True or False: The ACT reading sections gives you poetry passages to analyze.
False
100
You have ____ minutes to take the English section, and it has ____ questions.
45 and 75
100
We understand each other [really well; really good].
really well
100
The different between "altogether" and "all together"
altogether = completely
all together = everybody or everything at the same time
200
He is a man with principals/principles and values.
principles
200
This passage-type might include topics such as birds' eggs, dinosaur fossils or the parts of a cell.
Natural Sciences
200
Neither my cousins nor my aunt ______ coming.
is
200
I think the cake is done. It smells [good; well].
good
200
Your ACT score will effect/affect your college application.
What is "affect"?
effect = a noun (hint: put the word "the" in front)
affect = a verb
300
Go to the traffic lights, then/than turn right.
then
300
These are the 4 reading passages categories.
Prose (fiction), humanities, social science, natural science
300
The English sections tests your knowledge in these three main areas.
punctuation, grammar, and sentence structure
300
That behavior will not be accepted/excepted.
accepted
300
What is the difference between the following words: farther further
farther--used to express distance further--used to express time or degree
400
Her dress cost more then/than mine.
than
400
You have about this many minutes per reading passage
9
400
These two things will benefit you most the night before and morning of the ACT.
Getting a good night's sleep and eating a good breakfast
400
Sue is the one who/that is speaking.
who
400
define the following words: consul council counsel
consul--a government representative council--an assembly that meets for deliberation (student council) counsel--advice (counselor)
500
Mike and I/me went to the concert this weekend.
I
500
These are two strategies to use when approaching the reading section of the ACT.
1. Read the easiest passages for you first
2. Take BRIEF!!! notes as you read
3. Use the process of elimination (POE)
4. Skip questions that take too long to answer and come back later
5. Use a filling-in-the-bubble strategy
6. Pace yourself against the clock
7. Guess at the end for any unanswered questions
500
True or False: You lose points for selecting the wrong answer on the ACT.
False
500
Who’s/whose book are you reading?
Who's
500
define the following words: prophesy prophecy
prophesy-- verb- to predict prophecy-- noun- prediction