ACT 36: Aiming for the Perfect Score - Softcover

Spare, Alexander; Summers, Ann

 
9781438006253: ACT 36: Aiming for the Perfect Score
Softcover
ISBN 10: 143800625X ISBN 13: 9781438006253
Publisher: Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S., 2015

Synopsis

An ACT test score of 36 represents test-taking perfection. College-bound students who approach this score are virtually assured of acceptance into the nation's finest colleges. Students who are focusing on getting an exceptionally high or even perfect score on the ACT will want to get their hands on this innovative book. Inside, they'll find:

  • Advice and strategies for tackling the ACT's most difficult questions and coming up with winning answers
  • Extra-challenging practice tests in all ACT test areas: English, Math, Reading, Science, and the optional Writing test
  • Instruction on reading efficiently and retentively
  • Special tips for boosting your science score
  • Detailed advice on writing a winning essay The book can be purchased with an optional CD-ROM presenting a full-length ACT practice test that closely matches the real ACT with answers, plus 50 extra-difficult questions with answers.

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    About the Author

    Jonathan has taught high school science for more than 20 years at West Leyden High School in Northlake, IL. During that time, he has taught review courses for the ACT and SAT. He has worked in labs at the Weizmann Institute of Science, the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, and the Feinberg School of Medicine. Jonathan has also received local and state recognition for outstanding teaching.

    From the Inside Flap

    Table of Contents:
    Introduction
    ENGLISH
    1. Fundamentally Speaking
    2. Punctuation: Minimize the Madness
    3. Sound Sentences
    4. World of Words
    5. Thinking Like a Writer
    6. English Practice Test
    MATH
    7. Overview of the Math Section
    8. Elementary Algebra
    9. Intermediate Algebra/Coordinate Geometry
    10. Plane Geometry/Trigonometry
    11. Mini-Lessons as Review
    12. Math Practice Test
    READING
    13. Balancing Efficiency and Accuracy
    14. Fiction: Are You a Good Judge of Character?
    15. The Nuances of Nonfiction
    SCIENCE
    16. Overview of the Science Test
    17. Passage Types and Strategies
    18. Passage Dissection: Introductions
    19. Passage Dissection: Tables, Graphs, and Figures
    20. Passage Dissection: Questions
    21. Data Representation Passages
    22. Research Summaries Passages
    23. Conflicting Viewpoints Passages
    24. Tips for Boosting Your Science Score
    WRITING
    25. Writing an Effective Essay

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    Publisher
    Barron's Educational Series Inc.,U.S.
    Publication date
    2015
    Language
    English
    ISBN 10 
    143800625X
    ISBN 13 
    9781438006253
    Binding
    Paperback
    Edition number
    3
    Number of pages
    336

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