English test
Punctuaton
ACT Strategies
Punctuation
General Rules
100

The English portion of the test has this many questions

What is 75?

100

This is the most common punctuation at the end of a sentence

What is a period

100
A good goal to have for taking the ACT is setting a good ...
What is Pace
100

You join two complete sentences with a comma and this

What is coordinating conjunction

100

This is the name of the required state test you are taking as juniors

What is ACT

200

The English test lasts this many minutes

What is 45 minutes

200

These are three abbreviations which require a period

What is Mr. Dr. Mrs. R.N. B.A. A.M. P.M.

200

Along with the difficulty of questions, this is a major factor in your success on the ACT

What is Time (or others)

200

Coordinating conjunctions are words such as this

What is For, And, Nor, But, Or ,Yet, So

200

The night before the test, this is the amount of sleep you should get

What is a lot

300

The English test has this many passages

What is 5

300

This punctuation is used to connect two related complete sentences

What is a Semicolon

300

This is the meal you will eat before the ACT

What is breakfast

300

This is punctuation used to indicate a sudden break or hesitation in a sentence

What is a dash

300

This is how your ACT is scored

What is scored based on correct answers and then scaled to 36

400

This is a type of question on the English test (name at least three)

What is grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, production of writing, etc.

400

This punctuation is used to introduce a list

What is a colon

400

This is what you should do if you get stuck on a question

What is skip it and come back to it

400

This punctuation is used to set off words, phrases, or clauses within a complete sentence

What are parentheses

400

This is NOT allowed during the ACT (name at least three items or actions)

What are electronic devices, food, water, etc.
500

This is the order of the four tests on the ACT

What is English, Math, Reading, Science

500

This punctuation separates items in a list

What is a comma

500

When the last minute is announced, this should be your strategy to fill out the remaining bubbles

What is pick one letter

500

This punctuation is used to show possession

What is an apostrophe
500

This is the only time food is allowed during the ACT

What is during the break

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