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| Customized ACT Study Schedules |
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| Part 1: Preparing for the ACT |
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Step One Introduction to the ACT |
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What Is the ACT Writing Test? |
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How Many ACT Scores Will You Get? |
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How Do Colleges Use Your ACT Scores? |
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Should You Guess on the ACT? |
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Step Two The Subject Tests |
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Standard Format Questions |
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Nonstandard Format Questions |
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Specific Detail Questions |
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Data Representation Questions |
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Step Three General Test-Taking Strategies |
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Put the Material into a Form You Can Understand |
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Mark Up Your Test Booklet |
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Answer the Right Question |
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Look for the Hidden Answer |
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Be Careful with the Answer Grid |
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Use the Letters of the Answer Choices to Stay on Track |
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Take Control of Your Test |
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| Part 2: The ACT English Test |
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Step Four English Question Types and Strategies |
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Kaplan's Three-Step Method for ACT English |
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Step 1 Read Until You Have Enough Information to Identify the Issue |
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Step 2 Eliminate Choices That Do NOT Address the Issue |
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Step 3 Plug in the Remaining Choices, and Choose the One That Is Most Correct, Concise, and Relevant |
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Redundancy, Verbosity, Irrelevance |
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Good Grammar Makes Good Sense |
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Nonstandard Format Questions |
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Step Five Twelve Classic Grammar Errors |
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Listening" Carefully: Practice Passage |
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Twelve Classic Grammar Errors |
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Error 1 It and They (Singulars and Plurals) |
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Error 2 Commas or Dashes (Parenthetical Phrases) |
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Error 3 Run-Ons and Comma Splices |
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Error 5 Misunderstood Punctuation Marks |
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Error 6 -/y Endings (Adverbs and Adjectives) |
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Error 7 Its and It's (Apostrophe Use) |
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Error 8 There, Their, They're and Are, Our (Proper Word Usage) |
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Error 9 Sang, Sung, Brang, Brung, etc. (Verb Forms) |
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Error 10 -er and -est, More and Most (Comparatives and Superlatives) |
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Error 11 Confusing Between and Among |
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Error 12 Confusing Less and Fewer |
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| Part 3: The ACT Math Test |
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Step Six Math Question Types and Strategies |
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Be a Thinker-Not a Number Cruncher |
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Kaplan's Four-Step Method for ACT Math |
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Step 1 What Is the Question? |
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Step 2 What Information Am I Given? |
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Step 3 What Can I Do with the Information? |
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Kaplan's Two-Pass Plan for ACT Math |
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Know When to Skip a Question |
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What to Do When You're Stuck |
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Step Seven Calculator Techniques |
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Think Before You Calculate |
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Using the Calculator to Save Time |
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Calculators: The Game Plan |
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Backsolving and Picking Numbers |
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Step Eight Algebra, Coordinate Geometry, Percents, and Averages |
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Textbook Algebra and Coordinate Geometry Questions |
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Complex Algebra and Coordinate Geometry Questions |
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Textbook Geometry Questions |
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Complex Geometry Questions |
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Find the Hidden Information |
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| Part 4: The ACT Reading Test |
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Kaplan's Three-Step Method for ACT Reading |
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Step 1 Actively Read the Passage, Taking Notes as You Go |
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Step 2 Examine the Question Stem, Looking for Clues |
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Step 3 Predict the Answer and Select the Choice That Best Matches Your Prediction |
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Practice Making a Passage Map |
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Special Passages: Prose Fiction, Natural Science, and Paired Passages |
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The Prose Fiction Passage |
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The Natural Science Passage |
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Step Eleven Reading Question Types and Strategies |
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Proven Reading Strategies |
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| Part 5: The ACT Science Test |
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Step Twelve Science Skills and Strategies |
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Reading Skills for Science Reasoning |
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Kaplan's Three-Step Method for ACT Science |
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Step 1 Map the Passage, Identifying and Marking the Purpose, Method, and Results of the Experiment |
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Step 2 Scan Figures, Identifying Variables and Patterns |
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Step 3 Find Support for the Answer in the Passage |
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Reading Tables and Graphs |
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Look for Patterns and Trends |
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What to Do When You're Running Out of Time |
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Step Thirteen Experiment Questions |
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General-to-Specific Thinking |
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Specific-to-General Thinking |
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Handling Experiment Questions: Practice Passage |
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Step Fourteen The Conflicting Viewpoints Passage |
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Prereading the Conflicting Viewpoints Passage |
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The Real Thing: Practice Passage and Key Strategies |
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| Part 6: The ACT Writing Test |
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Step Fifteen Writing Skills and Strategies |
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How Will Schools Use the Writing Test? |
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Who Should Take the Writing Test? |
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How the ACT Essay Is Scored |
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Do You Need to Prepare for the Essay? |
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Kaplan's Four-Step Method for the ACT Essay |
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Know the Score: Sample Essays |
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| Part 7: Practice Test and Explanations |
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The Night before the Test |
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Identify the Sources of Stress |
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My Strengths and Weaknesses |
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Imagine Yourself Succeeding |
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Exercise Your Frustrations Away |
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Quick Tips for the Days Just before the Exam |
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Handling Stress during the Test |
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100 Essential Math Concepts |
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Kaplan's Three-Step Method for Vocabulary Building |
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Decoding Strange Words on the Test |
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