English tips?

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<p>Took practice test and got</p>

<p>27 English
35 Math
32 Reading
36 Science</p>

<p>Composite 33</p>

<p>How can I improve the English..?
Would keep taking practices be of any help?</p>

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<p>Practice helped me the most with English. I was getting 25 on the first couple of tests on English and just got a 29on English on the feb act all with just practice. With all the practice you know what all the tricks are, making the question way easier.</p>

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<p>god i wish i could get a 36 in science and a 35 in math…</p>

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<p>Ya, i was totally shocked</p>

<p>I took the Sat twice and i got a 1770, and a 1810 …
And that was WITH Prepping!</p>

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<p>The English portion (in my perspective) is the most preditable portion of the test. You also have plenty of time, so it’s the easiest for many to score well if properly prepared. Take a few practice tests and see what is getting you. Is it the grammar? The rhetoric? For the grammar, you just need to buckle down and learn it .. which generally isn’t too hard (like it’s vs. its, their they’re there). There are a few type of rhetoric questions, the main ones being:

  1. Concise Usage - this is your favorite problem once you recognize it (it’s seriously a free point if you notice it) .. just pick the most simplistic and articulate thought
    ex:
    The shining lamp, which was emitting many particles of light to the retina of many readers eyes, which hitherto recieved light, was an antique.
    a) NO CHANGE
    b) The shining lamp,
    c) you see the pattern …
    d) …
    It’s B! That hopefully just makes sense.
  2. Preposition/Transistion Usage - most native English speakers just sounds this out
    ex:
    The train ride from America around Tokyo took five hours, but we finally arrived.
    a) NO CHANGE
    b) within
    c) with
    d) to
    (It’s D) .. for lack of better explanation, that’s what the sentence obviously is conveying. A/B give a sense of traveling around Tokyo, which is not the purpose of the sentence, because it says they started in America.
  3. “Box Problems” -these get a lot of students. They’re those big, yucky paragraphs that look really scary. What you need to do is look for the key words in this paragraph and “box them off.” (Yes, even I still do this!) Something like “inserting which of the following will (Start Box) help readers visualize the African jungle (End Box)” Then, look for something specifically with that. If they start talking about African government, or the Rocky Mountains, cross them off. There is going to be an exact answer that fits the description .. I promise.</p>

<p>Hopefully that helped. To give you some hope, my first time I got a 25. Now I get a 35, and that’s just from doing lots and lots of practice (like 8-10 real tests).</p>

<p>One last thing, use POE (Process of Elimination). Cross stuff off, mark up the test … it’s yours!</p>

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<p>Thanks so much for the help</p>

<p>I got 6 wrong in grammar and 5 wrong in rhetorics
The punctuation gets me…</p>

<p>Also, where did you get 8-10 real tests?
I only have 3..</p>

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<p>I found a tutor who has tons of them .. I’m really lucky I found her. If you’re getting roughly the same wrong in each area, you don’t have a weakness in one area. You just need to buckle down and practice! Make sure to use the “box problem” strategy I showed you for rhetorical questions … it helps a ton!! Good luck..</p>

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<p>well most of it is if you understand basic grammar rules for the english part… i for one use phonics a lot cause it seems to me if you can get the right negative/positive connotation (in case you forget the rules for grammar) that its much faster and easier in that aspect… By the way i love ACT right now lmao so much more straightforward then SAT 1… but i gotta practice for both lol…</p>

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<p>i did the samething or SAT 1 for fill in the blanks, i use phonics and sounding of connotation of the words and 90% of the time im right… with the exception of harder ones toward the end in which i use POE and remember positive negaitve roots..</p>

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<p>The english part of the ACT is all about time mangament.Pace yourself. You have roughly (actually slightly less than) 1/2 minute for each question. A lot of the questions are really easy. I always do my best in english. I guess because it doesn’t require a whole lot of thinking. Easy Tip!! There are about 5-6 questions that use 2 words then only 1 word should be used. For example, the slothful and lazy dog slept on the couch all day. You should only use slothful or lazy, there won’t be both!! Also, After you’ve made your choice, mentally substitute your answer into the underlined portion to see if it seems correct.</p>