This site will be updated often with ACT/PSAT tips, upcoming events, and instructional links. The subject specific links will be helpful once you have identified patterns in missed questions from practice tests. Remember, the first step of ACT prep is done daily in your classes. Smart test prep is secondary! If this is the first time visiting this site, scan through older posts for additional help.

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Review the STANDARDS!

This may sound crazy.. but this is critical when understanding the ACT test! Look over the College and Career Readiness Standards! These are the SKILLS that the ACT will be testing!Think about the learning targets that your teachers put on their boards! The quicker you can identify WHAT TYPE of question you are being asked, the quicker you can identify the correct answer! This will also help you determine the patterns in the questions that you are MISSING! Are you missing every homonym question? This is a usage convention! Once you determine your pattern... you can work to fix the problem!

Look under the links on your right for the ACT College and Career Readiness Standards to see what this test is all about!!

Monday, April 13, 2015

ACT Science Test

More assistance in attacking the science portion of the ACT- How to read the ACT Science

ACT Science Types of Questions

How to Map a Passage on the Science Test

How to answer questions on Opinions and Conflicting Viewpoints

ACT 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.

BACKSOLVING: Backsolving video

Math Strategies Video- Basic Math Strategies- Must know!

Math Strategies Video- Using the Answers

Math Equations (MEMORIZE): Math Equations

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

USA TEST PREP

Here is the link to USA TEST PREP... USA TEST PREP LINK
Sign in and click on ACT tab.
Here you can work on specific subject tests... and if you scroll down further... you can work on individual SKILLS!

THIS IS A FANTASTIC RESOURCE! USE IT!