Princeton Review ACT Reading Prep: 4 Practice Tests + Review + Strategy for the ACT Reading Section

by The Princeton Review

Overview

Boost your ACT Reading score with this brand new all-in-one guide, filled with complete content review of the Reading section, targeted advice from experts, and 4 full-length practice tests for ACT Reading.

Techniques That Actually Work
• Tried-and-true strategies to help you avoid traps and beat the ACT® Reading Test
• Essential tactics to help you work smarter, not harder
• Tips for pacing yourself and guessing logically

Everything You Need for a High Score
• Expert review of ACT Reading concepts and skills, including dual passages
• Step-by-step instruction on how to approach ACT Reading passages and questions
• Bulleted chapter summary pages for quick reference

Practice Your Way to Excellence
• 4 ACT Reading practice tests with detailed answer explanations
• Drills throughout to help cement your knowledge

Also available: ACT English Prep, ACT Science Prep, and ACT Math Prep

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780525570349
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	11/08/2022
Series:	College Test Preparation: ACT
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	222,010
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	14 Years

About the Author

The experts at The Princeton Review have been helping students, parents, and educators achieve the best results at every stage of the education process since 1981. The Princeton Review has helped millions succeed on standardized tests, and provides expert advice and instruction to help parents, teachers, students, and schools navigate the complexities of school admission. In addition to classroom courses in over 40 states and 20 countries, The Princeton Review also offers online and school-based courses, one-to-one and small-group tutoring as well as online services in both admission counseling and academic homework help.

Table of Contents

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Part I Orientation 1

1 Introduction to the Reading Test 3

Welcome 4

Fun Facts About the ACT 4

Strategies 7

2 How to Approach the ACT Online Test 11

Part II Reading 27

3 The ACT Reading Test 29

Fun Facts About the Reading Test 30

Personal Order of Difficulty (POOD) 30

Pacing 32

Process of Elimination (POE) 32

The Basic Approach 32

4 Working with the Answer Choices 39

5 Dual Passages 51

6 Additional Reading Strategies 63

Work Just the First Sentences 64

Work the Passage "As You Go" 67

Find the Golden Thread 76

7 Advanced Reading Strategies 81

8 Reading Practice Drills 97

Part III Practice Reading Tests 111

9 Reading Practice Test 1 113

10 Reading Practice Test 1 Answers and Explanations 123

11 Reading Practice Test 2 137

12 Reading Practice Test 2 Answers and Explanations 147

13 Reading Practice Test 3 159

14 Reading Practice Test 3 Answers and Explanations 169

15 Reading Practice Test 4 181

16 Reading Practice Test 4 Answers and Explanations 191

Part IV College Admissions Insider 203