Introductionv
ACTFAQsix
Acknowledgmentsx
Self-AssessmentTests
GeneralDirections
EnglishTest
ReadingTest
AnswerKey
AnswersExplained
DiagnosticCharts
1OverviewandFormatoftheACT
EnglishTest
Format
TimingPlans
EnglishSkillsAssessed
ReadingTest
Format
TimingPlan
ReadingSkillsAssessed
TypesofReadingPassages
ReadingTestTips
WritingTest
Format
TimingPlan
WritingSkillsAssessed
ChapterSummary
2BeaClassACTonTestDay
AdvancedPrepPlans
HowtoBeaClassACTonTestDay
ACTTimingTips
ACTTestingTips
WhattoBringtotheTestCenter
WhatNottoBringtotheTestCenter
WhattoExpectattheTestCenter
WhattoExpectDuringtheTest
ChapterSummary
3EnglishTest
EnglishSkillsinCloserFocus
ACTEnglishPrinciples
AAuthor'sStyleandTone
AccuracyinGrammar,Usage,and
SentenceFormation
CConciseness
Coherence,Unity,andFocus
Commas,Colons,Semicolons,and
OtherPunctuation
TTechnique:StrategyandOrganization
ToneUsedbytheAuthor
NoSweatPoints:ThingsYouWon'tBeTestedOn
ANoteAboutVocabularyandSpelling
QuickDrills
MakingSenseoftheDouble-ColumnFormat
TheOuch!Factor
Test-TakingTips
Time-Saver:ZoomInandZoomOut
Time-Saver:UseCaretSymbolsforPlacementQuestions
TacklingTop-HeavyQuestions
ChapterSummary
PracticeMini-Passage
AnswerKey
AnswersExplained
4ReadingTest
ReadingStrategies:Preview,Focus,Read,Answer
FiveLevelsofConcentrationandComprehension
ReadingSkillsinCloserFocus
FindingtheMainIdea
LocatingandInterpretingDetails
RecognizingEventsinSequence
DrawingComparisons
UnderstandingCauseandEffect
GraspingMeaningsinContext
FormulatingGeneralizations
ExaminingAuthor'sVoiceandMethod
Vocabulary
ChapterSummary
PracticeExercises
ProseFiction:“DrivingDownBroadway”
SocialScience:“MobilizationforYouth”
Humanities(1):“YamasandNimyanas”
Humanities(2):“LovingtheQuestions”
NaturalScience:“DynamicCross-CylinderTest”
AnswerKey
AnswersExplained
5WritingTest
HowtoBeaClastACTonTestDay
WritingSkillsinCloserFocus
Prewriting,Freewriting,Revising/Editing
FlexibleTimingPlans
GuidelinesforEvaluation
ChapterSummary
PracticeExercises
PracticeWritingPrompt
SampleResponseandExplanation
PracticeWritingPrompt
SampleResponseandExplanation
AnAdditionalWritingPrompt
PracticeTests
EnglishTest
ReadingTest
AnswerKey
AnswersExplained
DiagnosticCharts
Index