ACT PREP QUESTIONS WIT CORRECT
ANSWERS
What does CRR stand for? - Answer - Concision, Relevancy, Redundancy
Different languages value different things. What does English value? - Answer - Simplicity and
directness
When in doubt - Answer - take it out
The ______ answer is usually right. - Answer - shortest
How much of the English test deals with CRR questions? - Answer - one third
What does "make sure it makes sense" mean in the context of the English section of the ACT? - Answer
- Make sure it makes logical sense, as well as grammatical sense.
Does the ACT prefer active or passive sentences? - Answer - active
What is the most powerful part of an English sentence? - Answer - verbs
If the ACT uses these punctuation marks in a sentence, it's a clue that you should really consider omit, if
it is an answer choice. - Answer - parentheses
Consider this sentence: "The letter was written by hi before he discovered her mistake." Which option
is a good way to make this sentence to be more concise? - Answer - He wrote the letter before he
discovered her mistake.
, How should I read the passages on the ACT exam? - Answer - skim: skipping over connector words
Why should you predict before you look at the answer choices? - Answer - so that you know where you
are going
All of these question-stem indicators for detail questions except - Answer - the author implies
How do you attack a paired passage? - Answer - Use all of these strategies. (Consider the relationship
between the passages. Divide and conquer. Glance and Grab A, Read and Map A, Answer A.
What is the first thing you should do when you start the reading comp text? - Answer - Glance and grab
the questions.
What should you not pay attention to in your passage map? - Answer - how many paragraphs there are
How do you determine if you are better at the prose/humanities passages or the social/nature science
passages? - Answer - by which ones you can get through the fastest without missing more than 2
questions.
What are the three types of paired passages? Select all that apply. - Answer - Contrasting, Example,
Complementary
Generalization questions focus on all of these except - Answer - the underlying details.
How fast should you be reading (in words per minutes) to finish the Reading Comprehension
comfortably? - Answer - at least 350-400 wpm
Finish the sentence with the correct commonly confused word: Let's _____ it down in the garage and
paint it there. - Answer - lay
Finish the sentence with the correct commonly confused word: If you don't feel well, why don't you
_______ down for a while? - Answer - lie
ANSWERS
What does CRR stand for? - Answer - Concision, Relevancy, Redundancy
Different languages value different things. What does English value? - Answer - Simplicity and
directness
When in doubt - Answer - take it out
The ______ answer is usually right. - Answer - shortest
How much of the English test deals with CRR questions? - Answer - one third
What does "make sure it makes sense" mean in the context of the English section of the ACT? - Answer
- Make sure it makes logical sense, as well as grammatical sense.
Does the ACT prefer active or passive sentences? - Answer - active
What is the most powerful part of an English sentence? - Answer - verbs
If the ACT uses these punctuation marks in a sentence, it's a clue that you should really consider omit, if
it is an answer choice. - Answer - parentheses
Consider this sentence: "The letter was written by hi before he discovered her mistake." Which option
is a good way to make this sentence to be more concise? - Answer - He wrote the letter before he
discovered her mistake.
, How should I read the passages on the ACT exam? - Answer - skim: skipping over connector words
Why should you predict before you look at the answer choices? - Answer - so that you know where you
are going
All of these question-stem indicators for detail questions except - Answer - the author implies
How do you attack a paired passage? - Answer - Use all of these strategies. (Consider the relationship
between the passages. Divide and conquer. Glance and Grab A, Read and Map A, Answer A.
What is the first thing you should do when you start the reading comp text? - Answer - Glance and grab
the questions.
What should you not pay attention to in your passage map? - Answer - how many paragraphs there are
How do you determine if you are better at the prose/humanities passages or the social/nature science
passages? - Answer - by which ones you can get through the fastest without missing more than 2
questions.
What are the three types of paired passages? Select all that apply. - Answer - Contrasting, Example,
Complementary
Generalization questions focus on all of these except - Answer - the underlying details.
How fast should you be reading (in words per minutes) to finish the Reading Comprehension
comfortably? - Answer - at least 350-400 wpm
Finish the sentence with the correct commonly confused word: Let's _____ it down in the garage and
paint it there. - Answer - lay
Finish the sentence with the correct commonly confused word: If you don't feel well, why don't you
_______ down for a while? - Answer - lie
