How do I prepare for the ACT?

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I do test prep tutoring for the verbal sections of the ACT and SAT. For now, I suggest you focus solely on math. If you manage to raise that score to something similar to the other sections of the test, then try improving on those sections too. Your math score is dragging your composite score down.

I am not a math person at all, but please read these general tips, as they will help with all sections of the ACT.

Common sense tips to help raise your SAT/ACT score

I’m a test prep tutor. One aspect of what I do is watching students during practice drills. I cover the verbal sections of the test, but much of this can apply to math on the SAT, or math and science on the ACT. Elimination is important. Get rid of two wrong answers. Think about why a remaining answer is wrong, rather than why it’s right. If you can’t think of why an answer is wrong, you’ve probably got the right answer. On both tests in all sections, questions generally progress from easy to medium to hard. An easy point is worth as much as a hard point. Don’t waste time on hard questions at the expense of easy ones. Don’t get hung up on questions that you are struggling with. For Reading, does a student spend too much time reading a passage? That’s a waste of time, because he has to go back and read a lot of the passage again anyway when he’s answering questions. Set a steady reading pace, using your pencil to force your eyes along, and aim to read a passage in under three m…

Understand that the easy point is worth the same as the hard point. The ACT has a clear progression of questions, from easy to medium to hard. Spend enough time answering the easier questions, and don’t try to rush through to answer the hard ones. Spending too much time on hard questions just eats into your time to answer easier ones.

See if you can get this guide for the math section. You can buy it cheaply second hand, or maybe order it at the local library. https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Guide-Math-Richard-Corn/dp/1936214601/ref=asc_df_1936214601/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=241995309321&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=17347341332129114003&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9052039&hvtargid=pla-448850644026&psc=1