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The Official ACT Reading Guide


The Official ACT Reading Guide


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von: ACT

13,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 29.04.2021
ISBN/EAN: 9781119787389
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 400

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<p>The ACT official subject guides are a step by step guide for outlining the preparation for the ACT section tests. These prep guides provide students a concept-based outline for the subjects they plan to focus on. Each one of the official guides, is an efficient prep tool comprised of the most current and relevant test information packed into one guide. In addition to the book, the entire pool of questions are available online for a customizable learning experience.  The ACT official subject guides are the best resource to get detailed input and practice to help you in preparation for the ACT. By using this guide, students can feel comfortable and confident that they are preparing to do their best!</p> <p><b>Features of the ACT® Official Reading Guide Includes</b>: The only book with real ACT reading questions organized by question type; Includes tips and advice for reading more quickly and retaining information; detailed explanations for every official ACT.</p>
<p>Introduction vii</p> <p><b>Chapter 1: An Overview of the ACT Reading Test 1</b></p> <p>Passage Types 1</p> <p>Timing and Pacing 3</p> <p>Checking Your Answers 3</p> <p>Scaled Scoring 3</p> <p>Take a Diagnostic Practice Test 4</p> <p>How to Use This Guide 4</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: General Reading Skills 7</b></p> <p>Skimming 7</p> <p>Scanning 15</p> <p>Speed Reading 16</p> <p>Annotating 17</p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Test-Taking Strategies 19</b></p> <p>Invest Most of Your Time in Answering the Questions 20</p> <p>Invest Your Time in Reading Upfront 20</p> <p>Save Your Worst Passage for the End 21</p> <p>Worry Less about Each Individual Answer 22</p> <p>Vary Your Reading Pace According to the Passage 22</p> <p>Change the Order of the Passages 22</p> <p>Read Half the Passage Then Answer Half the Questions 23</p> <p>Answer the “Easy” Questions First 23</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Question and Answer Types 27</b></p> <p>EXCEPT and NOT Questions 27</p> <p>Common Wrong Answer Types 37</p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Skills and Reporting Categories 45</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 6: Key Ideas and Details 47</b></p> <p>Main Idea Questions 47</p> <p>Strategies for Determining the Main Idea for Social Science, Humanities, or Natural Science Passages 48</p> <p>Function of Detail Questions 52</p> <p>Fact Finding 58</p> <p>Inferences 67</p> <p>Paraphrasing Complex Ideas 75</p> <p>Compare and Contrast 76</p> <p>Questions about Shifts 100</p> <p><b>Chapter 7: Craft and Structure 105</b></p> <p>Using Context Clues 105</p> <p>Word-Meaning Questions 106</p> <p>Vocabulary 118</p> <p>Interpreting Figurative Language 123</p> <p>The Author’s Point of View 127</p> <p>The Primary Purpose of the Passage 133</p> <p><b>Chapter 8: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas 139</b></p> <p>Arguments 141</p> <p>Reasoning and Evidence 142</p> <p><b>Chapter 9: Passage Types 143</b></p> <p>Literary Narrative Genre Conventions 143</p> <p>Social Science and Humanities Genre Conventions 157</p> <p>Natural Science Genre Conventions 160</p> <p>Paired Passages 166</p> <p><b>Chapter 10: Practice Questions 177</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 11: Answers and Explanations 239</b></p> <p>Answer Key 240</p> <p>Explanatory Answers 242</p>
<p><b>ACT</b> (Iowa City, IA) is a not-for-profit organization providing assessment, research, information, and program management services to support education and workforce development. Known most widely as the makers of the ACT exam--the college readiness and placement assessment taken by some 1.8 million high school students each year--ACT produces a number of assessments and services reaching more than 10 million people along the kindergarten through career continuum. ACT's rigorous research informs policy decisions and helps develop programs that boost lifelong learning potential in schools and workplaces around the world. To learn more, visit www.act.org.</p>

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