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McGraw-Hill Education ACT ELITE 2020

ISBN10: 1260453626 | ISBN13: 9781260453621

McGraw-Hill Education ACT ELITE 2020
ISBN10: 1260453626
ISBN13: 9781260453621
By Steven Dulan and Amy Dulan

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Dramatically raise your ACT score with this go-to-study guided filled with test-taking tips, practice tests and more! With more than 125 years of experience in education, McGraw-Hill is the name you trust to deliver results. This essential guide is the most comprehensive and relevant prep tool on the market. Filled with targeted instructions and abundant practice tests, this guide will boost your test-taking confidence and help you dramatically increase your scores. We will help you maximize your study time and achieve your best score with: This updated, essential study guide features: • 8 full-length practice tests (5 in the book and 3 online) • A complete ACT course online with daily progress reports, flashcards, games, and more • New Section: “100 Extra Challenging SAT Questions” section • New: Expanded explanations across all question types • New: Index of question types • Practice questions just like the ones on the real ACT • Complete coverage of the optional writing test • Skill-building techniques developed by expert authors who have prepared thousands of exam takers for success A new section, “100 Extra Challenging Questions: ACT Problems Every Top-Scoring Student Should Know,” covers the most difficult concepts on the exam and includes expanded answer explanations.

About the Authors
Note from the Authors
PART I Getting Started
CHAPTER 1 Understanding the ACT
WHAT IS THE ACT?
WHAT IS THE STRUCTURE OF THE ACT?
WHO WRITES THE ACT?
REGISTERING FOR THE ACT
WHY DO ACT EXAMS EXIST?
ACT SCORES
BIAS ON THE ACT
DISABILITIES AND THE ACT
TESTING IRREGULARITIES
SAT DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES
PART II ACT Diagnostic Assessment
ACT Diagnostic Assessment Test
ENGLISH TEST
MATHEMATICS TEST
READING TEST
SCIENCE TEST
WRITING TEST
ANSWER KEY
SCORING GUIDE
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
PART III Strategies and Review
CHAPTER 2 Strategies to Get Your Best Score
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TESTING
STRATEGIC THINKING
RELAX TO SUCCEED
GETTING READY TO TAKE THE TEST
TAKING THE TEST
GUESSING ON THE TEST
AFTER THE TEST
CHAPTER 3 ACT English Test: Strategies and Concept Review
GENERAL STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES
USAGE AND MECHANICS
RHETORICAL SKILLS
ACT ENGLISH SKILLS EXERCISES
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
CHAPTER 4 ACT Mathematics Test: Strategies and Concept Review
GENERAL STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES
MATHEMATICS CONCEPT REVIEW
ACT MATHEMATICS SKILLS EXERCISES
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
CHAPTER 5 ACT Reading Test: Strategies and Concept Review
TIMING
GENERAL STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES
QUESTION TYPES
STRATEGIES FOR SPECIFIC QUESTION TYPES
ACT READING SKILLS EXERCISES
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
CHAPTER 6 ACT Science Test: Strategies and Concept Review
GENERAL STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES
THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
ACT SCIENCE TEST EXERCISES
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
CHAPTER 7 ACT Writing Test: Strategies and Review
HOW TO PREPARE
THE ESSAY PROMPT
ESSAY WRITING TECHNIQUES
COMMON MISTAKES
ESSAY SCORING
SIMPLIFIED ESSAY SCORING RUBRIC
SAMPLE ESSAY TO SCORE
ACT WRITING SKILLS EXERCISES
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
PART IV Four Practice Tests
ACT Practice Tests
ACT Practice Test 1
ENGLISH TEST
MATHEMATICS TEST
READING TEST
SCIENCE TEST
WRITING TEST
ANSWER KEY
SCORING GUIDE
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
ACT Practice Test 2
ENGLISH TEST
MATHEMATICS TEST
READING TEST
SCIENCE TEST
WRITING TEST
ANSWER KEY
SCORING GUIDE
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
ACT Practice Test 3
ENGLISH TEST
MATHEMATICS TEST
READING TEST
SCIENCE TEST
WRITING TEST
ANSWER KEY
SCORING GUIDE
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
ACT Practice Test 4
ENGLISH TEST
MATHEMATICS TEST
READING TEST
SCIENCE TEST
WRITING TEST
ANSWER KEY
SCORING GUIDE
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS
100 Extra Challenging ACT Questions Every Top-Scoring Student Should Know
PART V APPENDIXES
APPENDIX 1 What’s Next?
CHOOSING THE BEST COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY FOR YOU
APPLYING TO COLLEGE
SUGGESTED HIGH SCHOOL COURSES
APPENDIX 2 Grammar and Punctuation Rules
PUNCTUATION RULES
GRAMMAR RULES
SENTENCE STRUCTURE RULES
COMMONLY MISUSED WORDS
APPENDIX 3 ACT Vocabulary List
Practice Test Question Index

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