<p>Alright, so I'd really like to have a 34 on the ACT; it'd really help me out financially.</p>
<p>My score from the Feb 2013 test was:
English: 27 (subscores of 15/14)
Math: 28 (I've fixed this. It'll be 32+ easy now I didn't know some of the material, due to the fact we never reached it in Algebra 2) (subscores of 17/13/15)
Reading: 34 (Only missed one... I still think my answer was right)
Science: 31 (I missed easy questions by misreading graphs on easy questions and rushing through things. I can fix this)
Composite: 30
(I ordered my answers and test booklet from ACT)</p>
<p>I understand everyone says to take as many practice tests as possible, and I'm going to take quite a few, but I need a little more than that. I would greatly appreciate any advice given to me on how to improve my english score; I'd love to hear about any quick tips, tricks, or methods you all have read about and/or have came up with. Links to any website that'd help me out would also be great. Also I am already a really fast reader with time left over after every exam, except math... I barely finish that one haha. </p>
<p>Thank you for your time.</p>
<p>For the english it’s simply about grammar rules. Websites like Sparknotes has basically a great list of rules that will help. Also, what I’ve learned from practicing is to not answer the question right away, but to read one line further down. It will help you make sense of what the passage is 1)talking about and 2)the correct change(if any)</p>
<p>Thank you for the reply, I do read a line or two (sometimes 3) for every english question. Also thank you for the website resource you’ve suggested.</p>
<p>The first time I took an English Test, I scored a mere 19.You see I was disturbed and frightened as the rest were in the early 20s.
Obviously grammar wasn’t a concern but I’ll just tell you 3 things which pulled my score up to 31.
•Shortest answer is usually the correct answer.Usually.
•Answer choices in the active voice are your best guess.
and thirdly
•Never add an extra punctuation.If a comma is there and it tells you to improve the sentence,don’t add extra punc. rather try to remove them.</p>
<p>Wish you all the luck.
May you score well.</p>
<p>Some easy tricks my AP Language teacher told us…</p>
<p>If one answer choice has a period, and the other has a semicolon, both are wrong. They serve essentially the same function and the ACT will never force you to pick from two essentially correct answers. </p>
<p>When in doubt, pick the shortest answer or “eliminate the underlined portion” option. It’s almost always the shortest, most concise answer.</p>
<p>Trust your ear. Go with what sounds right when you say it. Most people don’t know intricate grammar rules, but you can usually tell if something sounds wrong.</p>