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December 27, 2019

ACT For Dummies: Book + 3 Practice Tests Online + Flashcards, 7th Edition

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Slay the ACT monster with this trusted and friendly guide to maximizing your test score, minimizing your fear, and acing your way into the college of your dreams. This updated edition schools you in winning study strategies and drills you to examination day perfection with exercises and practice problems that help you improve your performance, and become a lean, mean, test-crushing machine. Complete with updated math coverage to align with recent test changes, ACT For Dummies provides access to a companion website featuring three full-length practice tests, math flashcards, and real-time feedback on your performance.

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Lisa Zimmer Hatch served as VP of The Center for Legal Studies, where she created standardized test preparation. Currently, she is an Independent College Counselor and president of College Primers.

Scott A. Hatch develops courses for a variety of careers and assists those seeking advanced degrees in law, business, and other professions.

Lisa Zimmer Hatch served as VP of The Center for Legal Studies, where she created standardized test preparation. Currently, she is an Independent College Counselor and president of College Primers.

Scott A. Hatch develops courses for a variety of careers and assists those seeking advanced degrees in law, business, and other professions.

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As a parent, you may wonder what you can do to help your student study for the ACT. Well, wonder no longer! Here are ten specific steps for helping your child do his or her best. ©Stock-Asso/Shutterstock.com Give him awesome test-prep materials If you bought a study prep guide for your child, you did him a huge favor.
Angle problems make up a big part of the ACT geometry test. Fortunately, understanding angles is easy when you memorize a few basic concepts. After all, you don’t have to do any proofs on the test. Finding an angle is usually a matter of simple addition or subtraction.Here are a few things you need to know about angles to succeed on the ACT: Angles that are greater than 0 but less than 90 degrees are called acute angles.
Many of the geometry problems on the ACT require you to know a lot about triangles. Remember the facts and rules about triangles given here, and you’re on your way to acing geometry questions. Classifying triangles Triangles are classified based on the measurements of their sides and angles. Here are the types of triangles you may need to know for the ACT: Equilateral: A triangle with three equal sides and three equal angles.
Every great essay (whether it's written for the ACT or not) is organized like a big, juicy hamburger. Yes, you heard right. Ever taken a bite of a big, juicy hamburger from a fast-food restaurant? Well, okay, we don’t blame you for not wanting to see what’s really lurking between the buns (even though it tastes darn good).
To create a great ACT essay, you must use specific examples, reasons, and details that prove your position on the prompt, and help refute counterarguments made by others. The ACT folks are looking for two things here, which we discuss in the following sections: Specific examples Variety of examples Use specific examples To get a handle on how specific your examples should be, consider the last time your parents questioned you about your Saturday night activities.
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