<p>I think many of us are aware that we have to understand our mistakes when we're correcting a practice ACT test....But how exactly do you do this?</p>
<p>Whenever I go through a test, I go through my mistakes and I try to understand my mistakes. Yet, the next time I take a test, it seems like I get the same amount wrong and even the same type of questions wrong. Does anyone know how exactly one efficiently understands his/her's mistakes? I feel like I can understand the mistakes I made and think "Oh yeah, I had to do this, right", but then on the next test, it seems like I make the same mistakes even after understanding my prior mistakes. Any help/advice/tips?</p>
<p>Try typing up explanations (like they have for the Red Book tests) to all the questions you get wrong. That way, you’ll truly understand why the incorrect answers are incorrect and why the correct answers are correct. If you continue making the same type of mistakes, I would suggest getting a tutor or a knowledgeable friend to explain how to go about solving the particular question.</p>
<p>Could you possibly be rushing through the sections? Maybe you’re short on time, and you need to. But it seems like you understand what you’re doing wrong. Perhaps slowing down ever so slightly would eliminate those same mistakes.</p>
<p>Progress - That’s what I already do. I get a notebook, rewrite the English sentence that I got wrong along with rewriting again in the correct format, redo the math problems. For reading, I type down the sentences that prove the correct answer…like Choice B; angry but optimistic is correct because it literally says ‘he smashed the chair into the wall because he was hopeful for his son’s education’ or whatever. And I" not exactly sure how to do that for the Science Passage.</p>
<p>ccuser18: Possibly…I tend to have 4-6 minutes left for the English passage and around 2 minutes for the Math passage…for Reading and Science, I feel like I’m rushed.</p>
<p>Well in terms of the Reading passage, I don’t think it’s really a matter of understanding your mistakes. The same questions don’t really come up. The only thing you can do is to keep practicing, real fun I know.</p>
<p>English, however, repeatedly uses the same questions. The more you practice the more you will recognize the question. Same with math, really. </p>
<p>As for science, the majority of the mistakes are careless, just not reading the graphs correctly. Make sure you know what graph/study the question is referring to. They’ll try to trick you.</p>
<p>All right, thanks a bunch. Do you think it’s wise to look at all the practice tests I’ve taken and compare all the English/Math sections I’ve taken to see the general trend of what I’ve gotten wrong and see if the repetition can hold true for future tests?</p>
<p>Sorry for the obvious questions. I’m just a bit nervous for the upcoming ACT and I really want to get my score up.</p>
<p>If you want go for it, it can’t hurt. I know if it was me, though, I’d rather spend the time just taking another practice test instead. That’s really how I prepared, just kept practicing section after section. While I did review the questions I got wrong, I wasn’t taking the time to analyze trends/patterns or what not.</p>
<p>Good luck by the way. Judging on your motivation and time spent practicing, I’m sure you’ll raise your score.</p>