Cracking the ACT with Sample Tests on CD-ROM, 2003 Edition (College Test Prep) [Paperback]

Princeton Review (Author)

Book Description

Series: College Test Prep | Publication Date: January 7, 2003

The Princeton Review realizes that acing the ACT is very different from getting straight A’s in school. We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about math, reading, science, and English–only the techniques you'll need to score higher on the exam. There's a big difference. In Cracking the ACT, we'll teach you how to think like the test writers and

·Use Process of Elimination to eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you
·Ace the English test by learning how to spot sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation errors quickly
·Crack algebra problems by Plugging In numbers in place of letters
·Score higher on reading comprehension by learning to zero in on main ideas, topic sentences, and key words
·Solve science reasoning problems by scanning the passage for critical words

This book includes four full-length practice ACT exams on CD-ROM, one full-length practice exam in the book, and The Princeton Review Assessment Exam, a full-length diagnostic exam that will predict your scores on both the ACT and the SAT. All of our practice test questions are like the ones you will find on the actual ACT exam, and we include detailed explanations for every answer.

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The Princeton Review realizes that acing the ACT is very different from getting straight A?s in school. We don't try to teach you everything there is to know about math, reading, science, and English?only the techniques you'll need to score higher on the exam. There's a big difference. In Cracking the ACT, we'll teach you how to think like the test writers and

·Use Process of Elimination to eliminate answer choices that look right but are planted to fool you
·Ace the English test by learning how to spot sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation errors quickly
·Crack algebra problems by Plugging In numbers in place of letters
·Score higher on reading comprehension by learning to zero in on main ideas, topic sentences, and key words
·Solve science reasoning problems by scanning the passage for critical words

This book includes four full-length practice ACT exams on CD-ROM, one full-length practice exam in the book, and The Princeton Review Assessment Exam, a full-length diagnostic exam that will predict your scores on both the ACT and the SAT. All of our practice test questions are like the ones you will find on the actual ACT exam, and we include detailed explanations for every answer.

About the Author

The Princeton Review is the fastest growing test-preparation company in the country, with over 60 franchise offices in the nation. Each year, we help more than 2 million students prepare for college, grad school, professional licensing exams, and successful careers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Princeton Review; Bk&CD-Rom edition (January 7, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037576318X
• ISBN-13: 978-0375763182
• Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,703,999 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Review, May 18, 2004

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Matt (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cracking the ACT with Sample Tests on CD-ROM, 2003 Edition (College Test Prep) (Paperback)

Before purchasing this book, I bought the Peterson's and Sparknotes ACT preparation books. The Peterson's book is terrible, and its practice tests are impossible to score well on (along with this, they are definitely not comparable to the real ACT test). The Sparknotes book is excellent with its English concepts, but its Reading, Science and Math weren't as good. Cracking the ACT contained not only great practice tests, but its English and Math reviews helped me a lot! I took a diagnostic test in the Peterson's book and scored in the low twenties for Math and English (I didn't even attempt the others because the book was terrible). After reviewing the Princeton Review book, I was able to score a 29 and 30 on Math and English, respectively on the real test. The Science portion also gave good strategies pertaining its questions. For the Reading and Science sections, all I would recommend you do is to start READING BOOKS! You can't really "study" for these sections, so I would advise you to start checking out/buying some books for your spare time if you want to do well on these parts. This book, however, gave good formats on how to approach these questions. Overall, this book was very helpful, and I will continue to study it for when I take the ACT again this summer.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for the last minute person, July 24, 2003

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This review is from: Cracking the ACT with Sample Tests on CD-ROM, 2003 Edition (College Test Prep) (Paperback)

This book was great! having taken the ACT before my score was a 21. I had scored a low 22 in the verbal part of the test. Obviously i registered again. Now i have to admitt; I am a last minute type of person. I had an older version of this book and the day before the test i started to study. yet wasn't such a good tactic was it? Well the only part of the book i was able to review and study was the beginning, the verbal section. And surely enough my previous verbal score of 23 shot up to a 30! As for the rest of my score, that's another matter. I am registering for the ACt again, and this time i am studying the whole book. So if you are in a race for time then buy this book. A worth while investment i might add.