Full Description
Untangle the mystery of mastering the ACTACT DeMYSTiFieD takes you step-by-step through the fundamentals of preparing for the ACT. It helps you build the skills you need to prepare for the test with:Review sections of the Writing and MathSample practice tests at the end of each of the 4 sections with complete answer explanations3 comprehensive practice exams Sample tests designed to match the real ACT in degree of difficultyClassroom-tested tips and strategies for mastering every question typeChapter-opening objectives that give you insight into what you're going to learn in each step Questions at the end of every chapter reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses "Still Struggling?" icon offers specific recommendations for when you're having difficulty with certain subtopics Includes a final exam for overall self-assessment
Contents
Part I IntroductionChapter 1 About the BookWhy This Book?What's in the Book and How to Use ItCreating a ScheduleChapter 2 About the TestLayout of the TestACT Ground RulesPart II English SectionChapter 3 Grammar, Grammar, GrammarGeneral InfoEnglish Section StrategyUsage and MechanicsWord ChoiceSentence StructureRhetorical SkillsQuizChapter 4 Writing SectionGeneral InfoWhat Kind of Essay Does the ACT Look For?How Is the Essay Scored?Write Like You've Never Written BeforeDealing with the Essay: A Five-Step MethodEssay StructureQuizEnglish Section Answer KeyPart III Reading SectionChapter 5 Reading ComprehensionTrain Your BrainWhat's Being Tested?Let's Talk TimeTypes of QuestionsProse PassageSocial Science and Humanities PassagesNatural Science PassageQuizReading Section Answer KeyPart IV Math SectionMath Section StrategySolving Multiple-Choice ProblemsFormula Sheet and Common ErrorsChapter 6 NumbersOdds and EvensExponentsRadicalsCharts and TablesUnions and IntersectionsAbsolute ValuesSymbolic RulesChapter 6 Quiz-NumbersChapter 7 AlgebraAlgebraic ExpressionsAlgebraic EqualitiesAlgebraic InequalitiesSystems of EquationsMatrix AlgebraChapter 7 Quiz-AlgebraChapter 8 Central Tendency, Probability, and SequencesMeanMedianProbabilitySequencesChapter 8 Quiz-Central Tendency, Probability, and SequencesChapter 9 Coordinate GeometryCoordinatesDistance and MidpointSlopeLinear EquationsParallel and Perpendicular LinesComplex NumbersChapter 9 Quiz-Coordinate GeometryChapter 10 GeometryTrianglesQuadrilateralsCirclesInscribed and Circumscribed PolygonsLocusAreaVolumeTrigonometryChapter 10 Quiz-GeometryChapter 11 ProportionsSimple RatiosSimilar PolygonsPercentagesInverse and Direct ProportionsChapter 11 Quiz-ProportionsChapter 12 FunctionsQuadratic FunctionsExponential Growth and DecayIntersectionsFactoring and ZerosEvaluatingCompositionsTransformationsChapter 12 Quiz-FunctionsMath Section Answer KeyPart V Science Reasoning SectionChapter 13 Science ReasoningThere Is NoBetween the DataGeneral Plan of AttackData RepresentationResearch SummaryConflicting ViewpointChapter 13 Quiz-Science ReasoningScience Reasoning Section Answer KeyPart VI Practice TestsChapter 14 Practice Test I : Compass TestSection ScoringScoring GuidePractice Test I: Compass Test Strategy RecommendationsChapter 15 Practice Test IIPractice Test II Answer KeyScoring GuideChapter 16 Practice Test IIIPractice Test III Answer KeyScoring GuideAppendixNotesNER(01): WOW
