Lisa Zimmer Hatch, Scott A. Hatch

ACT Prep 2025/2026 for Dummies

Book + 3 Practice Tests + 100+ Flashcards Online

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Get ACT-ready with this straightforward guide High school is winding down, and college is up next! Get your foot in the door with ACT(R) Prep 2025/2026 For Dummies. Refresh your knowledge of English, Math, Reading, and Science with comprehensive overviews of each test section. Then prep for the in-person or online version of the ACT with practice tests and expert test-taking advice. Plus, find study plans to keep yourself on track, right up to the day of. Higher education is waiting for you. Inside... * The college admission process * Study plans that work for you * Tips for acing grammar concepts and punctuation rules * Review of math & science * Common ACT misconceptions * Access to full-length practice tests and flashcards online

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• 11 ed
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 276mm x 217mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 922g
• ISBN-13: 9781394258307
• ISBN-10: 1394258305
• Artikelnr.: 69522462

Autorenporträt

Lisa Zimmer Hatch, MA, is a college counselor and test prep expert who has been helping students excel on standardized tests and get into their top-choice colleges since 1987. Lisa and her late husband. Scott A. Hatch, JD, are also the coauthors of GMAT For Dummies.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1
Part 1: Coming to Terms with Reality: An Overview of the ACT 7
Chapter 1: Getting Your ACT Together: ACT 101 9
Chapter 2: Succeeding on the ACT 17
Chapter 3: Forming an ACT Study Plan 21
Part 2: Serving Your "Sentence": The English Test 27
Chapter 4: Mastering the English Test 29
Chapter 5: Getting a Grip on Grammar and Usage 35
Chapter 6: Spotting Usage Errors and Ripping through Rhetorical Questions
45
Chapter 7: It's Not What You Say but How You Say It: English Practice
Questions 61
Part 3: Don't Count Yourself Out: The Math Test 67
Chapter 8: Numbers Nuts and Bolts 69
Chapter 9: Getting into Shapes: Geometry and Trig Review 93
Chapter 10: Algebra and Other Sleeping Aids 121
Chapter 11: Numb and Number: Acing the Mathematics Test 147
Chapter 12: More Fun than a Root Canal: Mathematics Practice Questions 157
Part 4: Time to Read the Riot ACT: The Reading Test 165
Chapter 13: This, Too, Shall Pass(age): Sailing through the Reading Test
167
Chapter 14: Where Are SparkNotes When You Need Them? Reading Practice
Questions 177
Part 5: Studying Brain Defects in Laboratory Rats: The Science Test 183
Chapter 15: From Frankenstein to Einstein: Excelling on the Science Test
185
Chapter 16: Faking Atomic Ache Won't Get You out of This: Science Practice
Questions 207
Part 6: Writing Rightly: The Optional Writing Test 217
Chapter 17: Excelling on Your Essay: The Writing Test Review 219
Chapter 18: Practicing Promptly with Practice Prompts: Essay Practice
Questions 237
Part 7: Putting It All Together with a Full-Length Practice ACT 241
Chapter 19: Practice Exam 243
Chapter 20: Practice Exam: Answers and Explanations 291
Part 8: The Part of Tens 333
Chapter 21: Ten Wrong Rumors about the ACT 335
Chapter 22: Attention, Parents! Ten Ways You Can Help Your Child Succeed on
the ACT 339
Index 343

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Introduction 1

Part 1: Coming to Terms with Reality: An Overview of the ACT 7

Chapter 1: Getting Your ACT Together: ACT 101 9

Chapter 2: Succeeding on the ACT 17

Chapter 3: Forming an ACT Study Plan 21

Part 2: Serving Your “Sentence”: The English Test 27

Chapter 4: Mastering the English Test 29

Chapter 5: Getting a Grip on Grammar and Usage 35

Chapter 6: Spotting Usage Errors and Ripping through Rhetorical Questions 45

Chapter 7: It’s Not What You Say but How You Say It: English Practice Questions 61

Part 3: Don’t Count Yourself Out: The Math Test 67

Chapter 8: Numbers Nuts and Bolts 69

Chapter 9: Getting into Shapes: Geometry and Trig Review 93

Chapter 10: Algebra and Other Sleeping Aids 121

Chapter 11: Numb and Number: Acing the Mathematics Test 147

Chapter 12: More Fun than a Root Canal: Mathematics Practice Questions 157

Part 4: Time to Read the Riot ACT: The Reading Test 165

Chapter 13: This, Too, Shall Pass(age): Sailing through the Reading Test 167

Chapter 14: Where Are SparkNotes When You Need Them? Reading Practice Questions 177

Part 5: Studying Brain Defects in Laboratory Rats: The Science Test 183

Chapter 15: From Frankenstein to Einstein: Excelling on the Science Test 185

Chapter 16: Faking Atomic Ache Won’t Get You out of This: Science Practice Questions 207

Part 6: Writing Rightly: The Optional Writing Test 217

Chapter 17: Excelling on Your Essay: The Writing Test Review 219

Chapter 18: Practicing Promptly with Practice Prompts: Essay Practice Questions 237

Part 7: Putting It All Together with a Full-Length Practice ACT 241

Chapter 19: Practice Exam 243

Chapter 20: Practice Exam: Answers and Explanations 291

Part 8: The Part of Tens 333

Chapter 21: Ten Wrong Rumors about the ACT 335

Chapter 22: Attention, Parents! Ten Ways You Can Help Your Child Succeed on the ACT 339

Index 343