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Ace the ACT with this essential study guide packed with skill-building techniques, practice tests, and interactive features Preparing for the ACT? This comprehensive, up-to-date guide provides a specific, proven prep program to help you do your best on the test. McGraw-Hill Education's ACT 2020 is packed with everything you need to prepare for the ACT's four achievement tests: English, reading, math, and science. You'll find simple, proven techniques to help you study more efficiently, avoid common mistakes and traps, and raise your score across the board even on the optional writing test. A diagnostic test is also included so that you can assess your readiness. This edition includes 6 practice tests, additional expanded explanations across all question types, and a helpful new index of questions types that makes it easy to find what you need in the book. This updated, essential study guide features: *6 full-length practice exams (5 in the book and 1 online)*A complete ACT course online with daily progress reports, flashcards, games, and more*Classroom-tested tips and strategies for mastering every question type*Fully-explained answers to the practice questions*New: Expanded index of question types*New: Expanded explanations across all question types
Contents
About the Authors Note from the Authors PART I Getting Started CHAPTER 1 Understanding the ACT WHO WRITES THE ACT? REGISTERING FOR THE ACT ACT SCORES DISABILITIES AND THE ACT TESTING IRREGULARITIES SAT DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES ACT Diagnostic Assessment Test ENGLISH TEST MATHEMATICS TEST READING TEST SCIENCE TEST WRITING TEST ANSWER KEY SCORING GUIDE ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS PART III Strategies and Review CHAPTER 2 Strategies to Get Your Best Score STRATEGIC THINKING TAKING THE TEST AFTER THE TEST CHAPTER 3 ACT English Test: Strategies and Concept Review GENERAL STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES USAGE AND MECHANICS RHETORICAL SKILLS ACT ENGLISH SKILLS EXERCISES ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS CHAPTER 4 ACT Mathematics Test: Strategies and Concept Review GENERAL STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES MATHEMATICS CONCEPT REVIEW ACT MATHEMATICS SKILLS EXERCISES ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS CHAPTER 5 ACT Reading Test: Strategies and Concept Review TIMING GENERAL STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES QUESTION TYPES STRATEGIES FOR SPECIFIC QUESTION TYPES ACT READING SKILLS EXERCISES ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS CHAPTER 6 ACT Science Test: Strategies and Concept Review GENERAL STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD ACT SCIENCE TEST EXERCISES ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS CHAPTER 7 ACT Writing Test: Strategies and Review THE ESSAY PROMPT ESSAY WRITING TECHNIQUES COMMON MISTAKES ESSAY SCORING SIMPLIFIED ESSAY SCORING RUBRIC ACT WRITING SKILLS EXERCISES ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS PART IV Four Practice Tests ACT Practice Tests ACT Practice Test 1 ENGLISH TEST MATHEMATICS TEST READING TEST SCIENCE TEST WRITING TEST ANSWER KEY SCORING GUIDE ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS ACT Practice Test 2 ENGLISH TEST MATHEMATICS TEST READING TEST SCIENCE TEST WRITING TEST ANSWER KEY SCORING GUIDE ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS ACT Practice Test 3 ENGLISH TEST MATHEMATICS TEST READING TEST SCIENCE TEST WRITING TEST ANSWER KEY SCORING GUIDE ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS ACT Practice Test 4 ENGLISH TEST MATHEMATICS TEST READING TEST SCIENCE TEST WRITING TEST ANSWER KEY SCORING GUIDE ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS PART V APPENDIXES APPENDIX 1 What's Next? SUGGESTED HIGH SCHOOL COURSES APPENDIX 2 Grammar and Punctuation Rules PUNCTUATION RULES GRAMMAR RULES SENTENCE STRUCTURE RULES COMMONLY MISUSED WORDS APPENDIX 3 ACT Vocabulary List Practice Test Question IndexNER(01): WOW
