How to use Red Books?

<p>Hello!</p>

<p>I have all series of Red Books, but really dont know how to use them...</p>

<p>Do you solve each section everyday or just taking a whole test?</p>

<p>How do I have to analyze the questions?</p>

<p>It’s up to you!! Personally, I just took all of the practice tests, and it helped a ton. Good luck!</p>

<p>To be honest, the contents of the Red Book should be used in the order it’s in the book. First read through all the tips/strategies for each section so you can get a grasp, then there are 5 tests to see how well you can do. These 5 tests are invaluable because they are the closest to a real ACT test. I’d recommend doing a whole test a few times (3-4) so that you can get used to “test fatigue.” Otherwise, take a section at a time and go through both the ACT analysis and do some analyzing of your own. i.e. See what different things in each subject are of most trouble (for me, it was the natural science passages in reading).</p>

<p>I strongly agree with rahuln. Doing the entire test a few times can help you to overcome the tiredness and unwillingness to finish the test that can happen during the real ACT. If you just do some sections scattered over a few days, then you are not actually testing your endurance because you are starting fresh every time you start a section.</p>

<p>I would advise another prep book first if you have never done any major prep before. The tips in the red book are very useful but other sources (PR, Kaplan, etc.) have more in depth techniques that I find very helpful. I learned those before getting to the actual red book’s tests because like rahuln said they are the most realistic.</p>

<p>What do you mean by “test fatigue?” Do you mean I have to take the same test at least two to three times over?</p>

<p>Not the entire test. What he means by test fatigue is that if I sit down and do an entire ACT, all four sections, my brain will be tired by science and/or reading. While that will end up making you maybe slip up on those later sections due to silly errors during practice, it is a very real and unavoidable factor of the actual test. You should take all 4 parts of one practice test in one sitting, timed, with no breaks between sections to get a feel for this “fatigue”</p>