The document provides information about the types of passages and questions that may appear on the ACT Reading section for humanities passages. These passages typically deal with topics relating to art, language, literature, religion, and philosophy. Readers should pay attention to different opinions expressed and how the author's views compare to others mentioned. Questions may ask about main ideas, details, relationships, and viewpoints discussed in the passages. Answers must be justified based on information or ideas from the given text.

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 does 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
 Now, you need to 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.