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  • Copyright 2007
  • Dimensions: 8-3/8x10-7/8
  • Pages: 592
  • Edition: 1st
  • Book
  • ISBN-10: 0-7897-3616-0
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-7897-3616-1

ACT Exam Prep, 2007 Edition is a comprehensive guide to the ACT exam, written by an ACT expert, to help you feel fully prepared for the ACT exam. Featuring the Exam Prep proven method of study, the book includes exam alerts, tips, notes, sidebars, ACT practice questions, exercises, review breaks, a glossary, objective reference sheet, and multiple full practice exams in the book.   Each ACT objective is thoroughly detailed in this comprehensive book, including reading, writing, math, and science. ACT Exam Prep helps assess exam readiness and develop effective study habits tailored for the ACT. The author offers strategies to overcome test anxiety and beat students' worst fears, as well as invaluable tidbits of advice that will make a difference on test day.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

What ACT Exam Prep Is Designed to Do

What ACT Exam Prep Will Not Do

About This Book

Part I: Exam Preparation

CHAPTER 1: Introduction to the ACT Exam

About the ACT Test

            Are You Ready?

            Put Yourself to the Test

            Assessing Your Exam Readiness

A Personalized Study Plan

            Setting Up a Schedule

            Structuring Your Study Sessions

Registering for the Test

Keep These Valuable Test-Taking Tips in Mind

What to Expect on Test Day

How to Interpret Your Scores

How the Test Scores Are Used

What Colleges Are Looking For

            Most Competitive Schools

            Highly Competitive Schools

            Very Competitive Schools

            Moderately Competitive Schools

            Less, or Minimally, Competitive Schools

Where Do You Go from Here?

CHAPTER 2: The English Test

What to Expect on the ACT English Test

            The Test Format

            The Passage

            The Directions

            The Plan

Understanding Punctuation

            Apostrophe

            Colon

            Comma

            Dash

            Exclamation Point

            Parentheses

            Period

            Question Mark

            Quotation Marks

            Semicolon

Understanding Basic Grammar and Usage

            Parts of Speech

            Subject-Verb Agreement

            Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement

            Coordinating Conjunctions

            Subordinating Conjunctions

Sentence Structure

            Checking for Fragments

            Revising Run-ons

            Finding the Main Idea

Organization of Sentences in Paragraphs and Passages

Sentence and Paragraph Style

            Sentence Style

            Paragraph Style

Ensuring Consistent Tone and Correct Word Choice

            Consistent Tone

            Correct Word Choice

Sample ACT English Test Questions

Answers to Sample ACT English Questions

CHAPTER 3: The Reading Test

What to Expect on the ACT Reading Test

            On the Test

            Directions

The Content Areas

            Preparing for the Reading Test

            Passage Questions

Prose Fiction

            Working with a Sample Passage

            Working with Sample Questions

Social Science

            Working with a Sample Passage

            Working with Sample Questions

Humanities

            Working with a Sample Passage

            Working with Sample Questions

Natural Science

            Working with a Sample Passage

            Working with Sample Questions

Sample Exam Prep Passages and Questions

            Passage 1 Text

            Passage 1 Questions

            Passage 2 Text

            Passage 2 Questions

            Suggested Underlining for Passages 1 and 2

            Correct Answers for Passages 1 and 2

CHAPTER 4: The Writing Test

Preparing for the ACT Writing Test

            Read Good-Quality Material

            Practice Free-Writing

            The Actual Directions for the Writing Test

            An Explanation of the Actual Directions for the Writing Test

The Writing Process: The System You Will Use to Write Your Essay

            Step 1: Prewriting

            Step 2: Drafting

            Step 3: Revising

            Sample Prompt

How Your Essay Is Scored

Practice, Practice, Practice: The Best Way to Improve Your Essay Writing

            Practice Finding Opposing Viewpoints

            Practice Writing Introductions

Challenge Exercises

            Challenge Exercise #1

            Challenge Exercise #2

            Challenge Exercise Essay Responses

CHAPTER 5: The Mathematics Test

The Basic Structure of the Mathematics Test

Pre-Algebra and Elementary Algebra

            Understanding and Working with Different Number Types

            Absolute Value

            Scientific Notation

            Properties

            Roots and Powers

            Bases and Exponents

            Factors and Multiples

            Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences

            Fractions, Decimals, and Percents

            Rate Problems

            Functions

            Probability

            Ratio, Proportion, Mean, Median, Mode

            Algebraic Expressions

            Solving Linear Equations

            Solving for a Variable in Terms of Other Variables

            Solving Systems of Linear Equations

            Solving Operations with Matrices

            Solving Inequalities and Inequalities with Absolute Values

Intermediate Algebra and Coordinate Graphing

            Intermediate Algebra

            Coordinate Graphing

Plane Geometry/Trigonometry

            Plane Geometry

            Basic Trigonometric Functions

Sample Exam Prep Questions and Answers

            Questions

            Answers

CHAPTER 6: The Science Reasoning Test

The Basic Structure of the Seven Reading Passages

            The Passage Text

            The Data Section

            The Questions Themselves

The Specific Structure of the Three Types of Reading Passages

            Data Representation

            Research Summaries

            Opposing Viewpoints

Challenge Questions

Challenge Question Answers with Explanations

Part II: Practice Exams

Fast Facts

English

Mathematics

            Pre-Algebra and Elementary Algebra

            Intermediate Algebra and Coordinate Graphing

            Plane Geometry and Trigonometry

Writing

Science

CHAPTER 7: Practice Exam 1

ACT English Assessment

            Passage I

            Passage II

            Passage III

            Passage IV

            Passage V

ACT Reading Assessment

            Passage I: Prose Fiction

            Passage II: Social Science

            Passage III: Humanities

            Passage IV: Natural Science

Math Test

Science Reasoning Test

            Passage I, Questions 1—6

            Passage II, Questions 7—11

            Passage III, Questions 12—17

            Passage IV, Questions 18—23

            Passage V, Questions 24—28

            Passage VI, Questions 29—35

            Passage VII, Questions 36—40

ACT Writing Assessment

CHAPTER 8: Answers to Practice Exam 1

English

Reading

Math

Science Reasoning

Scoring Your Sample Test

CHAPTER 9: Practice Exam 2

English Test

            Passage I

            Passage II

            Passage III

            Passage IV

            Passage V

Reading Test

            Passage I: Prose Fiction

            Passage II: Social Science

            Passage III: Humanities

            Passage IV: Natural Science

Math Test

Science Reasoning Test

            Passage I (Questions 1—5)

            Passage II (Questions 6—12)

            Passage III (Questions 13—17)

            Passage IV (Questions 18—23)

            Passage V (Questions 24—29)

            Passage VI (Questions 30—34)

            Passage VII (Questions 35—40)

Writing Test

CHAPTER 10: Answers to Practice Exam 2

English

Reading

Math

Science

Scoring Your Sample Test

Part III: Appendixes

APPENDIX A: Glossary

APPENDIX B: Additional Resources

English

Reading

Writing

Math

Science

General ACT Preparation

Index

Updates

Submit Errata

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