McGraw-Hill Education Conquering ACT English, Reading, and Writing, Fourth Edition

Cover\nTitle Page\nCopyright Page\nContents\nAbout the Authors\nExciting ACT Updates!\nIntroduction\n	About the ACT\n	Structure of the ACT\n	How to Use This Book\n	General Test-Taking Information and Strategies\n	What to Do on Test Day\n	What’s Next?\nPART I The ACT English Test\n	Chapter 1 Format and Scoring\n		Anatomy of an ACT English Question\n		The ACT English Test Score\n		What’s Next?\n	Chapter 2 ACT English Diagnostic Test\n	Chapter 3 Grammar Review\n		Punctuation Rules\n		Grammar Rules\n		What’s Next?\n	Chapter 4 Strategies and Techniques\n		Skim the Passage\n		Review the Underlined Portion\n		Predict an Answer\n		Trust What You Know\n		Use the Process of Elimination\n		Take Delete Seriously\n		Fear Change (Sometimes!)\n		Go with the Flow\n		Practice, Practice, Practice\n		What’s Next?\n	Chapter 5 Applying Strategies, Building Skills\n		Grammatical Voice\n		Modifying Clauses\n		Verb Tense\n		Subject/Verb Agreement\n		Adjectives and Adverbs\n		Pronouns\n		Idiom\n		Redundancy\n		Punctuation\n		Answers and Explanations\n		What’s Next?\n	Chapter 6 ACT English Practice Test 1\n	Chapter 7 ACT English Practice Test 2\nPART II The ACT Reading Test\n	Chapter 8 Format and Scoring\n		Anatomy of an ACT Reading Question\n		The ACT Reading Test Score\n		What’s Next?\n	Chapter 9 ACT Reading Diagnostic Test\n	Chapter 10 Speed Reading\n		Some Benefits of Speed Reading\n		Expectations of Speed Reading\n		Determining Your Baseline Reading Speed\n		Increasing Your Baseline Reading Speed\n		Techniques for Improving Your Reading Speed\n		Strategies to Increase Speed-Reading Comprehension\n		Some Potential Problems with Speed Reading\n		Speed-Reading Drills\n		Practice, Practice, Practice!\n		What’s Next?\n	Chapter 11 Strategies and Techniques\n		“Sacrificing” a Reading Passage\n		ACT Reading Test General Strategies\n		ACT Reading Test Question Types\n		What’s Next?\n	Chapter 12 Applying Strategies, Building Skills\n		Identify Topic, Scope, and Purpose—Main Idea\n		Locate and Interpret Significant Details\n		Understand Sequences of Events and Comprehend Cause-Effect Relationships\n		Determine the Meaning of Words, Phrases, and Statements in Context\n		Draw Generalizations\n		Analyze the Author’s or Narrator’s Voice and Method\n		Make Comparisons and Contrasts\n		Answers and Explanations\n		What’s Next?\n	Chapter 13 ACT Reading Practice Test 1\n	Chapter 14 ACT Reading Practice Test 2\n	Chapter 15 ACT Reading Practice Test 3\n	Chapter 16 ACT Reading Practice Test 4\nPART III The ACT Writing Test\n	Chapter 17 Format and Scoring\n		The ACT Writing Test Format\n		The ACT Writing Test Essay Prompt\n		The ACT Writing Test Score\n		What’s Next?\n	Chapter 18 ACT Writing Diagnostic Test\n	Chapter 19 Strategies and Techniques\n		The ACT Essay Prompt\n		What Makes a Good Essay\n		Common Mistakes to Avoid\n		Steps to Writing Well\n		Revising and Editing\n		What’s Next?\n	Chapter 20 Applying Strategies, Building Skills\n		Writing a Good Essay\n		Answers and Explanations\n		What’s Next?\n	Chapter 21 ACT Writing Practice Tests—Set 1\n	Chapter 22 ACT Writing Practice Tests—Set 2\nPART IV Appendices\n	Appendix A ACT Vocabulary List\n	Appendix B Quick Review Sheet\n	Appendix C Additional Resources