English
Math
ACT Strategies
"Fun" Facts About the ACT
100
Name three types of punctuation.
Period, semicolon, exclamation mark, question mark, comma, colon, apostrophe.
100
Solve: 2/7 + 3/5=
Use the bowtie method! Cross multiply to get 10+21/35= 31/35
100
What does LOTD stand for and mean?
Letter of the Day: when you don't know the answer, just pick a letter! (In other words...guess!)
100
What are all of the sections of the ACT? (kudos if you name them in order!)
English, Math, Reading, Science, Writing
200
What are pronouns?
Pronouns are words that replace nouns. Some examples are: he, she, we, they.
200
Translate the following sentence into a math equation: the product of 10 and x is the sum of 12 and the product of 4 and x.
10x=12+4x
200
Name two things you CAN'T bring/use on the ACT.
Phones, food, beverages, fancy calculators, pens, highlighters etc.
200
How are the questions on the math section of the test organized?
Easiest to hardest
300
Name two of the five ways you can use a comma.
After an introductory idea, before and after unnecessary information, after every item on a list, between a list of two things and with FANBOYS as STOP punctuation.
300
Find the mean of the list: List(A): 9,38,7,19,7
16
300
What is the name of the ACT strategy where you get rid of silly or out of range answers?
Process of Elimination (P.O.E)
300
How many possible points can you score on the ACT?
36 points
400
Name three parts of a sentence.
Noun, verb, adjective, subject, predicate, adverb etc.
400
Distribute the following equation: -5(2x-3)
-10x+15
400
What does P.O.O.D stand for?
Personal Order of Difficulty. Choose which questions to answer or passages to read by what is personally the easiest for you!
400
How many passages are there on the reading section?
4 passages. (1 passage is a dual passage)
500
What does the acronym FANBOYS stand for? (HINT: it involves conjunctions)
What does the acronym FANBOYS stand for?
500
What is the definition of an obtuse angle?
An angle that is 90 degrees or larger
500
What do you do with questions categorized as "Never"?
Guess on them! #LetteroftheDay
500
How many possible points can you get on the writing section of the ACT?
10 points
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