Tag: ACT English Test
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19 ACT Grammar Rules You Need to Know to Get a Great Score
For a top-notch ACT English score, you need to know your grammar rules inside and out. More than half of the questions in the ACT English section test your understanding of English grammar, known on the ACT as “Conventions of Standard English” questions. Although this post won’t go through ALL the English rules to know…
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How to Get a Perfect 36 on ACT English: An Intergalactic Guide
A short time ago, in a galaxy that’s…well, okay, our galaxy…Tina Fey showed us all how Star Wars can be useful in everyday life: But did you also know that it can be useful when studying for the ACT English test? That’s right: the same principles guiding the series of films in which half…
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5 Most Frequently Tested ACT English Topics
Here is an overview of the 5 most often tested ACT English topics with links to resources you can use to up your English game.
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What is a Good ACT English Score?
The first sight that will greet you when you open your ACT test packet will be the ACT English section. It contains the most questions of any section on the test (75 of them!), but it only allows you 45 minutes to answer them. Your raw score will be translated into a score from 1-36…
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ACT English: Word Form Rules
ACT English is very conscious of varying word forms in the English language and you’ll get a lot of questions that deal with them. Here are some rules to remember as you keep an eye on word forms in the English portion of the exam.
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How to Use the ACT Website in Your ACT Prep
It’s crazy how many students don’t take advantage of the free resources on the ACT website. Lucky ducks, we made you this complete guide to all the best stuff…
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ACT English: Organization Questions
ACT English essays are organization freaks; your English teacher would love them. If they don’t have clear topic sentences, they want one; if sentences aren’t in chronological order, they flip out. Well not really, but your score might if you don’t look out for these question types. So here are the most important things you…
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ACT English: How to Approach Strategy Questions
Strategy questions on the ACT English test fall under the broader category of “Rhetorical Skills” questions. To give you some context, 35 out of the 75 questions on the English test are Rhetorical Skills questions and about 11 to 15 of these are strategy questions. Strategy questions, like all rhetorical skills questions, don’t test specific…
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Cracking the ACT English Code: Usage and Mechanics (Part 1)
With today’s smartphone-driven jargon, it is easy to lose sight of the foundational grammar upon which the rich English language is built: a texting dialogue filled with acronyms, sentence fragments, abbreviations and emojis doesn’t exactly hold us accountable for remembering these rules. Unfortunately, the ACT still does. With that, let’s take a look at the…
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ACT English Practice
Whether you’re looking for free resources, practice tests, or questions, we’ve got you covered! Check out this post for ACT English practice resources.