The most intensive ACT English, Reading, and Writing prep you can get―with drills, strategies, and 15 full-length practice tests with explanations to help boost your ACT score!
For many of the approximately 1.8 million students who take the ACT, the English, Reading, and Writing sections provoke the most anxiety. Whether you require extra help, or simply want to ensure your scores on this crucial college entrance exam are as high as they can be, Conquering ACT English, Reading, and Writing, Fifth Edition, is the best resource for intensive study and review.
Specially created by two of America's most respected providers of school-based and individual test-prep, Conquering ACT English, Reading, and Writing offers the most intensive review for all of the English, Reading, and Writing question types on the ACT. Grammar, punctuation, and speed reading concepts are clearly explained and carefully demonstrated with numerous examples, followed by intensive ACT-style drills and full-length sample test sections.
With more than a dozen full-length practice tests and expert strategies for answering tough multiple-choice questions, Conquering ACT English, Reading, and Writing ensures you'll get the practice you need to tackle these sections on test day with confidence.
- 5 full-length practice ACT English Tests with complete explanations
- 5 full-length practice ACT Reading Tests with complete explanations
- 5 full-length practice ACT Writing Tests with sample responses to HELP YOU CONQUER THE ESSAY
- Strategies to help you answer the challenging multiple-choice questions
- Intensive ACT-style drills to ensure you're getting the best possible prep for all the English and Reading questions
- Tips on everything you need to know about the test: format, scoring, and test content areas―plus diagnostic tests, skill builders, and time-tested strategies
- UPDATED & IMPROVED: Updated difficulty level and improved Scoring Table for each of the Practice Tests ensure your review matches the most current tests
Author(s): Steven Dulan, Amy Dulan
Edition: 5
Publisher: McGraw Hill
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 432
City: New York
Tags: English Language; Examinations; Study Guides; ACT Assessment; Universities Entrance; Colleges Entrance
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
About the Authors
ACT Computer-Based Testing
Introduction
About the ACT
Structure of the ACT
How to Use This Book
General Test-Taking Information and Strategies
What to Do on Test Day
What’s Next?
PART I The ACT English Test
Chapter 1 Format and Scoring
Anatomy of an ACT English Question
The ACT English Test Score
What’s Next?
Chapter 2 ACT English Diagnostic Test
Answer Key
Scoring Worksheet
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 3 Grammar Review
Punctuation Rules
Grammar Rules
What’s Next?
Chapter 4 Strategies and Techniques
Skim the Passage
Review the Underlined Portion
Predict an Answer
Trust What You Know
Use the Process of Elimination
Take Delete Seriously
Fear Change (Sometimes!)
Go with the Flow
Practice, Practice, Practice
What’s Next?
Chapter 5 Applying Strategies, Building Skills
Grammatical Voice
Modifying Clauses
Verb Tense
Subject/Verb Agreement
Adjectives and Adverbs
Pronouns
Idiom
Redundancy
Punctuation
Answers and Explanations
What’s Next?
Chapter 6 ACT English Practice Test 1
Answer Key
Scoring Worksheet
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 7 ACT English Practice Test 2
Answer Key
Scoring Worksheet
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 8 ACT English Practice Test 3
Answer Key
Scoring Worksheet
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 9 ACT English Practice Test 4
Answer Key
Scoring Worksheet
Answers and Explanations
PART II The ACT Reading Test
Chapter 10 Format and Scoring
Anatomy of an ACT Reading Question
The ACT Reading Test Score
What’s Next?
Chapter 11 ACT Reading Diagnostic Test
Answer Key
Scoring Worksheet
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 12 Speed Reading
Some Benefits of Speed Reading
Expectations of Speed Reading
Determining Your Baseline Reading Speed
Increasing Your Baseline Reading Speed
Techniques for Improving Your Reading Speed
Strategies to Increase Speed-Reading Comprehension
Some Potential Problems with Speed Reading
Speed-Reading Drills
Practice, Practice, Practice!
What’s Next?
Chapter 13 Strategies and Techniques
“Sacrificing” a Reading Passage
ACT Reading Test General Strategies
ACT Reading Test Question Types
What’s Next?
Chapter 14 Applying Strategies, Building Skills
Identify Topic, Scope, and Purpose—Main Idea
Locate and Interpret Significant Details
Understand Sequences of Events and Comprehend Cause-Effect Relationships
Determine the Meaning of Words, Phrases, and Statements in Context
Draw Generalizations
Analyze the Author’s or Narrator’s Voice and Method
Make Comparisons and Contrasts
Answers and Explanations
What’s Next?
Chapter 15 ACT Reading Practice Test 1
Answer Key
Scoring Worksheet
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 16 ACT Reading Practice Test 2
Answer Key
Scoring Worksheet
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 17 ACT Reading Practice Test 3
Answer Key
Scoring Worksheet
Answers and Explanations
Chapter 18 ACT Reading Practice Test 4
Answer Key
Scoring Worksheet
Answers and Explanations
PART III The ACT Writing Test
Chapter 19 Format and Scoring
The ACT Writing Test Format
The ACT Writing Test Essay Prompt
The ACT Writing Test Score
Simplified Essay Scoring Rubric
What’s Next?
Chapter 20 ACT Writing Diagnostic Test
Chapter 21 Strategies and Techniques
The ACT Essay Prompt
What Makes a Good Essay
Common Mistakes to Avoid
Steps to Writing Well
Revising and Editing
What’s Next?
Chapter 22 Applying Strategies, Building Skills
Writing a Good Essay
Answers and Explanations
What’s Next?
Chapter 23 ACT Writing Practice Tests—Set 1
Chapter 24 ACT Writing Practice Tests—Set 2
PART IV Appendixes
Appendix A ACT Vocabulary List
Appendix B Quick Review Sheet
Appendix C Additional Resources
