Pass Key to the Act: American College Testing Program

by Ehrenhaft, George; Lehrman, Robert L.; Mundsack, Allan; Obrecht, Fred

• ISBN13: 9780764113703
• ISBN10: 0764113704
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series Inc

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Acknowledgments	vi
Test-Taker's Checklist for the ACT	viii
Preparing for the ACT	1	(11)
The ACT Assessment	1	(4)
Before Taking the ACT	5	(2)
Test Taking: A Guide to Success	7	(3)
On ACT Day	10	(2)
Preparing for the English Test	12	(47)
Description of the Test	12	(3)
Long-Range Strategy	15	(1)
Tips	16	(1)
Usage/Mechanics	17	(10)
Sentence Structure	27	(9)
Rhetorical Skills	36	(8)
Sample English Test	44	(15)
Preparing for the Mathematics Test	59	(68)
Description of the Test	59	(1)
Strategy	59	(1)
Arithmetic/Pre-Algebra	60	(16)
Algebra and Coordinate Geometry	76	(38)
Geometry	114	(5)
Trigonometry	119	(8)
Preparing for the Reading Test	127	(53)
Description of the Test	127	(1)
Tips	128	(3)
Prose Fiction	131	(1)
Humanities	131	(7)
Social Sciences	138	(8)
Natural Sciences	146	(11)
Sample Reading Test	157	(23)
Preparing for the Science Reasoning Test	180	(69)
Description of the Test	180	(3)
Tips	183	(2)
Data Representation Questions	185	(15)
Research Summaries Questions	200	(14)
Conflicting Viewpoints Questions	214	(13)
Sample Science Reasoning Test	227	(22)
Model Tests	249	(2)
Model Test A	251	(66)
Answer Keys and Analysis Charts	317	(3)
Answer Explanations	320	(27)
Model Test B	347	(64)
Answer Keys and Analysis Charts	411	(3)
Answer Explanations	414	(26)
Evaluating Your Performance	440