Introduction
　ACT FAQs
　Acknowledgments
Self-Assessment Tests
　General Directions
　English Test
　Reading Test
　Answer Key
　Answers Explained
　Diagnostic Charts
1 Overview and Format of the ACT
　English Test
　　Format
　　Timing Plans
　　English Skills Assessed
　Reading Test
　　Format
　　Timing Plan
　　Reading Skills Assessed
　　Types of Reading Passages
　　Reading Test Tips
　Writing Test
　　Format
　　Timing Plan
　　Writing Skills Assessed
　Chapter Summary
2 Be a Class ACT on Test Day
　Advanced Prep Plans
　How to Be a Class ACT on Test Day
　ACT Timing Tips
　ACT Testing Tips
　What to Bring to the Test Center
　What Not to Bring to the Test Center
　What to Expect at the Test Center
　What to Expect During the Test
　Chapter Summary
3 English Test
　English Skills in Closer Focus
　ACT English Principles
　A Author’s Style and Tone
　　Accuracy in Grammar, Usage, and Sentence Formation
　C Conciseness
　　Coherence, Unity, and Focus
　　Commas, Colons, Semicolons, and Other Punctuation
　T Technique: Strategy and Organization
　　Tone Used by the Author
　No Sweat Points: Things You Won’t Be Tested On
　A Note About Vocabulary and Spelling
　Quick Drills
　Making Sense of the Double-Column Format
　The Ouch! Factor
　Test-Taking Tips
　Time-Saver: Zoom In and Zoom Out
　Time-Saver: Use Caret Symbols for Placement Questions
　Tackling Top-Heavy Questions
　Chapter Summary
　Practice Mini-Passage
　　Answer Key
　　Answers Explained
4 Reading Test
　Reading Strategies: Preview, Focus, Read, Answer
　Five Levels of Concentration and Comprehension
　Reading Skills in Closer Focus
　　Finding the Main Idea
　　Locating and Interpreting Details
　　Recognizing Events in Sequence
　　Drawing Comparisons
　　Understanding Cause and Effect
　　Grasping Meanings in Context
　　Formulating Generalizations
　　Examining Author’s Voice and Method
　Vocabulary
　Chapter Summary
　Practice Exercises
　　Prose Fiction: “Driving Down Broadway”
　　Social Science: “Mobilization for Youth”
　　Humanities (1): “Yamas and Nimyanas”
　　Humanities (2): “Loving the Questions”
　　Natural Science: “Dynamic Cross-Cylinder Test”
　　Answer Key
　　Answers Explained
5 Writing Test
　How to Be a Clast ACT on Test Day
　Writing Skills in Closer Focus
　　Prewriting, Freewriting, Revising/Editing
　　Flexible Timing Plans
　Guidelines for Evaluation
　Chapter Summary
　Practice Exercises
　　Practice Writing Prompt 1
　　　Sample Response and Explanation
　　Practice Writing Prompt 2
　　　Sample Response and Explanation
　　An Additional Writing Prompt
Practice Tests
　English Test
　Reading Test
　Answer Key
　Answers Explained
　Diagnostic Charts
Index