ACT Prep - tips and tricks
work questions out of order—ANSWER--decide if you can answer a
question now, later, or not at all
choose a "letter of the day"—ANSWER--leave no answers blank, choose a
two-letter combo for all the questions you don't know (c/h)
forget right answers - find the wrong ones—ANSWER--eliminate the
answers you know are wrong and work from there
know the best way to bubble in—ANSWER--circle the answers on the
questions a page or passage at a time then fill in scantron
English Section—ANSWER--75 questions, 45 minutes
common grammar rules on act—ANSWER--subject-verb agreement
-pronoun agreement
-adjectives and adverbs
-comparisons and superlatives
-punctuation
, -conjunctions
remember the 4C's—ANSWER---complete sentences
-consistent
-clear
-concise
let the answers help you—ANSWER--pay attention to what changes vs.
what stays the same in the answers to figure out the potential error
trust your ear—ANSWER--your ear is pretty reliable at recognizing errors
but double-check with answer choices
cross off answers that don't fix the error—ANSWER--after you figure out
what's wrong, eliminate all choices that don't fix it
don't fix what isn't broken—ANSWER--not all the questions have anything
wrong (NO CHANGE is a legitimate answer)
Math Section—ANSWER--60 questions, 60 minutes
Algebra—ANSWER--33 total questions
14 pre-algebra questions—ANSWER--math terminology, basic number
theory, and manipulation of fractions and decimals
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protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
work questions out of order—ANSWER--decide if you can answer a
question now, later, or not at all
choose a "letter of the day"—ANSWER--leave no answers blank, choose a
two-letter combo for all the questions you don't know (c/h)
forget right answers - find the wrong ones—ANSWER--eliminate the
answers you know are wrong and work from there
know the best way to bubble in—ANSWER--circle the answers on the
questions a page or passage at a time then fill in scantron
English Section—ANSWER--75 questions, 45 minutes
common grammar rules on act—ANSWER--subject-verb agreement
-pronoun agreement
-adjectives and adverbs
-comparisons and superlatives
-punctuation
, -conjunctions
remember the 4C's—ANSWER---complete sentences
-consistent
-clear
-concise
let the answers help you—ANSWER--pay attention to what changes vs.
what stays the same in the answers to figure out the potential error
trust your ear—ANSWER--your ear is pretty reliable at recognizing errors
but double-check with answer choices
cross off answers that don't fix the error—ANSWER--after you figure out
what's wrong, eliminate all choices that don't fix it
don't fix what isn't broken—ANSWER--not all the questions have anything
wrong (NO CHANGE is a legitimate answer)
Math Section—ANSWER--60 questions, 60 minutes
Algebra—ANSWER--33 total questions
14 pre-algebra questions—ANSWER--math terminology, basic number
theory, and manipulation of fractions and decimals
© 2026 Copyright. All Rights Reserved. This document is
protected by copyright law, Copyrighted By Brittie Donald
