Prepare for the ACT with Amsco!

Prepare for the ACT with Amsco!

Are you planning to take the ACT? The next test date is June 11, 2011. Whether you’re planning to take the exam on this date, or any other time in the future, Amsco’s Preparing for the ACT: English, Reading & Writing can help you prepare for and score well on this important exam.

This book will help you prepare for the English and Reading sections on the ACT, as well as for the optional Writing Test. All of the topics covered on the English Test are reviewed, and you are also given numerous strategies for successfully completing the Reading Test. Each review section includes practice exercises, as well as guided and independent practice questions formatted in the ACT style. Answer explanations are provided for all of the review sections. The writing section includes sample essays with score explanations. The book also includes detailed information about test registration, score reporting, and test-taking/test-preparation tips.

Key Features

• Time-management checklists and helpful test-taking strategies.
• A Study Chart. This tells you exactly which topics you need to review and where you can find the appropriate instructional section in the book.
• A thorough review of ACT English topics. These topics include sentence structure (e.g., run-ons, sentence fragments, modifiers), grammar and usage (e.g., verb tense, parallel form, comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs), punctuation (e.g., semicolons, apostrophe), and rhetorical skills (e.g., strategy, organization, style).
• A thorough review of ACT Reading topics. These topics include using vocabulary context clues, finding the main idea in reading selections, and more. Also included is a step-by-step strategy to use when answering multiple-choice questions about reading selections.
• Diagnostic Tests. A diagnostic test is included at the end of each section for you to evaluate your skill levels after you have reviewed the instructional material.
• Three full-length Model English and Reading Tests modeled on the actual ACT.
• Answer explanations. These are provided for all items in practice exercises, subtests, diagnostic tests, and practice tests. Explanations help you to understand why you got an answer wrong.
• A writing section that will help you prepare for the optional ACT Writing Test. This section includes a detailed writing review that shows how to use the steps of the writing process to complete the timed writing task on the test. This section also includes a Diagnostic ACT Writing Test, and two practice ACT Writing Tests. Each test is followed by sample essays and scores.

These are just some of the many features that make this book a must have for any student preparing for the ACT. To learn more about this product, visit our Web site: http://amscopub.com. For additional updates from Amsco, follow us on Facebook.