<p>I plan on taking the June ACT. There's almost five weeks before it, so I plan on buying a preparation book and completing the entire thing before the big day. What's the best prep book to buy and what's a good daily schedule for studying? (I.e. dividing the practice tests in sections I can do each day or on the weekends)</p>
<p>I’d say get the “Real ACT” prep book because it’s the official ACT one by Peterson’s. Do like 1 test a weekend and you should complete all 5 ACT tests that are included. It basically gives you explanation as to why something is wrong or right just like any other prep book.</p>
<p>I agree w/Rhebar. Buy the Real ACT Book and do the tests in that book. There are 5 tests in the book, which would be perfect for one a week. Take an entire test at a time, so that way you can mimic what “real” testing conditions will be like. Make sure you only allow yourself the amount of time to do the test as you would be given on an actual test. If you mimic the conditions of what a real test would be like as much as you can when taking practice tests, your practice scores might be a little bit more inline on what you can expect to score on the real thing. After the test, have your parents grade the test for you, but don’t have them mark what the correct answers are on the ones you got wrong. Go back and try to figure out what you did wrong, that way it will stick w/you more, and you’ll think twice before making the same mistake on a similar question on a future test. Also, read the explanations on the answers for each problem you got wrong. The answer guide goes in depth for each question on what the right answer is and why it was the right answer, and what the wrong answers are and why they are the wrong answers. For my daughter, we also had her really study up on some basic grammar rules, and that helped her tremendously on the English portion of the test. Use google to find some grammar sites and go over when to use commas vs semicolons, or when to use who vs whom, etc. Also, just doing the practice tests will get you used to the format, timing, and pacing of the test. If you put the time in, you can see meaningful results! Good luck!</p>