What is the first strategy in the article that will help you improve your score?

Skip the Most Difficult Math Questions

Strategy 1: Skip the Most Difficult Math Questions

How do you know which questions will be the hardest?

Math questions are ordered by difficulty so the last questions will be the most difficult.

Math questions are ordered by difficulty so the first questions will be the most difficult.

Math questions are ordered by difficulty so the middle questions will be the most difficult.

Strategy 3 suggest that you....

Focus On the Most Important Skills

Ignore the least common types of problems

Find Your Math Weaknesses and Drill Them

Understand All Your ACT Math Mistakes

What happens if you don't understand exactly why you missed a question?

You will make that mistake over and over again.

Every mistake you make on a test happens for a reason.

You focus on areas you are already comfortable with.

When trying to learn from your mistakes you should do which of the following?

On every practice test or question set that you take, mark every question that you're even 20% unsure about.

Review every single question that you marked. This way even if you guessed a question correctly, you'll make sure to review it.

Write down the gist of the question, why you missed it, and what you'll do to avoid that mistake in the future.

Just think about it and move on

What does it mean to go deeper when preparing for the ACT math exam?

Always take it one step further - what specifically did you miss, and what do you have to improve in the future?

What specific skill do I need to learn, and how will I learn this skill?

How do I solve the question? How will I solve questions like this in the future?

Why did I misread the question? What should I do in the future to avoid this?

What should you do if you get really stuck on a question. You just have no idea how to solve it?

Look for alternative strategies

approaching the question differently

Redo what you have already tried

What are some ways to ease time pressure for yourself?

getting better at the test by doing more practice

By learning patterns to what the ACT asks

avoid spending too much time on a single question

If you aren't clear about the answer within 30 seconds, move on

Which method saves time on the ACT?

solve all your questions first in the book, then bubble all of them in at once .

Finish question 1, bubble in answer 1. Finish question 2, bubble in answer 2. And so forth.

Which are advantages of bubbling in all at once?

You eliminate careless entry errors

You focus on each task one at a time

You save 60 extra minutes that can be used to solve more problems

You might run out of time before you have the chance to bubble in the answer choices all at once

If you don't know an answer, you should guess.

True, The ACT has no guessing penalty for getting a wrong answer.

True, If you have no idea, just guess! You have a 20% chance of getting it right.

True, if you don't guess on the questions, you'll miss out on free points.

False, The ACT has a guessing penalty for getting a wrong answer.

For every question you're unsure about,...

make sure you guess as best as you can

eliminate as many answer choices as you can before making your educated guess

spend as much time as you need to figure it out

leave the answer sheet blank for that question

How to Improve Low ACT Math Scores

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Mathematics

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10th - 12th Grade

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Hard

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CCSS

8.EE.C.7B, RI. 9-10.10, RI.11-12.3

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1.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

3 mins • Ungraded

How is passing the ACT like constructing a building?

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Answer explanation

First you need to lay a good foundation before putting up the walls and windows. Similarly, we need to first understand why you're doing what you're doing, before diving into tips and strategies

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Improving your low ACT Math score to a 26 range will dramatically __________ your chances of getting into better colleges.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

If you raise your score to a 26, your chance of admission goes up to _____% - double the chances of admission

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CCSS.7.SP.C.5

4.

FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Your ACT score is a reflection of how hard you _ and how ____ you study.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

5.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following concepts are tested on the ACT?

Numbers (integers, fractions)

algebra (solve for x)

coordinate geometry (lines and slopes)

plane geometry (triangles, circles, lines)

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which describes a classic ACT type question?

It tests really simple concepts in a complicated way.

It tests complicated concepts in a complicated way.

It tests really simple concepts in a simple way.

It tests really complex concepts in a simple way.

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

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MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

To improve your score, you just need to:

Learn the types of questions that the ACT tests

Put together the concepts you already know to solve the questions

Practice on a lot of questions so you learn from your mistakes

Remember everything your math teachers ever taught you.

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

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How to Improve Low ACT Math Scores

35 questions

How is passing the ACT like constructing a building?

First you need to lay a good foundation before putting up the walls and windows. Similarly, we need to first understand why you're doing what you're doing, before diving into tips and strategies

Improving your low ACT Math score to a 26 range will dramatically __________ your chances of getting into better colleges.

If you raise your score to a 26, your chance of admission goes up to _____% - double the chances of admission

Your ACT score is a reflection of how hard you _ and how ____ you study.

Which of the following concepts are tested on the ACT?

Which describes a classic ACT type question?

To improve your score, you just need to:

If you're aiming for a 26 on this test, How many questions do you need to get right?

If you're aiming for a 19 on this test, How many questions do you need to get right?

What is the first strategy in the article that will help you improve your score?

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35 questions

How is passing the ACT like constructing a building?

First you need to lay a good foundation before putting up the walls and windows. Similarly, we need to first understand why you're doing what you're doing, before diving into tips and strategies

Improving your low ACT Math score to a 26 range will dramatically __________ your chances of getting into better colleges.

If you raise your score to a 26, your chance of admission goes up to _____% - double the chances of admission

Your ACT score is a reflection of how hard you _______ and how __________ you study.

Which of the following concepts are tested on the ACT?

Which describes a classic ACT type question?

To improve your score, you just need to:

If you're aiming for a 26 on this test, How many questions do you need to get right?

If you're aiming for a 19 on this test, How many questions do you need to get right?

What is the first strategy in the article that will help you improve your score?

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Your ACT score is a reflection of how hard you _ and how ____ you study.