AccelePrep for the ACT Test 2nd Edition Student Text

16 • S URGE TO S UCCESS ! E NGLISH T EST P REP

PACING

Š‡ ‰Ž‹•Š –‡•–…‘•‹•–• ‘ˆ ϐ‹˜‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡•ǡ ‡ƒ…Š ƒ’’”‘š‹ƒ–‡Ž› ͵ͲͲ ™‘”†• ‹ Ž‡‰–Š ƒ† ‡ƒ…Š ™‹–Š ͳͷ…‘””‡•’‘†‹‰ ‹–‡•ǡ ˆ‘” ƒ –‘–ƒŽ of 75 items. The time limit is 45 minutes. So, a fairly simple and easy-to- ˆ‘ŽŽ‘™ ’Žƒ ‹• –‘ •’‡† ‹‡ ‹—–‡• ‘ ‡ƒ…Š ‘ˆ –Š‡ ϐ‹˜‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡•Ǥ TASK ALLOTTED TIME REMAINING TIME •™‡” “—‡•–‹‘• ƒ……‘’ƒ›‹‰ ϐ‹”•– ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ 9 minutes* ͵͸ ‹—–‡• •™‡” “—‡•–‹‘• accompanying second passage 9 minutes* 27 minutes •™‡” “—‡•–‹‘• accompanying third passage 9 minutes* 18 minutes •™‡” “—‡•–‹‘• accompanying fourth passage 9 minutes* 9 minutes •™‡” “—‡•–‹‘• ƒ……‘’ƒ›‹‰ ϐ‹ˆ–Š ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ 9 minutes* 0 minutes ȗ ’’”‘š‹ƒ–‡Ž› ͵͸ •‡…‘†• ’‡” “—‡•–‹‘  ƒ ’‡”ˆ‡…– ™‘”Ž†ǡ ›‘— ™‘—Ž† •’‡† ‡šƒ…–Ž› ͵͸ •‡…‘†• ’‡” “—‡•–‹‘Ǣ „—– ‘ˆ…‘—”•‡ǡ –Š‡ –‡•– †‘‡• ‘– –ƒ‡ ’Žƒ…‡ ‹ ƒ ’‡”ˆ‡…– ™‘”Ž†Ǥ ‘‡ ‹–‡• are going to take longer than others, particularly those that ask about the overall development of the passage. ‘ †‘ ™‡ŽŽ ‘ –Š‡ –‡•– ›‘—ǯŽŽ ‡‡† –‘ •’‡† Ž‡•• –‹‡ ‘ –Š‡ •‹’Ž‡ ‰”ƒƒ” ‹–‡•ǡ „—‹Ž†‹‰ —’ ƒ –‹‡ ”‡•‡”˜‡ ˆ‘” –Š‘•‡ ‘”‡ †‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž– ‹–‡• –Šƒ– ƒ”‡…‘‹‰Ǥ † –Š‡ ‘”‡ †‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž– ‹–‡• ƒ”‡ —•—ƒŽŽ› ’Žƒ…‡† ƒ– –Š‡ ‡† ‘ˆ ƒ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ „‡…ƒ—•‡ –Šƒ–ǯ• ™Š‡”‡ ‹– ƒ‡• •‡•‡ –‘ ƒ•ǡ Dz Šƒ– ‹• –Š‡ ƒ‹ ‹†‡ƒǫdz ƒ† Dz ‘™…‘—Ž† –Š‡ ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡ „‡ ‹’”‘˜‡†ǫdz Š‡ •…Š‡†—Ž‡ ƒ…–—ƒŽŽ› ‰‹˜‡• ›‘— ƒ ˆ‡‡†„ƒ… Ž‘‘’ –Šƒ– Ž‡–• ›‘— ‘™ ™Š‡–Š‡” ›‘— ‡‡† –‘ •‹’ •‘‡ ‹–‡•Ǥ ‘” ‡šƒ’Ž‡ǡ ‹ˆ ›‘— ƒ”‡ ‡ƒ”‹‰ –Š‡ ‹‡Ǧ‹—–‡ ƒ” ƒ† •–‹ŽŽ Šƒ˜‡ –™‘ ‘” –Š”‡‡ ‹–‡• –‘ †‘ ‘ –Š‡ ϐ‹”•– passage, then skip any Passage Development items and go straight to the next passage. The Passage Development items take longer, and there ™‹ŽŽ „‡ •‘‡ •‹’Ž‡ ‰”ƒƒ” ‹–‡• ™ƒ‹–‹‰ –‘ „‡ ‡ƒ•‹Ž›…‘’Ž‡–‡† ‹ –Š‡ ‡š– ’ƒ••ƒ‰‡Ǥ ƒ…Š ’”‘„Ž‡ •Š‘—Ž† „‡ ƒ•™‡”‡† ‡˜‡ ‹ˆ ›‘— —•– –—” –‘ ‰—‡••‹‰Ǥ Š‡”‡ ‹• ‘ ’‡ƒŽ–› ˆ‘” ™”‘‰ ƒ•™‡”•Ǥ

PACING TIP •™‡” –Š‡ “—‡•–‹‘• ƒ• ›‘— ‰‘Ǥ ‡ ™‹ŽŽ †‹•…—•• –Š‹• ‹ ‘”‡ †‡–ƒ‹Ž Žƒ–‡” ™Š‡ ™‡ develop our game plan.