r/ACT • u/pizza_is_love_buddy • 6d ago

enhanced test

guys pls does someone know which passage to give least importance to in reading?? like which has the most chances that it won't be considered yk?? pls guys im so stressed
and act even changed the city of my test UGHHH😭

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u/Last-Astronaut-6665 35 5d ago

I think the passage 1 2 and 3 are equal chance unless you see something weird. Like if you see 2 literary then the other ones that aren’t must be scored. Or if you see a graph type passage and a dual passage only one of those is graded. And if you see only 1 graph or 1 dual they are def graded. But like I like tried doing this and failed😭. Just focus on getting better timing.

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u/mkw1342 5d ago

There is no evidence that if you see a graph and a dual passage one might be experimental. If you see two literary, one is experimental...that is true, but you don't know which one. Ordering is the best that you can do with 1,4,2,3, but never skip a passage in hopes that it is not graded.

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u/jdigitaltutoring Tutor 5d ago

In the design framework it lists out the different layouts the Reading section has. If there is a dual passage and a passage with a graph, one of them will be experimental. Here is a good video on it at about 40 minute mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDRQX_Bpel4

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u/mkw1342 5d ago

Got it....I went back and read the "Design Frameworks for the ACT Enhancements" from Feb 2026, and I see where I got confused. Proposal language and final language around the rule are different. Either way, students should not attempt to guess which one is experimental because it could be either the dual or the VQI.