English test
This portion of the test has how many questions?
What is 35
"Always go with the ______ unless _______"
"Always go with the shortest answer unless it's terrible"
You should do this even if you are unsure of what a question means.
Answer the questions
What is used to connect two complete thoughts?
Semicolon
How many tests are you taking tomorrow?
4
This portion is how long?
What is 35 minutes
"Extra information is surrounded by double __, double ____, or double ____."
"Double dashes, double commas, or double parenths"
Situation: You've answered 53/60 questions and have 2 minutes left on the clock. The 7 questions remaining are questions about which you are unsure. What should you do?
Fill in the bubbles anyways, but do your best to make educated guesses. Remember: you don't get penalized for wrong answers!
What is an example of a contraction?
It's = it is
Who's = who is
they've = they have
What is the difference between Effect vs Affect?
Effect = nouns and Affect= verbs
What are the three things you need for the ACT tomorrow?
Pencil, chrombook, calculator!
Dashes are used to indicate.....
What is Sudden break or hesitation.
How long are you taking the pre ACT test for?
160 Minutes
A semi-colon is surrounded by ______.
Two complete thoughts.
If you get stuck on a question skip and ......
What is Come back to it
Parentheses are used to separate?
What is Words, Phrases, clauses
How long is the English portion of the ACT and how many questions is the test?
35 minutes, 48 questions
What are 5 prepositions?
??????
What does "cross out the gunk" refer to? (two things)
Eliminate any prepositional phases and extra info.
What should you leave in your locker before coming to your testing room (4)?
Phone, headphones, watches, backpacks
What is the English "benchmark score" that will allow you to exempt the final for this class?
15 or higher