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PRACTICE ACT ENGLISH Get your pencils ready…. Page 12, Complete # 1-4

How did you work the passage? Did you read the passage, then answer the questions? Did you look at the questions, then the passage? Sentence – question, sentence – question? Other?

Purpose Become familiar with the test format Share strategies to work smart save time.

Time: 45 minutes 75 questions questions correct = questions correct = 20 English 63% of the Questions Suggested Timing: about 8 minutes per passage + 5 min warning or Time to skim each passage – 1.5 min = 7.5 min Time per question – 30 sec= 37.5 min

Suggestions to improve time Stay focused, keep your head down and don’t look up – until the 5 minute warning. Because of the way the test is numbered, you could SKIM a “chunk” or paragraph, then answer those 1-4 questions and move on. Easy questions first, if a question is taking too much time – move on….

So what is ACT testing? Look at questions in Passage I. What are they testing? 1Commas 2Adverb use 3Verb use 4 Correction to wording New Sentence 15Writer’s Purpose

Usage/Mechanics – 40 questions Punctuation - 10q (commas, colons, semicolons, parentheses, apostrophes, period, question marks, exclamation points, hyphens and dashes) Grammar and Usage- 12q (nouns, use of appropriate pronouns, verb formation, verb tense, tense shift, subject-verb agreement, parallel form, adjectives and adverbs, comparatives and superlatives, idioms) Sentence Structure- 18q (run-on sentences, coma splices, sentence fragments, misplaced modifiers, shifts in construction)

Rhetorical Skills – 35 questions Strategy -12q Test your choice Which expression are appropriate to the audience & purpose; what is the effect of adding, revising, or deleting supporting material; is the statement relevant? Organization- 11q (placing a new sentence in a paragraph/passage, reorder sentences, or choosing the best transitions & closing sentences) Style- 12qKeep it Simple (Have you made corrections to make wording more precise; avoided wordiness, and redundancy)

PRACTICE Get your pencils ready…. Page 12 & 13 Complete # 5-13

QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO ????

English practice for ACT Day two: Know the directions Reminders about timing and test taking strategies

Know the Directions

Suggestions to improve time Stay focused, keep your head down and don’t look up – until the 5 minute warning. Because of the way the test is numbered, you could SKIM a “chunk” or paragraph, then answer those 1-4 questions and move on. Easy questions first, if a question is taking too much time – move on….

Tips when answering the questions… Match questions to number in passage [1] or underlined area. Keep it simple, precise (example) Read one line above, one line below to consider context. Questions about author’s purpose and reordering sentences are usually last.

PRACTICE Get your pencils ready…. Passage II Page 14 & 15 Complete # 16 – 30 8 mins

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QUESTIONS BEFORE WE GO ????