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Your guide to a higher score on the ACT® Why CliffsNotes?
• Go with the name you know and trust • Get the information you need—fast! About the contents: Introduction: An Overview of the ACT
Test format
Scoring
Frequently asked questions
Approaches to multiple-choice questions
General tips and helpful hints Part I: Diagnostic Test Acquaints you with ACT question types, analyzes areas where you may need to improve, and provides you with a baseline starting point Part II: Review of Exam Areas A general review of the exam areas, skills and concepts tested, directions, structure of the exam, and sample questions with suggested strategies
- English
- Mathematics
- Reading
- Science
- Writing
Part III: Math Skills Review Covers math review fundamentals, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and word problems
Part IV: Three Full-Length Practice Tests Complete with answers and explanations
CD includes the books 3 practice tests and subject reviews+ 4 bonus practice tests Requires Adobe AIR 2.0 or higher
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Synopsis
College-bound students preparing for the ACT will find the help they need in this new, seventeenth edition. Its helpful features include:
A detailed explanation and overview of the ACT Three full-length model tests with all questions answered and explained in depth PLUS a new rubric for calculating and interpreting your ACT score Detailed subject reviews that cover all parts of the ACT: English, math, reading, science, and the writing test Study advice and proven test-taking strategies NEW: Six-month and two-month ACT study plans, plus a two-week 11th-hour cram course
The manual comes with an enclosed CD-ROM that presents two additional full-length practice tests with answers, explanations, and automatic scoring.
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Windows:
Intel Pentium II 450 MHz, AMD Athlon® 600MHz or faster (or equivalent)Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7128 MB of available RAMCD-ROM drive1024 x 768 color displayMAC®
Intel Core™ Duo 1.33GHz or faster processor Mac OS X 10.4 or greaterCD-ROM drive1024 x 768 color display
Synopsis
Seven full-length practice tests in this book-with-CD make this THE ACT test-prep product that ACT test-takers will want to use to study for this challenging standardized test!
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Table of Contents
PART ONE: PREPARING FOR THE ACTIntroduction
PART TWO: DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATIONDress Rehearsal for the ACT
PART THREE: TAKING THE ACTEnglish Review and Practice
Mathematics Review and Practice
The Reading Test
Science Reasoning Review and Practice
ACT Writing Test
PART FOUR: MODEL EXAMINATIONS Model Exam A
Model Exam B
Model Exam C
Acknowledgments Index