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The fun and easy way to get your best possible score
Two complete sample exams plus new practice questions!
The test preparation guide that's actually fun to read If you think that studying for the Act means memorizing long lists of mathematical theorems and seven-syllable words, think again! Written in the famously friendly For Dummies® style, this guide takes the drudgery out of studying and zeros in on exactly what you need to know to score high on the test.
Discover how to: Get your best possible score Master critical reading passages Review crucial math formulas Tackle science reasoning questions Spot trick questions Ease test-taking anxiety
The Dummies Way Explanations in plain English "Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun
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Synopsis
What would you think of a test preparation guide that's actually fun to read? If you think that studying for the ACT means memorizing long lists of mathematical theorems and seven-syllable words, think again! Written in the famously friendly
...For Dummies style,
The ACT For Dummies, 2nd Edition, takes the drudgery out of studying -- and zeros in on exactly what you need to know to score high on the test.
The ACT For Dummies, 2nd Edition, gives you plain-English explanations, a tear-out cheat sheet, two complete sample exams and practice questions, and top ten lists (such as ten wrong rumors about the ACT, ten things that colleges want, and ten dumb things you can do to mess up your ACT).
Discover how to
- Get your best possible score
- Master critical reading passages
- Review only the math you really need
- Tackle science reasoning questions
- Spot trick questions
- Ease your test-taking anxiety
You can have your ACT together in no time with
The ACT For Dummies, 2nd Edition!
About the Author
Suzee Vlk holds a J.D. and an MBA and has taught test preparation for 25 years. She is the author of For Dummies test preparation guides for the SAT I, GRE, GMAT, and TOEFL.
Table of Contents
Introduction.
PART I: Coming to Terms with Reality: An Overview of the ACT.
Chapter 1: Getting Your ACT Together: The Format.
PART II: Serving Your "Sentence": English Usage.
Chapter 2: Misspellers of the World, UNTIE! The English Test.
Chapter 3: The English Practice Questions.
PART III: It's Not What You Say; It's How You Say It: The English Review.
Chapter 4: Glamour Grammar: The Five-Star Review.
PART IV: Don't Count Yourself Out: The Mathematics Test.
Chapter 5: Numb and Number: The Mathematics Test.
Chapter 6: Mathematics Practice Questions.
PART V: More Fun Than a Root Canal: The Dreaded Math Review.
Chapter 7: More Figures than a Beauty Pageant: Geometry Review.
Chapter 8: Catching Some (Xs, Ys, and) Zs: Algebra and Other Sleeping Aids.
Chapter 9: Miscellaneous Math You Probably Already Know.
PART VI: Time to Read the Riot ACT: The Reading Test.
Chapter 10: This Too Shall Pass(age): The Reading Test.
Chapter 11: The Reading Practice Questions.
PART VII: Proven to Cause Brain Defects in Laboratory.
Students: The Science Reasoning Test.
Chapter 12: Frankenstein to Einstein: Science Reasoning.
Chapter 13: The Science Practice Questions.
PART VIII: I'd Rather Wait for the Movie: Full-Length Practice ACTs.
Chapter 14: Practice Exam 1: Questions.
Chapter 15: Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations.
Chapter 16: Practice Exam 2: Questions.
Chapter 17: Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations.
PART IX: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 18: Ten Wrong Rumors about the ACT.
Chapter 19: Picking the Expert's Brain: Ten Things That Colleges Want.
Chapter 20: Ten Dumb Things You Can Do to Mess Up Your ACT.
Chapter 21: Ten Points You Should Always Double-Check.
Chapter 22: Ten Stress-Busters to Help You Survive the ACT.
Index.
Book Registration Information.