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General ACT Test Taking Strategies:

Practice, Practice, Practice!!!!If possible, take at least one entire practice test in your book in ONE sitting (and timed). There are 2 complete tests beginning on page 305 (with answers AND explanations). The entire test takes 2 hours, 45 minutes:English

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General ACT Test Taking Strategies:

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    1. General ACT Test Taking Strategies: Get a decent night’s sleep and eat a good breakfast. Answer EVERY QUESTION! (There is NO penalty for guessing) But, before guessing “blindly”, try to eliminate any unreasonable answer choices. If you finish early, go back and check your work (especially on the math test!)

    2. Practice, Practice, Practice!!!! If possible, take at least one entire practice test in your book in ONE sitting (and timed). There are 2 complete tests beginning on page 305 (with answers AND explanations). The entire test takes 2 hours, 45 minutes: English – 45 minutes Math – 60 minutes Reading – 35 minutes Science Reasoning – 35 minutes RELAX!!!

    3. Mathematics Test: Info and Strategies 60 Questions/60 minutes – Pace yourself. What is tested? Pre-Algebra (23%) Elementary Algebra (17%) Intermediate Algebra (15%) Coordinate Geometry (15%) Plane Geometry (23%) Trigonometry (7%)

    4. Calculators MAY be used. Page 5 of your test booklet lists “Prohibited Calculators”…. TI-83s are OK, but TI-89s or TI-92s are NOT! Watch especially for CAPITALIZED WORDS, words in italics, and units. Skip the more difficult questions at first. BUT, don’t forget to go back, and be careful when you are filling in the answer sheet. “TESTING the TEST” strategy: Instead of solving the problem directly, sometimes its easier to “test” the answer choices. IF the answers are numbers, start with the middle choice, since answer choices are always in order from smallest to largest.

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