Overall Tips
True or False: You should answer all questions on the test even if you do not know the answer?
True
How many minutes do you have to complete the English ACT?
45
how many passages are included in the reading portion of the ACT?
4
How many questions are on the ACT Math section?
60
True or False: The science passages are in order of increasing difficulty.
True
True or False: "No change" answers are statistically correct the same as any other answer
True
This R word describes when a writer repeats himself or says the same thing twice in different ways.
Redundancy
name the four different reading passages that are found in the Reading ACT.
Prose fiction, social studies, humanities, natural science. (will also accept literary narrative in place of prose fiction)
True or False: 1 is a prime number
False
What does TRPE stand for in the Science Section?
Task, Research, Prove, Eliminate
If you don't know the answer, you should always _____ any answers you know are incorrect.
Eliminate
What word should be changed in this sentence to to make the subject agree with the verb? - Good students do his homework.
his should be changed to their
what is one strategy we have learned to read better or faster?
Teacher will determine if the answer is correct.
If 40% of a given number is 8, then what is 15% of the given number?
3
Which type of passage on the science section has the most reading and should be saved for last unless it is the first or second passage?
Conflicting Viewpoints
When answering an "as used in line" question, you should first _____ the answer before looking at the answer choices.
Predict
the common phrase 'would of' should really be: would _____
have
What does TRPE stand for in the reading section?
Task, Read, Predict, Eliminate
What does m stand for in y=mx+b
slope
What is the difference between a dependent and an independent variable?
The dependent variable is the output and the independent variable is the input. (Teacher can also determine if the answer is correct).
What is the two pass strategy?
answer all the questions you know first, then go back through and answer all the questions you didn't know or take more time.
What kind of grammatical 'voice' is being used in this sentence? - The shoe was put on by bill.
passive voice
Specific and General - Answer Specific first
What is the sum of all distinct integers that satisfy the equation "the absolute value of x is less than 5"
0
What is the definition of extrapolation?
When you have to extend trend lines beyond the boundaries of a graph.