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ACT preparation workbooks from various vendors focused on english or reading are an excellent way to improve your ACT test scores. Listed below are multiple ACT prep book choices, which may potentially better prepare you for the reading and english sections, as they are more focused on these subjects.
Be sure to check out the other pages on our website for more prepbooks from various publishers. Good luck, and best wishes on the exam!
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Increase Your Score In 3 Minutes A Day: ACT Reading
- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (June 15, 2005)
Book Description
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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In-a-Flash: Vocabulary, 7th edition
- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Arco; 7 edition (December 9, 2005)
Book Description
Fun, effective exercises and games for SAT and ACT prep. Perfect for last minute crammers or anyone with time to spare, this compact guide is packed with entertaining ways to build a bigger vocabulary for standardized tests. This new seventh edition includes the most commonly tested words and has been re-formed with new, easier to read page layout.
Features and Benefits include: * Explanations for more than 360 commonly tested words * Tricks for recognizing key word roots and understanding unfamiliar words * Three-Day Miracle Plan for last minute studying
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McGraw-Hill's Conquering ACT English, Reading, and Writing
- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (February 8, 2008)
Book Description
If the verbal skills sections of the ACT are the hardest parts of the test for you, we're here to help. McGraw-Hill's Conquering ACT English, Reading, and Writing has been specially designed and created by experienced ACT coaches. They'll give you test-smart strategies for answering every kind of ACT verbal question. You'll also get intensive practice with every question type to help you build your test-taking confidence. With McGraw-Hill's Conquering ACT English, Reading, and Writing, you'll have everything you need to get test-ready-and achieve your best ACT verbal score.
Includes:
- 9 full-length practice tests with complete explanations
- Hundreds of sample questions just like those on the real test
- Strategies for answering every question type: grammar and usage, punctuation, paragraph organization, reading comprehension, and more
- 18 sample ACT essays with scoring explanations
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ACT English, Reading, and Writing Workbook
- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; Workbook edition (October 1, 2008)
Book Description
This brand-new workbook gives college-bound students extensive practice and review that will help them excel on all three verbal sections and all four reading genres of the ACT. An introductory overview explains the formats for the English Test, the Reading Test, and the Writing Test. A full-length self-assessment test follows with an answer key and explanations to help students assess their strengths and weaknesses. Succeeding chapters review the subject matter of all three tests and present drills, strategies, practice questions, study advice, and test-taking tips. Students review English grammar, punctuation, and style. They sharpen their reading comprehension with practice passages in the Humanities, Natural Science, Prose Fiction, and Social Science. Finally, they hone their essay-writing skills, guided by the author’s instruction in organizing their ideas, writing a rough draft, and editing the finished essay. A final chapter presents a full-length practice test with answers and explanations.
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