McGraw-Hill's ACT
By: Steven W. Dulan and the faculty of Advantage Education
Contributors: Advantage Education (Firm)
Edition: 2009 ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 638
ISBN-13: 9780071588232; 9780071588201; 9780071588225
Subjects: Entrance examinations; Study guides; ACT Assessment; Universities and colleges; Achievement tests
Description: A study guide to the ACT Assessment test provides information on test-taking skills, an eight-week training schedule, sample questions and answers, and eight practice exams on CD-ROM.
Notes: "5 practice tests"--Cover.

System requirements for accompanying CD-ROM: Microsoft Windows 98, 2000, XP, and Vista.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments --; title: About the author --; title: Introduction : Using this book --; title: A note on scoring the practice tests -- -- pt. 1.; title: Getting started -- -- ch. 1.; title: Understanding the ACT --; title: What is the ACT? --; title: What is the structure of the ACT? --; title: Who writes the ACT? --; title: Registering for the ACT --; title: Why do ACT exams exist? --; title: ACT scores --; title: Bias on the ACT --; title: Disabilities and the ACT --; title: Testing irregularities --; title: SAT differences and similarities -- -- pt. 2.; title: ACT diagnostic assessment --; title: ACT diagnostic assessment test --; title: Answer key --; title: Scoring guide --; title: Answers and explanations -- -- pt. 3.; title: Strategies and review -- -- ch. 2.; title: Strategies to get your best score --; title: The psychology of testing --; title: Strategic thinking --; title: Relax to succeed --; title: Getting ready to take the test --; title: Taking the test --; title: Guessing on the test --; title: After the test -- -- ch. 3.; title: ACT English test : strategies and concept review --; title: General strategies and techniques --; title: Usage and mechanics --; title: Rhetorical skills --; title: ACT English skills exercises --; title: ACT English exercises : answers and explanations.; title: ch. 4.; title: ACT mathematics test : strategies and concept review --; title: General strategies and techniques --; title: Mathematics concept review --; title: ACT mathematical skills exercises --; title: Answers and explanations --; title: Practice questions --; title: Answers and explorations -- -- ch. 5.; title: ACT reading test : strategies and concept review --; title: Timing --; title: General strategies and techniques --; title: Question types --; title: Strategies for specific question types --; title: ACT reading skills exercises --; title: Answers and explanations --; title: Practice questions--; title: Answers and explanations -- -- ch. 6.; title: ACT science reasoning test : strategies and concept review --; title: General strategies and techniques --; title: The scientific method --; title: ACT science reasoning test exercises --; title: Answers and explanations --; title: Practice questions --; title: Answers and explanations -- -- ch. 7.; title: ACT writing test : strategies and review --; title: How to prepare --; title: The essay prompt --; title: Essay writing techniques --; title: Common mistakes --; title: Essay scoring --; title: Simplified essay scoring rubric --; title: Sample student responses --; title: ACT writing skills exercises --; title: Improving paragraphs --; title: Answers and explanations.; title: pt. 4.; title: Four practice tests --; title: ACT practice test 1 --; title: Answer key --; title: Scoring guide --; title: Answers and explanations --; title: ACT practice test 2 --; title: Answer key --; title: Scoring guide --; title: Answers and explanations --; title: ACT practice test 3 --; title: Answer key --; title: Scoring guide --; title: Answers and explanations --; title: ACT practice test 4 --; title: Answer key --; title: Scoring guide --; title: Answers and explanations -- -- pt. 5.; title: Appendixes --; title: Appendix 1 : What's next? --; title: Choosing the best college or university for you --; title: Applying to college --; title: Suggested high school courses --; title: Appendix 2 : Grammar and punctuation rules --; title: Appendix 3 : ACT vocabulary list.