Synopses & Reviews
This updated edition of the best-selling
CliffsNotes ACT® Cram Plan uses calendars to create a specific study plan for ACT test-takers depending on how much time they have left before they take the test! Features of this plan-to-ace-the-exam product include:
• Timed, boxed calendars for preparing to take the ACT—two-month study calendar, one-month study calendar, and one-week study calendar
• Diagnostic test that helps test-takers pinpoint strengths and weaknesses so they can focus their review on topics in which they need the most help
• Subject reviews that cover everything on the exam: English, math, science, and the dreaded essay
• Full-length practice test with answers and explanations
Synopsis
This condensed version of Barron's latest full-size ACT test preparation manual presents a diagnostic test and two full-length ACT practice tests with all questions answered and explained. Subject review sections with additional practice questions cover English, math, reading, science reasoning, and advice for students taking the optional essay section. This book also gives students an overview of the ACT with descriptions of the test's question types and test-taking advice.
Synopsis
(back cover)
This compact test preparation guide presents an overview of the ACT, plus targeted subject reviews with questions and answers that cover English, math, reading, science reasoning, and writing advice for students taking the optional essay question. They can also sharpen their test-taking skills by taking this book's two full-length practice tests that come with answers and explanations.
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Synopsis
This updated edition of the best-selling CliffsNotes ACT Cram Plan calendarizes a study plan for ACT test-takers depending on how much time they have left before they take the test!
About the Author
JANE R. BURSTEIN taught English at Herricks High School in New Hyde Park, New York, for thirty-six years. She has been an ACT and SAT tutor for twenty-five years, and a Reader for the Advanced Placement English Language exam.
WILLIAM MA is a math consultant and former chair of the Math Department at the Herricks School District on Long Island. He also taught as an adjunct math instructor at Baruch College, Columbia University, and Fordham University.
NICHOLE VIVION is a science teacher at the Nightingale-Bamford School in New York City.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Test-Taker's Checklist for the ACT
1/Preparing for the ACT The ACT
Before Taking the ACT
After the ACT
2/Preparing for the English Test Description of the English Test
Long-Range Strategy
Tips
Usage/Mechanics
Sentence Structure
Rhetorical Skills
Sample English Test
3/Preparing for the Mathematics Test Description of the Mathematics Test
Strategy
Arithmetic/Pre-Algebra
Algebra and Coordinate Geometry
Geometry
Trigonometry
4/Preparing for the Reading Test Description of the Reading Test
Test-taking Tactics
Prose Fiction
Social Studies
Humanities
Natural Science
Sample Reading Test
5/Preparing for the Science Reasoning Test Description of the Science Reasoning Test
Tips
Data Representation Questions
Research Summaries Questions
Conflicting Viewpoints Questions
Sample Science Reasoning Test
6/Preparing for the Writing Test Description of the Writing Test
Sample Student Essays with Evaluations
The Challenge of Writing a 30-Minute Essay
Thirteen Principles of Essay Writing
Essay-Writing Practice
7/Model Tests Model Test A
Answer Keys and Analysis Charts
Answer Explanations
Model Test B
Answer Keys and Analysis Charts
Answer Explanations
Evaluating Your Performance