<p>I was hoping we could start a master list of tricks/hints/rules for cracking the ACT. Just copy and paste the last bit of the list in your post as you add so the last post will always have the most recent and complete list.
I’ll start:</p>
<p>1) ACT Testmakers hate redundancy - always make sure for the english section that you choose to omit sections that are repetitive or unnecessary.</p>
<p>2) On the essay, bring up an argument for the opposing side and refute/rebutt it.</p>
<p>Know the directions of the test before hand, so you dont waste valuable time reading them and can spend more time answering questions.</p>
<p>1) ACT Testmakers hate redundancy - always make sure for the english section that you choose to omit sections that are repetitive or unnecessary.</p>
<p>2) On the essay, bring up an argument for the opposing side and refute/rebutt it.</p>
<p>3) Know the directions of the test before hand, so you don’t waste valuable time reading them and can spend more time answering questions.</p>
<p>4) This should be obvious enough, but GUESS, even if you don’t know the answer. It’s not counted against you.</p>
<p>5) Every answer has the SAME weight, so perform “triage” and solve the easy ones before you tackle the hard ones (and the easy ones are not always at the beginning).</p>
<p>1) ACT Testmakers hate redundancy - always make sure for the english section that you choose to omit sections that are repetitive or unnecessary.</p>
<p>2) On the essay, bring up an argument for the opposing side and refute/rebutt it.</p>
<p>3) Know the directions of the test before hand, so you don’t waste valuable time reading them and can spend more time answering questions.</p>
<p>4) This should be obvious enough, but GUESS, even if you don’t know the answer. It’s not counted against you.</p>
<p>5) Every answer has the SAME weight, so perform “triage” and solve the easy ones before you tackle the hard ones (and the easy ones are not always at the beginning).</p>
<p>6) For the essay, make sure you CLEARLY take a side/decision on the topic, and defend it throughout.</p>
<p>bumppppppp</p>