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EditorialRobFranek,Editor-in-ChiefDavidSoto,SeniorDirector,DataOperationsStephenKoch,SeniorManager,DataOperationsDeborahWeber,DirectorofProductionJasonUllmeyer,ProductionDesignManagerSelenaCoppock,DirectorofEditorialAaronRiccio,SeniorEditorMeaveShelton,SeniorEditorChrisChimera,EditorOrionMcBean,EditorPatriciaMurphy,EditorAlexaSchmittBugler,EditorialAssistantPenguinRandomHousePublishingTeamTomRussell,VP,PublisherAlisonStoltzfus,SeniorDirector,PublishingBrettWright,SeniorEditorEmilyHoffman,AssociateManagingEditorEllenReed,ProductionManagerSuzanneLee,DesignerEugeniaLo,PublishingAssistantThePrincetonReview110E.42ndStreetNewYork,NY10017Copyright©2021byTPREducationIPHoldings,LLC.Allrightsreserved.PublishedintheUnitedStatesbyPenguinRandomHouseLLC,NewYorkandinCanadabyRandomHouseofCanada,adivisionofPenguinRandomHouseLtd.,Toronto.TermsofService:ThePrincetonReviewOnlineCompanionTools(“StudentTools”)forretailbooksareavailableforonlythetwomostrecenteditionsofthatbook.StudentToolsmaybeactivatedonlyoncepereligiblebookpurchased,foratotalof24monthsofaccess.ActivationofStudentToolsmorethanonceperbookisindirectviolationoftheseTermsofServiceandmayresultindiscontinuationofaccesstoStudentToolsServices.ISBN9780525571575

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EbookISBN9780525571872ACTisaregisteredtrademarkofACT,Inc.ThePrincetonReviewisnotaffiliatedwithPrincetonUniversity.Editors:OrionMcBeanandChrisChimeraProductionEditors:KathyCarterandSarahLittProductionArtist:JasonUllmeyerCoverartbySergeyNazarov/AlamyStockPhotoCoverdesignbySuzanneLeeForcustomerservice,pleasecontacteditorialsupport@review.com,andbesuretoinclude:ofulltitleofthebookeISBNepagenumbera_prh_6.0_139086707_c0_r0StudyXY

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AcknowledgmentsThecompletionofthisbookwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutthehelpanddedicationofseveralindividuals.SpecialthankstoAaronLindh,AmyMinster,CatHealey,SaraKuperstein,andCynthiaWardfortheirexpertreviewandcontributionstothecontentofthebook.ThanksalsotoAlekseiAlferiev,KevinBaldwin,EmilyBaumbach,GabbyBudzon,NicoleCosme,StaceyCowap,LoriDesRochers,ElizabethEvangelista,AnneGoldberg-Baldwin,BradKelly,JomilLondon,DaveMacKenzie,ScottO'Neal,DaniellePerrini,SaraSoriano,JessThomas,andJimmyWilliamsfortheircontributionstothisbook.AdditionalthankstoJasonUlimeyer,KathyCarter,andSarahLittfortheirworkontheproductionofthisbook.SpecialthankstoAdamRobinson,whoconceivedofandperfectedtheJoeBloggsapproachtostandardizedtestsandmanyothersuccessfultechniquesusedbyThePrincetonReview.

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ContentsGetMore(Free)ContentPartI:Orientation1IntroductiontotheACT2PracticeExam13PracticeExam1:AnswersandExplanations4ACTStrategy5ScoreGoals6TakingtheACTPartIl:HowtoCracktheACTEnglishTest7IntroductiontotheACTEnglishTest8Complete9Consistent,Clear,andConcise10RhetoricalSkillsPartlll:HowtoCracktheACTMathematicsTest11IntroductiontotheACTMathematicsTest12Fundamentals13NoMoreAlgebra14PlaneGeometry15WordProblems16GraphingandCoordinateGeometry17Trigonometry

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18AdvancedMathPartIV:HowtoCracktheACTReadingTest19IntroductiontotheACTReadingTest20The6-StepBasicApproach21AdvancedReadingSkillsPartV:HowtoCracktheACTScienceTest22IntroductiontotheACTScienceTest23ScientificReasoningSkills24TheBasicApproach25DualSciencePassagesPartVI:HowtoCracktheACTWritingTest26WritingPartVII:DrillAnswersandExplanations27DrillAnswersandExplanationsPartVIII:ThePrincetonReviewACTPracticeExams28PracticeExam229PracticeExam2:AnswersandExplanations30PracticeExam331PracticeExam3:AnswersandExplanations32PracticeExam433PracticeExam4:AnswersandExplanations

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PartIOrientation1IntroductiontotheACT2PracticeExam13PracticeExam1:AnswersandExplanations4ACTStrategy5ScoreGoals6TakingtheACT

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Chapter1IntroductiontotheACTSoyou'retakingtheACT.Whatwillyouneedtodofirst?ThischapterpresentsanoverviewoftheACTasawholeanddiscussesregistrationrequirements,whentotakethetest,howtohaveyourscoresreportedtocolleges(orhownotto),andthewaysinwhichcollegesuseyourscores.

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THEACTWelcometoACTPrep,2022Edition.TheACTisastandardizedtestusedforcollegeadmissions.Butyouprobablyalreadyknewthat.Inthisbook,we’lltellyouallthethingsyoudidn’tknowabouttheACT,alltoshowyouhowtocrackthetestandgetyourbestscore.TheACThastraditionallybeenapencil-and-paperexambutisnowalsoavailabletointernationalstudentsonthecomputer(whatACTcallsthe“ACTOnlineTest,”whichstillneedstobetakenatatestcenterandnotathome).Eventually,ACTplanstooffercomputer-basedtestingintheUnitedStatesaswell.Whilethepencil-and-papertestisusuallytakenonSaturdaymornings,somestatesofferaspecialstate-administrationduringtheschoolday.Non-Saturdaytestingisavailablebutonlyforstudentswholiveinremoteareasorwhocan’ttestonSaturdaysforreligiousreasons.WhereDoestheACTComeFrom?TheACTiswrittenbyanonprofitorganizationthatusedtocallitselfAmericanCollegeTestingbutnowjustcallsitselfACT.ThecompanyhasbeenproducingtheACTsinceitintroducedthetestin1959asanalternativetotheCollegeBoard’sSAT.ACTalsowritesACTAspireandPreACT,whicharetestsyoumayhavetakenearlierinyouracademiccareer.Theorganizationalsoprovidesabroadrangeofservicestoeducationalagenciesandbusinessinstitutions.WhatDoestheACTTest?ThenicepeoplewhowritetheACT—we’llrefertothemas“ACT”fromnowon—describeitasanassessmentofcollegereadiness,“acurriculum-andstandards-basededucationalandcareerplanningtoolthatassessesstudents’academicreadinessforcollege.”WeatThePrincetonReviewhavealwaysbeenskepticalwhenanystandardizedtestmakesbroadclaimsofwhatitcanmeasure.Inouropinion,astandardizedtestisjustameasureofhowwellyoutakethattest.Granted,

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ACThasspentanextraordinaryamountoftimeanalyzingdataandprovidingtheresultsoftheirresearchtovariouseducationalinstitutionsandagencies.Infact,ACThascontributedtothedevelopmentoftheCommonCoreStandardsInitiative,aneducationalreformthatalignsdiversestatecurriculaintonationaluniformstandards.WithallduerespecttoACTandthevariousstateandfederalagenciesworkingontheCommonCore,westillthinktheACTisjustameasureofhowwellyoutaketheACT.Manyfactorsotherthanmasteryofthe“curriculum-based”contentdetermineyourperformanceonastandardizedtest.That’swhywe’llteachyouboththecontentyouneedaswellascrucialtest-takingstrategies.Ifyouweregettingreadytotakeahistorytest,you'dstudyhistory.Ifyouwerepreparingforabasketballgame,you'dpracticebasketball.Soifyou'repreparingfortheACT,studytheACT!What'sontheACT?TheACTconsistsoffourmultiple-choice,timedtests:English,Math,Reading,andScience,alwaysgiveninthatorder.TheACTPlusWritingalsoincludesanessay,withtheWritingTestgivenaftertheScienceTest.(ACTcallsthemtests,butwemayalsousetheterm“sections”inthisbooktoavoidconfusion.)InPartsII-VI,we’llthoroughlyreviewthecontentandstrategiesyouneedforeachtest.ForvideoinstructionstoeachofthemajorACTsections,watchtheSectionOverviewsegmentsinyourfreeStudentTools.Youcanfindavideoabout

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theOptionalWritingTestonyourPremiumPortaltoo.1.EnglishTest(45minutes—75questions)Youwillbegiven5essaystotalwithsomewordsorphrasesunderlined.Theessayswillbesituatedontheleftsideofthepage,whileontherightsideofthepageyouwillbeaskedwhethereachunderlinedportioniscorrectaswrittenorwhetheroneofthethreealternativeslistedwouldbebetter.TheEnglishTestisatestofgrammar,punctuation,sentencestructure,andrhetoricalskills.Throughouteachessay,commonlyknownasapassage,therewillalsobequestionsaboutoverallorganizationandstyleorperhapsabouthowthewritingcouldberevisedorstrengthened.2.MathTest(60minutes—60questions)Thesearetheregular,multiple-choicemathquestionsyou’vebeendoingallyourlife.Theeasierquestions,whichtestbasicmathproficiency,tendtocomefirst,butthefolksatACTcanmixineasy,medium,anddifficultquestionsthroughouttheMathtest.Agoodthirdofthetestcoverspre-algebraandelementaryalgebra.Slightlylessthanathirdcoversintermediatealgebraandcoordinategeometry(graphing).Regulargeometryaccountsforlessthanaquarterofthequestions,andtherearetypicallyfourquestionsthatcovertrigonometry.3.ReadingTest(35minutes—40questions)Inthistest,therewillbefourreadingpassagesofabout800wordseach—theaveragelengthofamagazinearticlebutmaybenotasentertainingtoread.Thereisalwaysoneliterarynarrativepassage,onesocialsciencepassage,onehumanitiespassage,andonenaturalsciencepassage,andtheyarealwaysinthatorder.Oneofthesepassageswillconsistofadualpassageinwhichthetotallengthofthetwopassageswillstillbeabout800words.Eachpassagewillbefollowedby10questions.4.ScienceTest(35minutes—40questions)

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NospecificscientificknowledgeisnecessarytodowellontheSciencetest.Youwon’tneedtoknowthechemicalmakeupofhydrochloricacidoranyformulas.Instead,youwillbeaskedtounderstandscientificinformationpresentedingraphs,charts,tables,andresearchsummaries,andyouwillhavetomakesenseofonedisagreementbetweentwotofourscientists.5.OptionalWritingTest(40minutes)TheACTPlusWritingcontainsan“optional”writingtestfeaturingasingleessay.AlthoughmostschoolsdonotrequiretheACTWriting,ifyouapplytoevenoneschoolthatdoes,you'llneedtotakeit.Plus,manycollegesrecommendtakingit,andastrongessayscorecanhelpboostyourapplication.Forthatreason,werecommendyoutakethe“ACTPlusWriting”versionofthetest.Theessayrequiresthatyouconsiderasociallyrelevantpromptandthreeperspectivesonthatprompt.Theessayisscoredbytwograders.Eachgraderwillassignfourscoresof1-6thatarethenaveragedandcombinedforatotalscoreof2-12.ThisscorewillNOTfactorintoyourcompositescore.HowIstheACTScored?Scoresforeachofthefourmultiple-choicetestsarereportedonascaleof1to36(36beingthehighestscorepossible).Thefourscoresareaveragedtoyieldyourcompositescore,whichisthescorecollegesanduniversitiesusetohelpdetermineadmission.Anaverageendingin.5or.75isroundedup,whereasanaverageendingin.25isroundeddown.Nexttoeachscoreisapercentileranking,whichreferstohowyouperformedonthetestrelativetootherpeoplewhotookitatthesametime.Forinstance,apercentilerankingof87indicatesthatyouscoredhigherthan87percentofthepeoplewhotookthetest,andtheother13percentscoredequaltoorhigherthanyou.Someofthescoreshavesubcategories.Forinstance,EnglishisbrokendownintoUsage/MechanicsandRhetoricalSkills.Inthesesubcategories,scoresarereportedonascaleof1to18(18beingthehighestscorepossible).Thesescoresarealsoreportedaspercentiles.

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ACTwillalsogivetwocross-testscorescalled“STEM”(Science,Technology,Engineering,Mathematics)and“ELA”(English,LanguageArts).YourSTEMscoreissimplyanaverageofyourMathandSciencescores.YourELAscoreistakenfromyourEnglish,Reading,andWritingscores.(Ifyoudon’ttaketheWritingtest,youwon’treceiveanELAscore.)Neitherscorehasanyinfluenceonyourcomposite,nor,frankly,asfaraswecantell,onyourcollegeadmission.Onyourscorereport,ACTalsoindicatesifyoumettheir“CollegeReadinessBenchmarkScores”:18inEnglish,22inMath,22inReading,and23inScience.ACTmaintainsthatthesebenchmarkscanpredictcollege“success,”definedasa“50percentorhigherprobabilityofearningaBorhigherinthecorrespondingcollegecourseorcourses.”ThesescoresandtheirmeaninghavebeendeterminedbyACT’sownresearchanddata,notbyanystudiesdonebycollegesanduniversitiesthemselves.WhenShouldYouTaketheACT?Ifyouhaven’talready,gotoACTStudent.organdcreateyourfreeACTWebAccount.Youcanregisterfortests,viewyourscores,andrequestscorereportsforcollegesthroughthisaccount.Youcanalsoviewthespecifictestdatesandcentersfortheupcomingacademicyear.TheACTisgivenseventimesayear:September,October,December,February,April,June,andJuly.TheJulyadministrationisnotavailableinNewYork.ManystatesalsoofferanadditionalACTaspartoftheirstatetesting.CheckwithyourhighschooltoseeifandwhenyourstateoffersaspecialACT.YourschoolwillregisteryouautomaticallyforastateACT.Youmustregisteryourselfforallotheradministrations.Traditionally,moststudentswaituntilthespringoftheirjunioryeartotaketheACT.ManyhighschoolsstillrecommendthespringofthejunioryearbecausethecontentoftheMathtestincludestopicssomecurriculadonot

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coverbeforethen.However,thesetopicsappearinonlyahandfulofquestions,andmanyjuniorstaketheirfirstACTinthefallorwinter.Werecommendthatyouconsideryourownschedulewhenpickingyourtestdates.Doyouplayafallsportandcarryaheavierloadofextracurricularactivitiesinthefall?Iswinteraquiettimeinbetweensemesters?DoyouactinthespringmusicalandplantotakeseveralAPexams?HaveyoubeendreamingofattendingBigStateUniversitysinceyouwereatoddlerandalreadyplantoapplyforearlydecision?Lettheanswerstothesequestionsdetermineyourtestdates.Butwerecommendtakingyourfirsttestafteryou’vedonesomeprepandfeelcomfortablethatyou’velearnedenoughinschooltoachieveyourgoalscore.Formoststudents,thisissometimeinjunioryear(grade11).HowManyTimesShouldYouTaketheACT?Forsecurityreasons,ACTwillnotletyoutaketheexammorethan12timesinyourlifetime.Butwecertainlyhopenooneisdismayedbythisrestriction.TherearecertainlybetterthingstodowithyourtimeonaSaturdaymorning,andwedon’tbelieveanycollegewillaccept“takingtheACT”asanextracurricularactivity!ThePrincetonReviewrecommendsthatyouplantotaketheACTtwotothreetimes.Ifyouachieveyourgoalscoreinyourfirstadministration,great.Takethemoneyandrun.Ontheotherhand,ifafterthreetestsyouhavereasonandmotivationtotaketheACTagain,doit.Onyourfirstdayofcollege,youwillneitherremembernorcarehowmanytimesyouhadtotaketheACT.Infact,atmanycolleges,themediannumberoftimesadmittedstudentstooktheACT(orSAT)is3.Inotherwords,it’sperfectlyfine(andnormal!)toretaketheACT.

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rincetonreview.comforinformationonself-pacedcourses,livecourses,andtutoring!DoesACT“SuperScore”?AsofApril2021,ACTwill“superscore”students’resultsforthem.What’sasuperscore?Asuperscoreisanewscorereport(includinganewcompositescore)thattakesthebestresultsineverysection(English,Math,Reading,Science,andWriting(ifyoutookit))overanynumberoftestdates.Inotherwords,ifyoudidbetteronReadingandScienceinFebruary,butbetteronEnglishandMathinApril,ACTwilltakeyourFebruaryReadingandSciencescoresandcombinethemwithyourAprilEnglishandMathscorestocreateanew,highersuperscore.AssoonasyoutakeyoursecondACTtest,yoursuperscorewillbecalculatedandpostedinyourACTaccount.Inaddition,manyschools(andtheCommonApplication)willaskyoutolistthescoreandtestdateofyourEnglish,Math,Reading,andScienceandthencalculateasuperscorebasedonthesescores,separatefromACT.Therefore,ifyouworrythatsomescoreswillriseasothersfallwhenyoutaketheACTagain,thesuperscorewillreflectyourbestresults.However,noteverycollegewillacceptACTsuperscores.Therefore,ThePrincetonReviewstronglyrecommendsthatyouresearcheachschoolyou’reapplyingto.WhileACTwillsendtheresultsonlyfromthetestdatesyourequestorACT’sgeneratedsuperscore,youshoulddecidewhichandhowmanydatestosendbasedonyourscoresandtheschool’sguidelinesaboutsuperscoring.Moreover,someschoolsrequirethatyousubmitalltestscoresfromeveryadministration,andyoushouldabidebyanysuchrequirements.

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WHATISTHEACTONLINETEST?TheACTOnlineTestistheACTthatyoutakeonacomputer,ratherthanwithpencilandpaper.Despitethename,youcan’ttaketheACTfromthecomfortofyourownhome;rather,you’llhavetogotoatestingcenter(possiblyyourhighschool)andtakethetestonthecenter’scomputer.TheACTOnlineTesthasthesameoverallstructure,timing,andnumberofquestionsasthepencil-and-paperACT.Thescoring,scorerange,andscoringmethodarealsothesame.IftheACTOnlineTestisbasicallythesameasthepencil-and-paperACT,whowouldtaketheACTOnlineTest?WHOTAKESTHEACTONLINETEST?ACThasbeenofferingversionsoftheACTonthecomputersinceabout2016.ThefirstgroupofstudentstotaketheACTonthecomputerwerestudentstakingthetestatschool.Schoolsandschooldistrictsdecidedwhethertogivethetestonthecomputer.AsofSeptember2018,allstudentstakingtheACToutsideoftheUnitedStatestakethetestonacomputer(exceptforthosestudentswithaccommodationsrequiringtheuseofatraditionalpencil-and-papertest).Eventually,allstudentsintheUnitedStateswillhavetheoptiontotaketheACTOnlineTestinsteadofthetraditionalpencil-and-paperversion.Studentschoosingthisoptionwillgettheirscoresinabouttwotothreebusinessdays(e.g.,takethetestonSaturday,haveyourscorethenextWednesday).Inaddition,anystudentstakingadvantageoftheSingle-SectionRetestingmustdosoonthecomputer.Single-SectionRetestingStudentswhohavealreadytakenthefullACTwillsoonbeabletochoosetotakeone,two,orthreesectionsagainusingSingle-SectionRetesting.ACTwillthenproduceasuperscoreconsistingofyourbestresultsinalltests(English,Math,Reading,Science,and,ifyoutookit,Writing).Notethatnot

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allcollegesacceptasuperscoredACT,sodoyourresearchbeforetakingadvantageofthisoption.ACThadoriginallyplannedtorolloutthisoptionalongwiththeACTOnlineTestandSuperscoring;however,Single-SectionRetestinghasbeendelayeduntil2021orlatertoallowmorestudentstotakethefull-lengthACTduringthecoronaviruspandemic.forstudentswhenitbecomesavailable.Howevercollegesstillhavetheoptionastowhethertoacceptthesenewscores.Researchyourtargetschoolsearlysoyouknowyouroptions!ACTONLINETESTFEATURESSo,then,besidestheobvious“it’sonthecomputer,”whatarethedifferencesbetweentakingtheACTonthecomputerandtakingitonpaper?Let’sstartwithwhatyoucan’tdoontheACTOnlineTest.Youcan’t“write”onthescreeninafreehandway.You'relimitedinhowyou’reabletomarktheanswerchoices,andeachquestionappearsonitsownscreen(soyoucan’tseemultiplequestionsatoneglance).Youwillalsobegivenasmall“whiteboard”anddryerasepenwithwhichtomakenotesanddowork.TheACTOnlineTestwillhavesomeusefulfeaturesandsomeyoumayneveruse.Youcanflagquestionstocomebacktothemlater,eliminateanswersonthescreen,orevenhidetheanswersuntilyouarereadyforthem.Youwillalsobeabletohighlightthetext,magnifyit,orcoverpartofthescreentofocusononerelevantwindow.Toseeallthesefeaturesinaction,gotoACT’swebsiteathttp://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act-non-us/test-preparation.html.IfyouareregisteredforaPrincetonReviewcourseortutorial,youwillalsohaveaccesstomoreACTOnlineTestsonourwebsite,http://www.princetonreview.com.

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HOWTOPREPAREFORTHEACTONLINETESTIfyouaregoingtotaketheACTOnlineTest,youshouldincorporatesomecomputer-basedpracticeintoyourprepplan.ACT’swebsitehaspracticesectionsforeachofthefourmultiple-choicepartsofthetestandfortheessay.Werecommendthatyoudothosesectionstowardtheendofyourpreparation(andclosetoyourtestdate)togiveyouanopportunitytopracticewhatyou’velearnedonaplatformsimilartotheoneyou’llbeusingonthedayofthetest.YourgoalistogetthebestpossiblescoreontheACT.ACT'sgoalistoassignanumbertoyouthat(supposedly)meanssomethingtocolleges.Focusonyourgoal!IfyouareplanningtotaketheACTonline,youshouldpracticeasifyou'redoingallyourworkonthecomputer,evenwhenyou’reworkinginaphysicalbook.Useahighlighter,butdon’tusethehighlighteronanyfigures(astheACTOnlineTestwon’tletyoudoso).Useyourpenciltoeliminateanswerchoicesandhaveaseparatesheetofpaperorawhiteboardtodoanyworkyouneedtodo,insteadofwritingonthequestionitself.Also,rememberthatourapproacheswork.Don’tgetmisledbyACT’sinstructionsonthedayofthetest—theirwayofapproachingthetestwon’tgiveyouthebestresults!HowDoYouRegisterfortheACT?Thefastestwaytoregisterisonline,throughyourACTWebAccount.Youcanalsoobtainaregistrationpacketatyourhighschoolguidanceoffice,onlineatACTStudent.org/forms/studreq,orbywritingorcallingACTattheaddressandphonenumberbelow.ACTStudentServices

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2727ScottBlvdPOBox414IowaCity,IA52243-0414319.337.1270RegistrationTip#1TheregistrationincludesACT'ssurveyonyourgradesandinterests,butyouarenotrequiredtoanswerthesequestions.Tosavetime,youcanprovideonlytherequiredinformation,markedbyanasteriskBookmarkACTStudent.org.Youwillstartatthisportaltoviewtestdates,fees,andregistrationdeadlines.Youcanalsoresearchtherequirementsandprocessestoapplyforextendedtimeorotheraccommodations.YouwillalsostartatACTStudent.orgtoaccessyouraccounttoregister,viewyourscores,andorderscorereports.Checkthesiteforthelatestinformationaboutfees.TheACTPlusWritingcostsmorethantheACT(NoWriting),butACTalsooffersafeewaiverservice.Whileyoucanchoosefourschoolstosendascorereporttoatnocharge,therearefeesforscorereportssenttoadditionalschools.AsofJuly2019,studentswithACTwaiversareabletosendscorestoupto20schools.RegistrationTip#2IfyoutaketheDecember,April,orJunetest,signupfortheTestInformationRelease.Sixtoeightweeksafterthetest,you'llreceiveacopyofthetest,theanswerkey,andyouranswers.Thisservicecostsanadditionalfeeandisavailableonlyonthesetestdates.YoucanordertheTestInformationReleaseupto3monthsafterthetestdate,butit'seasiertoorderitatthetimeyouregister.It'sagreattooltohelpyouprepareforyournextACT.TestSecurityChangesStudyXY

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Aspartoftheregistrationprocess,youhavetouploadormailaphotographthatwillbeprintedonyouradmissionsticket.Ontestday,youhavetotaketheticketandacceptablephotoidentificationwithyou.Standbytestingisavailable,butyoumustregisterinadvance,usuallybeforethepriorMonday.CheckACTStudent.orgformoreinformation.HOWTOPREPAREFORTHEACTThePrincetonReviewmaterialsandtest-takingtechniquescontainedinthisbookshouldgiveyoualltheinformationyouneedtoimproveyourscoreontheACT.Formorepracticematerials,ThePrincetonReviewalsopublishes1,523ACTPracticeQuestions,whichincludesmorethansixtests’worthofmaterial.OtherpopularcoachingbookscontainseveralcompletepracticeACTexams.Westronglyadviseyounottowasteyourtimetakingthesetests.Insomecases,thequestionsinthesebooksarenotmodeledonrealACTquestions.SomeofthemcovermaterialthatisnotevenontherealACT.OthersgivetheimpressionthattheACTismucheasierormoredifficultthanitreallyis.Takingthepracticetestsofferedinthesebookscouldactuallyhurtyourscore.CynicsmightsuggestthatnooneelsecanlicenseACTexamsbecauseACTsellsitsownreviewbookcalledTheOfficialACTPrepGuide.WethinkTheOfficialACTPrepGuideiswellworththepriceforthethreerealtestsitcontains(makesureyoubuythemostrecentedition).WerecommendthatyoueitherbuythebookoraskyourhighschooltosendawaytoACTforactualACTtests.YoushouldgetacopyofPreparingfortheACTTestfromyourcounselor.It’sfree,anditcontainsacomplete,realACT.ThesametestcanbedownloadedforfreefromACT’swebsite.

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1,523ACTPracticeQuestionsofferstheequivalentof6wholeACTpracticetests.WhileweadviseyoutoobtainthesepracticeteststofurtheryourpreparationfortheACT,itisimportantthatyouusethemproperly.Manystudentsliketothinkthattheycanpreparebysimplytakingtestaftertestuntiltheygetthescorestheywant.Unfortunately,thisdoesn’tworkallthatwell.Why?Well,inmanyinstances,repetitivetest-takingonlyreinforcessomeofthebadtest-takinghabitsthatweaddressinthisbook.Youshouldusepracticetestsforthefollowingfourkeypurposes:*todetermineyourstartingscore,strengths,andweaknessesbeforebeginningyourprepotobuildupfamiliaritywiththeexam*tolearnhowtoavoidthetypesofmistakesyouarecurrentlymaking*tomasterourtechniquesandstrategiessoyoucansavetimeandearnmorepointsDo|NeedtoPrepareIf|HaveGoodGrades?Let’stakethehypotheticalcaseofSid.Sidisvaledictorianofhisclass,editoroftheschoolpaper,andtheonlyteenagerevertowintheNobelPrize.Tosupporthiswidowedmother,hesoldmoremagazinesubscriptionsandgiftwrapthananyotherpersoninrecordedhistory.Hespeakseightlanguagesinadditiontobeingabletocommunicatewithdolphinsandwolves.HehasrecommendationsfromElonMuskandOprahWinfrey.SoifSidhadabaddaywhenhetooktheACT(theplanebringinghimbackfromhisMedalofFreedomawardpresentationwaslate),weareprettysurethatheisgoingto

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bejustfineanyway.ButSidwantstoensurethatwhenhiscollegeslookathisACTscore,theyseethesamehigh-caliberstudenttheyseewhentheylookattherestofhisapplication,sohecarefullyreviewsthetypesofquestionsaskedandlearnssomeusefultest-takingstrategies.CheckoutourCollegeSearchengineatrincetonreview.comforinformationonmorethan1,000schools.|HaveLousyGradesinSchool.IsThereAnyHope?Let’stakethecaseofTom.Tomdidn’tdoparticularlywellinhighschool.Infact,hehasbeenonacademicprobationsincekindergarten.Hehascausedfourofhisteacherstogiveupteachingasaprofession,andheprideshimselfonhisperfecthomeworkrecord:he’sneverdoneany,notever.ButifTomaceshisACT,acollegemightdecidethatheisactuallyamisunderstoodgeniusandgivehimafullscholarship.TomdecidestolearnasmuchashecanabouttheACT.Mostofus,ofcourse,fallbetweenthesetwoextremes.SoisitimportanttopreparefortheACT?Ifyouweretolookintheinformationbulletinofanyofthecollegesinwhichyouareinterested,wecanprettymuchguaranteethatsomewhereyouwouldfindthefollowingparagraph:Manyfactorsgointoacollege’sacceptanceofastudent.Testscoresareonlyoneofthesefactors.Gradesinhighschool,extracurricularactivities,essays,andrecommendationsarealsoimportantandmayinsomecasesoutweightestscores.

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(2022UniversityofAnywhereBulletin)Truerwordswereneverwritten.Inouropinion,justabouteveryotherelementinyourapplication“package”ismoreimportantthanyourtestscores.ThePrincetonReview(amongotherorganizations)hasbeentellingcollegesforyearsthatscoresontheACTortheSATareprettyincompletemeasuresofastudent’soverallacademicabilities.Somecollegeshavestoppedlookingattestscoresentirely,andothersaredownplayingtheirimportance.SoWhyShouldYouSpendAnyTimePreparingfortheACT?Outofalltheelementsinyourapplication“package,”yourACTscoreistheeasiesttochange.Thegradesyou’vereceiveduptonowarewritteninstone.Youaren’tgoingtobecomecaptainofthesoccerteamoreditoroftheschoolpaperovernight.Youressayswillbeonlyasgoodasyoucanwritethem,andrecommendationsareonlyasgoodasyourteachers”memoriesofyou.Onthecontrary,inafewweeksyoucansubstantiallychangeyourscoreontheACT(andthewaycollegeslookatyourapplications).Thetestdoesnotpretendtomeasureanalyticabilityorintelligence.Itmeasuresyourknowledgeofspecificskillssuchasgrammar,algebra,andreadingcomprehension.Mostly,itmeasureshowgoodyouareattakingthistest.THEACTVS.THESATYoumayhavetotaketheACTanyway,butmostoftheschoolsinwhichyou’reinterestedalsoaccepttheSAT.Inordertodeterminewhichtestmaybebetterforyoutotake,investthetimetotakeafull-length,timedpracticetestforeachto(1)seehowyouscoreoneachtestand(2)assesshowyoufeelduringeachtest.Thetimespentonthisexercisewillbeincrediblybeneficialforyourtestpreparationplanning.YoucantakethesetestsaspartofyourfreeStudentToolsatprincetonreview.com.Onceyou’vedecidedwhichtest

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isthebetterfitforyou,youcanthenusethatinitialscoreasabaselineforplanningyourpreparationtohitthetargetscoreforyourdreamcollege.GotoyourStudentToolstodownloadourstudyplanstailoredspecificallyfor4,8,or12weeksofavailablepreptime!WhatExactlyAretheDifferences?BoththeSATandACTcanbepressure-packedtests,soknowingthestructureofeachcanhelpyoudecidewhichtestmaybebetterforyou.Let’staketheReadingTestsfortheSATandtheACTasanexample.TheSAT’sReadingTestis65minuteslongandhas52questionscovering5passages;theACT’sReadingTestis35minuteslongandhas40questionscovering4passages.Inshort,youhaveanaverageof75secondstoanswereachSATReadingquestion,whereasyouhaveanaverageofabout53secondstoanswereachACTReadingquestion.However,ACTReadingquestionstendtobemoredirectlyansweredbythepassage,whereasSATReadingquestionscanrequireabitmoreclosereadingtodeterminetherightanswer.Ingeneral,studentswhoprefermorestraightforwardbutfaster-pacedquestionsleantowardtheACT,whereasthosewhoappreciateabitmoretimewitheachquestion,evenifthosequestionsthemselvesrequireabitmoreeffort,gravitatetowardtheSAT.Ouradvice—takeapracticetestofeachandseewhichoneyouprefer.

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