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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

ACT Subject Testing Tips!! English and Math

English: 
One of the major skills that is addressed by the English test is Subject-Verb agreement.
Remember the following-
1. Subject and verb must agree in NUMBER, singular or plural
2. To find the subject, ask: Who is performing the action of the verb.
3. Ignore interrupting phrases and prepositional phrases.
4. One verb can have multiple subjects; one subject can have multiple verbs.

Try the following questions.

MATH: 
The question types on the Math section (60 questions) are:
Pre-Algebra: 14 questions (23% of test)
Elementary Algebra: 10 questions (17%)
Intermediate Algebra: 9 questions (15%)
Coordinate Geometry: 9 (15%)
Plane Geometry: 14 (23%)
Trigonometry 4 (7%)

Knowing this breakdown can help you target your content study.
ACT Math questions are numbered by difficulty. 1 (easiest)- 60 (hardest)

TIP: Circle the actual question when reading the math question!!
Test writers are expecting you, as high school kids, to not read the question accurately.

Here are some questions on Plane Geometry:



Above information is from The Book of Knowledge- A List 2013 Edition
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  1. Gregor RenkMarch 27, 2018 at 2:13 AM

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