Acing the ACT is every student’s dream and Elizabeth King’s
book by the same name is a well-written, practical approach to achieving the
goal. “Acing The ACT” is a tool
for the student that sincerely wants to better an ACT score by careful studying
and learning the tricks and strategies employed by the test makers. In the
short time that it took me to go through the guide, I learned many strategies
that I am anxious to pass on to my students.
King breaks the process of studying for
the ACT into three categories: memorization, tricky questions, and human
error. Memorization consists of
just that, memorizing specific grammar rules and math formulas necessary for the test questions. Tricky questions deals with strategies
to handle confusing or creative ACT questions that cause the test taker to lose
points through failure to completely read a question or place too much weight
on the way the question is presented on the page. Finally, human error trains
the student to be aware of the consistent errors made while taking the ACT prep
tests and learning how to counteract those errors on future tests. Normally, much studying for the ACT is
concentrated on cramming information into the brain to later be regurgitated on
the exam. “Acing The ACT,” focuses
on what areas of the test must be memorized data and what areas are pure
application and need approached according to how the question is presented.
The
guide is furthermore broken into four main sections: the English test, the math
test, the science test, and the essay. Each section carefully explains the components
of the tests, how many questions and how much time is devoted to each area.
Following this information, King gives attention to the approach in answering
problems in each category.
Overall,
my favorite part of the guide is the clear instruction King has given to all
students studying for the ACT. In
one handbook she has compiled a clearly written text that any student may use
to better the chances of getting higher ACT scores. I would recommend this guide to any teacher or student who
is sincerely interested in learning how to get the highest score possible on
the ACT.
FTC
disclaimer: I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for this
review.
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