<p>I'm new to the ACT. As in really new. I have taken part of a practice test. I took the math section and got a 33. I plan on taking the rest of the sections today. I have 2 books for the ACT, the 'official' one and a Princeton review one. Unlike the SAT which I am very familiar with (and for which the College Board has a book with 8 sample tests) the ACT official book only has 3.. For the SAT I was told countless times not to practice off any book except the official book by the testmakers because only that book with have accurate questions that have apperaed on SATs. Does the same rule apply with the ACT? If so is it possible to buy more tests?</p>
<p>I also had the same two books for SAT (blue one and PR) PR and blue book are the two best books for study aid in the world. PR is a well-developed third party that sometimes is BETTER than collegeboard but college board is official so the answer is YES to both books. Both are awsome trust me from experience :)</p>
<p>I used the red "Real-ACT" book. I just took a section a day until I had done all of the tests in it. I really liked how they explained why the answers were what they were. </p>
<p>Scores before prep and after...</p>
<p>English: 29 to 35
Math: 29 to 28
Reading: 33 to 34
Science: 28 to 33</p>
<p>I felt like the Math sections in the book were much easier than the real test, so they didn't help me at all. I think I made a 33 on one of the practice Math sections, but yeah...on the real one I pretty much got to the last 10 questions and didn't really know how to do them in the time I had left...that was a lack of decent Math classes at school more than anything.</p>
<p>Anyway, the big red "Real ACT" book worked well for me.</p>
<p>I think PR's test are more representative of what you will get on the real test...I got a 31 in the REAL ACT book but a 29 in the PR book. My score on the actual ACT test was a 29 too!</p>
<p>If I were you, I wouldn't take the tests split up like that. If you want a true estimate of what your ACT score will be on the actual test, you should simulate the conditions as precisely as possible. Best to do the entire practice test in one sitting, without give yourself any extra time, and sticking to the clock exactly.</p>