ACT Prep 2026/2027 for Dummies Book + 4 Practice Tests + Flashcards Online

Introduction 1

Part 1: Coming to Terms with Reality: An Overview of the ACT 7

Chapter 1: Getting Your ACT Together: ACT 101 9

Chapter 2: Succeeding on the ACT 17

Chapter 3: Forming an ACT Study Plan 21

Part 2: Serving Your "Sentence": The English Test 27

Chapter 4: Mastering the English Test 29

Chapter 5: Getting a Grip on Grammar and Usage 35

Chapter 6: Spotting Usage Errors and Ripping through Rhetorical Questions 45

Chapter 7: It's Not What You Say but How You Say It: English Practice Questions 61

Part 3: Don't Count Yourself Out: The Math Test 69

Chapter 8: Numbers Nuts and Bolts 71

Chapter 9: Getting into Shapes: Geometry and Trig Review 95

Chapter 10: Algebra and Other Sleeping Aids 123

Chapter 11: Numb and Number: Acing the Mathematics Test 149

Chapter 12: More Fun than a Root Canal: Mathematics Practice Questions 159

Part 4: Time to Read the Riot ACT: The Reading Test 167

Chapter 13: This, Too, Shall Pass(age): Sailing through the Reading Test 169

Chapter 14: Where Are SparkNotes When You Need Them? Reading Practice Questions 179

Part 5: Studying Brain Defects in Laboratory Rats: The (Optional) Science Test 185

Chapter 15: From Frankenstein to Einstein: Excelling on the Optional Science Test 187

Chapter 16: Faking Atomic Ache Won't Get You out of This: Science Practice Questions 209

Part 6: Writing Rightly: The Optional Writing Test 219

Chapter 17: Excelling on Your Essay: The Writing Test Review 221

Chapter 18: Practicing Promptly with Practice Prompts: Essay Practice Questions 239

Part 7: Putting It All Together with a Full-Length Practice ACT 243

Chapter 19: Practice Exam 245

Chapter 20: Practice Exam: Answers and Explanations 287

Part 8: The Part of Tens 321

Chapter 21: Ten Wrong Rumors about the ACT 323

Chapter 22: Ten (or So) Ways You Can Help Your Child Succeed on the ACT 327

Index 329