passages.
 Find the overall main idea
 Determine how the author feels about the topic
 Determine the relationships between the characters and the
entities
 Then, put all of this into context based on the passage.

4. ACT READING - HUMANITIES
 Read the questions carefully
 You will be asked what is the main idea of the passage or of a certain
paragraph
 Identify or interpret a detail – these questions will often have question stems
such as According to the passage ….. & The author states ……
 Specific points in the passage may not always have line references
mentioned in the question.
 The answer is not necessarily word for word in the passage, but you still need
to be able to justify the answer based on the passage.
 Many of the questions will ask about your understanding of the different
viewpoints found in the passage.
 Questions may ask you how the author would respond to the concept
mentioned in the passage.