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ACT Prep Final Exam Study Guide How many questions are on the English part of the ACT? ANS: 75 How many minutes do you have to take the English part of the ACT? ANS: 45 How many passages are there on the English part of the ACT? ANS: 5 How many questions are on the math part of the ACT? ANS: 60 How many minutes do you have to take the math part of the ACT? ANS: 60 How many questions are on the reading part of the ACT? ANS: 40 How many minutes do you have to take the reading part of the ACT? ANS: 35 How many passages are on the reading part of the ACT? ANS: 4 About how many words are in each passages? ANS: 1,000 What are the four types of passages on the reading part of the ACT? ANS: prose fiction, natural science, social studies, humanities How many questions are on the science part of the ACT? ANS: 40 How many minutes do you have to take the science part of the ACT? ANS: 35 How many passages are there on the science part of the ACT? ANS: 7 How many times can you take the ACT? ANS: 12 How many total questions are on the ACT? ANS: 215 What is the highest you can score on the ACT? ANS: 36 What is the national average made on the ACT? ANS: 21 If it looks _____, do it right away. ANS: reasonable If it looks tough but _____, circle the question number and come back to it later. ANS: doable If it looks _____, guess and move on. ANS: impossible You should never leave an ACT question... ANS: blank You have at least a _____% chance of guessing correctly. ANS: 20 You can mark in your ACT booklet. T or F ANS: true _____ questions on the ACT go with answers A, B, C, D (E in math). ANS: odd _____ questions on the ACT go with answers F, G, H, J (K in math). ANS: even At the five-minute mark, what should you do? ANS: fill in remaining empty bubbles With english and reading passages you have about _____ minutes per passage. ANS: 9 With the science you have about _____ minutes per passage. ANS: 5 With english, when in doubt, _____ it out. ANS: leave With english, trust your _____. ANS: ear What is a period? ANS: end of the sentence What is a question mark? ANS: asking a question What is an exclamation mark? ANS: conveys extreme emotion What is a comma? ANS: a short pause What is a semicolon? ANS: seperates 2 complete but closelt related sentences What is a colon? ANS: works like an = sign, usually starts lists What is a dash? ANS: long pause When do you use between? ANS: when two things are involved When do you use among? ANS: when more than two things are involved Remember that less = _____ ANS: uncountable and _____ = countable and people are always _____ ANS: fewer, considered countable The math test is generally arranged with the "easiest" questions first. T or F ANS: true Using the two pass strategy with math, how long should the first pass take you and long should the second pass take you? ANS: 45 mins, 15 mins What is the math strategy called where you plug in the equation the answer choices the ACT gives you? ANS: back solve What should you use to help you read faster and stay focused on the reading passage? ANS: your finger _____ questions ask you to find or use information that is clearly stated in the passage. ANS: referring _____ questions ask you to do more: they ask you to take information that's either implied or stated and use it to answer more complex questions. ANS: reasoning With the prose fiction passage, almost all the questions will relate to the... ANS: characters With the social studies passage, pay close attention to what _____ goes with what concept and keep track of who said what in a passage discussing different _____. ANS: name, views _____ passages describe or analyze ideas or works of art. ANS: humanities What are the four areas that have that the science part of the ACT? ANS: biology, chemistry, physics, earth & space Usually one passage will put two scientists in _____ of each other. ANS: opposition In order to read most graphs: you should determine what is being _____, determine what the _____ represent, and notice units of _____. ANS: represented, axis', measurment How many minutes do you have to write your essay during the writing portion of the ACT? ANS: 40 In science what passage has 7 questions? ANS: conflicting viewpoints In science what passage has 5 questions? ANS: data representation In science what passage has 6 questions? ANS: data research summary Approximately ANS: almost exact, estimate Remnant ANS: a small remaining quantity of something Alleged ANS: assumed to be true but not proven Limbo ANS: state of waiting ans uncertainty Minuscule ANS: very tiny or insignificent Deterred ANS: to prevent an individual from acting Imminent ANS: about to or ready to take place Recapitulate ANS: to summarize, recap, or review Premiere ANS: relating to the first performance of showing ofba movie or play Sample ANS: randomly selected group chosen for the purpose of collecting data Numerator ANS: the expression written above the line in a common fraction Quadrant ANS: one-fourth of a coordinate plane Denominator ANS: the expression written below the line in a common fraction Integer ANS: the set of whole numbers and their opposites Median ANS: of or being in the middle value in a distribution Mode ANS: the number in a distribution that occurs most frequently Average ANS: the sum of a group of #'s divided by the amount of numbers Anomalie ANS: something that deviates from the norm, not easily classified Paragon ANS: someone/something that is the very best model or example