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Week One

Week One. Understanding the ACT. 215 total question in 175 minutes. The ACT exam is broken up into four sections and is always in the same order.  ACT English Section  45 minutes  75 questions  

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Week One

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  1. Week One

  2. Understanding the ACT

  3. 215 total question in 175 minutes The ACT exam is broken up into four sections and is always in the same order.  ACT English Section  45 minutes  75 questions   Covers punctuation, grammar, usage, and sentence structure.  Also tests your rhetorical skills in: strategy, organization, and style.  ACT Math Section   60 minutes  60 questions   Covers basic mathematical skills that are typical for a student at the end of 11th grade.  You will be tested on: pre-algebra, elementary algebra, intermediate algebra, coordinate geometry, plane geometry and trigonometry

  4. 215 total question in 175 minutes  ACT Reading  35 minutes  40 questions   Evaluates your reading comprehension. You will be given four passages and use your referring and reasoning skills to: identify main ideas, locate important details, understand sequences of events and make comparisons.  ACT Science   35 minutes  40 questions   Measures your ability to interpret, analyze, evaluate, reason, and problem solve.

  5. Do you want to go to college? Required ACT scores for Louisiana Colleges ULM 19 Math, 18 English LA Tech 21 Composite (low average) LSU 22 Composite Southern 18 Composite OR 19 Math NW State 19 Composite (low average) UL Lafayette 21 Composite (low average) UL Lafayette 18 Composite (low average)

  6. Do you want to go to college? • All Juniors will take the ACT on March 12 at OPHS • Taking the ACT before March will benefit you • Taking the test multiple times will help you become familiar with the test, reduce test anxiety, and increase your overall odds of success. • Upcoming test dates: • October 27, 2018 • December 8, 2018 • February 9, 2019 • See the guidance office for information about FEE WAIVERS

  7. Week Two

  8. English Section Strategies

  9. English Section (45 min – 75 items) • Section Summary • Usage and Mechanics (40 items) • This section covers punctuation, grammar and usage of language, and sentence structure. • Rhetorical Skills (35 items) • This section is about writing strategy, organization, and style.

  10. English Section (45 min – 75 items) Example • But anyway, I recommend a trip to Ireland • NO CHANGE • Ultimately, I would have to recommend • Despite all this, I would strongly suggest • I recommend

  11. English Section (45 min – 75 items) RULE ONE Start with the SHORTEST answer

  12. English Section (45 min – 75 items) WHY? The ACT values concise language and economy of words.

  13. English Section (45 min – 75 items) Example • But anyway, I recommend you take a trip to Ireland • DELETE • Ultimately, I would have to recommend you • You should • I definitely recommend you

  14. English Section (45 min – 75 items) RULE TWO If it says OMIT, it’s probably it!

  15. English Section (45 min – 75 items) Example • I, with several other interns, were arriving at the “Bermuda Government Offices.” • NO CHANGE • had been arrived • was arriving • were being arriving

  16. English Section (45 min – 75 items) RULE THREE If a verb is underlined, match it to its subject. (To clarify, scratch out all non-essential phrases)

  17. English Section (45 min – 75 items) Example • I approached the bulletin board that held your summer destiny. Jostling amongst other eager students, my eyes • NO CHANGE • one’s • my • whose

  18. English Section (45 min – 75 items) RULE FOUR When a pronoun is underlined, be totally sure what noun it is referring to.

  19. English Section (45 min – 75 items) Example • The rugs underfoot being always dusty, always comforting, are a multicolor patchwork of irregular shapes. • NO CHANGE • underfoot, really • underfoot are • underfoot,

  20. English Section (45 min – 75 items) RULE FIVE Use a comma to set off an aside, and DO NOT if the phrase is essential to the sentence.

  21. English Section (45 min – 75 items) Example • I found my department, and I was immediately given a list of mundane tasks. • Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable? • department: and I was • department; I was • department and was • department. I was

  22. Week Three

  23. English Section (45 min – 75 items) RULE SIX Combine independent clauses with a semicolon, comma with a “FANBOY,” or a period.

  24. English Section (45 min – 75 items) Example • “No, No, No!” I thought. Nevertheless, I got angry. Blood rushed to my head and my knees went weak. • NO CHANGE • But, • Still • OMIT the underlined portion

  25. English Section (45 min – 75 items) RULE SEVEN When a transition word is underlined, make certain it is the right transition word for the sentence.

  26. English Section (45 min – 75 items) Transition Word Types • Cause-and-Effect • Therefore • Thus • So • Since • And • Because • Opposition • However • Although • Still • Though • Nevertheless • Even though

  27. English Section (45 min – 75 items) Example • I was young, but I understood every aspect in the government. • NO CHANGE • the government offered • of the government • for the government

  28. English Section (45 min – 75 items) RULE EIGHT When a prepositional phrase is underlined, make certain it is the right preposition.

  29. English Section (45 min – 75 items) RULE NINE Remember that certain words go together: neither/nor, either/or, not only/but also.

  30. English Section (45 min – 75 items) RULE TEN Know the “Lucky 13” misused words

  31. English Section (45 min – 75 items) #1 I / me • Sometime in college, Manuel and me had heard that an enlightened person is a relaxed person. • NO CHANGE • Manuel and I, • Manuel and I • Me and Manuel

  32. English Section (45 min – 75 items) The Test If “I” or “me” is underlined, test it by putting the I/me first or drop the other person.

  33. English Section (45 min – 75 items) #2 it’s / its After battling it’s rival, the lion licked its wound. After battling itsrival, the lion licked its wound. OR

  34. English Section (45 min – 75 items) #3 accept / except Right or Wrong? I accepted a scholarship to Louisiana Tech. Except for Harleys, I hate motorcycles. Accept: “to recognize” Except: “apart from”

  35. English Section (45 min – 75 items) #4 effect / affect The vote was effected by the freshman class. The vote was affected by the freshman class. OR Effect: NOUN (For the ACT!) “consequence of an action” Affect: VERB “to influence”

  36. English Section (45 min – 75 items) #5 fewer / less Less people voted in 2000 than in 2008. Fewer people voted in 2000 than in 2008. OR Fewer: Refers to numbers or anything you can count Less: Refers to an amount of something “I like less salt in my soup”

  37. English Section (45 min – 75 items) #6 then / than Right or Wrong? I did squats, and then I finished my crunches. Horses are bigger than ponies. then: Refers to time than: Indicates a comparison

  38. English Section (45 min – 75 items) #7 to / too / two Going too the beach is fun. Going to the beach is fun. OR Two: number To: preposition Too: “also”

  39. English Section (45 min – 75 items) #8 farther / further Monroe is further from Dallas than it is from Shreveport. Monroe is farther from Dallas than it is from Shreveport. OR Farther: physical distance Further: level or degree

  40. English Section (45 min – 75 items) #9 would, could, should, or might have / would, could, should, or might of We would have won if the ref had not made the wrong call. We would of won if the ref had not made the wrong call. OR NEVER use OF with would, could, should, or might

  41. English Section (45 min – 75 items) #10 their / there / they’re Their considering buying a new car. They’re considering buying a new car. OR Their: possession They’re: contraction of they are There: refers to location

  42. English Section (45 min – 75 items) #11 that / which The truck that is in the driveway is mine. The truck which is in the driveway is mine. OR that: is essential clause and does not need a comma which: is non-essential and needs a comma

  43. English Section (45 min – 75 items) #11 that / which So… The truck that is in the driveway is mine. The truck,which is in the driveway,is mine. that: is essential clause and does not need a comma which: is non-essential and needs a comma

  44. English Section (45 min – 75 items) #12 that versus who The officer that works at the school is gone today. The officer who works at the school is gone today. OR Thatis for things Who is for people

  45. English Section (45 min – 75 items) #13 who versus whom Who is the favorite in the Super Bowl? The favorite in the Super Bowl is whom? OR Who substitutes for nouns (doer of the action…he or she) Whom substitutes for objects (receiver of action…him or her)

  46. English Section (45 min – 75 items) #13 who versus whom They lost to who at the Super Bowl? They lost to whom at the Super Bowl? OR Who substitutes for nouns (doer of the action…he or she) Whom substitutes for objects (receiver of action…him or her)

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