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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 4 preview imageThePrincetonReviewPublishingTeamRobFranek,Editor-in-ChiefDavidSoto,SeniorDirector,DataOperationsStephenKoch,SeniorManager,DataOperationsDeborahWeber,DirectorofProductionJasonUllmeyer,ProductionDesignManagerJenniferChapman,SeniorProductionArtistSelenaCoppock,DirectorofEditorialOrionMcBean,SeniorEditorAaronRiccio,SeniorEditorMeaveShelton,SeniorEditorChrisChimera,EditorPatriciaMurphy,EditorLauraRose,EditorAlexaSchmittBugler,EditorialAssistantPenguinRandomHousePublishingTeamTomRussell,VP,PublisherAlisonStoltzfus,SeniorDirector,PublishingBrettWright,SeniorEditorEmilyHoffman,AssistantManagingEditorEllenReed,ProductionManagerSuzanneLee,DesignerEugeniaLo,PublishingAssistantThePrincetonReview110E.42ndStreet,7thFloorNewYork,NY10017Email:editorialsupport@review.comCopyright©2022byTPREducationIPHoldings,LLC.Allrightsreserved.PublishedintheUnitedStatesbyPenguinRandomHouseLLC,NewYork.SomeofthecontentinACTEnglishPrephaspreviouslyappearedinEnglish&ReadingWorkoutfortheACT,publishedasatradepaperbackbyRandomHouse,animprintanddivisionofPenguinRandomHouseLLC,in2019.Additionally,somecontenthaspreviouslyappearedinSATPrep,publishedasatradepaperbackbyRandomHouse,animprintanddivisionofPenguinRandomHouseLLC,in2020.
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 5 preview imageTermsofService:ThePrincetonReviewOnlineCompanionTools(“StudentTools”)forretailbooksareavailableforonlythetwomostrecenteditionsofthatbook.StudentToolsmaybeactivatedonlyoncepereligiblebookpurchasedforatotalof24monthsofaccess.ActivationofStudentToolsmorethanonceperbookisindirectviolationoftheseTermsofServiceandmayresultindiscontinuationofaccesstoStudentToolsServices.ISBN9780525570332EbookISBN9780525570370ACTisaregisteredtrademarkofACT,Inc.ThePrincetonReviewisnotaffiliatedwithPrincetonUniversity.Thematerialinthisbookisup-to-dateatthetimeofpublication.However,changesmayhavebeeninstitutedbythetestingbodyinthetestafterthisbookwaspublished.Ifthereareanyimportantlate-breakingdevelopments,changes,orcorrectionstothematerialsinthisbook,wewillpostthatinformationonlineintheStudentTools.RegisteryourbookandcheckyourStudentToolstoseeifthereareanyupdatespostedthere.Editor:EleanorGreen,SelenaCoppockProductionEditor:SarahLittandEmmaParkerProductionArtist:JenniferChapman,JasonUlimeyerCoverartbyamanaimagesinc./AlamyStockPhotoCoverdesignbySuzanneLeea_prh_6.0_142009245_c0_r0+Studyxy
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 6 preview imageAcknowledgmentsDeepestgratitudetoSaraKuperstein,whowastheprimaryauthorofthistitle.AbigthankyouaswelltoNicoleCosme,whosecontributionshelpedmakethistitlepossible.ThankyoutoJessThomasandGabbyBudzonfortheircontributionstothistitle.ThankyoutoJenniferChapman,SarahLitt,andEmmaParkerfortheirtimeandattentiontoeachpage.SpecialthankstoAdamRobinson,whoconceivedofandperfectedtheJoeBloggsapproachtostandardizedtests,andmanyoftheothersuccessfultechniquesusedbyThePrincetonReview.AmyMinsterContentDirectorHighSchoolPrograms
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 7 preview imageContentsGetMore(Free)ContentPartI:Orientation1IntroductiontotheEnglishTestWelcomeFunFactsAbouttheACTStrategies2HowtoApproachtheACTOnlineTestPartll:EnglishBasics3TheACTEnglishTestFunFactsAbouttheEnglishTestHowtoCracktheEnglishTestPartlll:MaximumImpactTopics4Punctuation5PurposeQuestions6Concision7TransitionsPartIV:AdvancedTopics8TrickyVerbsandPronouns9SentenceStructure10Modifiers
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 8 preview image11Precision12IdiomsandFrequentlyConfusedWordsPartV:PracticeEnglishTests13EnglishPracticeTest114EnglishPracticeTest1:AnswersandExplanations15EnglishPracticeTest216EnglishPracticeTest2:AnswersandExplanations17EnglishPracticeTest318EnglishPracticeTest3:AnswersandExplanations19EnglishPracticeTest420EnglishPracticeTest4:AnswersandExplanations
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 9 preview image1GotoPrincetonReview.com/prepandenterthefollowingISBNforyourbook:97805255703702AnswerafewsimplequestionstosetupanexclusivePrincetonReviewaccount.(Ifyoualreadyhaveone,youcanjustlogin.)
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 11 preview imagefulltitleofthebook*ISBN*pagenumberNeedtoreportatechnicalissue?ContactTPRStudentTech@review.comandprovide:«yourfullname«emailaddressusedtoregisterthebook«fullbooktitleandISBN*Operatingsystem(Mac/PC)andbrowser(Chrome,Firefox,Safari,etc.)Onceyou'veregistered,youcan...«Findanylate-breakinginformationreleasedabouttheACT«Takeafull-lengthpracticeACT*Getvaluableadviceaboutthecollegeapplicationprocess,includingtipsforwritingagreatessayandwheretoapplyforfinancialaid«Ifyou'restillchoosingbetweencolleges,useoursearchablerankingsofTheBest388Collegestofindoutmoreinformationaboutyourdreamschool
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 12 preview imageeChecktoseeiftherehavebeenanycorrectionsorupdatestothiseditionLookForTheseIconsThroughoutTheBookPROVENTECHNIQUESAPPLIEDSTRATEGIESOTHERREFERENCES
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 14 preview imagePartIOrientation
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 15 preview imageChapter1IntroductiontotheEnglishTest
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 16 preview imageWELCOMETheACTcanbeanimportantpartofcollegeadmissions.ManyschoolsrequireorrecommendtheirapplicantssubmiteitherSATorACTscores.It’sworthkeepinginmind,though,thattheimportanceofthesetestswillvaryamongthemanycollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates.Ifyouhaven’talready,makesuretoresearchwhethertheACTisrequiredorrecommendedforadmissiontotheschoolsyouplantoapplyto.DuringtheCOVID-19pandemic,manyschoolswenttest-optionaltoaccountforthenumerousstudentswhoseSATandACTtestswerecanceled.Someofthoseschoolshavereturnedtorequiringtestscores,whileothershavenotyetbutstillmay.Forthemostup-to-dateinformationontheschoolsyouareinterestedin,checkouttheiradmissionswebsites.Review'sTheBest388Collegesorvisitourwebsite,PrincetonReview.comEvenifACTscoresareoptional,youmaystillwanttosubmitthemifyouthinkyourgreatACTscoreswillboostyourchancesofacceptance.Furthermore,ACTscoresareoftenusedforscholarships,soitcanbeworthputtingtimeintopreparingforthetestifyoucansaveagoodamountonyourcollegeeducationinreturn.Whencollegesrequirestandardizedtestscores,theywillaccepteitherSATorACTscores.TheexpertadviceofThePrincetonReviewistotakewhichevertestyoudobetteronandfocusyoureffortsonpreparingforthatone.
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 17 preview imageSinceyouboughtthisbook,weassumeyou’vealreadymadethedecisiontoboostyourACTscore.Thisbookprovidesastrategicandefficientwaytoimproveyourscores,specificallyontheEnglishtest.Foramorethoroughreviewofcontentandexhaustivepractice,werecommendACTPrepandourACTPracticeQuestionsbookFUNFACTSABOUTTHEACTTheACTisnothinglikethetestsyoutakeinschool.InyourEnglishclass,youmaylearngrammar,butdoyouhavetofixunderlinedportionsofsentences?Youdoplentyofyourownwriting,butdoyouhavetofixotherpeople’swriting?AllofthecontentreviewandstrategiesweteachinthefollowinglessonsarebasedonthespecificstructureandformatoftheACT.Beforeyoucanbeatatest,youhavetoknowhowit’sbuilt.StructureTheACTismadeupoffourmultiple-choicetestsandanoptionalWritingtest.Thefivetestsarealwaysgiveninthesameorder.*English:45minutes,75questions*Math:60minutes,60questions*Reading:35minutes,40questions*Science:35minutes,40questionseWriting:40minutes,1EssaySeeThePrincetonReview'scompanionbooks,ACTReadingPrep,ACTMathPrep,andACT
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 18 preview imageSciencePrep.ScoringWhenstudentsandschoolstalkaboutACTscores,theymeanthecompositescore,arangeof1-36.Thecompositeisanaverageofthefourmultiple-choicetests,eachscoredonthesame1-36scale.IfyoutaketheWritingtest,you'llalsoreceiveanadditionalWritingscoreonascaleof2-12.TheWritingscoreisanaverageoffour2-12subscores:IdeasandAnalysis,DevelopmentandSupport,Organization,andLanguageUseandConventions.NeithertheWritingtestscorenorthecombinedEnglishplusWritingEnglishLanguageArtsscoreaffectsthecomposite.BesuretocheckACT’swebsitetodeterminewhetheryourtargetschoolswantyoutotaketheACTWritingtest.Studentsalsoreceivesubscoresinadditiontotheir(1-36)compositeACTscore.Theseindicatorsaredesignedtomeasurestudentperformanceandpredictcareerreadiness,aswellascompetencyinSTEM(Science,Technology,Engineering,Mathematics)andEnglishLanguageArts.ACTbelievesthattheseadditionalscoreswillgivestudentsbetterinsightintotheirstrengthsandhowthosestrengthscanbeharnessedforsuccessincollegeandbeyond.Inadditiontothe1-36scoreforeachofthetestsandtheircompositescore,studentsnowseescorebreakdownsinthefollowingcategories:eSTEMscore:Thisscorerepresentsstudents’overallperformanceonthemathandsciencesectionsoftheACT.Thegoalofthisscoreistohelpstudentsbetterunderstandtheirstrengthsinmathandscienceandhowtheymightusethosestrengthstoguidetheiracademicandcareergoals.eProgressTowardCareerReadinessIndicator:Thisismeanttohelpstudentsunderstandtheextenttowhichtheyarepreparedforafuturecareer.Itcanalsohelpteachersguidetheirstudentstowardnumerouscareerpathways.
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 19 preview image*EnglishLanguageArtsscore:ThisscoremeasuresachievementintheEnglish,Reading,andWritingportionsoftheexam(forstudentswhotakeallthreeofthosesections),anditallowsstudentstoseehowtheirperformancecompareswithothers.*TextComplexityProgressIndicator:Thisisintendedtohelpstudentsdeterminehowwelltheyunderstandthekindsofcomplextextstheymightencounterincollegeandwhethertheyneedtoimprove.Thisscoreisbasedonastudent’sperformanceonallofthewritingpassages.Thereisalsoasectiononthescorereportthatbreaksdowneachsectionintocategoriesandtellsyoubothhowmanyquestionstherewereineachcategoryandhowmanyofthemyouansweredcorrectly.Someofthesecategoriescanbeusefulinhelpingyouknowwhatyouneedtostudy:forexample,ifyoumissedalotofquestionsinthe“Geometry”category,youshouldbrushupyourgeometryskills.Butifyoudidpoorlyinthe“IntegrationofKnowledgeandIdeas”category,it’snotquiteasobviouswhatyouneedtostudy.Don’tworryaboutthesescores,though—they’retherebecausetheyalignwithfederalacademicstandardsandschooldistrictsthatusetheACTforstandardizedtestingforalljuniorswantthosescores,butcollegesdon’ttypicallylookatthemforadmissionspurposes.It’sAllAbouttheCompositeWhetheryoulookatyourscoreonlineorwaittogetitinthemail,thebiggestnumberonthepageisalwaysthecomposite.Whileadmissionsofficeswillcertainlyseetheindividualscoresofallfivetests(andtheirsub-scores),schoolswillusethecompositetoevaluateyourapplication,andthat’swhyit’stheonlyonethatmattersintheend.Thecompositeisanaverage:letthefullweightofthatsinkin.Doyouneedtobringupallfourscoresequallytoraiseyourcomposite?Doyouneedtobeasuperstaronallfourtests?Shouldyoufocusmoreonyourweaknessesthanyourstrengths?No,no,andabsolutelynot.Thebestwaytoimproveyour
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 20 preview imagecompositeisnottoshoreupyourweaknessesbutexploityourstrengthsasmuchaspossible.ToimproveyourACTscore,useyourstrengthstoliftthecompositescoreashighaspossible.Youdon’tneedtobearockstaronallfourtests.Identifytwo,maybethreetests,andfocusonraisingthosescoresasmuchasyoucantoraiseyourcomposite.Workonyourweakestscorestokeepthemfrompullingyoudown.Thinkofitthisway:ifyouhaveonlyonehourtodevotetopracticetheweekbeforetheACT,putthathourtoyourbestsubjects.Single-SectionTestsandSuperscoringThepeoplewhowritetheACThaveannouncedtheirintentiontoallowstudentstotakeone,two,orthreeindividualsectionsinaday,asopposedtoneedingtotaketheentiretest.YouwillneedtohavetakenafullACTbeforeusingthisoption,andsingle-sectiontestswillonlybeofferedonthecomputer.Unfortunately,planstooffersingle-sectionretestingweredelayedbytheCOVID-19pandemic,andasofthepublicationofthisbook,adatefortherollouthasnotbeenannounced.WeencourageyoutochecktheACTwebsite,www.act.org,forthemostup-to-dateinformationabouttheavailabilityofsingle-sectionretestingwhenitiseventuallyoffered.OnepieceofgoodnewsisthatACThasbegunSuperscoring.IfyoutaketheACTmorethanonce,ACTwillautomaticallytakeyourhighestEnglish,Math,Reading,andSciencescoresandaveragethemtogethertocalculateanew“Superscore”composite.Soundsgreat,right?Wethinkitis—thisgivesyoutheopportunitytoshowyourbestACTscoretoschools.Collegesanduniversitiesstillhavethe+Studyxy
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 21 preview imageoptionofwhetherornottoaccepttheSuperscore,butfortheschoolsthatletyouSuperscore,thisisallpositiveforyou.policiesbeforerelyingonit!Ofcourse,youmighthavegrabbedthisbookbecauseyou’vealreadydecidedtofocusonimprovingasingletestforyoursuperscore.Solet’smoveonsowecandiveintothegoodstuff!EnglishScoresYourEnglishscorecanbeoneoftheeasiesttoimprove.TheReadingandSciencetests,forexample,requireskillsthatcanbeimprovedon,butthecontentyou’llseeinthepassagesisunpredictable,makingitseemmoredifficulttoprepareforthosetests.TheEnglishtestismuchmorerules-based,liketheMathtest.FormostoftheEnglishcontent,ifyouknowtherules,youcangetthequestionsrighteverytime,nomatterwhatthetopicofthepassageis.TimeTimeisyourenemyontheACT.YouhavejustoverhalfaminuteperquestionontheEnglishtest—andthat’sincludingthetimeittakestoreadthepassage.ThePrincetonReview’sstrategiesarealldesignedtohelpyouconquerthistimecrunch.Inthechaptersthatfollow,you’lllearnhowtouseyourtimewisely.STRATEGIESYouwillraiseyourACTscorenotbyworkingharderbutbyworkingsmarter,andasmarttest-takerisastrategictest-taker.Youwilltargetspecificcontenttoreview,youwillapplyaneffectiveandefficientapproach,
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 22 preview imageandyouwillemploythecommonsensethatfrequentlydesertsmanyofuswhenwepickupa#2pencil.EachtestontheACTdemandsadifferentapproach,andeventhemostuniversalstrategiesvaryintheirapplications.Inthechaptersthatfollow,we’lldiscussthesetermsingreaterdetail,customizedforEnglish.strategies.PersonalOrderofDifficulty(POOD)OnothersectionsoftheACT,weadvisestudentstodoeasierpassagesandeasierquestionsfirst,savingtheharderonesforlater.Sinceeachquestionisworthonepoint,youwillgetmorepointsbydoingthequicker,easierquestionsinsteadoftheharder,moretime-consumingquestions.OntheEnglishtest,however,thisstrategyisn’taseffective.Allfivepassagestendtobeofasimilarlevelofdifficulty,sothereisn’tmuchofareasontodothemoutoforder.Additionally,it’snotagoodideatosavetheharderquestionsfortheendofthepassage.Here’swhy:theEnglishportionistestingyouonwritingskills,andpartofthatistheflowofideas.Manyoftheharderquestionsrequireyoutounderstandthemainideaofaparagraphorpassage.Ifyousavethemforlast,youwillhavetogobackandreread,andthiswillenduptakingevenmoretime.Inaddition,with75questionstoanswerinonly45minutes,youdon’twanttowastetimeflippingbackandforth.Sowhat’sasmarttest-takertodo?Readandanswerthequestionsinordersothatwhenyoucomeacrossquestionsthatinvolvetheauthor’smainpointsandsequenceofideas,you’llhavethecontextneededtoanswerthemcorrectly.
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 23 preview imageLet’splanoutastrategytohelpyoudothis.First,let’sdistinguishbetweenhardversuseasyquestionsandtime-consumingversusfastquestions.TheACTEnglishtesthaswhatwecallProofreaderquestionsandEditorquestions.Proofreaderquestionsdon’tactuallyaskaquestion—theyjustaskyoutocheck,andpossiblycorrect,thepunctuationorgrammarofanunderlinedportionofthetext.Thesequestionscanbeeasyorhard,buttheycanalwaysbedonequickly,especiallyonceyou’velearnedtherules.Editorquestionstakeupmorespaceonthepage.Theyaskaquestion,andtheiranswerchoicesareoftenmuchlonger.Althoughthesequestionscanalsobeeasierorharder,nomatterwhat,theywillbemoretime-consuming.OurbestadviceistoknowtherulesforthemostcommonlytestedProofreadertopicssoyoucanquicklygetthosequestionsright.UsethepracticetestsinthisbooktodeterminehowrushedyoufeelontheEnglishtest.If,onapracticetest,youhavetroublegettingtoallthequestions,tryskippingsomeEditorquestionsasyougo.(SkippingmeansyouquicklybubbleinyourLetteroftheDayanddon’twasteanytimeonthequestion.)ThiscanallowyoutofinishthesectionandgettoallofthequickProofreaderquestions,thusearningyoumorepoints.MakeaquickdecisionaboutwhethereachquestionshouldbedoneNoworNever.TheBestWaytoBubbleInWorkapageatatime,circlingyouranswersrightonthebooklet.Transferapage’sworthofanswerstotheanswersheetatonetime.It’sbettertostayfocusedonworkingquestionsratherthandisruptyourconcentrationtofindwhereyouleftoffontheanswersheet.You’llbemoreaccurateatbothtasks.Donotwaituntiltheend,however,totransferall
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 24 preview imagetheanswersfromthattestontoyouranswersheet.Goapageatatime.LetteroftheDay(LOTD)Justbecauseyoudon’tworkaquestiondoesn’tmeanyoudon’tanswerit.ThereisnopenaltyforwronganswersontheACT,soyoushouldneverleaveanyblanksonyouranswersheet.WhenyouguessonNeverquestions,pickyourfavoritetwo-lettercomboofanswersandstickwithit.Forexample,alwayschooseA/ForC/H.Ifyou’reconsistent,you'restatisticallymorelikelytopickupmorepoints.Note:IfyouaretakingtheACTonacomputer,allofthequestionswillhaveanswerchoicesA,B,C,D(orA,B,C,D,EontheMathtest).Onthepaper-and-pencilACT,everyotherquestionwillhaveanswerchoicesF,G,H,J(orF,G,H,J,KontheMathtest).ProcessofElimination(POE)BecausetheACTisamultiple-choicetest,usingProcessofElimination,orPOE,ishugelyhelpful.Youdonotalwaysneedtoknowtherightanswer,aslongasyouknowthattheotheroptionsarenotcorrect.ThisisespeciallyimportantontheEnglishtest.Whenyoureadanunderlinedportionthatyouknowisincorrect,youmaybetemptedtocorrectityourself.However,trytoavoidthisstrategy.TheACTmaynotcorrectthesentenceinthesamewayyouwanttocorrectit,andworseyet,theremaybeanswersthatdomakeyourpreferredcorrectionbutmakeothermistakesthatyoumightnotnotice.It’salwaysbesttousePOEwiththeanswersthatarethere,ratherthantocomeupwithyourowncorrections.Furthermore,sometimesyoumaynotnoticethatasentencehasanerror.Theanswerchoicescanhelpyourealizewhatrulethequestionistestingandwhetheritactuallydoeshaveamistake.Donotwaittolookattheanswersuntilyouarereadytopickone—lookatthemrightaway.You’llfindthatthisactuallysavesyoutimeandimprovesyouraccuracy.
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 25 preview imageProvenTechniquesFamiliarizeyourselfwiththesePrincetonReviewtechniquesbeforeyoudiveintothepracticedrills.PacingTheACTmaybedesignedforyoutorunoutoftime,butyoushouldn’trushthroughitasfastaspossible.Allyou’lldoismakecarelesserrorsoneasyquestionsyoushouldgetrightandspendwaytoomuchtimeondifficultonesyou’reunlikelytogetright.Tohityourtargetscore,youhavetoknowhowmanyrawpointsyouneed.(YourrawscoreissimplythenumberofquestionsyouansweredcorrectlyinthatsectionoftheACT.)Yourgoalsandstrategiesdependonthetestandyourownindividualstrengths.OneachtestoftheACT,thenumberofcorrectanswersconvertstoascaledscoreof1-36.ACTworkshardtoadjustthescaleofeachtestateachadministrationasnecessarytomakeallscaledscorescomparable,smoothingoutanydifferencesinlevelofdifficultyacrosstestdates.Thereisthusnotruthtoanyonetestdatebeing“easier”thantheothers,butyoucanexpecttoseeslightvariationsinthescalefromtesttotest.Thisisthescalefromthe2021-2022freetestACTmakesavailableatwww.act.org.We’regoingtouseittoexplainhowtopickatargetscoreandpaceyourself.EnglishPacing+Studyxy
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 27 preview image44-5ForEnglish,thereisnoorderofdifficultyofthepassagesorthequestions.Themostimportantthingistofinish,findingalltheNowquestionsyoucanthroughoutthewholetestandskippingover(LOTD)theNeverquestionsasyougo.Ifyouhavenotalready,researchsomeschoolsyoumayapplytoandfindouttheiraverageACTscores.Usethattodetermineyourtargetcompositescore.Then,determineyourtargetscoreforeachsection.Ifyouarestrongerinonearea,aimtoscoreaboveyourgoalcompositeinthatarea.Thiswillbalanceoutaweakerareathatmaybebelowyourgoalcomposite.WhateveryourgoalforEnglishis,thechartonthepreviouspageshowsyoutheapproximatenumberofquestionsyouneedforyourtargetscore.Intheory,youcouldjustdothatnumberofquestions,getthemallright,andbegoodtogo!However,thatobviouslyisn’tthesafestormostrealisticapproach.Werecommendthatyouaimtoattemptabout10%morequestionsthanthenumberofquestionsthatyouwouldneedtogetrightforyourtargetscore,asabuffer.Asanexample,ifyouareaimingfora25,wewouldrecommendthatyouattempt62-64questions.Thismeansyouwouldbeskipping11-13questions,whichisabout2-3perpassage.Byskippingacoupleofthemoretime-consumingEditorquestionsoneachpassage(andusingLOTD!),yougiveyourselfabitmoretimetoensureyougetthe56-57questionsyouneedcorrect.Becareful,though—thisonlyworksifyouhavethetoolsyouneedtogettheotherquestionsright.Learntherulesbeforeattemptingthisstrategy.Ofcourse,ifyouareaimingtoscoreabovea30,youwillhavetoattempt(andgetright!)almostallofthequestions.Thisbookwillprovideallyou
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 28 preview imageneed,nomatterwhatyourtargetscoreis.YoumightbeweakerinEnglishorhavealimitedamountoftimeandsimplywanttomasterthebiggesttopics.Conversely,youmightalreadydowellontheEnglishtest,inwhichcase,youmaywanttoimproveonsomeoftheharderormoreobscuretopics.Thisbookwillprovideyouwiththetoolstoaccomplishanyofthesegoals.BeFlexibleTheworstmistakeatest-takercanmakeistowastegoodtimeonbadquestions.Youreadaquestion,don’tunderstandit,soyoureaditagain.Andagain.Ifyoustareatitreallyhard,youknowyou’regoingtojustseeit.Andyoucan’tmoveon,becausereally,afterspendingallthattime,itwouldbeawastenottokeepatit,right?Actually,thatwayofthinkingcouldn’tbemorewrong.Youcan’tletonetoughquestiondragyoudown.Instead,thebestwaytoimproveyourACTscoreistofollowouradvice.1.UsethetechniquesandstrategiesinthelessonstoworkefficientlyandaccuratelythroughallyourNowquestions.2.KnowyourNeverquestions,anduseyourLOTD.3.Knowwhentomoveon.UsePOEandguessfromwhat’sleft.Now,let’smoveontothelessonsandlearnthebestwaytoapproachthecontent.+StudyXy
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 29 preview imageChapter2HowtoApproachtheACTOnlineTestInthischapter,you’lllearnwhattoexpectontheACTOnlineTest,includinghowtoapplyitscomputer-basedfeaturesandourstrategiestothequestiontypesineachsection—English,Math,Reading,Science,andWriting.IfyourACTwillbepencil-and-paper,skipthischapter.
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 30 preview imageWHATISTHEACTONLINETEST?TheACTOnlineTestistheACTthatyoutakeonacomputer,ratherthanwithapencilandpaper.Despitethename,youcan’ttaketheACTfromthecomfortofyourownhome;instead,you’llhavetogotoatestingcenter(possiblyyourhighschool)andtakethetestononeofthecenter’scomputers.TheACTOnlineTesthasthesameoverallstructure,timing,andnumberofquestionsasthepencil-and-paperACT.Thescoring,scorerange,andscoringmethodarealsothesame.IftheACTOnlineTestisbasicallythesameasthepencil-and-paperACT,whowouldtaketheACTOnlineTest?theACTonlineatatestingcenterwaspostponed.ACTalsoplanstoofferat-homeonlinetestingalthoughanexactrolloutdatehasnotyetbeenannounced.Forup-to-datenewsonbothoptionschecktheACTwebsite.WHOTAKESTHEACTONLINETEST?ACThasbeenofferingversionsoftheACToncomputersinceabout2016.ThefirststudentstotaketheACTonthecomputerwerestudentstakingthetestatschool.Schoolsandschooldistrictsdecidedwhethertogivethetestonthecomputer.AsofSeptember2018,allstudentstakingtheACToutsideoftheUnitedStatestakethetestonacomputer(exceptforthosestudentswithaccommodationsrequiringtheuseofatraditionalpencil-and-papertest).ACThasindicatedthateventuallystudentsintheUnitedStateswillhavetheoptionoftakingtheACTOnlineTestinsteadofthetraditionalpencil-and-paperversion.Studentschoosingthisoptionwillgettheirscoresinabouttwotothreebusinessdays(e.g.,takethetestonSaturday,haveyourscorethe
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Princeton Review ACT English Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review (2022) - Page 31 preview imagenextWednesday).However,atthetimeofthisprinting,nospecifictimelinewasavailable.Single-SectionRetestingIfyouarehappywiththescoreyoureceivefromasingletestadministration,youwillstillhavetheoptiontosendjustthatscoretocolleges.Ifyourscoreinonesectionisnotashighasyou’dlike,youwilleventuallyhaveachancetocorrectthat.StudentswhohavealreadytakenthefullACTmaychoosetotakeone,two,orthreesectionsagainusingSingle-SectionRetesting.ACTwillthenproducea“superscore”consistingofyourbestresultsinalltests(English,Math,Reading,Science,andWriting(ifyoutookit)).NotethatnotallcollegesacceptasuperscoredACT,sodoyourresearchbeforetakingadvantageofthisoption.students.However,collegesstillhavetheoptiontoacceptornotacceptthesenewscores.Researchyourtargetschoolsearlysoyouknowyouroptions!ACTONLINETESTFEATURESSo,besidestheobviousfactthatit’stakenonacomputer,whatarethedifferencesbetweentakingtheACTonthecomputerandtakingitonpaper?Let’sstartwithwhatyoucan’tdoontheACTOnlineTest.Youcan’t“write”onthescreeninafreehandway.You’relimitedinhowyou’reabletomarktheanswerchoices,andeachquestionappearsonitsownscreen(soyoucan’tseemultiplequestionsatoneglance).Youwillalsobegivenasmall“whiteboard”anddryerasepenwithwhichtomakenotesanddowork.So,whatfeaturesdoestheACTOnlineTesthave?eTimeroYoucanhidethetimerbyclickingonit.oThereisa5-minutewarningtowardtheendofeachtest.Thereisnoaudiblesignalatthe5-minutewarning,onlyasmallindicatorinthe
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