The Real ACT Prep Guide: The Only Official Prep Guide From The Makers Of The ACT (Real Act Prep Guide)
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Manufacturer: Peterson's
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 378.1662
EAN: 9780768926750
ISBN: 0768926750
Label: Peterson's
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 623
Publication Date: 2007-12-25
Publisher: Peterson's
Studio: Peterson's
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: It helped me - maybe you too
Comment: I think that this book did a pretty good job helping me prepare for this test. The practice tests are the best part. The rest is okay, but the practice tests seemed pretty similar to the actual test. By using this book, I made a 33 composite on the ACT.
If you would like some pointers or interesting ways to remember hints, try The ACT For Dummies in addition to this book, but not alone!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great practice tests, -1 star for lack of review material
Comment: This is the best book for ACT practice tests. for starters this book actually contains 3 "retired" Act tests from the past. For EVERY question it has: The right answer + explanation, and the wrong answers + explanation on why they are wrong.
for those of you looking for more review material i suggest Kaplan ACT 2008 Comprehensive Program (Kaplan Act) or Kaplan ACT 2008 Premier Program (w/ CD-ROM) (Kaplan Act (Book & CD-Rom)) . Not only does it have a ton of review, it has practice tests that are very similar to this book(which means they are also very similar to the real thing)
btw with the help of this book + kaplan i got a 28 composite score on the June ACT (93 percentile)
Customer Rating:
Summary: would look for better
Comment: I can tell you what this book tells you here in this review. Guessing is ok which they tell you when you take the test. Other than examples of questions there is not much that really helps you in this book. Maybe I'm slow but if I'm going to pay for help on a test I expect results.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Would recommend this for anyone considering the ACT
Comment: I'd have to recommend this book. Remember to practice for this test!
Essentially, the test breaks down into having to answer every question within a 30second time span (they give you about 30min divided by 60questions per test, essentially). On top of that, they make the questions a paragraph long and/or make you need to re-read the question after reading the answers. This all equates to not having enough time (hence their instructions say to "fill in all answers regardless").
Unfortunately, I got this book right before my test date, so it was of little use to me. However, I can see how it would have helped my test scores - I definitely was not prepared for the time-issue on this test as I'm a quick reader/test-taker. I can't help but say it, but it's almost set up so you have to buy this "official" book (hence they get 4 stars instead of 5).
So be prepared and do all three tests in this book multiple times, it'll help!
Customer Rating:
Summary: ACT book EXCELLENT
Comment: The Real ACT book is one of the best books of its kind. I teach SAT and ACT prep, and this book not only is well formatted with REAL ACT problems (by the test-makers), but the book gives the fullest explanations of the correct and incorrect answers that I have ever seen. I'm using it exclusively in my classes. Parents looking to help their kids get prepared should buy NO OTHER BOOK.
Robert Sposato
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Editorial Reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: It helped me - maybe you too
Comment: I think that this book did a pretty good job helping me prepare for this test. The practice tests are the best part. The rest is okay, but the practice tests seemed pretty similar to the actual test. By using this book, I made a 33 composite on the ACT.
If you would like some pointers or interesting ways to remember hints, try The ACT For Dummies in addition to this book, but not alone!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great practice tests, -1 star for lack of review material
Comment: This is the best book for ACT practice tests. for starters this book actually contains 3 "retired" Act tests from the past. For EVERY question it has: The right answer + explanation, and the wrong answers + explanation on why they are wrong.
for those of you looking for more review material i suggest Kaplan ACT 2008 Comprehensive Program (Kaplan Act) or Kaplan ACT 2008 Premier Program (w/ CD-ROM) (Kaplan Act (Book & CD-Rom)) . Not only does it have a ton of review, it has practice tests that are very similar to this book(which means they are also very similar to the real thing)
btw with the help of this book + kaplan i got a 28 composite score on the June ACT (93 percentile)
Customer Rating:
Summary: would look for better
Comment: I can tell you what this book tells you here in this review. Guessing is ok which they tell you when you take the test. Other than examples of questions there is not much that really helps you in this book. Maybe I'm slow but if I'm going to pay for help on a test I expect results.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Would recommend this for anyone considering the ACT
Comment: I'd have to recommend this book. Remember to practice for this test!
Essentially, the test breaks down into having to answer every question within a 30second time span (they give you about 30min divided by 60questions per test, essentially). On top of that, they make the questions a paragraph long and/or make you need to re-read the question after reading the answers. This all equates to not having enough time (hence their instructions say to "fill in all answers regardless").
Unfortunately, I got this book right before my test date, so it was of little use to me. However, I can see how it would have helped my test scores - I definitely was not prepared for the time-issue on this test as I'm a quick reader/test-taker. I can't help but say it, but it's almost set up so you have to buy this "official" book (hence they get 4 stars instead of 5).
So be prepared and do all three tests in this book multiple times, it'll help!
Customer Rating:
Summary: ACT book EXCELLENT
Comment: The Real ACT book is one of the best books of its kind. I teach SAT and ACT prep, and this book not only is well formatted with REAL ACT problems (by the test-makers), but the book gives the fullest explanations of the correct and incorrect answers that I have ever seen. I'm using it exclusively in my classes. Parents looking to help their kids get prepared should buy NO OTHER BOOK.
Robert Sposato
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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