1. Introducing the American College Test Q & A about the ACT
How are ACT scores used?
Help students transition from high school to college
Help colleges with admission decisions
Are there other uses?
Select scholarship recipients
Place students in Freshman courses
Select students for competitive programs

2. Introducing the American College Test Q & A about the ACT
How many times can a person take the ACT?
As many times as you want! Most colleges will base their decisions on the highest composite score.
How is the ACT scored?
How does my score compare to everyone else?

3. Introducing the ACT Math Test
There will always be 60 questions
to be completed in 60 minutes.

4. Introducing the ACT Math Test Content
Pre-Algebra
14 questions: fractions, decimals, percents, etc.
Elementary Algebra
10 questions
Intermediate Algebra & Coordinate Geometry
18 questions: Algebra II, X and Y axis
Plane Geometry
14 questions: triangles, polygons, area, etc.
Trigonometry
4 questions
Trig: If you don’t know what this is about, don’t mess with it.
See Appendix C: Content Guide to the ACT Math Test

5. Introducing the ACT Math Test The ABC’s of Preparation
Review the relevant math content.
Learn specific strategies that apply to the ACT.
Connect what you know to the test by doing problems from actual ACT tests.
Trig: If you don’t know what this is about, don’t mess with it.

6. Introducing the ACT Math Test Pacing Strategies
To get your best score, you must be realistic about your goal
The questions get harder as you go.
Skipping problems is NOT a good strategy for most students on the ACT math test.

7. Introducing the ACT Math Test Summary of Approaches
Goal score
20-24
Concentrate on 1-30.
Be picky
Bubble & hunt or at the 5 min warning
Go slower than 1 question per minute.
25-29
Concentrate on 1-40.
Be picky
30-33
Concentrate on 1-50.
Be picky
Get ahead at a minute per question.
(5-10 max-1min)
34-36
Do the 1st 50 questions in 40 minutes.
Save time to go back to questions
you could not do.

8. Introducing the ACT Math Test Summary of Approaches
Concentrate on 1-30.
Be picky
Bubble & hunt or at the 5 min warning
Go slower than 1 question per minute.

9. Introducing the ACT Math Test Max Out Your Calculator
The best calculator for the ACT is the one you know how to use (provided it has a screen and a parentheses key)
There is an advantage to using a graphing calculator if you are comfortable and are able to practice with it
Programs are allowed on the Math test

10. Guessing Why guess? No penalty for wrong answers
Guessing is better than wasting time on questions about which you have no clue

11. Introducing the ACT Math Test 3 ways to Approach Questions
3. Guessing
LOTD- Letter of the Day
Choose a letter for all questions you have no clue on.

12. Kenny Rogers Theorem You’ve got to Know When to Hold-em and
Know when to Fold-em

13. Introducing the ACT Math Test General Strategies
Write in the test booklet
Use “good technique” on every question.
Read slowly and in phrases.
Make sure you understand the question before you start solving it.
Make sure you’ve answered the question.
Check as you go.

14. Go
SLOW
on the ones
you know!

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16. Use parenthesis around all substitutions
When you use a formula always use parenthesis Overuse parenthesis if in doubt. Specifically use parenthesis around Fractions negatives operations in the numerator and denominator

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18. Picture Are Drawn To Scale
Use the pictures to estimate problems that you don’t know.

19. Introducing the ACT Math Test 3 Ways to Approach Questions
1. Using Mathematics (Just like in your math class.)

20. Introducing the ACT Math Test 3 ways to Approach Questions
2. Using Multiple choice strategies
Estimation (close enough is good enough)

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22. POE- Process of Elimination
Cross out illogical answers
Decide if it is worth your time to compute
Sometimes you should just pick a close answer to save time

23. Introducing the ACT Math Test 3 ways to Approach Questions
2. Using Multiple choice strategies
Process of Elimination

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2. Using Multiple choice strategies
Plug in the answers (picking out the answer is sometimes easier than coming up with it on your own)

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2. Using Multiple choice strategies
Plug in the answers (picking out the answer is sometimes easier than coming up with it on your own)

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2. Using Multiple choice strategies
Plug in the answers (picking out the answer is sometimes easier than coming up with it on your own)

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2. Using Multiple choice strategies
Plug in the answers (picking out the answer is sometimes easier than coming up with it on your own)

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2. Using Multiple choice strategies
Plug in the answers (picking out the answer is sometimes easier than coming up with it on your own)

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2. Using Multiple choice strategies
Plug in the answers (picking out the answer is sometimes easier than coming up with it on your own)

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2. Using Multiple choice strategies
Plug in a number
Choose 2 numbers of your own and try them out
Hint: Small numbers but careful of 0,1, and 2.

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2. Using Multiple choice strategies
Plug in a number

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2. Using Multiple choice strategies
Plug in a number

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2. Using Multiple choice strategies
Plug in a number

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2. Using Multiple choice strategies
Plug in a number

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2. Using Multiple choice strategies
Plug in a number

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2. Using Multiple choice strategies
Plug in a number
25. If x-z=6 and y=3x-2-3z

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3. Guess

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