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ACT Prep 2024 For Dummies equips students with all the tools they need to succeed in their ACT testing journey. Whether readers need a refresh on math equations tips to power through the reading comprehension section, Dummies guides the way. With easy-to-understand explanations, flash cards for memory retention, and online practice tests, students will find all the tools they need to succeed right here. THREE practice tests online and more than 100 flashcards offer plenty of opportunities to practice.
NEW for this edition: A new section with detailed study plans, broken down into three different study timeframes, based on author recommendation.
ACT Prep 2024 For Dummies with Online Practice
by Hatch, Lisa Zimmer; Hatch, Scott A.Edition: 10th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2023-06-27
Publisher(s): For Dummies
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Summary
Author Biography
Lisa Zimmer Hatch, MA, and Scott A. Hatch, JD, have been helping students excel on standardized tests and navigate the college admissions process since 1987. They have written curricula and taught students internationally through live lectures, online forums, DVDs, and independent study, and have authored numerous test-prep texts.
Table of Contents
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: Forming an ACT Study Plan 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 61
Part 3: Don’t Count Yourself Out: The Math Test 67
Chapter 8: Numbers Nuts and Bolts 69
Chapter 9: Getting into Shapes: Geometry and Trig Review 91
Chapter 10: Algebra and Other Sleeping Aids 119
Chapter 11: Numb and Number: Acing the Mathematics Test 143
Chapter 12: More Fun than a Root Canal: Mathematics Practice Questions 153
Part 4: Time to Read the Riot ACT: The Reading Test 161
Chapter 13: This, Too, Shall Pass(age): Sailing through the Reading Test 163
Chapter 14: Where Are SparkNotes When You Need Them? Reading Practice Questions 173
Part 5: Studying Brain Defects in Laboratory Rats: The Science Test 179
Chapter 15: From Frankenstein to Einstein: Excelling on the Science Test 181
Chapter 16: Faking Atomic Ache Won’t Get You out of This: Science Practice Questions 203
Part 6: Writing Rightly: The Optional Writing Test 213
Chapter 17: Excelling on Your Essay: The Writing Test Review 215
Chapter 18: Practicing Promptly with Practice Prompts: Essay Practice Questions 233
Part 7: Putting It All Together with Three Full-Length Practice ACTs 237
Chapter 19: Practice Exam 1 239
Chapter 20: Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations 287
Chapter 21: Practice Exam 2 329
Chapter 22: Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations 371
Chapter 23: Practice Exam 3 415
Chapter 24: Practice Exam 3: Answers and Explanations 461
Part 8: The Part of Tens 507
Chapter 25: Ten Wrong Rumors about the ACT 509
Chapter 26: Attention, Parents! Ten Ways You Can Help Your Child Succeed on the ACT 513
Index 517
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