ACT bootcamp strategies

Look for context clues. Break the word into root words, prefixes, and suffixes.

• What are you suggesting

• Superbad Vocab

• Apostrophes

• Most nearly means

To answer, this type of question, reread a few lines before and a few lines after the word or phrase in question.

• Prepositional Phrases

• Pronoun Clarity & Agreement

• Most nearly Means

• Flow

Trust your inner ear. When the verb is the part in question, identify the subject to make sure the tense matches.

• Subject/Verb Agreement

• Pronoun Clarity & Agreement

• What are you suggesting

• Which/Who

Always read anything in ____. Therefore, at the beginning of each reading section read the ____ introduction.

For a ______ information question always read before and after a line number or key work and find proof. The correct answer will usually rephrase the way the answer is stated in the passage.

Phrases that can stand alone are separated with a semicolon, comma with "and," or a period

• Prepositions

• Flow

• Comma

• Independent Clauses

Several questions per test will ask you to decide if a passage accomplishes a certain intention. Choose the answer that applies to the entire question, not just a few words of it.

• Prepositional phrases

• yes/no questions

• Keep phrases close

• Attitude Check & Main Idea

Several ACT questions will ask you to decide which answer will best accomplish a certain goal. This strategy suggests you choose the answer that achieves the very SPECIFIC goal stated in the question.

• Attitude Check & Main Idea

• Pronoun Clarity & Agreement

• Keep your eyes on the goal.

• Apostrophes

This ACT strategy emphasizes the idea that you should choose the answer that is the most clear, concise, direct, and NONREDUNDANT since that is how the ACT is written.

• Keep it simple

• Word Choice

• Flow

• Keep the phrases close

A descriptive phrase on the ACT must be clearly associated with and placed right next to the noun it describes

• Word Choice

• What are you suggesting

• Keep it simple

• Keep phrases close