Math
English/Reading
Science
ACT Basics
Test Strategies
100

This means "the same" or identical in form.

What is CONGRUENT?

100

A word used to describe an action or state of being. Ex. ride, think, become, read, arrive

What is A VERB?

100

This is the vertical line on a graph.

What is the Y-AXIS?

100

How long the Reading & Science sections are on the ACT.

What is 40 minutes?

100

True or False: You should answer the easy questions first.

What is TRUE!
200

These definitions are (1) the average, (2) the middle number when lined up in order, and (3) the most frequently occurring.


What is mean, median and mode?

200

A word used in place of a noun (person, place, thing, or idea). 

Ex. I, you, hers, anybody, each other

What is a PRONOUN?

200

This is the horizontal line on a graph.

What is THE X-AXIS?

200

These are the sections covered on the ACT.

What is English, Math, (break), Reading, Science?

200

A process of ELIMINATING answers that you KNOW ARE INCORRECT, in order to narrow down the options of possible correct answers.

What is PROCESS OF ELIMINATION?

300

This makes an angle acute.

What is below 90 degrees?

300

You can GENERALIZE THIS FROM THIS SENTENCE: The iPhone 17, Galaxy S26, and Pixel 10 are all expensive.

What are SMARTPHONES ARE EXPENSIVE?

300

An educated guess, the starting point of further research, or a statement you’re trying to prove or disprove through research.

What is a HYPOTHESIS?

300

The length and time of your break.

What is 10-15 minutes, after the math section?

300

You do this when you do not know the answer on a standardized exam.

What is ANSWER THE SAME LETTER OPTION FOR THE ENTIRETY OF THE EXAM? Example: Choose "D" for EVERY answer that you do not know. Increases your chances of getting those answers correct by 22%.

400

In the problem 5x2-3x-7, what are the TERMS for the "5" and "2."

What is COEFFICIENT AND EXPONENT?

400

True or False: ALL OF THESE are accurate representations of how to use a COMMA - 

  • "My brother, who lives in New York, is visiting us next week." 
  • "It was a long, exhausting week."
  • "My friend, a talented musician, is performing tonight.
  • "After dinner we went, for a stroll."

What is FALSE? 


"After dinner, we went for a stroll." 

Use a comma after the introductory phrase. 

400

A graph represented by data points and connected by straight lines.

What is a LINE GRAPH?
400

Do these things to help prepare for the ACT & manage test anxiety.

What is eat a healthy breakfast, get enough sleep, deep breaths, look at sample questions to become familiar with the test, ETC.?

400

You should do this during long questions or passages.

What is HIGHLIGHT KEY POINTS?

500

A flat, two-dimensional surface formed by the intersection of a horizontal x-axis and a vertical y-axis, used to locate points using ordered pairs.

What is A COORDINATE PLANE?

500

The cause and effect in this sentence: It was raining really hard, so the football game was canceled.



Cause: it rained really hard

Effect: the game was canceled

500

The conclusion you can draw from this sentence: 

Sara walked into the house, hung up her raincoat, and placed her wet umbrella in the stand.

What is IT IS RAINING OUTSIDE?

500

The TIME AND DATE of the ACT at Ombudsman Northwest this year.

What is BE HERE AT 7:30 AM ON TUESDAY, APRIL 14?

500

These questions will have words like "least," "except," "not," or "most likely," as these can completely change what's being asked.

What is WATCH FOR TRICK QUESTIONS AND/OR READ QUESTIONS FULLY?

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