English test
Grammar Rules and Baylor-isms
ACT Strategies
Punctuation
General Rules
100

This portion of the test has how many questions?

What is 35

100

"Always go with the ______ unless _______"

"Always go with the shortest answer unless it's terrible"

100

You should do this even if you are unsure of what a question means.

Answer the questions


100

What is used to connect two complete thoughts?

Semicolon

100

How many tests are you taking tomorrow?

4

200

This portion is how long?

What is 35 minutes

200

"Extra information is surrounded by double __, double ____, or double ____."

"Double dashes, double commas, or double parenths"

200

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!

200

What is an example of a contraction?

It's = it is

Who's = who is 

they've = they have

200
The night before you are to get as much ...... as you can
What is sleep
300
How many passages is this Test
What is 5
300

What is the difference between Effect vs Affect?

Effect = nouns and Affect= verbs

300

What are the three things you need for the ACT tomorrow?

Pencil, chrombook, calculator!

300

Dashes are used to indicate.....

What is Sudden break or hesitation.

300

How long are you taking the pre ACT test for? 

160 Minutes 

400
When the options have a lot of words which one should you chose?
What is Shortest one
400

A semi-colon is surrounded by ______.

Two complete thoughts.

400

If you get stuck on a question skip and ......

What is Come back to it

400

Parentheses are used to separate? 

What is Words, Phrases, clauses

400

How long is the English portion of the ACT and how many questions is the test?

35 minutes, 48 questions

500

What are 5 prepositions?

??????

500

What does "cross out the gunk" refer to? (two things)

Eliminate any prepositional phases and extra info.

500

What should you leave in your locker before coming to your testing room (4)?

Phone, headphones, watches, backpacks

500
An Apostrophe is used to show
What is Possesion
500

What is the English "benchmark score" that will allow you to exempt the final for this class?

15 or higher