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Ace the ACT with this comprehensive guide to test success Slay the ACT monster with this trusted and friendly guide to maximizing your test score, minimizing your fear, and acing your way into the college of your dreams. This updated edition schools you in winning study strategies and drills you to examination day perfection with exercises and practice problems that help you improve your performance, and become a lean, mean, test-crushing machine. Complete with updated math coverage to align with recent test changes, ACT For Dummies provides access to a companion website featuring three full-length practice tests, math flashcards, and real-time feedback on your performance. You'll also find advice on how to shine in the optional essay test with tips on how to build your argument and improve your writing, as well as insider knowledge of how scoring works. * Techniques and best practices for maximizing your score * Strategies to stay focused and manage your time * Tips on navigating the college admissions process * Advice for parents on helping you succeed No excuses! Get your ACT together today and say a confident, anxiety-free hello to college success tomorrow!

ACT For Dummies, m. 1 Buch, m. 1 Online-Zugang, 2 Teile: Book + 3 Practice Tests Online + Flashcards

Introduction 1

Part 1: Coming to Terms with Reality: An Overview of the ACT 7

Chapter 1: Getting Your ACT Together: ACT 101 9

Chapter 2: Succeeding on the ACT 17

Chapter 3: Surviving the College Admissions Process 21

Part 2: Serving Your "Sentence": The English Test 27

Chapter 4: Mastering the English Test 29

Chapter 5: Getting a Grip on Grammar and Usage 35

Chapter 6: Spotting Usage Errors and Ripping through Rhetorical Questions 45

Chapter 7: It's Not What You Say but How You Say It: English Practice Questions 59

Part 3: Don't Count Yourself Out: The Math Test 65

Chapter 8: Number Nuts and Bolts 67

Chapter 9: Getting into Shapes: Geometry and Trig Review 89

Chapter 10: Algebra and Other Sleeping Aids 117

Chapter 11: Numb and Number: Acing the Mathematics Test 141

Chapter 12: More Fun than a Root Canal: Mathematics Practice Questions 151

Part 4: Time to Read the Riot ACT: The Reading Test 159

Chapter 13: This, Too, Shall Pass(age): Sailing through the Reading Test 161

Chapter 14: Where Are SparkNotes When You Need Them? Reading Practice Questions 171

Part 5: Studying Brain Defects in Laboratory Rats: The Science Test 177

Chapter 15: From Frankenstein to Einstein: Excelling on the Science Test 179

Chapter 16: Faking Atomic Ache Won't Get You out of This: Science Practice Questions 191

Part 6: Writing Rightly: The Optional Writing Test 199

Chapter 17: Excelling on Your Essay: The Writing Test Review 201

Chapter 18: Practicing Promptly with Practice Prompts: Essay Practice Questions 219

Part 7: Putting It All Together with Three Full-Length Practice ACTs 223

Chapter 19: Practice Exam 1 225

Chapter 20: Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations 273

Chapter 21: Practice Exam 2 313

Chapter 22: Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations 355

Chapter 23: Practice Exam 3 399

Chapter 24: Practice Exam 3: Answers and Explanations 445

Part 8: The Part of Tens 491

Chapter 25: Ten Wrong Rumors about the ACT 493

Chapter 26: Attention, Parents! Ten Ways You Can Help Your Student Succeed on the ACT 497 Index 501