Contents

Acknowledgments

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Part I: Orientation

1 Introduction to the English and Reading Tests

Fun Facts About the ACT

Part II: English

2 The ACT English Test

Fun Facts about the English Test

How to Crack the English Test

Rhetorical Skills Strategy

Three-to-Know Drill

Three-to-Know Drill Answers and Explanations

3 English Drills

English Drills Answers

4 English Practice Test 1

5 English Practice Test 1 Answers and Explanations

6 English Practice Test 2

7 English Practice Test 2 Answers and Explanations

8 English Practice Test 3

9 English Practice Test 3 Answers and Explanations

Part III: Reading

10 The ACT Reading Test

Fun Facts about the Reading Test

Personal Order of Difficulty (POOD)

The Basic Approach

11 Reading Practice Test 1

12 Reading Practice Test 1 Answers and Explanations

13 Reading Practice Test 2

14 Reading Practice Test 2 Answers and Explanations

15 Reading Practice Test 3

16 Reading Practice Test 3 Answers and Explanations

17 Reading Practice Test 4

18 Reading Practice Test 4 Answers and Explanations

Part IV: Writing

19 The ACT Writing Test

Part V: Paying for College 101