McGraw-Hill's ACT / Steven W. Dulan and the faculty of Advantage Education.

A study guide to the ACT Assessment test provides information on test-taking skills, an eight-week training schedule, sample questions and answers, and six practice tests.

pt. I. Getting started. 1. Understanding the ACT : What is the ACT? ; What is the structure of the ACT? ; Who writes the ACT? ; Registering for the ACT ; Why do ACT exams exist? ; ACT scores ; Bias on the ACT ; Disabilities and the ACT ; Testing irregularities ; SAT differences and similarities -- part II. ACT diagnostic assessment. ACT diagnostic assessment test ; Answer key ; Scoring guide ; Diagnostic test answers and explanations -- part III. Strategies and review. 2. Strategies to get your best score : The psychology of testing ; Strategic thinking ; Relax to succeed ; Getting ready to take the test ; Taking the test ; Guessing on the test ; After the test -- 3. ACT English test: strategies and concept review : General strategies and techniques ; Usage and mechanics ; Rhetorical skills ; ACT English skills exercises ; ACT English exercises: answers and explanations ; Practice questions ; Answers and explanations -- 4. ACT mathematics test: strategies and concept review : General strategies and techniques ; Mathematics concept review ; ACT mathematics skills exercises ; Answers and explanations ; Practice questions ; Answers and explanations -- 5. ACT reading test: strategies and concept review : Timing ; General strategies and techniques ; Question types ; Strategies for specific question types ; ACT reading skills exercises ; Answers and explanations ; Practice questions ; Answers and explanations -- 6. ACT science reasoning test: strategies and concept review : General strategies and techniques ; The scientific method ; ACT science reasoning test exercises ; Answers and explanations ; Practice questions ; Answers and explanations -- 7. ACT writing test: strategies and review : How to prepare ; The essay prompt ; Essay writing techniques ; Common mistakes ; Essay scoring ; Simplified essay scoring rubric ; Sample student responses ; ACT writing skills exercises ; Answers and explanations -- part IV. Three practice tests -- part V. Appendixes. 1. What's next? : Choosing the best college or university for you ; Applying to college ; Suggested high school courses -- 2. Grammar and punctuation rules -- 3. ACT vocabulary list.