ACT For Dummies, with CD

by Zimmer Hatch, Lisa; Hatch, Scott

• ISBN13: 9781118012604
• ISBN10: 1118012607
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-12-20
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

ACT For Dummies, Premier 5th Edition with CD, is packed with useful information and strategies to help students prepare for the test. The book includes advice on how to test efficiently, review chapters for all four sections of the exam, and three full written practice tests with detailed explanations and walk-throughs. Updated with even more practice questions and a brand new test (for a total of three unique written tests + two additional unique tests on CD), ACT For Dummies, Premier 5th Edition with CD, helps students achieve their highest score. Included on the CD are: Five full-length practice exams (three more than the previous print-only edition) Vocabulary flash cards featuring the 200 terms most likely to appear on the ACT test Timed testing Detailed answers and explanations

Author Biography

Lisa Zimmer Hatch, MA, and Scott A. Hatch, JD, have been preparing individuals to excel on standardized tests, gain admission to college, and secure careers since 1987. For nearly 30 years, they have provided their award-winning standardized test preparation throughout the world.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Coming to Terms with Reality: An Overview of the ACT 9

Chapter 1: Getting Your ACT Together: ACT 101 11

Chapter 2: Succeeding on the ACT 17

Chapter 3: Surviving the College Admissions Process 21

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

Chapter 4: Getting a Grip on Grammar 29

Chapter 5: Mastering the English Test 43

Chapter 6: It's Not What You Say but How You Say It: English Practice Questions 49

Part III: Don't Count Yourself Out: The Math Test 55

Chapter 7: Number Nuts and Bolts 57

Chapter 8: More Figures than a Beauty Pageant: Geometry Review 71

Chapter 9: Algebra and Other Sleeping Aids 97

Chapter 10: Making Sense of Math Word Problems 117

Chapter 11: Numb and Number: Acing the Mathematics Test 129

Chapter 12: More Fun than a Root Canal: Mathematics Practice Questions 135

Part IV: Time to Read the Riot ACT: The Reading Test 143

Chapter 13: This, Too, Shall Pass(age): Sailing through the Reading Test 145

Chapter 14: Where Are CliffsNotes When You Need Them? Reading Practice Questions 53

Part V: Studying Brain Defects in Laboratory Rats: The Science Test 159

Chapter 15: From Frankenstein to Einstein: Excelling on the Science Test 161

Chapter 16: Faking Atomic Ache Won't Get You Out of This: Science Practice Questions 171

Part VI: Writing Rightly: The Optional Writing Test 181

Chapter 17: What to Expect from the ACT Writing Test 183

Chapter 18: Excelling on Your Essay: The Writing Test Review 193

Chapter 19: Practicing Promptly with Practice Prompts: Essay Practice Questions 203

Part VII: Putting It All Together with Three Full-Length Practice ACTs 207

Chapter 20: Practice Exam 1 209

Chapter 21: Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations 257

Chapter 22: Practice Exam 2 299

Chapter 23: Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations 345

Chapter 24: Practice Exam 3 387

Chapter 25: Practice Exam 3: Answers and Explanations 437

Part VIII: The Part of Tens 479

Chapter 26: Ten Wrong Rumors about the ACT 481

Chapter 27: Attention, Parents! Ten Ways You Can Help Your Student Succeed on the ACT 485

Appendix: About the CD 487

Index 491