English Strategies

The most correct English answer choice will always be __________________.

• grammatically correct

• consistent with the rest of the writing piece

• clear and concise

• All of the above.

Sometimes you're given the answer choice 'NO CHANGE' in the English portion of the ACT. What is the general rule about this answer choice?

• It is always the correct answer.

• Don't fear 'No Change'

• It's a trap!

• The ACT will never give you an already-correct underlined portion.

The English portion should be paced__________.

• at 8 mins per passage, with 5 minutes for review at the end

• at 9 minutes per passage

• at 36 seconds per question

• so that less time is spent on the first half of the questions, and more time is given to the last half of the questions.

When Jenny reads her answer choices she marks out the obviously wrong answer choices. This strategy is called ________.

• Mark and Move

• Cherry Picking

• Two Wrongs Make a Right

• The Process of Elimination

How often is NO CHANGE the correct answer on the English ACT Test?

• 50%

• 10%

• 75%

• 25%

When returning to a question you previously marked and skipped _______________

• don't second guess if you still don't know the correct answer.

• work the problem and change your answer if you believe you've solved it.

• if you're still guessing, stick with your first guess because it's usually your best guess.

• All of the above.

What approach should you use when taking the English portion of the ACT?

• Edit as you go.

• Read the passage, then answer the questions.

• Read the questions, then the passage, then answer the questions.

• Don't worry about reading the passage, just answer the questions.

When pacing yourself through the Reading portion of the ACT, how much time should you give yourself per passage?

• 10 minutes per passage: 5 to read it and 5 to answer questions.

• 9 minutes per passage: 5 to read it and 4 to answer questions.

• 8 minutes per passage: 3 to read it and 5 to answer questions.

• You don't need to pace yourself through the reading portion.

What is the purpose of the ECR?

• To provide evidence to support your claim from the text.

• To tell a story in a few lines or more.

• To persuade the reader to read again.

• all of the above

Your essay writing should:

• have an introduction, body, and conclusion divided by indentations.

• Just be one chonky essay

• have an intro and conclusion

• have no structure aside from the scaffolding.