Table of Contents
Three Tips for ACT Success v
Welcome to Kaplan! vi
Part 1 The ACT and You 1
Chapter 1 Inside the ACT 3
Part 2 ACT English 11
Chapter 2 The Method for ACT English 13
Chapter 3 Spotting and Fixing Errors: Sentence Structure, Punctuation, and Agreement 27
Chapter 4 Spotting and Fixing Issues: Conciseness, Organization, and Development 77
Chapter 5 ACT English: Timing and Section Management Strategies 135
Part 3 ACT Math 143
Chapter 6 Prerequisite Skills and Calculator Use 145
Chapter 7 The Method for ACT Math Questions 157
Chapter 8 Number and Quantity 171
Chapter 9 Rates, Ratios, Proportions, and Percents 209
Chapter 10 Algebra 235
Chapter 11 Tables, Graphs, Statistics, and Probability 287
Chapter 12 Functions 321
Chapter 13 Geometry 357
Chapter 14 ACT Math: Timing and Section Management Strategies 425
Part 4 ACT Reading 433
Chapter 15 The Method for ACT Reading 435
Chapter 16 ACT Reading Passage Strategies 455
Chapter 17 Identifying Question Types 481
Chapter 18 Answering Reading Questions 495
Chapter 19 Literature Passages 527
Chapter 20 Paired Passages 557
Chapter 21 ACT Reading: Timing and Section Management Strategies 587
Part 5 ACT Science 601
Chapter 22 The Method for ACT Science 603
Chapter 23 Data 617
Chapter 24 Experiments 647
Chapter 25 Thinking Like a Scientist 679
Chapter 26 ACT Science: Timing and Section Management Strategies 707
Part 6 ACT Writing 721
Chapter 27 The Method for the ACT Writing Test 723
Part 7 Countdown to Test Day 749
Chapter 28 Countdown to Test Day 751
Part 8 Practice Test 753