Those who have PR '08...Question.

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<p>I just took a practice exam for the English section out of PR's book (Exam 2, btw). I got a 34 because
I "missed" two, but I think one of the two that I missed is very questionable.</p>

<h1>70 (I'll do parentheses instead of underlining):</h1>

<p>"I nodded, but with one group needing its check, another demanding (about) its nachos, and a third complaining that the vegetarian tacos had beef in them, I didn't have time to lavish attention on anyone."</p>

<p>F. No Change
G. of
H. for
J. OMIT the underlined portion.</p>

<p>I said "for". However, the answers say, "The correct idiom is to 'demand something,' not to demand about, of, or for something.</p>

<p>I mean, I understand why it's "wrong", but my thought process was, "You can't DEMAND nachos." That was a bad question, IMO, but oh well. If one like that shows up on the real ACT, I'll remember it.</p>

<p>But, on a brighter note, I went from a 31 to a 34 from the first English exam to the second English exam!</p>

<p>WOOOOOOOOOO</p>

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<p>No, I don't think it's a bad question. You just need to know the idioms, so actually, it was a good question because it taught you one you didn't know before. That would actually be cool if you got a similar question on your real ACT!</p>

<p>And nice improvement from the 31 to the 34!</p>

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<p>so the answer is J?</p>

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<p>i did that same practice test today and got a 30, i missed 8. I also got that question wrong, and the explantion in the back of the book also cleared that question up for me.</p>

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<p>Isn't it J?</p>

<p>I did absolutely horrible on the first test in that book. Did anyone else do way worse than normal on it?</p>

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<p>Yeah, it's J.</p>

<p>I just did a Reading Test for it (from Test 1) and got a 25.</p>

<p>I'm not consistent with reading. I've gotten a 23, 25, and 28 w/ it.</p>

<p>***.</p>

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<p>Innocent, did you happen to miss #51?</p>

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<p>no i did not miss 51, "yet" is the odd man out LOL, all of the other ones refer to time, in a sense!</p>

<p>On the first english test i got the same score a 30 and missed 8. i was upset because in the mcgraw hill book i use to do much better!</p>

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<p>i did alright on the first reading test, i got a 28, and i am taking the other one tomorrow and hope to score in the 30s!</p>

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<p>I got a 25 on the first reading test.</p>

<p>LOL.</p>

<p>I'm so inconsistent w/ that. First ACT that I took in Feb I got a 28, then a 23 in April, and a 25 today on the practice test.</p>

<p>LOL. WTH?!</p>

<p>I'm changing up my strategy. I have been just reading a question and searching for answers...but now I'm going to try and read and answer questions. I'm reading all these tips and stuff everywhere and hopefully when I try it tomorrow I'll raise my score to a 28+, and I'll consistently get that.</p>

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<p>I'm currently practicing online right now with Sparknotes.</p>

<p>I highly recommend reading this:
ACT</a> SparkNotes Test Prep: Read!</p>

<p>All of the initial stuff (12.1 through 12.5) consists of tips and everything. You'll then get to some practice passages/questions and good feedback is given.</p>

<p>The first passage I did (prose fiction), I missed 2 or 3. The second passage I did (social science), I didn't miss one.</p>

<p>I'm now reading first (and reading the entire passage in about 3 1/2 minutes...probably 4 for Prose Fiction), and then answering questions which is so much easier. I'll probably have extra time. It's incredibly easy now.</p>

<p>I honestly think I'll have both English & Reading at a 33/34+ consistently. I'll still suck at Math (I'm hoping for a 25+, LOL), but I think I can improve my science dramatically.</p>

<p>I may surprise myself and get a 30 on this ACT.</p>

<p>WOOOOOOO</p>

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<p>Thanks for the SparkNotes link!</p>

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<p>did any1 notice the 3-4 errors in the 1st PR 08 English section?</p>

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<p>i noticed some of them, PR has many errors through out its book. In the first math practice test there is not a # 21. I am referring to the 2007 PR book.</p>

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<p>
[quote]
did any1 notice the 3-4 errors in the 1st PR 08 English section?

[/quote]

I noticed that too. I couldn't tell which words it was talking about.</p>

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<p>I just took the second PR test for Reading and got a 30. I missed 7 this time as opposed to 14.</p>

<p>I probably would've missed less, but the last passage went up to 100+ lines as opposed to the usual 70 or so.</p>

<p>WTH is that!</p>

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<p>actually, that was a reasonable question. you CAN demand something, e.g. I demand candy. It would be improper to say I demand for candy.</p>

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<p>huh?????????????***?</p>