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ACT PREP ;), ACT Prep
This set has the following topics:
Philosophy
Economy
Actions
- If there are variables in the question and variables in the answer...
choose a number (not -2, -1,0,1,2), solve the situation with that number as the variable, and use the same
number applied to the original situation to the answer choices and choose the answer that matches.
- Monomial
a term used got refer to a number or number and variables (one term)
- Reading Path
Step 1: choose any question complete them out of order
Step 2: read the question
Step 3: strike through any words that suggest ambiguity
Step 4: restate the question if needed
Step 5: find the restatement in the text
-read 1 line above 1 line below location of restatement
Step 6: use yes or no to eliminate wrong answer choices
Step 7: confirm restatement matches answer choice
- Math Path
Step 1: take the test out of order
Step 2: read the question
Step 3: read the answer choices
Step 4: diagram
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Step 5: answer the question
Step 6: check your answer
- Paragraph Improvement
- a sentence should be added if it contributes relevant ideas
- the sentence cannot repeat the idea
- Em dash
interjections, serves same purpose as a comma sandwich
4 Comma Rules
1. a comma sandwich
2. list: must always keep the same structure, ends with a comma.
3. a comma followed by a fanboys (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
4. to connect a dependent clause with an independent clause
- Idiomatic phrases
-not only... but also
-either... or
-neither... nor
-capable of
-for all their talk
-in so doing,
-From then (If Panama were freed from then president. Referring to the past president that is no longer
president)
- Semi-Colon
- separates two independent clauses without fanboys
ACT PREP ;), ACT Prep
This set has the following topics:
Philosophy
Economy
Actions
- If there are variables in the question and variables in the answer...
choose a number (not -2, -1,0,1,2), solve the situation with that number as the variable, and use the same
number applied to the original situation to the answer choices and choose the answer that matches.
- Monomial
a term used got refer to a number or number and variables (one term)
- Reading Path
Step 1: choose any question complete them out of order
Step 2: read the question
Step 3: strike through any words that suggest ambiguity
Step 4: restate the question if needed
Step 5: find the restatement in the text
-read 1 line above 1 line below location of restatement
Step 6: use yes or no to eliminate wrong answer choices
Step 7: confirm restatement matches answer choice
- Math Path
Step 1: take the test out of order
Step 2: read the question
Step 3: read the answer choices
Step 4: diagram
, 2|Page
Step 5: answer the question
Step 6: check your answer
- Paragraph Improvement
- a sentence should be added if it contributes relevant ideas
- the sentence cannot repeat the idea
- Em dash
interjections, serves same purpose as a comma sandwich
4 Comma Rules
1. a comma sandwich
2. list: must always keep the same structure, ends with a comma.
3. a comma followed by a fanboys (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so)
4. to connect a dependent clause with an independent clause
- Idiomatic phrases
-not only... but also
-either... or
-neither... nor
-capable of
-for all their talk
-in so doing,
-From then (If Panama were freed from then president. Referring to the past president that is no longer
president)
- Semi-Colon
- separates two independent clauses without fanboys
