Barron's ACT 36: Aiming for the Perfect Score

by Ann Summers M.A., Alexander Spare M.A., Jonathan Pazol M.S.

Overview

Students who are focusing on getting an exceptionally high or even perfect score on the ACT will want to get their hands on this innovative book.
An ACT test score of 36 represents test-taking perfection. College-bound students who approach this score are virtually assured of acceptance into the nation's finest colleges. Inside, they'll find:

• Advice and strategies for tackling the ACT's most difficult questions and coming up with winning answers
• Extra-challenging practice tests in all ACT test areas: English, Math, Reading, Science, and the optional Writing test
• Instruction on reading efficiently and retentively
• Special tips for boosting your science score
• Detailed advice on writing a winning essay

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781438006253
Publisher:	Barrons Educational Series
Publication date:	08/01/2015
Edition description:	Third Edition
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Jonathan has taught high school science for more than 20 years at West Leyden High School in Northlake, IL. During that time, he has taught review courses for the ACT and SAT. He has worked in labs at the Weizmann Institute of Science, the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, and the Feinberg School of Medicine. Jonathan has also received local and state recognition for outstanding teaching.

Table of Contents

Introduction
ENGLISH
1. Fundamentally Speaking
2. Punctuation: Minimize the Madness
3. Sound Sentences
4. World of Words
5. Thinking Like a Writer
6. English Practice Test
MATH
7. Overview of the Math Section
8. Elementary Algebra
9. Intermediate Algebra/Coordinate Geometry
10. Plane Geometry/Trigonometry
11. Mini-Lessons as Review
12. Math Practice Test
READING
13. Balancing Efficiency and Accuracy
14. Fiction: Are You a Good Judge of Character?
15. The Nuances of Nonfiction
SCIENCE
16. Overview of the Science Test
17. Passage Types and Strategies
18. Passage Dissection: Introductions
19. Passage Dissection: Tables, Graphs, and Figures
20. Passage Dissection: Questions
21. Data Representation Passages
22. Research Summaries Passages
23. Conflicting Viewpoints Passages
24. Tips for Boosting Your Science Score
WRITING
25. Writing an Effective Essay