Cracking the ACT, 2010 Edition (College Test Preparation) [Paperback]

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Book Description

ISBN-10: 037542962X | ISBN-13: 978-0375429620 | Publication Date: December 8, 2009 | Edition: Original

If it’s on the ACT, it’s in this book. Cracking the ACT, 2010 Edition includes:
 
·         3 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations—2 in the book and 1 online
·         Comprehensive and engaging review of all ACT subjects from trigonometry to reading comprehension
·         Practice questions and explanations in every chapter
·         Practical information on the what, when, where, and how of the ACT
·         Detailed walk-through of how to write great essays
·         Strategies for turning complex algebra into simple arithmetic
·         Online lessons and tutorials for more practice
·         Planning and organization tips to get you all the way to test day!

Product Details

• Paperback: 640 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Review; Original edition (December 8, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037542962X
• ISBN-13: 978-0375429620
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 1.4 x 10.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,717 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #36 in Books > Education & Reference > Education > Test Guides - College & University > ACT (American College Tests)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Score More Points With Cracking..., February 20, 2010

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Jarrod C. Turner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cracking the ACT, 2010 Edition (College Test Preparation) (Paperback)

Having had to retake the ACT after 18 years, needless to say I needed help. Bought three books: Cracking the ACT Princeton 2003 edition, The ACT for Dummies, and The Real ACT Prep Guide. Went through all of these books. The one that worked best for me was Cracking. It gave practical advise on how to improve my scores. Tactics were what it was all about. Although knowing math equations may be needed by some people in the future, for me it was getting a higher score. This book did the trick. The other two books helped as well. Ranked in order of importance: 1. Cracking 2. ACT for Dummies 3. The Real ACT. The last one has three practice tests. So if you want to practice taking the test I recommend it. DO NOT READ THE PREP PART OF THIS BOOK!!! It is not a helpful study guide. The ACT for Dummies was pretty good about giving some hard material that you need to know. But I preferred to use the tactics provided by Cracking.

All in all, if you are going to buy one book to prepare for the ACT, get this one. But you have to know your own mind and how it works. Did not use some of the suggestions put forth by this book (especially in the science area). For me I needed to read the science passages to understand how to answer the questions (scored 27 on this section).

Outcome: Scored a 20 cumulative when I was 17. Scored a 26 cumulative at age 35.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good starting book, but there are some errors, July 8, 2010

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Richard Corn - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cracking the ACT, 2010 Edition (College Test Preparation) (Paperback)

I am a private math tutor and author of Math Study Guide for the SAT, ACT and SAT Subject Tests: 2012 Edition. I sometimes use the practice tests in this book as a warm up for students and then follow it with the official practice tests found in The Real ACT Prep Guide: The Only Guide to Include 3Real ACT Tests. However I found two errors in the math tests in this book:

pg 445 problem 39. The answer is C, not H.

pg 453 problem 58. The answer is -12/5. This does not match any of the answer choices.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An ACT Prep Must Have!, June 1, 2010

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S. Padula "Child of God" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cracking the ACT, 2010 Edition (College Test Preparation) (Paperback)

As an ACT Tutor, I have found this book most helpful to use with my students. From math strategies to punctuation technicalities, this book covers it all. The Science section is extensive, and very helpful as it is bursting with strategies. The practice tests provided in the book are of moderate difficulty. I recommend this resource to any student who wants to be prepared for all 5 test sections and get inside the heads, per say, of the test writers. As the ACT is very time pressured, learning Princeton Review's strategies would be very beneficial to students. I also recommend this resource to any tutor or parent that is looking to help a student prep for the ACT exam. ACT prep can be rather arduous, but is always rewarding--good luck!

Stacy Padula, Author of Montgomery Lake High #1: The Right Person