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Sharpen your ACT test-taking skills with this updated and expanded premier guide premier guide with online links to BONUS tests and study aids Are you struggling while studying for the ACT? ACT For Dummies, Premier Edition is a hands-on, friendly guide that offers easy-to-follow advice to give you a competitive edge by fully preparing you for every section of the ACT, including the writing test. You'll be coached on ways to tackle the toughest questions and how to stay focused and manage the time available for each section. This test guide includes three tests in the book plus two more and 50 interactive math formula flashcards that can be accessed online. ACT For Dummies, Premier Edition with CD, gives you the skills you need to get your best possible score! Get a grip on grammar — prepare yourself for the English portion of the ACT and get a refresher on the grammar rules you once knew but may have forgotten You can count on it — discover time-tested strategies for scoring high on the math portion — from basic math and geometry to algebra and those pesky word problems — and formulate a strategy to memorize lengthy formulas with 50 flashcards online Read all about it — save time and brain cells with helpful tips on how to get through the reading passages — and still have enough time to answer the questions Blinded by science? — learn to analyze the various science passages and graphs and get proven techniques on how to tackle each type Practice makes perfect — take three practice tests in the book, plus two more on online, complete with answers and explanations Open the book and find: An overview of the exam and how it's scored Tips to help you gauge your strengths and weaknesses How to make the best use of your time Ways to sharpen essential grammar, writing, math, and science skills Practice essay questions and guidance for the optional writing test Five full-length practice tests with complete answer explanations Reasons not to believe common myths about the ACT

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 Part I: Coming to Terms with Reality: An Overview of the ACT 9 Chapter 1: Getting Your ACT Together: ACT 101 11 Chapter 2: Succeeding on the ACT 17 Chapter 3: Surviving the College Admissions Process 21 Part II: Serving Your "Sentence": The English Test 27 Chapter 4: Getting a Grip on Grammar 29 Chapter 5: Mastering the English Test 43 Chapter 6: It's Not What You Say but How You Say It: English Practice Questions 49 Part III: Don't Count Yourself Out: The Math Test 55 Chapter 7: Number Nuts and Bolts 57 Chapter 8: More Figures than a Beauty Pageant: Geometry Review 71 Chapter 9: Algebra and Other Sleeping Aids 97 Chapter 10: Making Sense of Math Word Problems 117 Chapter 11: Numb and Number: Acing the Mathematics Test 129 Chapter 12: More Fun than a Root Canal: Mathematics Practice Questions 135 Part IV: Time to Read the Riot ACT: The Reading Test 143 Chapter 13: This, Too, Shall Pass(age): Sailing through the Reading Test 145 Chapter 14: Where Are CliffsNotes When You Need Them? Reading Practice Questions 53 Part V: Studying Brain Defects in Laboratory Rats: The Science Test 159 Chapter 15: From Frankenstein to Einstein: Excelling on the Science Test 161 Chapter 16: Faking Atomic Ache Won't Get You Out of This: Science Practice Questions 171 Part VI: Writing Rightly: The Optional Writing Test 181 Chapter 17: What to Expect from the ACT Writing Test 183 Chapter 18: Excelling on Your Essay: The Writing Test Review 193 Chapter 19: Practicing Promptly with Practice Prompts: Essay Practice Questions 203 Part VII: Putting It All Together with Three Full-Length Practice ACTs 207 Chapter 20: Practice Exam 1 209 Chapter 21: Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations 257 Chapter 22: Practice Exam 2 299 Chapter 23: Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations 345 Chapter 24: Practice Exam 3 387 Chapter 25: Practice Exam 3: Answers and Explanations 437 Part VIII: The Part of Tens 479 Chapter 26: Ten Wrong Rumors about the ACT 481 Chapter 27: Attention, Parents! Ten Ways You Can Help Your Student Succeed on the ACT 485 Appendix: About the CD 487 Index 491

About the Author :
Lisa Zimmer Hatch, MA, and Scott A. Hatch, JD, have been preparing individuals to excel on standardized tests, gain admission to college, and secure careers since 1987. For nearly 30 years, they have provided their award-winning standardized test preparation throughout the world. Lisa Zimmer Hatch, MA, and Scott A. Hatch, JD, have been preparing individuals to excel on standardized tests, gain admission to college, and secure careers since 1987. For nearly 30 years, they have provided their award-winning standardized test preparation throughout the world.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781118130858
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1118130855
  • Publisher Date: 23 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 528


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