Barron's ACT 36 with CD-ROM: Aiming for the Perfect Score - Softcover

Summers M.A., Ann; Spare M.A., Alexander; Pazol M.S., Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1438075677 ISBN 13: 9781438075679

Publisher: Barrons Educational Series, 2015

Synopsis

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.
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. 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 CD-ROM presents a full-length ACT practice test that closely matches the real ACT with answers, plus 50 extra-difficult questions with answers.

System Requirements:

Microsoft Windows

Processor: Intel Pentium 4 2.33GHz, Athlon 64 2800+ or faster processor (or equivalent).

Memory: 128MB of RAM.

Graphics Memory: 128MB.

Platforms: Windows XP or higher.

1024 x 768 screen resolution

MAC OS X

Processor: Intel Core Duo 1.33GHz or faster processor.

Memory: 256MB of RAM.

Graphics Memory: 128MB.

Platforms: Mac OS X 10.5 and higher.

1024 x 768 screen resolution

About this title

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

Edition details

• Publisher: Barrons Educational Series
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1438075677
• ISBN 13: 9781438075679
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 312