ACT Test Prep Practice Books

The Real ACT Prep Guide: The Only Official Prep Guide From The Makers Of The ACT (Real Act Prep Guide)

$15.38

The Real ACT Prep Guide is the only book with insider test-taking tips and strategy, practice, and insight from the makers of the ACT.

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Cracking the ACT, 2008 Edition (College Test Prep)

$11.93

Cracking the ACT brings you proven techniques from the test prep experts! The 2008 edition includes 2 full-length practices tests in the book and exclusive free access to an additional practice test online. In Cracking the ACT, we’ll teach you how to think like the test writers and

·Test your knowledge with review questions for each topic
·Ace the English Test by learning how to spot errors in sentence structure, grammar, and punctuation
·Turn complex algebra into simple arithmetic
·Score higher on reading comprehension and science reasoning problems by learning to zero in on main ideas, topic sentences, and key words
·Employ our preparation strategies to write a strong essay on the Writing Test

We give you plenty of practice problems to help you master our proven techniques. Our practice problems are just like those you’ll see on the real ACT–but with detailed answers and explanations for every question.

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Kaplan ACT 2008 Premier Program (w/ CD-ROM) (Kaplan Act (Book & CD-Rom))

$19.96

* 5 full-length practice tests (3 in the book; 2 on CD-ROM) with detailed explanations for every answer

* 8 subject area tests on the CD-ROM (2 tests for each subject)

*Integrated online component with diagnostic quiz

*Preparation for the optional writing component

*Quick summaries of key lessons

*A higher score guarantee

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Increase Your Score In 3 Minutes A Day: ACT Reading (Increase Your Score)

$3.21

Accessible, concise guides for quicker, more effective studying

These new additions to the Increase Your Score series present key principles and practical strategies for the ACT Writing Test (new for 2005) and the ACT Reading Test, explained in manageable, bite-size sections ideal for the panicked student. Combining humor with academic authority, these succinct guides:

• Feature essential strategies for effective essay writing or tackling reading comprehension passages under the pressure of time
• Provide sample essays or reading passages and questions, accompanied by helpful annotated comments and examiner marks
• Are ideal for students who procrastinate or who can study only in short doses
• Include cartoons (Zits, Peanuts, Calvin & Hobbes) to reinforce the light, student-friendly tone

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Kaplan ACT 2008 Comprehensive Program (Kaplan Act)

$11.72

*3 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations for every answer

*Integrated online component with diagnostic quiz

*Preparation for the optional writing component

*A higher score guarantee

*Quick summaries of key lessons

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The ACT For Dummies

$9.13

You've heard that performing well on your ACT can make up for mediocre performance in high school. But how can you ace it? Suzee Vlk, author of The SAT I for Dummies, can help. The ACT for Dummies is packed with useful information and strategies to help you prepare for the test. The book includes advice on how to use the book efficiently (Vlk estimates you'll need 19 hours to work through it), review chapters for all four sections of the exam, and two complete practice exams. In familiar Dummies style, Vlk includes a handy tear-out "Cheat Sheet" with a summary of the most important information and a "Part of Tens" section with 10 things colleges are looking for in their applicants and "Ten Dumb Things You Can Do to Mess Up Your ACT." With its witty writing, clear layout, and helpful icons in the margins to point out tips, tricks, and traps in the exam, and sample questions, The ACT for Dummies makes test preparation easy and relatively painless. --C.B. Delaney

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Barron's ACT, 2008 (Barron's How to Prepare for the Act American College Testing Program Assessment (Book Only))

$2.00

Revised and updated to reflect the current ACT Assessment tests, this manual and its accompanying CD-ROM offers high school students comprehensive preparation for a major national college entrance exam. In-depth reviews cover all test areas: English, Math, Reading, and Science. Because the ACT also offers an extra and optional, half-hour-long Writing Test, the manual includes a writer’s guide specifically tailored to meet test-takers’ needs. In addition to subject reviews, this book contains an overview of the ACT, a diagnostic test, and three full-length practice ACTs with all questions answered and explained. Students will find additional practice exercises in all subjects, study advice, and test-taking strategies. The accompanying CD-ROM simulates test-taking conditions for the actual 2 hours, 55 minutes ACT test. It presents computerized versions of all tests in the book plus automatic scoring.

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The Real ACT Prep Guide (The only guide to include 3 Real ACT tests)

$16.00

There's no better way to learn a test's structure than from the inside—and the 1.2 million students taking the ACT need look no further than this official guide! Packed with tips, strategies, and plenty of subject review, it's the only real guide to the ACT

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How to Win at College: Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country's Top Students

$6.68

The only guide to getting ahead once you’ve gotten in—proven strategies for making the most of your college years, based on winning secrets from the country's most successful students

What does it take to be a standout student? How can you make the most of your college years—graduate with honors, choose exciting activities, build a head-turning resume, and gain access to the best post-college opportunities? Based on interviews with star students at universities nationwide, from Harvard to the University of Arizona, How to Win at College presents seventy-five simple rules that will rocket you to the top of the class. These college-tested—and often surprising—strategies include:

• Don’t do all your reading
• Drop classes every term
• Become a club president
• Care about your grades, Ignore your GPA
• Never pull an all-nighter
• Take three days to write a paper
• Always be working on a “grand project”
• Do one thing better than anyone else you know

Proving that success has little to do with being a genius workaholic, and everything to do with playing the game, How to Win at College is the must-have guide for making the most of these four important years—and getting an edge on life after graduation.

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McGraw-Hill's 10 ACT Practice Tests, 2ed (McGraw-Hill's 10 Practice Acts)

$11.66

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