If you reach a hard question, skip it. But don't forget to

answer it before moving on to the next selection.

eliminate answer choices and make an educated guess.

What are the two categories of questions?

Usage/Mechanics and Rhetorical Skills

If you cannot cite a reason to use a comma...

you may not need one. KNOW THE RULES.

ALWAYS read and consider...

The context of the question/underlined portion.

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1
"OMIT" is right...
About 25% of the time.
About 10% of the time.
100% of the time.
About 50% of the time.
2
Considering the two previous questions, about how many questions will you have per passage?
20
10
5
15
3
If you reach a hard question, skip it. But don't forget to
spend a few minutes of extra time trying to figure it out.
answer it when finished with the entire test.
...never mind. Just wing it.
answer it before moving on to the next selection.
4
The rhetorical skills questions will assess you over all of the following EXCEPT
style
prior knowledge
writing strategy
organization
5
The usage and mechanics section of the test will test you over all of the following EXCEPT
spelling and vocabulary
punctuation
basic grammar and usage
sentence structure
6
How many questions are on the English section of the ACT?
45
90
60
75
7
How many minutes do you have to answer the 75 questions?
60
40
30
45
8
When in doubt....
talk it out.
eliminate answer choices and make an educated guess.
just walk out.
cry.
9
How many passages are you going to read?
5
4
6
3
10
What are the two categories of questions?
Fluency and Comprehension
Usage and Comprehension
Mechanical Skills and Close Reading
Usage/Mechanics and Rhetorical Skills
11
If you cannot cite a reason to use a comma...
you can't even remember what a comma is.
you probably need a lot of them.
you may not need one. KNOW THE RULES.
use a period. Or a semicolon. Or a question mark?
12
"NO CHANGE" is right...
About 10% of the time.
about 50% of the time.
only 5% of the time.
about 20-25% of the time.
13
When you have NO CLUE about an answer
go with your letter of the day
ask the person sitting next to you
guess a random letter
leave it blank
14
ALWAYS read and consider...
The context of the question/underlined portion.
What you had for breakfast.
What someone else is thinking.
How many times you picked A.

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