ACT BASICS
ENGLISH
MATH
READING
SCIENCE
100
True or False.
You should answer EVERY question on the ACT, even if you just guess.
TRUE
100
Whether its bright and jaunty or haunting and
melancholic, the music of the Andes highlands has a
mellow sound unique in the musical world.
Choose the best answer.
NO CHANGE
- no change
- they're
- it's
- its
c. it's
100
What is the slope of any line parallel to the line 9x + 4y = 7 ?
–9
7
9
g. -9/4
100
When reading a passage what 3 things should you look for during?
1. main details
2. the author's purpose
3. tone
100
The scientists determined the thermal conductivity of the 4 rock types at a number of different temperatures between 0°C and 400°C. The results are shown in Figure 1.
According to Study 2, the thermal conductivity of rock salt measured at a temperature of 500°C would be closest to which of the following values?
1.0 W/m°C
2.0 W/m°C
3.5 W/m°C
4.0 W/m°C
B. 2.0 W/m°C
200
What are the four sections being tested on?
English, Math, Reading, and Science
200
The moon being aligned with Earth and the sun when full or new, so its gravity combines with the sun’s gravity to create an even stronger gravitational pull.
Choose the best answer.
NO CHANGE
Since the moon is
The moon is
The moon,
c. The moon is
200
When x = 3 and y = 5, by how much does the value of 3x2 – 2y exceed the value of 2x2 – 3y ?
4
14
16
20
50
g. 14
200
If a question asks about key ideas or details, what are you being tested on?
themes, summarizing, or making inferences
200
Figure 1
Based on Figure 1, Material A’s temperature increased the fastest during which of the following time intervals?
0– 2 sec
2–12 sec
12–22 sec
22–24 sec
D. 22–24 sec
300
What should I use on multiple choice questions to increase my chances of getting the correct answer.
Process of Elimination
300
In 1916, the Democratic Party’s national
convention met in St. Louis, Missouri, to nominate
candidates for the presidency and vice-presidency
and to establish a platform, a set of positions on
issues.
Choose the best answer.
NO CHANGE
for, the presidency
for: the presidency
for the presidency,
E. No Change
300
A DVD player with a list price of $100 is marked down 30%. If John gets an employee discount of 20% off the sale price, how much does John pay for the DVD player ?
$86.00
$77.60
$56.00
$50.00
$44.00
C. $56.00
300
What are the types of points of view? What do they mean?
This narrator usually tells the story from 1st person, 3rd person omniscient, or 3rd person limited point of view.
300
What does the term dependent variable mean?
The variable in an experiment that changes as a result of effect of the independent variable
400
What should I do if I finish a section with extra time remaining?
Review my work in that section
400
Unfortunately, the music of the Incas can
probably never be exactly re-creating. Yet one
can hear in the music of their descendants, beautiful
variations on a musical sound that has survived for
many centuries.
If the writer were to change the pronoun one to we in the preceding sentence, this closing sentence would:
- indicate that the writer is a descendant of the Incas
suggest that the essay’s audience are all musicians
take on a somewhat more personal tone.
become more clearly a call to action.
c. take on a somewhat more personal tone.
400
What is the degree measure of the acute angle formed by the hands of a 12-hour clock that reads exactly 1 o’clock?
Individual Question
15°
- 30°
45°
60°
72°
B. 30 degrees
400
What is an author's claim?
Author's claim is honorable presentation of an author that he makes in his writing – to some person or his memory, group of people, establishment or even abstract idea.
400
What does it mean if two variables have a indirect relationship?
As the independent variable increases or decreases, the dependent variable does the opposite
500
What should be done the night before and morning of the test?
Get a good night sleep, around 8 hours, and eat a good breakfast in the morning
500
Intricate mosaics—enormous
“paintings” fashioned from millions of tiny cut stones
of various colors—lining each of the basilica’s several
smaller domes.
If the writer were to delete the quotation marks around the word paintings in the preceding sentence, the sentence would primarily lose a feature that suggests:
that mosaics are not paintings in the usual sense of the word.
how large and complicated the mosaics in St. Peter’s actually are.
how carefully mosaics are put together.
that the mosaics in St. Peter’s are not typical of mosaics in general.
E. that mosaics are not paintings in the usual sense of the word.
500
In the figure below, ∠ ABC ≅ ∠ DFE, ∠ BAC ≅ ∠ FDE, D and F are on AB, AD ≅ FB, and distances in centimeters are as shown. What is the length of AD, in centimeters?
5
4
3
- 2
1
D. 2
500
What is the author's tone?
Tone is the author's attitude toward the topic. The author's attitude is expressed through the words and details he or she selects. For example, textbooks are usually written with an objective tone which includes facts and reasonable explanations.
500
What does the term constant mean in relation to science experiments?
parts of the experiment that the scientists keep the same