Staff Writer Prior Lake High School ninth-graders exceeded state averages in the new state writing exam. The graduation-required assessment for diploma (GRAD) writing test will replace the ...

Such passages can seem daunting, with a dry tone and dense technical jargon. If you are unaccustomed to reading scientific writing, you should devote practice time to science and technology passages.

As you decide whether to take the ACT or SAT – or both – consider what the passages on their respective reading tests are like. Here are six traits of ACT and SAT Reading passages that you ...