ACT Prep Resources
Resources we have gathered to help you prep on your own.
Prep for standardized tests must extend beyond the workshops and tutoring sessions. Students should plan to utilize a combination of resources to achieve their goals.
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Complete practice tests for the sections they struggle with most. Do them in a quiet environment, when not tired, and use a timer. Old tests are fine to use even though they are in a different format; they have the same content.
These are all tests that are not in the 25-26 version of the ACT prep book.
After taking the tests, it is important to learn from your mistakes. Was it timing? Comprehension? A procedural error? A careless mistake?
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Recommended videos as needed: (Note - these are based off of the traditional test, but the content is the same for the new version of the test).
Watch this Math & Science video and do problems with the instructor. Pause the video to work on questions.
Watch this Math video and do the problems with the instructor. Pause the video to work on
questions.
Watch this video about analyzing science charts.Watch this video about probability and do the problems with the instructor. Pause the video to work on questions.
Watch and do the English & Reading questions with the online instructor. Start at 1:20. You need an hour to do this, can do this in 2, 30-minute sittings. The explanations are the most important parts!
Watch this video for tips on the reading section.
Watch this video for information on the types of questions in the reading section. -
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Here is the link to the official ACT prep site where they can get released tests or other practice options.
Here is a link to the official ACT prep book. If there is a newer version, that is fine also. Be sure you get this one, not any other books.