Barron's ACT 36: Aiming for the Perfect Score

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Author: Anne Summers M.A.

ISBN-10: 0764140221

ISBN-13: 9780764140228

Category: ACT Assessment -> Study guides

Even the most gifted college-bound students who take the ACT college entrance test aren't expected to achieve the perfect composite score of 36--but those who come close are virtually guaranteed acceptance to the nation's finest, most academically challenging colleges. This brand-new test prep manual picks up where ordinary manuals leave off. The expert team of authors presents special advice and suggests innovative strategies directed at academic achievers, showing students how to tackle...

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(back cover) Aiming for the Perfect Score You donÂ't have to get a perfect composite score of 36 when you take the ACT college entrance test. But if you come close, youÂ're more likely to gain acceptance to the nationÂ's finest, most academically challenging colleges. And thatÂ's what this book is all about. ItÂ's filled with special advice and innovative strategies for tackling the ACTÂ's most difficult questions and coming up with winning answers. YouÂ'll find hundreds of practice questions similar to the toughest questions on recent ACTs, and youÂ'll get tips on interpreting them correctly and finding the right answers.

IntroductionENGLISH1. Fundamentally Speaking2. Punctuation: Minimize the Madness3. Sound Sentences4. World of Words5. Thinking Like a Writer6. English Practice TestMATH7. Overview of the Mathematics Section8. Elementary Algebra9. Intermediate Algebra/Coordinate Geometry10. Plane Geometry/Trigonometry11. Mini-Lessons as Review12. Math Practice TestREADING13. Balancing Efficiency and Accuracy14. Fiction: Are You a Good Judge of Character?15. The Nuances of NonfictionSCIENCE16. Overview of the Science Test17. Passage Types and Strategies18. Passage Dissection: Introductions19. Passage Dissection: Tables, Graphs, and Figures20. Passage Dissection: Questions21. Data Representation Passages22. Research Summaries Passages23. Conflicting Viewpoints Passages24. Tips for Boosting Your Science ScoreWRITING25. Writing an Effective Essay