ACT PREP
What does CRR stand for? - Answer Concision, Relevancy, Redundancy
Different languages value different things. What does English value? - Answer
Simplicity and directness
When in doubt - Answer take it out
The ______ answer is usually right. - Answer shortest
How much of the English test deals with CRR questions? - Answer one third
What does "make sure it makes sense" mean in the context of the English section of the
ACT? - Answer Make sure it makes logical sense, as well as grammatical sense.
Does the ACT prefer active or passive sentences? - Answer active
What is the most powerful part of an English sentence? - Answer verbs
If the ACT uses these punctuation marks in a sentence, it's a clue that you should really
consider omit, if it is an answer choice. - Answer parentheses
Consider this sentence: "The letter was written by hi before he discovered her mistake."
Which option is a good way to make this sentence to be more concise? - Answer He
wrote the letter before he discovered her mistake.
How should I read the passages on the ACT exam? - Answer skim: skipping over
connector words
Why should you predict before you look at the answer choices? - Answer so that you
know where you are going
All of these question-stem indicators for detail questions except - Answer the author
implies
How do you attack a paired passage? - Answer Use all of these strategies. (Consider
the relationship between the passages. Divide and conquer. Glance and Grab A, Read
and Map A, Answer A.
What is the first thing you should do when you start the reading comp text? - Answer
Glance and grab the questions.
What should you not pay attention to in your passage map? - Answer how many
paragraphs there are
, How do you determine if you are better at the prose/humanities passages or the
social/nature science passages? - Answer by which ones you can get through the
fastest without missing more than 2 questions.
What are the three types of paired passages? Select all that apply. - Answer
Contrasting, Example, Complementary
Generalization questions focus on all of these except - Answer the underlying details.
How fast should you be reading (in words per minutes) to finish the Reading
Comprehension comfortably? - Answer at least 350-400 wpm
Finish the sentence with the correct commonly confused word: Let's _____ it down in
the garage and paint it there. - Answer lay
Finish the sentence with the correct commonly confused word: If you don't feel well, why
don't you _______ down for a while? - Answer lie
When one decides to study for the ACT, ______ should set aside time for it every day. -
Answer one
The English section may have questions that ask about a passage as a whole. To
answer those questions, what should you do? - Answer All of these
Not only does Ella enjoy playing piano, she also likes to compose musical compositions.
- Answer but she also composes music
What is the best option, if possible, to approach the problem of gender-neutral plural
pronouns. - Answer Turn the entire sentence plural: "Students should remember their
notebooks."
Fill in the blank with the homonym that correctly completes the sentence: Al ate _____
full meals. - Answer two
What is the best way to correct a misplaced modifier? - Answer Make sure the modifier
is right next to what is being modified.
The ACT will test you on the _______ between ideas. - Answer relationships
Fill in the blank with the homonym that correctly completes the sentence: Scooby Doo,
______ are you? - Answer where
Consider this sentence: "The letter was written by him before he discovered her
mistake." Which option is a good way to make this sentence be more concise? - Answer
He wrote the letter before he discovered her mistake.
What does CRR stand for? - Answer Concision, Relevancy, Redundancy
Different languages value different things. What does English value? - Answer
Simplicity and directness
When in doubt - Answer take it out
The ______ answer is usually right. - Answer shortest
How much of the English test deals with CRR questions? - Answer one third
What does "make sure it makes sense" mean in the context of the English section of the
ACT? - Answer Make sure it makes logical sense, as well as grammatical sense.
Does the ACT prefer active or passive sentences? - Answer active
What is the most powerful part of an English sentence? - Answer verbs
If the ACT uses these punctuation marks in a sentence, it's a clue that you should really
consider omit, if it is an answer choice. - Answer parentheses
Consider this sentence: "The letter was written by hi before he discovered her mistake."
Which option is a good way to make this sentence to be more concise? - Answer He
wrote the letter before he discovered her mistake.
How should I read the passages on the ACT exam? - Answer skim: skipping over
connector words
Why should you predict before you look at the answer choices? - Answer so that you
know where you are going
All of these question-stem indicators for detail questions except - Answer the author
implies
How do you attack a paired passage? - Answer Use all of these strategies. (Consider
the relationship between the passages. Divide and conquer. Glance and Grab A, Read
and Map A, Answer A.
What is the first thing you should do when you start the reading comp text? - Answer
Glance and grab the questions.
What should you not pay attention to in your passage map? - Answer how many
paragraphs there are
, How do you determine if you are better at the prose/humanities passages or the
social/nature science passages? - Answer by which ones you can get through the
fastest without missing more than 2 questions.
What are the three types of paired passages? Select all that apply. - Answer
Contrasting, Example, Complementary
Generalization questions focus on all of these except - Answer the underlying details.
How fast should you be reading (in words per minutes) to finish the Reading
Comprehension comfortably? - Answer at least 350-400 wpm
Finish the sentence with the correct commonly confused word: Let's _____ it down in
the garage and paint it there. - Answer lay
Finish the sentence with the correct commonly confused word: If you don't feel well, why
don't you _______ down for a while? - Answer lie
When one decides to study for the ACT, ______ should set aside time for it every day. -
Answer one
The English section may have questions that ask about a passage as a whole. To
answer those questions, what should you do? - Answer All of these
Not only does Ella enjoy playing piano, she also likes to compose musical compositions.
- Answer but she also composes music
What is the best option, if possible, to approach the problem of gender-neutral plural
pronouns. - Answer Turn the entire sentence plural: "Students should remember their
notebooks."
Fill in the blank with the homonym that correctly completes the sentence: Al ate _____
full meals. - Answer two
What is the best way to correct a misplaced modifier? - Answer Make sure the modifier
is right next to what is being modified.
The ACT will test you on the _______ between ideas. - Answer relationships
Fill in the blank with the homonym that correctly completes the sentence: Scooby Doo,
______ are you? - Answer where
Consider this sentence: "The letter was written by him before he discovered her
mistake." Which option is a good way to make this sentence be more concise? - Answer
He wrote the letter before he discovered her mistake.
