Welcome to ACT Brain Boot Camp 9:30 am - 9:45 am Basics (in every room) 9:45 am - 10:15 am Breakout Session #1 ACT Math: DeLeon B109 ACT Science: Wright & Moreno B216 ACT Reading: Campbell MPR ACT English: Hughes & Lee B111 10:20 am - 10:50 am Breakout Session #2 ACT Math: DeLeon B109 ACT Science: Wright & Moreno B216 ACT Reading: Campbell MPR ACT English: Hughes & Lee B111 10:55 am - 11:25 am Breakout Session #3 ACT Math: DeLeon B109 ACT Science: Wright & Moreno B216 ACT Reading: Campbell MPR ACT English: Hughes & Lee B111 11:30 am - 12 pm Breakout Session #4 ACT Math: DeLeon B109 ACT Science: Wright & Moreno B216 ACT Reading: Campbell MPR ACT English: Hughes & Lee B111 12 pm - 12:45 pm questions, clean up, and lunch
Welcome to ACT Brain Boot Camp Nolan Ryan Junior High (Group 2) 12:25- 12:50 Lunch 1:00 pm - 1:30pm Basics 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Session #1 - ACT Reading: Campbell 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Session #2 ACT Math: DeLeon 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm Session #3 ACT English: Hughes & Lee 3::00 pm - 3:30 pm Session #4 ACT Science: Wright & Moreno
Welcome to ACT Brain Boot Camp Nolan Ryan Junior High (Group 1) 9:00 am - 9:30am Basics 9:30 am - 10:00 am Session #1 - ACT Reading: Campbell 10:00 am - 10:30 pm Session #2 ACT Math: DeLeon 10:30 pm - 11:00 pm Session #3 ACT English: Hughes & Lee 11:00 pm - 11:30 pm Session #4 ACT Science: Wright & Moreno
The Basics Day of the Test CHECKLIST FOR TEST DAY: • Admission Ticket (should receive in the mail 2 to 3 weeks before your test date) • No. 2 Pencils and Erasers • Approved Calculator and batteries (TI 84 or TI 84+) • ID Form • wrist watch Optional: • snacks • bottled water
FAQs: Are the student's ACT scores permanently recorded? ACT scores are kept on file permanently while SAT scores are not. If you wish for SAT to keep your scores on file permanently, you may request this from the testing agency. Both ACT and SAT scores will never be shared with colleges unless the student requests this. Duke TIP will keep the scores indefinitely for their records. Duke TIP will never share scores with anyone.
What E xactly is O n the ACT ? ● 3 hours and 25 minutes - total ● English =70 questions in 45 minutes ● Math = 60 questions in 60 minutes ● Critical Reading = 40 questions in 35 minutes ● Science = 40 questions in 35 minutes
What is a “ G ood S core” on the ACT ? • Each section is on a scale of 1 to 36 • Perfect combined score of an avg of 36 • Harvard: 32 • UT: 28 • A&M: 30 • UH: 18 English, 21 Reading, 22 Mathematics and 24 Science • Scores can typically be found on the college or universities websites • You will get your raw score and a percentile ranking score
Getting in Gear 1. Set A Score Goal 2. Block Out Time in Your Schedule 3. Study with Friends 4. Treat It Like the Real Thing
How to Practice • “ACT Practice Booklet” • Website: ACT Question of the Day http://www. actstudent.org/testprep/ – There’s an app for that – Follow them on twitter
At Home Study Plan Mondays: Math Tuesdays: English Wednesdays: Critical Reading Thursdays: Science Friday: Look at questions or areas that troubled you over the week Weekends: Catch up on missed days
Reading Test Dichotomous Key Challenge • For the challenge, you will be use the Reading Section (p. 32-39) in your packet. • Once you have worked your way through the dichotomous key, write down your group’s response on an index card.
ACT Reading Section O 35 minute section O 40 questions O 4 passages w/ 10 questions
Types of Questions Activity
do NOT read the passage first watch your time 1. Read & underline relevant 8/9 minutes per passage information in ?’s 35 s/? 2. Scan the for what ?’s are asking 3. Answer question without looking at answer choices Reading Rules answer in this order 1 st : vocabulary 2nd: line specific 3rd: specific detail Know the directions 4th: inferred or implied 5th: main idea or primary purpose
Skipping Questions Don’t think Might get it Answered, but you will get it right if you not sure if right have time correct
Think about it this way… IMAGINE TWO CHILDREN PLAYING TAG IN A DEEP, DARK forest. Who’s gonna win? A speed demon from the big city who doesn’t know his way around and keeps tripping and falling? Or a slower-footed tyke who grew up in the forest and knows every root, twist, and cranny of the forest? Here’s the point: Knowing the landscape can be very helpful. If the ACT’s the forest, you’ll have to know the nooks and crannies of the test. Source: http://www.sparknotes.com/testprep/books/newsat/chapter6.rhtml
What’s on the test? 1 A Passage 1 is a Prose Fiction excerpt. Go to 2 1 B Passage 1 is a Social Science excerpt. Go to 3 2A Passage 2 is a Social Science excerpt. Go to 4 2B Passage 2 is a Humanities excerpt. Go to 5 5A Passage 4 is a Science excerpt. College Ready 5B Passage 4 is about “The Jaws That Jump . ” Duke TIP
Format of the Test 3A The answer choices for questions are A, B, C, D Go to 6 3B The answer choices for questions are F, G, H, J Go to 7 4A Passage 2 has you compare two passages (A & B) Go to 8 4B Passage 3 has you compare two passages (A & B) Go to 9
Format of the Test 6A Each passage has 10 questions. ACT 6B Each passage has 15 questions. SAT 7A You have 40 minutes to work on the Reading section. Use strategies! 7B You have 45 minutes to work on the Reading section. Know the directions! 8A Vocabulary words are bolded in the passage. Vocabulary 8B Vocabulary words are italicized in the passage. Yea, right! 9A The little numbers in the passage indicate paragraphs. Nope 9B The little numbers in the passage indicate the line numbers. Y’all will do awesome!
Strategy 1: Skim ?’s ?’s, not answers First circle anything that is an answer look for overall meaning
Strategy 2: What about? 2 to 6 seconds Jot down notes and paraphrases
Strategy 3: Main idea Few sentences Facts to support
Strategy 4 Underline main sentence of each paragraph Draw your attention to the main idea of each
Strategy Cover up the answer choices & think about the answer Politically correct answers
ACT - (1) 60 minute section ● Pre-Algebra/Elementary Algebra (24 questions) ● Intermediate Algebra/Coordinate Geometry (18 questions) ● Plane Geometry (14 questions) ● Trigonometry (4 questions)
Math Section Know your directions! ● Each section will begin by showing where you should be on your answer sheet. ● The directions will be the same in practice as they are on the test. Don’t take the time to read directions.
Calculators • Know how to use your calculator. • Know your arithmetic. • Know your squares. • Calculators and Fractions don’t mix well. • TI-84 is allowed on both SAT and ACT • TI-89 and up are not allowed.
Word Problems How to change confusing words into easy to understand numbers and symbols.
Rule 1 : Of usually means multiply Ex: ½ of y Means: ½ x y of =
Rule 2 : Exceeds by or is greater than means subtract(or add) Example : X exceeds y by 7 Means: x - y = 7 or y + 7 = X Exceeds = or
Rule 3 : Percent (%) usually goes with of . Percent means per (of) hundred Example : 25% of y Means: 25 of 100 of y or 25/100 of y = fraction
Rule 4: But wait, there’s more . Percent can be made trickier with the word more . Example: Sue has 25% more apples than John Means : Sue has the same as John plus 25% more = same +
Rule 5 : Percent increase or decrease means subtract or add. Example: Jim invests $50. It increases 10%. Means: $50 + (10% of $50) = investment increase = decrease =
Rule 6 : Ratio A ratio is a comparison. Example: The ratio of y to x is 5 Means: y/x = 5; y is being compared to x
Rule 7: Chance or probability is a type of ratio. Chance or probability means number of times the particular thing could happen number of times any of the things could happen
ACT Practice Problems Page 24 Question 2 Page 25 Question 10
ACT Practice Problems Page 26 Question 22 Page 26 Question 25
ACT Practice Problem Question 51 Page 30
ACT English How to tackle: 1. Read passage as if it were a regular piece of writing 2. Correct or circle mistakes before looking at choices 3. “No change” is often the answer 4. If you are not sure which concept is being tested, look at the answer choices for a clue 5. Skip and comeback
ACT English Knowing your grammar and revision rules are very important in this section! Let’s practice!
ACT Science Reasoning • 40 Questions in 35 minutes • Contains 7 reading passages. • Each passage is equal in length and difficulty. • You should avg. about 5 minutes per passage. Does not test Science knowledge. • Tests ability to read and interpret information displayed in tables, graphs, and charts.
Primary Question Types 1. Reading and interpreting information from graphs and tables. 2. Making conclusions and predicting results. 3. Comparing opposing views or comparing different experiments.
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