About the Author; Acknowledgments; Introduction; About the ACT; Structure of the ACT; How to Use This Book; General Test-Taking Information and Strategies; What to Do on Test Day; What's Next?; Part I: The ACT English Test; Chapter 1 Format and Scoring; Format; The ACT English Test Score; What's Next?; Chapter 2 ACT English Diagnostic Test; Chapter 3 Grammar Review; Punctuation Rules; Grammar Rules; What's Next?; Chapter 4 Strategies and Techniques; Skim the Passage; Review the Underlined Portion; Predict an Answer; Trust What You Know; Use the Process of Elimination.
Chapter 10 Speed ReadingSome Benefits of Speed Reading; Expectations of Speed Reading; Determining Your Baseline Reading Speed; Increasing Your Baseline Reading Speed; Techniques for Improving Your Reading Speed; Strategies to Increase Speed-Reading Comprehension; Some Potential Problems with Speed Reading; Speed Reading Drills; Practice, Practice, Practice!; What's Next?; Chapter 11 Strategies and Techniques; "Sacrificing" a Reading Passage; ACT Reading Test General Strategies; ACT Reading Test Question Types; What's Next?; Chapter 12 Applying Strategies, Building Skills.
Identify Topic, Scope, and Purpose-Main IdeaLocate and Interpret Significant Details; Understand Sequences of Events and Comprehend Cause-Effect Relationships; Determine the Meaning of Words, Phrases, and Statements in Context; Draw Generalizations; Analyze the Author's or Narrator's Voice and Method; Make Comparisons and Contrasts; Answers and Explanations; What's Next?; Chapter 13 ACT Reading Practice Test 1; Chapter 14 ACT Reading Practice Test 2; Part III: The ACT Writing Test; Chapter 15 Format and Scoring; The ACT Writing Test Format; The ACT Writing Test Essay Prompt.
Take OMIT SeriouslyFear Change (Sometimes!); Go with the Flow; Practice, Practice, Practice; What's Next?; Chapter 5 Applying Strategies, Building Skills; Grammatical Voice; Modifying Clauses; Verb Tense; Subject/Verb Agreement; Adjectives and Adverbs; Pronouns; Idiom; Redundancy; Punctuation; Answers and Explanations; What's Next?; Chapter 6 ACT English Practice Test 1; Chapter 7 ACT English Practice Test 2; Part II: The ACT Reading Test; Chapter 8 Format and Scoring; Anatomy of an ACT Reading Question; The ACT Reading Test Score; What's Next?; Chapter 9 ACT Reading Diagnostic Test.
The ACT Writing Test ScoreWhat's Next?; Chapter 16 ACT Writing Diagnostic Test; Chapter 17 Strategies and Techniques; The ACT Essay Prompt; What Makes a Good Essay; Common Mistakes to Avoid; Steps to Writing Well; Revising and Editing; What's Next?; Chapter 18 Applying Strategies, Building Skills; Writing a Good Essay; Answers and Explanations; What's Next?; Chapter 19 ACT Writing Practice Tests-Set 1; Chapter 20 ACT Writing Practice Tests-Set 2; Part IV: Appendixes; Appendix A: ACT Vocabulary List; Appendix B: Quick Review Sheet; Appendix C: Additional Resources.
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