ACT PREP
How many "Conflicting Viewpoints" passages will there be a science section?
1
How many "Conflicting Viewpoints" passages will there be in the science section?
1
How many "Data Representation" passages will there be in the science section?
2
How many Research Summaries passages will there be in the science section?
3
How many questions are there in the science section of the ACT?
40
What percent of questions are considered "Interpretation of Data"?
45 - 55%
How much time should you spend per passage
6 minutes
How much time should you spend per passage?
6 minutes
How many total passages will there be in the Science Reasoning section?
6 passages
How many questions are on the mathematics portion of the ACT?
60
The English section may have questions that ask about a passage as a whole. To answer those questions, what should you do?
All of these
_______ they both enjoy swimming, Rita likes pools and Jennifer prefers the ocean.
Although
After you read the first scientist, what should you do next?
Answer the questions for the first scientist only
Which of the following are subjects/content are included in the science section?
Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and Earth/Space Sciences
What does CRR stand for?
Concision, Relevancy, Redundancy
Which type of passage is most like a reading passage?
Conflicting Veiwpoints
What are the three types of paired passages? Select all that apply.
Contrasting, Example, Complementary
Which type of passage has the most tables, graphs, and charts?
Data Representations
The ACT may try to trick you by adding a compound to a pronoun. How can you figure out the right answer?
Drop the compound (i.e. drop Ralph out of the sentence).
In everyday usage, it's common for English speakers to use their as a gender neutral singular pronoun. The ACT agrees with this change, and has changed the English test accordingly.
False
What is the first thing you should do when you start the reading comp text?
Glance and grab the questions.
Consider this sentence: "The letter was written by hi before he discovered her mistake." Which option is a good way to make this sentence to be more concise?
He wrote the letter before he discovered her mistake.
Consider this sentence: "The letter was written by him before he discovered her mistake." Which option is a good way to make this sentence be more concise?
He wrote the letter before he discovered her mistake.
Which of the following statements about your calculator is true?
I should bring a calculator to the test that I know how to quickly and efficiently use.
What does "make sure it makes sense" mean in the context of the English section of the ACT?
Make sure it makes logical sense, as well as grammatical sense.
What is the best way to correct a misplaced modifier?
Make sure the modifier is right next to what is being modified.
Are ACT mathematics questions arranged in order of difficulty?
No, the questions begin with concepts you learn in earlier years studying mathematics and conclude with concepts you learn in the later years of high school.
Which of the following statements are true? Select all that apply.
Picking numbers refers to the process of picking numbers to represent things you don't know in the problem to arrive at an answer. Using guessing strategies to arrive at an answer is always a last resort. If you have no idea how to solve a problem you can eliminate answer choices by looking at which answer choices do not fit the answer choice pattern.
Which scientist should you read first?
Scientist 1
Different languages value different things. What does English value?
Simplicity and directness
What is the best way to prepare for the science section?
Take a bunch of practice tests.
What is the best option, if possible, to approach the problem of gender-neutral plural pronouns.
Turn the entire sentence plural: "Students should remember their notebooks."
How do you attack a paired passage?
Use all of these strategies. (Consider the relationship between the passages. Divide and conquer. Glance and Grab A, Read and Map A, Answer A.
In the Conflicting Viewpoints passages you'll find
a lot of reading
Does the ACT prefer active or passive sentences?
active
How fast should you be reading (in words per minutes) to finish the Reading Comprehension comfortably?
at least 350-400 wpm
What are two reasons that you should you consider the relationship between the passage in a paired passage? Select all that apply.
because it will help you answer the three synthesis questions at the end because it will help you remember the content better
Not only does Ella enjoy playing piano, she also likes to compose musical compositions.
but she also composes music
How do you determine if you are better at the prose/humanities passages or the social/nature science passages?
by which ones you can get through the fastest without missing more than 2 questions.
Picking numbers strategy is useful when you are
doing all of these (and in many more contexts as well).
The picking numbers strategy is useful when you are
doing all of these (and in many more contexts as well).
When in doubt
draw it out.
Which of the following question types is less likely to show up on your test? (Hint: The other three types make up the majority of questions on your test.)
function questions
Which of the following is not a useful strategy to use when you are "stuck" on an ACT question?
graphing equations in problems using your graphing calculator
What should you not pay attention to in your passage map?
how many paragraphs there are
The mathematics proportion of the ACT is designed to test
how well you can problem solve in a short amount of time.
The primary purpose of mathematics portion of this ACT course is to
improve my mathematics ACT score
Suppose the volume of a block was increased and the density of the block was decreased. What type of relationship is this?
inverse
Finish the sentence with the correct commonly confused word: Let's _____ it down in the garage and paint it there.
lay
Finish the sentence with the correct commonly confused word: If you don't feel well, why don't you _______ down for a while?
lie
When one decides to study for the ACT, ______ should set aside time for it every day
one
When one decides to study for the ACT, ______ should set aside time for it every day.
one
How much of the English test deals with CRR questions?
one third
If the ACT uses these punctuation marks in a sentence, it's a clue that you should really consider omit, if it is an answer choice.
parentheses
The ACT will test you on the _______ between ideas.
relationships
You can improve your reading speed by doing all fothe following except
scroll through social media.
The ______ answer is usually right.
shortest
How should I read the passages on the ACT exam?
skim: skipping over connector words
Why should you predict before you look at the answer choices?
so that you know where you are going
What is the best way to prepare for the ACT?
solving various practice ACT problems quickly without looking at the answer key, but then looking at the answers later
When in doubt
take it out
Suppose an experiment was done where different seed types were placed in a set amount of soil and given the same amount of water each day. The amount of sprouts were measured for each seed type after 15 days. In this example, what is the dependent variable?
the amount of sprouts
All of these are question-stem indicators for detail questions except
the author implies
All of these question-stem indicators for detail questions except
the author implies
Suppose an experiment was done where different seed types were placed in a set amount of soil and given the same amount of water each day. The amount of sprouts were measured for each seed type after 15 days. In this example, what is the independent variable?
the different seed types
Suppose an experiment was done where different seed types were placed in a set amount of sprouts were measured for each seed type after 15 days. In this example, what is the independent variable?
the different seed types
What axis does the independent variable go on?
the horizontal axis
Suppose I performed an experiment where I changed the temperature of a system and measured the solubility of a solute. In this experiment, which is my dependent variable?
the solubility
Suppose you performed an experiment where I changed the temperature of a system and measured the solubility of a solute. In this experiment, which is my dependent variable?
the solubility
Suppose I performed an experiment where I changed the temperature of a system and measured the solubility of a solute. In this experiment, which is my independent variable?
the temperature
Which best describes the depended variable?
the thing that was measured in the experiment
Which best describes the dependent variable?
the thing that was measured in the experiment
Generalization questions focus on all of these except
the underlying details.
Fill in the blank with the homonym that correctly completes the sentence: Al ate _____ full meals.
two
What is the most powerful part of an English sentence?
verbs
Fill in the blank with the homonym that correctly completes the sentence: Scooby Doo, ______ are you?
where
When starting the process of answering an ACT question, it is important to make sure
you know the question and have glanced at the answer choices.
Fill in the blank with the homonym that correctly completes the sentence: Who's ______ friend?
your
