Test Prep: ACT

Course details

The ACT is now the most widely taken college entrance exam. In this prep course, professional tutor Vince Kotchian explores the key components of the test and provides study strategies and test-taking tips to improve your score. He also shows how to handle questions in the English, math, reading comprehension, and science sections of the exam. Finally, he provides guidance on writing a great ACT essay and on how to jump-start your study plan.

Learning objectives
Getting a baseline ACT score
Preparing a study timeline
Answering ACT English questions
Solving math problems
Answering reading questions
Working on science questions
Writing the ACT essay

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What you should know before watching this course

1. Welcome to the ACT

03 - About the ACT test
04 - Examining the structure of the ACT
05 - Breaking down ACT scoring

2. Preparation and Test-Taking Strategies

06 - Establishing a baseline ACT score and setting your goals
07 - Preparing a study timeline
08 - Building your study sequence
09 - Reviewing questions to raise your performance
10 - Guessing answers and skipping questions
11 - Understanding note taking, pacing, and carefulness

3. ACT English

12 - Overview of ACT English questions
13 - Question type - Grammar
14 - Question type - Punctuation
15 - Question type - Rhetoric

4. ACT Math

16 - Overview of ACT math questions
17 - Applying the estimation technique
18 - Using the backsolving technique
19 - Understanding the variables in choices (VIC) technique

5. ACT Reading

20 - Overview of ACT reading questions
21 - Improving your reading comprehension
22 - Reading efficiently and critically
23 - Using signposts in reading passages
24 - Applying the easy-to-find technique
25 - Applying the hard-to-find technique

6. ACT Science

26 - Overview of ACT science questions
27 - Examining different types of science passages
28 - Understanding the most common types of science questions

7. ACT Essay

29 - Overview of the ACT essay
30 - Understanding essay scoring criteria

Conclusion

31 - Next steps