<p>Hi there,</p>
<p>I've done every official ACT test that I've been able to get my hands on. I'm now starting to do tests by Barron, and I noticed that Barron's English questions include some about reordering paragraphs or sentences. Is this a Barron's thing? Or does the ACT actually have questions on reordering paragraphs/sentences now?</p>
<p>Thanks,
--Dany.</p>
<p>Yes… The actual ACT has sentence/paragraph reordering</p>
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<p>This comes as a huge surprise to me. I’ve been studying off of old exams this whole time thinking that they were representative of the coming exam.</p>
<p>Is Barron’s book closest to what will actually be on the test, then, in comparison to the review book by Princeton?</p>
<p>Thanks,
–Dany.</p>
<p>Prior exams are the closest format to the actual ACT.</p>
<p>blahblah9393, that is what I’ve been studying for the past two months. It appears that the red ACT prep book I was studying out of was the second edition, which was published in 2008. My test is scheduled to happen this fscking Saturday and apparently I have spent all this time studying a format that doesn’t exist. Brilliant.</p>
<p>–Dany.</p>
<p>If your using the Real ACT book, it has real ACT tests so they are very accurate to what your going to see on saturday. Pretty sure the english sections in the book have ordering questions. I think barron’s is a lot harder than the real ACT test and there’s a lot of extra information in it.
ACT has not changed its structure or anything so the tests in the 2008 book are accurate.</p>
<p>Hi sumersinha,</p>
<p>As much as I’d like to believe that, I know for a fact that the 2nd edition prep book (the real ACT book that I used to study) never included a single re-ordering question on the test. It’s clear that the format has changed. Although, it certainly is comforting to know that Barron’s tests are harder than those of the actual test. I am heading out to Barnes & Noble tomorrow to obtain the 3rd edition in hopes that I can get some last minute practice with the new format.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info,
–Dany.</p>
<p>Everything I have read has said that the Real ACT prep guide is the best, and you’re not going to fail it because it’s missing on type of question. It seems kind of overkill to study out several different books. Released exams are the best way to prepare. Which is what the Real ACT Prep guide has.</p>
<p>3 of the 5 tests in the 3rd edition are from the 2nd edition. I think the 2nd edition is pretty accurate and good for preparing. Good luck!</p>
<p>The Real ACT Prep Guide 3rd edition is now even better with its inclusion of more recent ACT tests, December 2008 and April 2009. I highly recommend this book and this book only for ACT prep. The ACT website does provide an actual full ACT (from April 2007) called “Preparing for the ACT” (available in guidance offices also) and another full ACT in segments in the practice questions section of the website. These are the best options for all students. Do not waste time with what we in the test prep business call knock-offs like Barron’s, Princeton, Kaplan, etc.</p>
<p>Just FYI yall, turns out that I was just confused by the fact that Barron’s tests are unnecessarily difficult. The 2nd edition is in fact pretty true to the test, and yes, the 3rd edition is a much better buy since it includes 5 real tests. Sorry for the confusion – thanks so much for the help :)</p>