目录
PART 1: PREPARING FOR THE ACT
Introduction 3
The ACT 3
Parts of the ACT 4
Test Taking: A Guide to High Scores 11
A Study Plan for the ACT 12
After the Test 18
Composite Scores and College Enrollment 19
PART 2: DIAGNOSTIC EXAMINATION
Dress Rehearsal for the ACT 25
English Test 29
Mathematics Test 40
Reading Test 54
Science Reasoning Test 62
Writing Test 76
PART 3: TAKING THE ACT
1 English Review and Practice 101
Long-Range Strategy 103
Short-Range Strategy 104
Tactics 104
Punctuation 105
Basic Grammar and Usage 116
Sentence Structure 127
Organization 145
Word Choice 147
Sample English Test 150
2 Mathematics Review and Practice 163
Arithmetic/Pre-Algebra 166
Algebra and Coordinate Geometry 201
Systems of Linear Equations 251
Conic Sections 258
Geometry 276
Trigonometry 295
Sample Mathematics Test 311
3 The Reading Test 319
Test-Taking Tactics 320
Prose Fiction 325
Social Studies 340
Humanities 353
Natural Science 364
Sample Reading Test 378
4 Science Reasoning Review and Practice 389
Tactics 390
Data Representation Questions 392
Research Summaries Questions 397
Conflicting Viewpoints Questions 407
Sample Science Reasoning Test 417
5 ACT Writing Test 429
Sample Student Essays with Evaluations 434
The Challenge of Writing a 30-Minute Essay 439
Thirteen Principles of Essay Writing 441
Essay-Writing Practice 460
PART 4: MODEL EXAMS
Model Exam A 493
Model Exam B 561
Model Exam C 631
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 699
INDEX 701
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