hi nil!

you can definitely read newspaper and magazine articles instead of books to improve your reading skills for the act or sat. 🙂 in fact, reading short passages like this might even be better! this is because websites tend to contain shorter pieces of writing, more on par with the short articles you read in the exams. 🙂

both act reading and sat reading have a selection of passages related to science, social studies, and literature (fiction). the act also always has articles about art, including performance arts such as music and theater.

so here’s what i’d suggest: try the older articles (50 years old or more) on the online library of liberty website, or the founders online website. for literature, try short stories or individual chapters from the writings on websites such as classic reader, the literature network, or read.gov. for nonfiction, try sites like the new yorker, or popular mechanics.

hi joceline! good question 😀 yes, these books are also great to improve your reading skills as you prepare for the act 🙂

happy reading!

in fact, i’m surprised i didn’t see them on the recommended reads
above. but dive into the world of sherlock holmes (or any of doyle’s
other works). you’ll encounter a slew of sat vocabulary and an archaic
writing style that sometimes comes up in the sat fiction rc passages.

happy reading 🙂